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Ludwigshafen

Ludwigshafen, officially Ludwigshafen am Rhein, is a city in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate, on the river Rhine, opposite Mannheim. With Mannheim, Heidelberg, and the surrounding region, it forms the Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region.

Type Town

Why go

  • City in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
  • Served by Albstadt-Degerfeld Airfield.

History

Ludwigshafen, officially Ludwigshafen am Rhein, is a city in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate, on the river Rhine, opposite Mannheim. With Mannheim, Heidelberg, and the surrounding region, it forms the Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region.

Where to stay

Seestraße 12, 78351 Bodman-Ludwigshafen, Germany · seerose-bodman.de
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Kaiserpfalzstraße 67, 78351 Bodman-Ludwigshafen, Germany · hotel-sommerhaus.de
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Zur Kapelle 4, 78315 Radolfzell am Bodensee, Germany · kapelle-hotel.de
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Stockacher Str. 16, 78359 Orsingen-Nenzingen, Germany · schoenenberger-hof.de
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Hafenstraße 4, 78351 Bodman-Ludwigshafen, Germany · seehotel-adler.de
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Am Torkel 9, 78351 Bodman-Ludwigshafen, Germany · hotel-fischerhaus.de
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Kaiserpfalzstraße 21, 78351 Bodman-Ludwigshafen, Germany · seehaus-bodman.de
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Radolfzeller Str. 2, 78351 Bodman-Ludwigshafen, Germany · traube-bodensee.de
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Überlinger Str. 26, 78351 Bodman-Ludwigshafen, Germany · rosmarin-hotel.de
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Restaurants & places to go

