Lindau

On a sunny day in summer Lindau is a great place to be. The town is old and very beautiful and has a good market.
Every year the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings take place. These meetings are a conference with Nobel Laureates and young scientists in fields such as chemistry, medicine and physics.

• Tourist-Information Lindau

  phone: +49 8382 260030
  address: Alfred-Nobel-Platz 1

By train

Lindau HbfThe main train station. It is on the island, and directly next to the harbour.

Lindau has direct rail EuroCity connections from Munich and Zurich, as well as regional rail services from Austria, other parts of Bavaria and Baden-Wuerttemberg.
Frequent trains run from Bregenz to Lindau and back during the day, single journey €2.40 adult on the ÖBB machine (if you book via the DB machines its more expensive: €4.80 one-way).
Euregio train tickets are available for unlimited travel in the region (including discounts on certain ferries).
The Baden-Württemberg-Ticket is valid on regional trains between Lindau - Kressbronn, and Lindau - Wangen im Allgäu even though parts of the journey are within Bavaria.

By plane

• Bodensee-Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) is the closest airport and easily accessible by rail.
• The next major airports with transcontinental flights are Munich airport (MUC) as well as the airport of Stuttgart (STR).

By boat

Lots of tourists come to Lindau from neighbouring harbour towns of Austria and Switzerland in the summer months for a short trip. BSB runs seasonal ferries between April and October.
There the main lines are:

• Konstanz / (Mainau) / Meersburg / Friedrichshafen / Lindau / Bregenz (with many stops along the German shore between Meersburg and Lindau) — the trip between Lindau and Bregenz is direct and has no other stops, takes 22 min and costs €5.70 (adults)
• Rorschach (Switzerland) / (Bad Schachen) / (Wasserburg) / Lindau — complete journey costs 12.70 EUR / 17 CHF (it's a good idea to have your passport with you); three times a day in each direction; complete journey takes about 1 hour

By foot

Lindau is a very small town and exploring it on foot is the best idea. Many parts of the island are for pedestrians only so it is enjoyable to walk around.

By bus

There are city bus lines operating on the island and mainland (Line 1 and 2) and only on the mainland (Line 3 and 4). There is one central bus stop (Anheggerstraße) where all four lines intersect. See the route map and timetables for more details. Single ticket 2.00 EUR, 24-hour ticket 5.20 EUR, other options are available.
Additionally, RBA Regionalbus Augsburg operates in Lindau (island and mainland) and connects to the surrounding area. See the route map and timetables (search for Landkreis Lindau). Line 21 goes to Nonnenhorn (westbound along the lake) and Line 14/14a goes to Bregenz (Austria, eastbound along the lake).

By bicycle

• Unger Fahrrad + Verleih

  phone: +49 8382 943 688
  address: Inselgraben 14
  Bike shop where you can rent bikes.

• Fahrradverleih in der Jugendherberge

  phone: +49 176 51312142 or +49 175 4866072 (both are mobile phone numbers)
  address: Herbergsweg 11
  Bike rental offered in the Youth Hostel on the mainland.

First step after reaching Lindau should be to contact the tourist info centre just outside the train station, where one can get a list of beautiful buildings in the town and a free map too. On a sunny day, the views that this town offers are awesome.

• Old City Hall

  address: Bismarckplatz 4
  Construction started in 1422 and took about 14 years to complete. Make sure to also look at the south facade.

• LighthouseClimb the lighthouse (33m). Views are great from that height.

• Mangturm

  address: Seepromenade
  A tower (20m) that was built in the 12th century as part of the town's defence wall. The interior is only accessible as part of a "fairy tale" event - for adults May-Sep every Friday at 19:00 and for children during the summer holidays (beginning of Aug- beginning of September) every Tuesday 10:30.

• Diebsturm

  address: Zeppelinstraße
  Constructed in 1380 as part of the city walls. It was also used as a prison, hence the name.

• Stadtmuseum

  phone: +49 8382 944 073
  address: Marktplatz 6
  Museum with collections about the history of the city. A collection of mechanical musical instruments can be seen on a guided tour. There are also changing art exhibitions. The building of the museum, called Cavazzen, is an impressive baroque building from 1729.

• Bavarian Lion

• Lindauer Dahlienschau

  address: Büchelewiesweg, Oberreutin
  Enjoy fields of Dahlia. The surrounding area is nice for short walks with its many apple and pear trees. The small hill close-by (towards Streitelsfingen) offers great views over Lindau and Lake Constance.

Island

• Take cruise trips to neighbouring harbour towns like Bregenz, Konstanz or Friedrichshafen. One can plan a day trip from Lindau to Bregenz, climb the Pfänder mountain at Bregenz that offers great views of the lake.
• Rent a paddleboat or a rowing boat. This is also the only way to get to the tiny island which is just big enough for one tree. One place to rent these boats is at the entrance of the island, to the right-hand side when entering via the main car bridge (Bootsvermietung Lindau).
• Sit in one of the restaurants by the lakeside and enjoy variety of cuisines.
• On the West side of the island there are very few places giving access to the water where swimming is possible, but do not expect a beach. Also on the West side there are small grassy patches where you can enjoy the sun and have a picnic.
• Take a tour on the Lindau Science Trail and learn more about Nobel Laureates and their scientific breakthroughs. The Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings organise free guided tours for groups. In addition, people can explore the web-based Virtual Science Trail online.
• Go to theatre or music events .

• Marionette Opera

  address: Fischergasse 37

• Isle of MusicMusic event happening several times a year with live music throughout the island.

• Park-Theater

  phone: +49 8382 6900
  address: Zwanzigerstr. 3
  The only cinema on the island.

Mainland

• Strandbad Eichwald

  address: Eichwaldstraße 16-20
  A managed area for swimming and sun bathing. Has swimming pool areas and access to the lake.

• Ice Skating Arena

  address: Eichwaldstraße 16

• Flugplatz Wildberg

  address: Wildberg, Weißensberg
  Small airport which offers sightseeing flights in small airplanes (one guest seat per plane).

• Golfclub Lindau

• Golf Club Bodensee-Weißensberg

The market place of Lindau is a beautiful street that offers lots of souvenirs at cheap prices. Branded cloth and accessories shops are quite a few in number. Number of shops sell hats, sunglasses and other accessories etc. One should consider buying Swiss Knives as they are at fair prices.

• Weekly Market

  address: Marktplatz
  Get local products.
• If you are looking for a cheap supermarket on the island, there is a Netto on Marktplatz 5 - it's in the basement of that building. It's open from Mon-Sat: 7:00-20:00.

There are many restaurants in the market and near the shore that offer variety of cuisine.
There are also a few good ice-cream places on the island.

• Fidelisbäck

  address: Marktplatz 3
  Great bakery which originated more than 500 years ago in Wangen im Allgäu.

• Wissingers im Schlechterbräu

  phone: +49 8382 5042742
  address: In der Grub 28

Plenty of hotels available in Lindau, one can get a listing of these hotels at the tourist info point.

• Youth Hostel

  address: Herbergsweg 11

• Park-Camping Lindau

  phone: +49 8382 72236
  address: Fraunhoferstraße 20

• Hotel Bayerischer Hof

  phone: +49 8382 9150
  address: Bahnhofplatz 2
  Luxury hotel (5-stars) opposite the train station and facing the harbour. Adjacent to this building is their second Hotel Reutemann/Seegarten (4-stars).

• Bregenz (Austria) — go there to climb the Pfänder and for the famous floating stage
• Friedrichshafen — Zeppelin Museum and airport