Rüsselsheim am Main to Ludwigshafen am Rhein train

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• 1h 16mDoor to door
• 32mMoving
• €11.88 to €16.29From
• 06:36 to 14:49First and last departure
• 12Per day
• 2.1 kgCO2

First and last are taken from the services we sell on September 28, 2026. The return direction keeps its own timetable and is not these times reversed.

€11.88 to €16.29 for one passenger across the 14 departure dates priced here. The low end is one day, not every day. Typical for this corridor. The operator sets the price on the day.

The cheapest and the fastest on September 28, 2026

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When to book Rüsselsheim am Main to Ludwigshafen am Rhein

The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.

1. €11.8890 days
2. €11.8860 days
3. €11.8845 days
4. €11.8830 days
5. €11.8821 days
6. €12.4414 days
7. €14.647 days
8. €15.743 days
9. €16.291 days

Cheapest lead time

Fares bottom out around 90 days ahead, at €11.88.

How much it moves

The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 37 percent. The most expensive point is €16.29, 1 days out.

What that means

Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 90 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.

Which departure day costs least

Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.

1. €12.44Sun
2. €11.88Mon
3. €11.88Tue
4. €11.88Wed
5. €11.89Thu
6. €11.88Fri
7. €11.88Sat

Where you leave from and where you arrive

What the journey looks like

Direct or connecting

67% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 33% involve one connection.

How far it really runs

The route covers 65 km against 57 km in a straight line, a detour of 14 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.

Where the change is

Connections are made at Kaiserslautern, Bruchsal, Karlsruhe, Bad Kreuznach. The gap between arriving and leaving is 56 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.

If the connection is missed

The tightest connection we sell here has a 17 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.

First and last departure

The first service of the day leaves Rüsselsheim am Main at 06:36 and the last at 14:49, across 12 departures The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.

Questions about Rüsselsheim am Main to Ludwigshafen am Rhein

The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.

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