Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Information
Post office
(cnr Maximilianstrasse & Bahnhofplatz)
Tourist office
( 260 030;
www.lindau.de
; Alfred-Nobel-Platz 1; 10am-6pm Mon-
Sat, to 1pm Sun, shorter hours in low season)
Can make hotel bookings.
Getting There & Away
Lindau is on the B31 and connects to Munich by the A96. The precipitous
Deutsche
Alpenstrasse
(German Alpine Rd), which winds giddily eastward to Berchtesgaden, be-
gins here.
Lindau is at the eastern terminus of the train line, which goes along the lake's north
shore via Friedrichshafen (€5.50, 20 minutes) westward to Radolfzell and the southern
terminus of the Südbahn to Ulm (€23.50, 1¾ hours) via Ravens burg (€9.10, 44 minutes).
Getting Around
The compact, walkable Insel (island), home to the town centre and harbour, is connected
to the mainland by the Seebrücke, a road bridge at its northeastern tip, and by the Eisen-
bahndamm, a rail bridge open to cyclists and pedestrians. The Hauptbahnhof lies to the
east of the island, a block south of the pedestrianised, shop-lined Maximilianstrasse.
Buses 1 and 2 link the Hauptbahnhof to the main bus hub, known as ZUP. A single tick-
et costs €2, a 24-hour pass is €5.20.
To get to the island by car follow the signs to 'Lindau-Insel'. It's easiest and cheapest to
park at the large metered car park (€0.60 per hour) just before you cross the bridge to the
island.
Bikes and tandems can be rented at
Unger's Fahrradverleih
(Inselgraben 14; per day
€6-12; 9am-1pm & 3-6pm Mon-Fri, 9am-1pm Sat & Sun)
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