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Tips & Info on the Town
worth knowing from A to Z
ADAC (German automobile club)
ADAC office Ravensburg, Jahnstr. 26, Tel. +49 751 3616810
Opening hours: Mon to Fri 9am – 6pm and Sat 9am – 1pm
ADFC (German cyclist’s association)
ADFC-Infoladen (info-shop), Friedrichstr. 36/2, Tel. 382988,
www.adfc-bw.de/bodenseekreis
Opening hours: Thurs 4.30pm – 7pm, Sat 9.30am –1pm
Tips for bicycle tours, travel planning, road safety, information material, etc.
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Adult education centre
Charlottenstr. 12/2, Tel. 2033434, www.vhs-fn.de
Airport | Bodensee – Airport Friedrichshafen
Flughafen Friedrichshafen GmbH, Am Flugplatz 64, www.bodensee-airport.eu
Ticket counter, Avicon GmbH, Tel. 284327
Ticket counter, Deutsche Lufthansa, Tel. 284386
Information / Lost property office, Tel. 2840, info@bodensee-airport.eu
Lost & Found counter, Deutsche Lufthansa, Tel. 284386
Animal shelters
Tierschutzverein Friedrichshafen and surroundings e. V.
(society for the prevention of cruelty to animals), Messestr. 224. Tel. 6311,
www.tierheim-friedrichshafen.de
Balloon trips
Air & Fun GmbH, Niederhofen 62, 88299 Leutkirch, Tel. +49 7561 9810885,
www.ballonfahrten-bodensee.de
Banks
Baden-Württembergische Bank, Karlstr. 41, Tel. 30020
Commerzbank AG, Friedrichstr. 97, Tel. 30080
Deutsche Bank AG, Karlstr. 13, Tel. 7020
HypoVereinsbank (Unicredit Bank AG), Schanzstr. 6, Tel. 30040
Internationales Bankhaus Bodensee AG, Albrechtstr. 20, Tel. 3040
Santander Consumer Bank AG, Karlstr. 37, Tel. 300630
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Sparda Bank Baden-Württemberg eG, Scheffelstr. 52, Tel. +49 711 20063801,
Travellers’ cheques must be pre-ordered
Sparkasse Bodensee – main branch, Charlottenstr. 2, Tel. 7040
Sparkasse Bodensee – Ailingen Advice Centre, Hauptstr. 9, Tel. 7040
Sparkasse Bodensee – Altstadt self-service branch, Wilhelmstr. 22, Tel. 7040
Südwestbank AG, Charlottenstr. 34, Tel. 38520
Targobank, Karlstr. 28, Tel. 289736, Travellers’ cheques only for customers
Volksbank Friedrichshafen eG, Ailingerstr. 30, Tel. 7090
Volksbank Friedrichshafen eG – Adenauerplatz branch, Karlstr. 33, Tel. 709220
Volksbank Friedrichshafen eG, Gaggstr. 3, Tel. 709226
Barbecue areas (public)
Freizeitgelände Manzell (leisure area in Friedrichshafen-Fischbach), access via
parking area Tannenhagschule
Weilermühle (leisure area in Friedrichshafen-Ailingen), open barbecue possible
Grillhütte Kluftern (roofed), Holzgasse
Beach volleyball
Strandbad Friedrichshafen, 2 courts, Königsweg 11, Tel. 28078
TSG Ailingen, 1 court (use upon agreement), Leonie-Fürst-Str. 11, Tel. 51395
Wellenbad Ailingen, 1 court, Leonie-Fürst-Str. 4, Tel. 55415
Bicycle rental
elektrorad-bodensee (only e-bikes and pedelecs), Meersburger Str. 1,
Tel. 43110, www.keller-fahrraeder.de
Opening hours: Mon to Fri 9am – 12pm and 2 – 6pm, Sat 9 – 12pm
Hotel-Gasthof Rebstock (bicycles), Werastr. 35, Tel. 9501640,
www.gasthof-rebstock-fn.de
daily 9am – 6pm
Opening hours: Radverleih Friedrichshafen (bicycles, e-bikes, pedelecs), Eckenerstr. 16,
Tel. 22465, www.radverleih-friedrichshafen.de
daily 9am – 7pm
Opening hours: Sport Schmidt GmbH (bicycles), Scheffelstr. 4, Tel. 23531, www.sportschmidt.com
Tues to Fri 9am – 1pm and 2 – 6pm, Sat 9am – 2pm
Opening hours: Tourist Information Ailingen (bicycles for children and adults; 1 trailer and
child-carrier seat, 1 family bike), Hauptstr. 2, Tel. 507222, www.ailingen.de
Please see ‘Tourist Information Ailingen’, p. 5
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There is also a public battery-charging station located on the Antoniusplatz next to the ‘Parkhaus am See’ underground garage.
