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.
This guide keeps volatile facts out of static editorial copy. Ferry and boat timetables, garden seasons, opening times, ticketing, transport details, and prices belong to official operators.
How to use these sources
Use these links for details that can change, then use this guide for the cultural and practical planning frame.
Current-source trail
Editorial facts stay tied to official operators.
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
The Flower Island: garden seasons and the dahlia and spring displays, the baroque palace and church, the butterfly house, opening times, tickets, and how to arrive by causeway or boat.
Reichenau Tourism
The monastic island of Reichenau: the three Romanesque churches, the former Benedictine abbey, the market-gardening landscape, and current visitor and access information.
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)
The 'Weiße Flotte' scheduled passenger ships between the lake towns, the seasonal timetable, and boat routes and tickets around the Obersee.
Konstanz–Meersburg Car Ferry
The year-round Konstanz (Staad)–Meersburg car ferry: current timetable, frequency, and fares for crossing between the lake's northern and southern shores by car, bike, or on foot.
Katamaran Konstanz–Friedrichshafen
The passenger-only catamaran between Konstanz and Friedrichshafen (a separate operator from the BSB ships): current timetable, journey time, and bike carriage.
Bregenzer Festspiele
The Bregenz Festival on the Seebühne floating stage: the summer season dates, the current opera on the lake, and tickets on the Austrian shore.
Bodensee-Radweg
The official signed cycle route around the lake: the roughly 260-kilometre loop through the three countries, its stages, and current route and ferry-link information.
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.
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