🇩🇪 Friedrichshafen Stadt

Major

Germany

Friedrichshafen Stadt is the main town-centre station of Friedrichshafen on the German shore of Lake Constance, serving as the hub for regional services along the Bodensee (Lake Constance) railway that connects Lindau, Friedrichshafen, Radolfzell, and Singen. The city is historically associated with the Zeppelin airship industry, and the Zeppelin Museum beside the lakefront is within easy walking distance of the station. A separate Friedrichshafen Hafen station is located at the ferry pier, where car and passenger ferries cross to Romanshorn in Switzerland — a useful route for travellers combining rail and lake transport.

On this page

Quick Facts

Country	🇩🇪 Germany
Type	Major
Coordinates	47.65322, 9.473902
Timezone	Europe/Berlin
Connections	778
UIC Code	8029162

{# The curated "About" paragraph is not repeated here — it is one of the sources for the answer-first lead rendered directly under the H1. #}

Frequently Asked Questions

Friedrichshafen Stadt is the main town-centre station served by regional and long-distance trains. Friedrichshafen Hafen is a smaller station closer to the Lake Constance car ferry terminal; many travellers use both stations on the same visit depending on their itinerary.

Regional trains from Friedrichshafen Stadt connect to Ulm (around 90 minutes) for ICE services to Stuttgart and Munich. For Zurich, take the BOB lake railway to Lindau and change there for EC trains to Zurich Hbf, with a total journey time of around two hours.

Yes — car and passenger ferries operate from Friedrichshafen Hafen across Lake Constance to Romanshorn in Switzerland, taking around 40 minutes. The ferry is served by Stadtbahn tram connections from Friedrichshafen Stadt station.

The station has a DB Reisezentrum, automated ticket machines, a café, and cycle parking. The lakefront promenade and town centre are accessible on foot within a few minutes of the station.

Friedrichshafen is the birthplace of the Zeppelin airship, and the Zeppelin Museum on the lakefront is one of the finest aeronautical museums in Europe, reachable in ten minutes on foot from the station. The Dornier Museum covering aviation history is also nearby at the airport.

Operators

DB

National · Germany

OBB

National · Austria

SBB

National · Switzerland

SNCF

National · France

Trenitalia

National · Italy

Top Destinations

Destination	Distance	Duration
🇨🇭 Sierre/Siders	211 km	113 min	Route →
🇨🇭 Sion	226 km	120 min	Route →
🇮🇹 Milan	242 km	78 min	Route →
🇨🇭 Aigle	242 km	128 min	Route →
🇨🇭 Bex	244 km	129 min	Route →
🇨🇭 Altdorf	107 km	62 min	Route →
🇨🇭 Andermatt	131 km	74 min	Route →
🇨🇭 Disentis/Muster	115 km	66 min	Route →
🇨🇭 Flüelen	105 km	61 min	Route →
🇩🇪 Frankfurt (Main) Hbf	279 km	88 min	Route →
🇨🇭 Frick	111 km	64 min	Route →
🇨🇭 Frutigen	182 km	99 min	Route →
🇨🇭 Göschenen	129 km	73 min	Route →
🇨🇭 Interlaken Ost	162 km	89 min	Route →
🇩🇪 Karlsruhe Hbf	169 km	57 min	Route →
🇨🇭 Kerzers	188 km	102 min	Route →
🇨🇭 Konolfingen	164 km	90 min	Route →
🇨🇭 Landquart	76 km	84 min	Route →
🇨🇭 Liestal	132 km	74 min	Route →
🇨🇭 Leuk	204 km	109 min	Route →