Bodensee-Schiffsbetriebe GmbH (BSB), Seestr. 23, Tel. 92380, www.bsb.de
(see p. 17), boat and event trips
Bicycle repairs
Keller Fahrräder, Allmandstr. 9, Tel. 22331, www.keller-fahraeder.de
Radschlag, Gebhardstr. 36/1, Tel. 6018972, www.radschlag-goldberg.de
Sterzai Bikes, Paulinenstr. 7, Tel. 21271, www.sterzaibikes.com
Radladen Gmeiner, Werastr. 29, Tel. 3783070, www.radladengmeiner.de
Boccia and boules
Boule-Club Friedrichshafen, Hochstr. 111 (direction Schnetzenhausen on the
left-hand side), Tel. 51661
Playing times:
Sat and Sun from 2pm, Wed 10am – 1pm,
from 5pm and on request
Boules field by the town hall in Ailingen, Hauptstr. 2, Tel. 507222,
Boule balls rental at the Tourist Information Ailingen
Billiards
Seaside Bowling, Bodensee Center, Meistershofener Str. 14, Tel. 377311,
www.seaside-bowling.de
Opening hours: Mon to Thurs 5pm – midnight,
Fri and Sat 4pm – 2am, Sun 2pm – midnight.
Boat and ferry travel
Please see “Getting around without a Car”, p. 16
Boat rental
Boot und Spass GmbH, lakeside promenade, at the Gondelhafen Friedrichshafen Tel. 289632, +49 176 801245306 and +49 160 2501606,
www.bootundspass.de, Canoes, electric and motor boats, (licence-free boats
and boats requiring a boating licence) pedalos
Boat rental ‘Fluck’, lakeside promenade, at the Gondelhafen Friedrichshafen,
Tel. 21746 and +49 171 6509249, www.bootsvermietung-friedrichshafen.
vpweb.de, Pedalos, electric and motor boats (licence-free boats and boats
requiring a boating licence)
Wasserspass Friedrichshafen, Schmidstr. 44, at the Strandbad Friedrichshafen
(lakeside swimming area), Tel. 34443, www.wasserspass-friedrichshafen.de,
(Please see p. 25), Boat tours, motor boats, pedalos, water taxi
Boat trips
CMS Schifffahrt, Uferstr., between Gondelhafen and Moleturm,
Tel. +49 7551 916904, www.seeschwalbe-fn.de, 1/2 hour boat trips on the
MS Seeschwalbe, a nostalgic wooden boat. From the beginning of April to the
end of September, on weekends and during school holidays (only in good
weather).
