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Arbon

Thurgau, Switzerland · Europe

About Arbon

Arbon works well as a base: 10 minutes from Egnach, 23km from Meersburg Castle.

Arbon is a town located in Thurgau, Switzerland. With a population of 14,631, it is an important destination in Europe.

On a road trip, Arbon sits in Switzerland, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Zurich time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Arbon to your route.

About Arbon

Arbon is a historic town and a municipality and district capital of the district of Arbon in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland. Arbon is located on the southern shore of Lake Constance, on a railway line between Konstanz/Romanshorn and Rorschach/Chur, or St. Gallen, respectively. It is the site of prehistoric

Read more settlements reaching back 6500 years. Elements of the castle on the peninsula were part of a Late Roman defensive fortification that developed into a medieval town in the first half of the thirteenth century. The official language of Arbon is (the Swiss variety of Standard) German, but the main spoken language is the local variant of the Alemannic Swiss German dialect.

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Where is Arbon located?

Arbon is located in Thurgau, Switzerland, Europe. The coordinates are 47.5167 latitude, 9.4333 longitude.

What is the population of Arbon?

Arbon has a population of approximately 14,631 people, making it a town in Switzerland.

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Quick Information

Population
14,631
Continent
Europe
Country
Switzerland
Region
Thurgau
Timezone
Europe/Zurich
Coordinates
47.5167, 9.4333

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in Switzerland

Police
117
Ambulance
144
Fire
118
All emergencies
112
Driving side
right

Motorway vignette (toll sticker) required: buy at the border or online. Roadside assistance (TCS): 140.

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Worth the detour from Arbon

8 notable places within an hour's drive.

museum

Autobau Erlebniswelt

Racing driver Fredy Lienhard's supercar and motorsport collection in a former Romanshorn industrial plant on Lake Constance: Ferraris, Le Mans prototypes and Indy cars.

7 km · about 15 min drive

museum

Zeppelin Museum Friedrichshafen

The world's largest airship collection, in the Bauhaus harbour station of the town where the giants were built, including a walk-through, full-scale reconstruction of the Hindenburg's passenger quarters.

15 km · about 30 min drive

landmark

Appenzell

A colourful village in rolling green hills known for its painted wooden houses, direct democracy traditions, and the dramatic Alpstein range.

21 km · about 25 min drive

castle

Meersburg Castle

Germany's oldest inhabited castle overlooks Lake Constance from a vineyard terrace in a charming medieval old town.

23 km · about 25 min drive

restaurant

Berggasthaus Aescher

An 1846 guesthouse pressed under a 100 m overhanging cliff below Ebenalp, made world-famous by a National Geographic cover; cable car from Wasserauen, then a 15-minute walk to rösti on the terrace.

26 km · about 30 min drive

landmark

Mainau Island

A Mediterranean flower island on Lake Constance bursts with palms, butterfly house and a baroque palace garden.

28 km · about 30 min drive

museum

Rolls-Royce Museum Dornbirn

One of the world's largest Rolls-Royce collections, filling a converted 19th-century mill in the Gütle valley near Dornbirn with Phantoms and Silver Ghosts once owned by royalty.

29 km · about 35 min drive

castle

Vaduz Castle

The princely family's hilltop residence overlooking Liechtenstein's capital and the Rhine valley.

42 km · about 50 min drive

Driving roads near Arbon

  • 45 kmTriesenbergWalser mountain village terraced 400 m above the Rhine on the hairpin road to Malbun; its balcony viewpoints take in the entire principality and the Swiss Alpstein across the valley.
  • 51 kmRiedberg PassGermany's highest paved mountain pass at 1,407 m, carrying the B308 Alpine road over gradients up to 16% between Balderschwang and the Illertal in the Allgaeu Alps.
  • 63 kmSalginatobel BridgeRobert Maillart's slender 1930 concrete arch spanning the Salgina ravine near Schiers: declared a World Monument and revered by engineers as one of the most beautiful bridges ever built.
  • 73 kmArlberg PassA historic crossing between Tyrol and Vorarlberg at 1793m, offering a scenic old-road alternative to the Arlberg tunnel through classic Austrian Alpine landscapes.
  • 73 kmArlberg Road TunnelAustria's longest road tunnel runs 14 km beneath the Arlberg massif between Tyrol and Vorarlberg; in summer the scenic pass road above makes a fine alternative.
  • 73 kmOberjoch JochstrasseThe most bend-rich road in Germany: the B308 Jochstrasse coils through over 100 curves as it climbs from Bad Hindelang to the mountain village of Oberjoch at 1,178 m in the Allgaeu.

Driving in Switzerland

Drives on
the right
Petrol
~€1.82/litre
Motorway tolls
None
Vignette
Required, around €42 for a short-stay sticker

When to drive here

April to October

Nearby Destinations

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7 km awayPop. 8,956

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