By car:

Address for navigation device: Bergrothenfelser Str. 71, D-97851 Rothenfels

Approach via A3 from Frankfurt am Main or Munich, exit Marktheidenfeld, direction Lohr am Main
or via A7 from Kassel/Fulda or Ulm, exit Hammelburg

Parking is available at the castle.

By train:

The nearest train station is Lohr am Main. From there you can take a bus to Marktheidenfeld via Rothenfels (line 630).
There are also buses from Würzburg to Marktheidenfeld (lines 53, 633). Change there to Lohr am Main via Rothenfels (line 630).
You can find the current timetables here: Line 630, lines 53, line 633, daily updated information can be found here.

Bus stop: Bergrothenfels village center, from there a 5-minute walk to the castle.
Bus stop: Rothenfels church, from there a 10-minute walk to the castle (ascent via the castle steps).

You can arrange train (and bus) connections on the Deutsche Bahn website and book the corresponding tickets. The €9 monthly ticket valid in 2022 for regional trains and buses throughout Germany now costs €58 (price 2025). Depending on the ticket you choose, it may be cheaper than the sum of the individual tickets to and from Frankfurt Airport, for example.

Please note the poor bus connection to Lohr at the end of the conference, Sunday noon. The organization will therefore hire a bus (departure: approx. 13:30, arrival in Lohr, train station: approx. 14:10). Tickets can be purchased at the conference.

By plane:

The nearest airport is Frankfurt am Main (FRA). Other airports such as Nuremberg or Munich are less suitable. The low-cost airport Frankfurt-Hahn has very poor rail connections.

From there, numerous train connections are available to Lohr am Main (see above).
The journey time from Frankfurt to Burg Rothenfels takes approx. 2 - 3 hours, depending on the bus connection from Lohr.