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Bodensee (Lake Constance)
Surface: 536 sqkm, depth: 254 m, length: 63 km, width: 14 km (between Friedrichshafen and Romanshorn), Bordering countries: Germany, Switzerland and Austria
Bookshops
Buchhandlung Fiederer, Wilhelmstr. 19, Tel. 22621
Buchhandlung Gessler, Friedrichstr. 53, Tel. 700662
Buchhandlung Seeverlag, Karlstr. 39, Tel. 21579
Bücherecke, Ailingerstr. 1, Tel. 27027
RavensBuch, Karlstr. 42, Tel. 952850
Bowling (Tenpin bowling)
Seaside Bowling, Bodensee Center, Meistershofener Str. 14, Tel. 377311,
www.seaside-bowling.de, Reservation possible
Please see ‘Billiards’, p. 42
Opening hours: Bowling (Ninepin bowling)
Gehrenbergblick Kluftern, Bahnhofstr. 12, Tel. +49 7544 2136, 2 asphalt alleys
Mon to Sat 4 – 10pm,
Opening hours: closed on Sun (reservation required by phone)
Ringhotel Krone Schnetzenhausen, Untere Mühlbachstr. 1, Tel. 4080,
2 asphalt alleys, 1 wooden alley
Daily 10am – 10pm (reservation required by phone)
Opening hours: Hotel Traube, Sonnenbergstr. 12, Tel. 6060, 1 asphalt alley
Mon from 5pm, Tues to Sun 3 – 10pm
Opening hours: (reservation required by phone)
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Zeppelin Dorfkrug, König-Wilhelm-Platz 2, Tel. 55154
Opening hours: Tues to Thurs 10am – 2pm and 5 – 11pm,
Fri to Sun 10am –11pm, Closed on Mon
(reservation required by phone)
Breakdown Service
ADAC-Pannenhilfe, Ehlersstr. 11, Tel. +49 1802 222222 (landline)
or 222222 (mobile), www.adac.de
Albert, Zeppelinstr. 136, Tel. 378441, emergency +49 180 1006616
Böhme-Automobil GmbH, Gutenbergstr. 17, Tel. 60300
Bureau de charge
From Mon to Fri at various banks (p. 40/41) in the town.
Bus service
Please see “Getting around without a Car“, p. 16
Camper van parking spaces
Approx. 20 parking spaces at the Lindauer Straße (opposite the youth hostel)
with water supply and waste water disposal, use of the CAP Rotach camping
site’s sanitary facilities. Maximum stay 3 days.
CAP Rotach, Lindauer Str. 2. Tel. 70077777, www.cap-rotach.de
Information: From the beginning of April to the end of October
Opening hours:
Camping
Campingplatz Fischbach, Grenzösch 3, Tel. 42059, www.camping-fischbach.de
From the beginning of April until mid-October
Opening hours:
CAP-Rotach, camping + restaurant + guesthouse, Lindauer Str. 2, Tel. 70077777,
www.cap-rotach.de,
From the beginning of April until the end of October
Opening hours: Canoe rental
Boot und Spass GmbH, lakeside promenade, at the Gondelhafen Friedrichshafen, Tel. 289632, www.bootundspass.de
CAP Rotach, Lindauer Str. 2, Tel. 70077777, www.cap-rotach.de
Sport Schmidt GmbH, Scheffelstr. 4, Tel. 23531, www.sportschmidt.com (see p. 25)
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Car rental
Albert, Zeppelinstr. 136, Tel. 378441
Avis, Albrechtstr. 6, Tel. 378024 / Am Flugplatz 64, Tel. 930700
Böhme Automobil GmbH, Gutenbergstr. 17, Tel. 60300
CarSharing with BodenseeMobil at Flinkster, different locations,
Office: Wolfgangstr. 4, Tel. 489340, www.BodenseeMobil.de
‘emma’-Elektrofahrzeuge (electric vehicles) available in front of the city
station, to continue your journey
Europcar, Eugenstr. 47, Tel. 23053 / Am Flugplatz 64, Tel. 3786293
Hertz Autovermietung GmbH, Am Flugplatz 64, Tel. 287828
Sixt, Am Flugplatz 64, Tel. +49 1806 252525 / Rheinstr. 13, Tel. 370409
Casinos
Bayerische Spielbank Lindau, Chelles-Allee 1, Tel. +49 8382 27740,
www.spielbanken-bayern.de
Casino Bregenz, Platz der Wiener Symphoniker 3, Tel. +43 5574 45127,
www.casinos.at
Spielbank Konstanz, Seestr. 21, Tel. +49 7531 81570, www.casino-konstanz.de
Childcare & children’s activities
Childcare at the Kindernest, Schanzstr. 19, Tel. 35241
Mon to Fri 8am – 6pm, Sat 10am – 2pm.
