Internationale Bodensee Tourismus
The official cross-border tourism board for the whole lake region: shore-by-shore framing, the passenger-boat network, the Bodensee-Radweg, and events across Germany, Switzerland, and Austria.
Sources
Official sources carry the current facts.
Ferry and boat timetables, garden displays, opening times, tickets, transport details and border rules can change. Check them with the responsible operator or authority for your travel date.
The route guide Bodensee-Radweg.de is a private publication by Jakobsweg-Zentrale GmbH. We identify it separately from public authorities and transport operators; its eight-stage itinerary is planning context.
How to use these sources
Use these links for details that can change, then use this guide for cultural, geographical and practical context.
Official links
Check changing details at their source.
These sources are for facts that can change: access, opening hours, ferry and garden seasons, transport, and current visitor context.
Konstanz Tourism
Konstanz destination context: the Niederburg old town, the Council of Constance history, the harbour and Imperia statue, and current visitor information for the largest lakeside town.
Insel Mainau
Current year-round visitor access to Mainau, opening information, tickets, and seasonal changes to its gardens and attractions.
Reichenau Tourism
Current visitor access to Reichenau's three Romanesque churches, including the conservation restrictions at St Georg.
UNESCO — Monastic Island of Reichenau
The World Heritage inscription (List No. 974, inscribed 2000) for the Monastic Island of Reichenau and its Benedictine monastery and churches.
Lindau Tourism
Lindau destination context: the island old town, the harbour with the Bavarian Lion and the New Lighthouse, the Mangturm, and current visitor information for the Bavarian corner of the lake.
Stadt Meersburg
Meersburg context: the Altes Schloss and the baroque Neues Schloss, the terraced vineyards and lakefront, and current visitor and event information.
Bodensee-Schiffsbetriebe (BSB)
Current route-specific timetables for the scheduled BSB passenger ships and links to the operator's 2026 timetable downloads.
Konstanz–Meersburg Car Ferry
The Konstanz (Staad)–Meersburg car ferry, which operates around the clock throughout the year; current timetable and fares for cars, bikes, and foot passengers.
Katamaran Konstanz–Friedrichshafen
The separate year-round passenger catamaran between Konstanz and Friedrichshafen: current timetable, 52-minute journey, and bike carriage.
Bregenzer Festspiele
The 2027 Seebühne production of La traviata, with performances from 22 July to 22 August; the festival as a whole begins on 21 July.
Bodensee-Radweg
The private Bodensee-Radweg.de guide describes a 260-kilometre circuit in eight published stages through Germany, Switzerland and Austria.
Deutsche Bahn
Current rail connections along the German shore and to Zürich, Munich, and Stuttgart, timetables, and tickets.
Bodensee-Airport Friedrichshafen
The regional airport at Friedrichshafen (FDH) for air arrivals to the northern shore; Zürich remains the main international gateway to the west.
Pfänderbahn
Current operating information for the Pfänder cable car above Bregenz and its six-minute ascent.
Switzerland Tourism — Rhine Falls
Official destination information for the Rhine Falls near Schaffhausen, described by Switzerland Tourism as Europe's largest waterfall.
Stadt Stein am Rhein
Municipal visitor information for Stein am Rhein and its historic centre at the outlet of the Untersee.
St.Gallen-Bodensee Tourism
Official visitor information for St Gallen and its UNESCO-listed Abbey District and Abbey Library.
Swiss Confederation — motorway vignette
The official rule that a vignette is required when using Swiss motorways and expressways, not for every road journey into Switzerland.
Your Europe — travel documents
Official travel-document guidance for EU nationals entering Switzerland and the Schengen-area warning that temporary border checks may occur.
URh: Untersee and Rhine boats
Low-water interruptions, replacement travel and the September 2026 timetable change.
Schweizerische Schifffahrtsgesellschaft Untersee und Rhein AG
St Georg: conservation and guided access
Public and group visits during the May–September conservation restriction.
The lake’s names
Bodman as the origin of Bodensee and Konstanz as the origin of Lake Constance.
Internationale Gewässerschutzkommission für den Bodensee (IGKB)
Lake Constance boundaries
The absence of a legally fixed national boundary across most of the lake and cross-border surveying cooperation.
Obersee whitefish report
The 2024–2026 whitefish closure and the distinction between fishing tradition and current catch.
Internationale Bevollmächtigtenkonferenz für die Bodenseefischerei (IBKF)
Whitefish: decision for 2027
The June 2026 decision for limited, monitored reopening in 2027.
Internationale Bevollmächtigtenkonferenz für die Bodenseefischerei (IBKF)
Bodensee-Radweg.de publisher
The private route guide’s imprint identifies Jakobsweg-Zentrale GmbH; it is not a transport operator or public authority.
Burg Meersburg: Old Castle
The Old Castle’s own visitor information, history and event programme.
New Palace: opening calendar
The separate New Palace operator’s seasonal opening and winter closure calendar.
Licensed media
Photo credits and license trail.
The site serves local copies of open-license Wikimedia Commons images and keeps author, source, and license links visible with the assets.
The harbour entrance at Lindau
The Bavarian Lion and the New Lighthouse framing the harbour mouth at Lindau, with the lake beyond.
- Author: Vitold Muratov
- Source:Wikimedia Commons file page
- License:CC BY-SA 4.0
Lake Constance from the Pfänder
The wide view over Lake Constance from the Pfänder above Bregenz on the Austrian shore.
- Author: Rebecca Beiter
- Source:Wikimedia Commons file page
- License:CC BY-SA 4.0
The gardens of Mainau island
The rose garden beside the baroque palace on the flower island of Mainau.
- Author: JoachimKohler-HB
- Source:Wikimedia Commons file page
- License:CC BY-SA 4.0
Meersburg above the lake
The terraced town of Meersburg with the Altes Schloss and the baroque Neues Schloss, seen from the water.
- Author: Pingelig
- Source:Wikimedia Commons file page
- License:CC BY-SA 4.0
St Georg on Reichenau island
The Romanesque church of St Georg at Oberzell, one of the three UNESCO churches on the monastic island of Reichenau.
- Author: Johannes Robalotoff
- Source:Wikimedia Commons file page
- License:CC BY-SA 3.0 DE
The Konzil building at Konstanz
The medieval Konzil building on the harbour at Konstanz, where the papal conclave of 1417 met.
- Author: Stefan-Xp
- Source:Wikimedia Commons file page
- License:CC BY-SA 3.0