Italian, Pizza, Ice Cream, Cafe · Eiscafé, Pizzeria und italienisches Restaurant direkt an der Seepromenade Opening hours: Mo-Su 08:00-22:30 Features:… · instagram.com
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Ice Cream, Coffee, Dessert, Ice Cream · Italienisches Eiscafé mit großer Terrasse an der Seepromenade und hausgemachtem Eis Opening hours: Mo-Su 09:00-22:00… · veneto-eiscafe.de
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German, Regional, Restaurant · Gasthof mit regionaler Küche und Terrasse in Liggersdorf Opening hours: We 11:30-14:00,17:00-22:00; Th-Fr… · adler-liggersdorf.de
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Indian, Restaurant · Indisches Restaurant mit vegetarischen und veganen Optionen sowie Terrasse Opening hours: Mo,We-Fr 11:30-14:00,17:00-22:00; Sa-Su… · goa-ueberlingen.de
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Regional, German, Restaurant · Restaurant mit saisonaler, regionaler Küche und Bio-Produkten Opening hours: Th-Sa 17:00-22:00; Su 12:00-14:00,17:00-22:00;… · adler-billafingen.de
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Greek, Restaurant · Griechisches Restaurant mit traditionellen Gerichten Opening hours: Mo-Su 11:00-22:00 · hotel-restaurant-kreta.com
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Snack, Restaurant · Restaurant und Café direkt am Hafen mit durchgehend warmer Küche und Terrasse Opening hours: "Bei guter Witterung: Mo-Di 11.00—22.00,… · blaueraffe-hafenmauer.de
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Cafe · Frühstück, Kaffee, Kuchen Opening hours: week 1-53/2 We-Fr 09:30-17:00; week 2-52/2 We-Su 09:30-17:00 · 5 Gartenstraße, Steißlingen, 78256 · cafe-dorfmaedel.de
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Burger, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Su 11:00-22:00 Features: outdoor seating, takeaway, step-free access · 42 Meßkircher Straße, Stockach, 78333 · burgerking.de
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Restaurant · Restaurant mit italienischer Küche, auf dem Gelände des Tennis Clubs, aber öffentlich zugänglich. Features: outdoor seating · 71 Strandbadstraße,… · restaurant-radolfzell-mettnau.de
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Crepe, Sandwich, Breakfast, Coffee Shop, Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-18:00 · 5 Hofstatt, Überlingen, 88662 · goodwayscoffee.com
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Fast Food · Kiosk mit Speisen, Getränken und Eis im Naturbad Opening hours: Mo-Fr 13:30-21:00; Sa-Su 11:00-21:00
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Local, Cafe · Opening hours: Jan 03-Feb 28 We-Sa 13:00-16:00; Jan 03-Feb 28 Su,PH 11:00-16:00; Mar 01-Oct 31 We-Sa 13:00-18:00; Mar 01-Oct 31 Su,PH… · bund-bawue.de
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Chinese, Asian, Thai, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo 11:30-15:00;Tu-Fr 11:30-15:00,17:00-22:00;Sa 11:30-22:00;Su 13:00-22:00;PH 13:00-22:00 · asia-food-radolfzell.de
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Bistro, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mar-Oct Mo-Su Features: vegan options, step-free access, dogs welcome · 9 Karl-Wolf-Straße, Radolfzell am Bodensee, 78315 · bistro-bootshaus.de
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Balkan, Italian, German, Restaurant · Opening hours: Tu-Su 17:00-22:00 Features: outdoor seating · 15 Moosweg, Konstanz, 78465 · facebook.com
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Cake, Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 14:30-17:45,19:00-22:00; Su 14:30-17:45; Tu off Features: outdoor seating, takeaway · mettnau.com
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Mediterranean, Pizza, Steak House, Fish, Restaurant · Opening hours: Tu-Su 11:00-22:00; Sa 11:00-23:00 Features: outdoor seating, step-free access · 2… · casamia-bodensee.de
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Pizza, Restaurant · Opening hours: We-Fr 11:00-14:00,17:00-21:30; Sa 17:00-21:30; PH 12:00-21:00; Su 12:00-21:00 · 1/1 Zum Döbele, Owingen, 88696 · fattonys-owingen.de
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French, Cafe · Opening hours: Tu-Fr 09:00-12:30, 14:30-17:30; Sa 09:00-12:30 · 19 Radolfzeller Straße, 78467 · fracaffe.de
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Vietnamese, Sushi, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Tu 11:30-14:30,17:30-21:30; We off; Th-Fr 11:30-14:30,17:30-21:30; Sa-Su 12:30-15:00,17:30-21:30 Features:… · hanoi-sushi.de
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Breakfast, Cake, Coffee Shop, Local, Cafe · Opening hours: Tu-We, Fr 09:30-17:00; Sa-Su 09:30-14:00 Features: outdoor seating, vegan options · marmelador.de
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Kebab, Pizza, Turkish, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 11:00-21:45; Su 12:00-21:45; PH 12:00-21:45 Features: takeaway, step-free access · 25 Hauptstraße,… · owinger-pizza-kebap.de
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Turkish, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-24:00; Su 10:00-22:30 Features: vegetarian options · radolfzell-city-kebap.de
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Fish, German, Local, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo,We-Su,PH 11:30-14:30,17:30-22:00 Features: vegetarian options · 48 Münsterstraße, Überlingen, 88662 · hotel-ochsen-ueberlingen.de
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Coffee Shop, Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 07:00-17:00; Sa 07:00-15:00; PH off Features: outdoor seating · sante-cafe.de
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African, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo 11:00-22:00; We-Fr 11:00-22:00; Sa-Su 12:00-22:00 Features: outdoor seating, takeaway · 3 Bahnhofstraße, Stockach, 78333 · yahala-stockach.de
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Arab, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Th 16:00-22:00; Fr,Sa 11:00-23:00; Su,PH 11:00-22:00 Features: outdoor seating, takeaway, delivery, vegetarian options ·…
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Mexican, Restaurant · Opening hours: We-Su 17:00-22:00 Features: takeaway, vegan options, step-free access · 2 Gradebergstraße, Überlingen, 88662 · gutentaco.de
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Chicken, Fast Food · Opening hours: Fr 10:30-14:30,15:30-18:30 · 2a Hafnerstraße, Allensbach, 78476 · hahnimkorb.de
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Sushi, Japanese, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 11:30-15:00, 17:00-22:00; Sa, Su 12:00-15:00, 17:00-22:00 · omizurestaurant.de
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Thai, Restaurant · Opening hours: Tu-Sa 11:00-14:30,16:00-21:30; PH,Su 12:00-21:00 Features: outdoor seating, takeaway, vegetarian options · 9 Goethestraße,…
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Sandwich, Turkish, Breakfast, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-We 12:00-17:00; Th-Fr off; Sa-Su 11:00-17:00 Features: takeaway, dogs welcome · 11…
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Kurdish, Cafe · Opening hours: Tu-Su 11:00-21:00 Features: outdoor seating, step-free access · 1 Klosterstraße, Überlingen, 88662
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Barbecue, Sausage, Turkish, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 10:30-20:00; Sa 10:30-18:00 Features: vegetarian options, step-free access
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Sausage, Fast Food · Features: takeaway
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Ice Cream · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-18:00, Su 11:00-18:00 Features: outdoor seating, step-free access · 7 Hauptstraße, Stockach, 78333 · facebook.com
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Levantine, Cafe · Opening hours: We-Su 09:00-18:00 Features: outdoor seating · 2 Jakob-Kessenring-Straße, Überlingen, 88662
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American, Barbecue, Fast Food · Opening hours: Fr-Su 11:00-21:00 Features: outdoor seating, takeaway, step-free access · 21 Meßkircher Straße, Stockach, 78333
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Pinsa, Salad, Restaurant · Features: vegetarian options, step-free access · 5 Karl-Wolf-Straße, Radolfzell, 78315
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Asian, Fast Food · Features: step-free access
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Tapas, Seafood, Mediterranean, Restaurant · Tapas/Seafood restaurant · 6 Karl-Wolf-Straße, Radolfzell am Bodensee, 78315
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International, Restaurant · International restaurant
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Biergarten · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 11:30-14:00
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Italian, Restaurant · Gehobenes Restaurant mit italienischer Küche, Bar und Seeterrasse Opening hours: Mo,We-Su 11:30-22:00; Tu off Features: takeaway,… · keller-werft.de
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271 more places in the Ultimate edition. See the Ultimate edition →