Opening hours:
Closed for three weeks during the summer holidays
Spielbus, Meistershofener Str. 11a, Tel. 4091471
In summer, 2pm – 5.30pm touring around various
Opening hours:
playgrounds in Friedrichshafen
Spielehaus, Meistershofener Str. 11a, Tel. 4091471
Wed to Fri 2.30 – 6pm
Opening hours: Sports offers during summer holidays, 22 August – 9 September 2016 (p. 33)
Sports offers at the Kindersportschule Bodensee (KiSS), Koberstr. 31,
Tel. 8110394 and +49 177 4444295, www.tsvfischbach.de, For children between
3 – 13 years of age
Tourist Information Ailingen, Hauptstr. 2, Tel. 507222, (p. 5)
wissenswerkstatt Friedrichshafen e.V., Bahnhofplatz 1, Tel. 3929705,
www.wissenswerkstatt-fn.de, (reservation is required)
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Churches
Catholic Parish – Gesamtkirchengemeinde, Katharinenstr. 16, Tel. 70760,
www.gkg-fn.de
Protestant Parish – Gesamtkirchengemeinde, Scheffelstr. 56, Tel. 21308,
www.evkirchenmusik-fn.de and www.evkirche-fn.de
Cinemas
Cineplex Friedrichshafen, Bodensee Center, Meistershofener Str. 14,
Cinema programme info: Tel. +49 1805 546636, www.cineplex.de
Kino Studio 17, Kulturhaus Caserne, Fallenbrunnen 17, Tel. 3786965,
www.caserne.de
Climbing
Climbing hall, Vogelsangstr. 21/1, Tel. 22361, www.dav-fn.de
Opening hours climbing hall: Mon and Thurs 7.30 – 10pm, Wed and Fri 7 – 10pm
(on weekdays sometimes only for members), closed on bank holidays (From
September to April also Sun 2pm – 6pm)
Office opening hours: Mon and Thurs 6.15 – 8pm
Customs
Customs clearance office at Friedrichshafen airport, Am Flugplatz 64, Tel. 284626
Customs clearance office at ferrypoint, Seestr. 23, Tel. 3887342
Hauptzollamt Ulm (customs office), Friedrichshafen office, Messestr. 132,
Tel. 3887830, www.zoll.de
Deutsche Bahn AG
Please see “Getting around without a Car“, p. 16
Events
Please see ‘Events in 2016’, (p. 36)
A detailed overview of events can be obtained at the Tourist Information, or on
www.friedrichshafen.info.
Excursions by bus
Funk Touristik, programme and reservation at the Tourist Information
Friedrichshafen, Bahnhofplatz 2, Tel. 30010, (p. 6)
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Fire brigade
Emergency call: 112
Freiwillige Feuerwehr, Meistershofener Str. 40, Tel. 2032200
Fishing equipment shop
Anglermarkt GmbH, Paulinenstr. 59, Tel. 954100
Flights
BHF-Bodensee-Helicopter GmbH, Am Flugplatz 64, Tel. 304985,
www.bodensee-helicopter.de, (p. 24)
Luftsportclub Friedrichshafen, Am Flugplatz 64, Tel. 372137,
www.luftsport-fn.de
Phoenix Bodensee, Rätikonstr. 3, Tel. 404742, www.phoenix-bodensee.de,
(p. 6 + 24)
Galleries
Galerie Bernd Lutze, Zeppelinstr. 7, Tel. 22713
During exhibitions, Wed to Fri 2 – 7pm, Sat 10am – 1pm Opening hours:
and by appointment
Hofener Galerie, Eugenstr. 5, Tel. 22068, www.hofener-galerie.de
Tues to Fri 9am – 12.30pm and 1.30 – 4.30pm,
Opening hours: Sat 9am – 1pm
Kunstverein Friedrichshafen, Buchhornplatz 6, Tel. 21950,
www.kunstverein-friedrichshafen.de (p. 13)
Wed to Fri 3 – 7pm,
Opening hours: Sat, Sun and on bank holidays from 11am – 5pm
Golf
Golfclub Bodensee-Weißensberg, Tel. +49 8389 89100,
www.golfhotel-bodensee.de
Golfclub Konstanz, Tel. +49 7533 93030, www.golfclubkonstanz.de
Golfclub Lindau-Bad Schachen, Tel. +49 8382 96170, www.golflindau.de
Golfclub Owingen-Überlingen, Tel. +49 7551 83040, www.golfclub-owingen.de
Golfclub Ravensburg, Tel. +49 751 9988, www.golfclub-ravensburg.de
Swingolf im Deggenhausertal, Tel. +49 7555 9279890,
www.bodensee-swingolf.de
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Guided tours of the town
The Count and the city – an exciting history
For individual travellers:
(p. 27)
For groups: Guided tours available in German, English, French, Spanish and Italian
Information and reservation: Tourist Information, Tel. 30010
Healthcare
Doctors on duty (Sat, Sun and holidays), Tel. 19222
For further information, please see daily newspapers.
