Group trips with the "Vulkan-Expreß" are a special experience! Whether as a start to a hike or as part of a organised day trip: as a group you will receive a discount on the ticket price and the opportunity to book attractive combined offers!

For groups of 10 or more adults, we grant graduated discounts on the fare after prior registration (except for short journeys under 6 km). Registration is required to ensure that your group can be seated on our train and that you can sit together. You get

• a discount of 10 % from 10 people (adults) or more
• a discount of 20 % from 41 people (adults) or more.

To place a booking or reservation please contact our Office.

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Packages & combined offers

As a group you can enjoy additional package deals with lunch, boat trips or a visit to the Maria Laach monastery or the largest cold water geyser near Andernach. Book your day trip to the volcanic Eastern Eifel as a package - we will be happy to advise you!

• Package Rail & Rhine Ship

  On many Tuesdays from May to October, we offer you an interesting day trip from Bonn or Linz to Engeln in the Eifel in cooperation with the passenger ship of the "MS Beethoven"!

  From 10:00 a.m. you will take the boat from Bonn up the Rhine via Linz and Bad Breisig to Brohl. A freshly prepared lunch is served onboard the ship. After arriving in Brohl, we will pick you up by "Vulkan-Expreß" directly at the jetty and accompany you on a historic train journey up to the Eifel heights at Engeln (arrival at 3:40 p.m.). There is an opportunity for coffee & cake or a short walk before the return trip starts at 4:30 p.m. In Brohl the "MS Beethoven" is ready for you again and brings you back to Bonn, where you will arrive again around 7:30 p.m. It is possible to book dinner on board.

  Our attractive combination offer includes shipping, lunch and a trip in the "Vulkan-Expreß" for only € 55.

  Travel dates 2022: Tuesdays on May 31st, June 7th, June 21st, July 5th, July 19th, August 2nd, August 16th, August 30st, September 13th and October 25th. Special trips are possible after prior notification!

  Bookings can be made directly via the "MS Beethoven" office on Tel. +49 (0)228/221122 or www.ms-beethoven.de.

  Please find more information here.

• Package Rail & Maria Laach

  Not far from our narrow-gauge railway is the Lake Laach with the world-famous Benedictine abbey Maria Laach. On all operating days of the "Vulkan-Expreß" we are happy to offer you a combined offer with a trip in the "Vulkan-Expreß", lunch (alternatively breakfast) and a guided visit to the monastery.

  The day itinerary of this offer is based entirely on your wishes. We would like to show you two sample processes below. We would be happy to advise you about further options:

  a) Combination with breakfast

  You drive to our terminus in Engeln with your coach. There we offer your group a continental breakfast in the Vulkanstube tavern in the station building, before you take the "Vulkan-Expreß" to ride through the volcanic Brohl Valley from 11:30 a.m. Your bus will pick you up in Brohl (12:40 p.m.) or at an intermediate station and take you to the Maria Laach Monastery in about 30 minutes, where a guided tour of the monastery complex awaits you.

  b) Combination with lunch

  Your excursion begins at our Brohl BE train station at 9:30 a.m. with a ride in the "Vulkan-Expreß" through the Brohl valley up to the terminus in Engeln (at 10:55 a.m.). A rustic Eifel lunch (or a brunch buffet) awaits you there in the Vulkanstube tavern. Afterwards you drive with your bus in approx. 20 minutes to the monastery Maria Laach to join a guided tour.

  This variant can also be booked by smaller groups without their own bus by transferring with the 322 public bus. Other variations in the afternoon, e.g. with coffee & cake are possible!

  We offer you this attractive combination option including a trip in the "Vulkan-Expreß", lunch or breakfast in the Vulkanstube tavern and a guided tour of the monastery for only € 31. Transfers are not included. Booking is possible directly through our Office.

• Package Rail & Geyser

  The largest cold water geyser in the world with a discharge height of 50 to 60 meters is located very close to our historic railway line! For groups with their own coach, we offer an exciting combination offer for a successful day trip!

  On our operating days, you have the option of combining a trip in the "Vulkan-Expreß" with a visit to the geyser in various versions on Tuesdays, Thursdays, weekends and public holidays from Easter to the end of October.

  a) Combination with Breakfast

  With your coach you head for our terminus in Engeln, where we await you with a rich continental breakfast in the Vulkanstube tavern in the station building. Then, at 11:30 a.m., take the "Vulkan-Expreß" down through the volcanic Brohltal. Your bus will pick you up in Brohl or at an intermediate station and bring you to Andernach in a short transfer. There you can visit the interesting exhibition in the Geyser Adventure Center (approx. one hour before the boat trip). At 3 or 5 p.m. you start by boat to the cold water geyser in the Namedyer Werth nature reserve. You will be back in Andernach around 4:35 p.m. and 6:35 p.m.

  b) Combination with lunch

  As in variant a), your excursion begins at our terminus at Engeln station, where you start your journey through the Brohl Valley at 11:30 a.m. with the "Vulkan-Expreß". On the way, get off in Weiler or Bad Tönisstein, where lunch will be prepared for you in a restaurant near the train station. Afterwards you continue with your bus to Andernach. Further procedure as above.

  c) Combination "More Ship"

  On many Tuesdays between May and October you can combine your trip to the "Vulkan-Expreß" and the Geysir with an additional boat trip! To do this, start as in variant b) with the "Vulkan-Expreß" at 11:30 a.m. at our terminus Engeln (breakfast can also be booked there) to travel our entire route to the pier in Brohl. At about 1:20 p.m. change to the passenger ship "MS Beethoven", which will now take you up the Rhine to Andernach. You will be served a freshly prepared lunch on board. After arriving in Andernach at around 2:30 p.m., you have the opportunity to visit the old town and the Geyser Experience Center. The short boat trip to the geyser eruption starts at 5 p.m. Return in Andernach around 6:35 p.m.

  This variant is also possible for smaller groups without their own bus, if the transfer to Engeln is made by public bus line 322 from Mendig train station.

  We offer you the combination package "Rail & Geyser" including a trip in the "Vulkan-Expreß", breakfast or lunch and a visit to the Geyser Experience Center with a boat trip to the Geyser eruption for an affordable € 44. Price for variant c) on request. Booking is possible directly through our office.

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Cancellation Policy

If group trips are canceled before the start of the trip or if the trip is not started, the following cancellation fees will be charged:

• up to 21 days before the start of the trip: EUR 1.60 per person
• up to 10 days before the start of the trip: EUR 2.60 per person

however at least EUR 26.00 per group.

Reservations are not possible for groups of less than 10 people (except for special events)!