Ryanair's main German airport is at Frankfurt-Hahn which is only a 25 minute drive from Bernkastel.

Like most low cost airlines the initial low price gains some extras before you actually pay for your flights. Here are some ways you can minimise these extra costs:-

* Luggage - Ryanair charge a substaintial amount per item of 'hold' luggage
     checked in - the flight I looked at it for it was GBP30.00 for 1 suitcase, so if
     you can share a suitcase or preferably manage with just hand luggage it is a
     lot cheaper. NB: They have also now removed individual check-in desks for
     flights and so there are massive queues to 'drop' hold luggage at the very
     limited check-ins provided - allow a LOT of time for this, if you are checking
     in luggage otherwise you risk missing your flight.

* Hand luggage - Ryanair do not charge for this and allow a generous 10kg
     limit per person and a hand luggage size limit of 55cm x 40cm x 20cm, which
     may be adequate for a long weekend break. And remember you can buy
     toiletries locally for a lot less than GBP30.

* Priority Boarding - If you do NOT have hold luggage to book in you can
     have priority boarding which means you're first to board the plane - great for
     families. This costs GBP4 each though and is the default option so if you
     don't want it you need to look for the remove link.

* Insurance - This is automatically included so if you don't want it you need to
     remove it, but of course it is sensible to have some. I provide a separate link
     on my Travel Tips page to a site where you can obtain an alternative quote
     which I think will normally be cheaper.

* Ryanair have a range of fees depending on how you pay, which can be
     VERY expensive as they charge them per person per each way flight BUT
     if you can pay by Prepaid Mastercard it's FREE!
    A family of 4 will therefore save £40 on return flights!