Lake Constance

44 ports

ports: 44
Operators: 4
Friedrichshafen to Romanshorn: 46m
Schaffhausen to Kreuzlingen: 4h 45m

Bodensee-Schiffsbetriebe, Schweizerische Bodensee-Schifffahrt and two other companies sail between 44 ports on Lake Constance. The main crossing, from Friedrichshafen to Romanshorn, takes 46 minutes and runs 16 times a day in season; the longest within Lake Constance, from Schaffhausen to Kreuzlingen, takes 4 hours 45 minutes. Some sailings take cars, others foot passengers only. Some lines are seasonal.

Austria

1 port

Bregenz10 destinations

Ferry companies on Lake Constance

Bodensee-Schiffsbetriebe

Calls at Friedrichshafen, Romanshorn, Konstanz and 17 other portsCars on some sailings

35m–3h 42m

Schweizerische Bodensee-Schifffahrt

Calls at Friedrichshafen, Romanshorn, Wasserburg and 18 other portsCars on some sailingsSeasonal

40m–2h 45m

Katamaran-Reederei Bodensee

Calls at Konstanz and FriedrichshafenFoot passengers onlyHigh speed

52m

Schweizerische Schifffahrtsgesellschaft Untersee und Rhein

Calls at Diessenhofen, Stein am Rhein, Büsingen and 14 other portsFoot passengers onlySeasonal

3h 45m–4h 45m

Questions

Which ferry companies sail on Lake Constance?

Bodensee-Schiffsbetriebe: Friedrichshafen, Romanshorn, Konstanz and 17 other ports. Schweizerische Bodensee-Schifffahrt: Friedrichshafen, Romanshorn, Wasserburg and 18 other ports. Katamaran-Reederei Bodensee: Konstanz and Friedrichshafen. Schweizerische Schifffahrtsgesellschaft Untersee und Rhein: Diessenhofen, Stein am Rhein, Büsingen and 14 other ports.

Can I take my car on a ferry on Lake Constance?

Partly. Friedrichshafen to Romanshorn takes cars; every other line is for foot passengers only.

Do ferries on Lake Constance run all year?

Yes. Only Konstanz to Friedrichshafen and Friedrichshafen to Romanshorn sail all year; the other lines are seasonal.