Airports

Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) 38 km to the centre
Friedrichshafen, BW, DE — You board from the indoor waiting area — no need to plan for the weather. ✈ 6 airlines (Intersky, Air Berlin, Germania, Germanwings…) · direct flights to 12 destinations incl. Palma de Mallorca, Antalya, Berlin, Cologne, Duesseldorf… (OpenFlights route data).
✈ Serves Zürich (82 km) — the low-cost way in
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 6 airlines, 12 direct destinations

Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.

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Radolfzell-Stahlringen Airfield 6 km to the centre
Radolfzell am Bodensee, BW, DE
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Neuhausen ob Eck Airfield 21 km to the centre
Neuhausen ob Eck, BW, DE
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Rottweil-Zepfenhan Airfield 48 km to the centre
Rottweil, BW, DE
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Albstadt-Degerfeld Airfield 48 km to the centre
Albstadt, BW, DE
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Sauldorf-Boll Ultrallightport 15 km to the centre
Sauldorf, BY, DE
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Getting there by ferry

Ludwigshafen
Ferry terminal · 0.5 km from the centre
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Bodman
Ferry terminal · 2.4 km from the centre
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Sipplingen
Ferry terminal · 4 km from the centre
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Marienschlucht
Ferry terminal · 6.6 km from the centre
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Überlingen
Ferry terminal · 9.6 km from the centre · CMS Schifffahrt
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Fähre Wallhausen-Überlingen
Ferry terminal · 9.7 km from the centre
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Ludwigshafen - Bodman
Ferry route
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Sipplingen - Ludwigshafen
Ferry route
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Marienschlucht - Sipplingen
Ferry route
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Personenfähre Überlingen-Bodman
Ferry route · Personenschifffahrt Ewald Giess
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Personenfähre Überlingen-Sipplingen
Ferry route · Schifffahrtsbetrieb Deinis
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Überlingen - Sipplingen
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Überlingen - Marienschlucht
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Überlingen - Nußdorf
Ferry route · CMS Schifffahrt
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Where things are

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When to go

Tourist season
May – September

The warmer, longer-day half of the year is the safest bet for a first visit.

Shoulder season
April, October

Cooler and quieter, with fewer visitors and better value.

Worth avoiding
Deep winter

Short days and the coldest weather — check local conditions before travelling.

Getting there & around

Getting there. The nearest airport on record is Albstadt-Degerfeld Airfield; 6 other airports serve the wider area. Check rail and road links from the tourism sources below. By water: 6 ferry terminals within 20 km (nearest: Ludwigshafen, 0.5 km); routes include Ludwigshafen - Bodman, Sipplingen - Ludwigshafen, Marienschlucht - Sipplingen.

Getting around. Use the map above to orient yourself; nearby hotels, attractions and places to eat are listed from the live Ultimate data for Ludwigshafen. Local transit details will be added as the guide is expanded.

Local transit

Bus · Ulm, Baden-Württemberg · Schedules & GTFS data (official feed)
Public transit · Schedules & GTFS data

Trains & rail

National rail

Coaches & shuttles

Intercity coach

Private aviation

On-demand charter, jet cards and the semi-private scheduled carriers that serve this city.

Charter · Embraer Legacy & Praetor, Falcon, Global · Germany's largest charter operator by fleet.
Charter · Cessna Citation · German business-jet charter operator.
Charter, management · Light to large-cabin · Charter and management from Stuttgart and Munich.
Broker · Any aircraft via operators worldwide · Global charter broker with 30+ offices; private jets, group charters and cargo.
FBO, charter, management · Managed fleet · FBO network and management across Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific.