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Lindau

Bavaria, Germany · Europe

About Lindau

Lindau is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Wasserburg, 34km from Riedberg Pass.

Lindau is a town located in Bavaria, Germany. With a population of 24,518, it is an important destination in Europe.

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

About Lindau

Lindau (German: Lindau (Bodensee), Lindau im Bodensee; German: [ˈlɪndaʊ] ; Low Alemannic: Lindou) is a major town and island on the eastern side of Lake Constance (Bodensee in German) in Bavaria, Germany. It is the capital of the county (Landkreis) of Lindau, Bavaria and is near the borders of the Austrian state of

Read more Vorarlberg, and the Swiss cantons of St. Gallen and Thurgau. The coat of arms of Lindau town is a linden tree, referring to the supposed origin of the town's name. The historic town of Lindau is located on the 0.68-square-kilometre (0.26 sq mi) island of the same name, which is connected with the mainland by a road bridge and a railway causeway leading to Lindau station. Lindau is located near the meeting point of the Austrian-German-Swiss tripoint and is nestled on the lake in front of Austria's Pfänder mountain. Lindau is popular with sightseers and vacationers for its medieval town centre and picturesque location on Lake Constance.

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Where is Lindau located?

Lindau is located in Bavaria, Germany, Europe. The coordinates are 47.5461 latitude, 9.6843 longitude.

What is the population of Lindau?

Lindau has a population of approximately 24,518 people, making it a town in Germany.

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Quick Information

Population
24,518
Continent
Europe
Country
Germany
Region
Bavaria
Timezone
Europe/Berlin
Coordinates
47.5461, 9.6843

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in Germany

Police
110
Ambulance
112
Fire
112
All emergencies
112
Driving side
right

ADAC roadside assistance: +49 89 22 22 22. No general speed limit on some autobahn sections but advisory 130 km/h.

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Worth the detour from Lindau

8 notable places within an hour's 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.

19 km · about 20 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.

19 km · about 20 min 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.

24 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.

32 km · about 35 min drive

museum

Erwin Hymer Museum

Unique museum celebrating road trip culture with vintage camper vans, caravans, and dream routes from around the world.

33 km · about 40 min drive

mountain pass

Riedberg Pass

Germany'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.

34 km · about 40 min drive

castle

Meersburg Castle

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

35 km · about 40 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.

36 km · about 40 min drive

Driving roads near Lindau

  • 34 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.
  • 49 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.
  • 54 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.
  • 61 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.
  • 61 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.
  • 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.

Driving in Germany

Drives on
the right
Petrol
~€1.78/litre
Motorway tolls
None

When to drive here

April to October

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