Bregenz
Bregenz is the capital of Vorarlberg, the westernmost state of Austria.
The city lies on the east and southeast shores of Lake Constance, the third-largest freshwater lake in Central Europe, between Switzerland in the west and Germany in the northwest and big forests in the east - the Bregenzerwald.
Getting to Bregenz
Zürich-Kloten (ZRH IATA) is quite a big airport, about 1 hour with train/car (100 km). Friedrichshafen (FDH IATA) is smaller but closer, about 40 km from Bregenz. Approached by some companies like Condor and Ryanair (from Stansted London). Munich (MUC IATA) is the biggest airport around. About 2½ hr to Bregenz. Altenrhein (ACH IATA): Switzerland, about 20 km to Bregenz but few connections to Vienna.
- 01Central Station
- 02Vorarlberg Lines
Worth seeing
The city wall from the 13th to 16th centuries surrounding the upper part of town (Oberstadt) has been largely preserved.
Things to do
Boat cruises, info@vorarlberg-lines.at. Daily 09:00-16:30. From April to October, Vorarlberg Lines offers a number of cruises on Lake Constance, including a scenic 'three-country' cruise (daily 14:30); cruises to Friedrichshafen, home of the Zepplinmuseum (daily, various times); the "Flower Island" of Mainau (daily, various times); the city of Konstanz, home of the Sea Life Center/Aquarium (daily, various times);…
Getting around Bregenz the local way
- Get inEuregio train tickets are available for unlimited travel in the region (including discounts on certain ferries).
- Get inBSB runs seasonal ferries between April and October.
From Wikivoyage: Lindau, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.
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