The Eltville–Schlangenbad steam tramway was opened as the Eltviller Kleinbahn (Eltville light railway) on 1 July 1895.

This ran from the station forecourt through the vineyards and the winery village of Neudorf (now called Martinsthal), past the high grounds of Rauenthal in the Taunus up to the spa town of Schlangenbad, which had been known for two centuries.

[5] In the station forecourt there is a bus stop served by regular services of Omnibusverkehr Rhein-Nahe (the local Deutsche Bahn-owned bus company) to Rudesheim and Wiesbaden, to Kiedrich and Eberbach Abbey or to Martinsthal, Rauenthal and Schlangenbad.

There is a commuter car parking area on the other side of the Weinhohle underpass, which is within walking distance along the Mälzereiweg path.

Fares at Eltville are set by the Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund (Rhine-Main Transport Association, RMV).