Deutsches Rotes Kreuz (Red Cross), administration, Rotkreuzstr. 2,
Tel. 5040, ambulance service and emergency rescue radio control station
Dialysis Institute, Röntgenstr. 14, Tel. 92180
Dialysis on holidays by appointment only.
Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe e.V., Schnetzenhauser Str. 2, Tel. 38310,
ambulance service, social services
Klinikum Friedrichshafen (hospital) with emergency and outpatient department, Röntgenstr. 2, Tel. 960
High-ropes course
Abenteuerpark Immenstaad, Am Klötzenen Forst, Tel. +49 7545 949462,
www.abenteuerpark.com
Abenteuerpark Kressbronn, Im Eichert 6, Tel. +49 7543 9669573,
www.abenteuerpark.com
Hiking
Please see ‘Hiking in and around Friedrichshafen’, p. 20/21
Horse & carriage ride
Pony and western-riding Bittelmeyer (carriage trips for up to 4 children),
Kappelhof 1, Tel. +49 179 9098626, www.ponyreiten-ailingen.de
Horseback-riding
Island-Ponyhof (Iceland pony farm) ‘Isenburg’, Rotachstr. 10, Tel. 52369,
www.islandponyhof-isenburg.de
Pony and western riding Bittelmeyer, Kappelhof 1, Tel. +49 179 9098626,
www.ponyreiten-ailingen.de. (Reservation required.)
Reiterhof Weilermühle, Weilermühle 1/3, Tel. 55255, www.reiterhof-weilermühle.de
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Reitschule (Horseback-riding school) Ailingen, Franz Brugger,
Hirschlatter Str. 14/1, Tel. 53319, www.rfv-ailingen.de
Hot-air balloon flights
Air & Fun GmbH, Niederhofen 62, 88299 Leutkirch, Tel. +49 7561 9810885,
www.ballonfahrten-bodensee.de
Industrial companies
Airbus Defence and Space GmbH (Astrium, EADS, Cassidian),
Claude-Dornier-Straße, Immenstaad, Tel. +49 7545 800, www.cassidian.com
MWS Friedrichshafen GmbH, Colsmanstr. 25, Tel. 70020, www.mws.eu
Rolls-Royce Power Systems AG (MTU, Tognum AG), Werk 1: Maybachplatz 1,
Werk 2: Domänenstr., Tel. 900, www.rrpowersystems.com
Zeppelin Luftschifftechnik GmbH & Co. KG, Messestr. 132, Tel. 59000,
www.zeppelin-nt.de
Zeppelin Systems GmbH, Graf-Zeppelin-Platz 1, Tel. 20202,
www.zeppelin-industry.de
ZF Friedrichshafen AG, Werk 1: Ehlersstr. 50, Werk 2: Alfred-Colsman-Platz 1
/ Zentrales Forschungs- und Entwicklungszentrum (Corporate Research and
Development Centre): Graf-von-Soden-Platz 1, Tel. 770, www.zf.com
Inline skating Please see ‘Skate and bicycle parks’, p. 57
Speedteam-Bodensee e.V., Tel. +49 179 7851436, www.speedteam-bodensee.de
Internet / Internet café
Internet & TeleCafé, Schanzstr. 16, Tel. 2869982
Mon to Sat 10am – 8pm, Sun 12pm – 6pm
Opening hours: Hot-spots in the town centre
WiFi (free/surcharge) in various restaurants (Please see p. 61-70)
Landratsamt Bodenseekreis (Rural District Office)
Glärnischstr. 1 – 3, Tel. 115, and Albrechtstr. 67, 75, 77,
Mon to Fri from 8am – 12pm and Thurs 2 – 5pm,
Tel. 2040: Tel. 115: Mon to Fri 8am – 6pm, www.bodenseekreis.de
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Laser Day
Lasertag Friedrichshafen, Am Flugplatz 76/3, Tel. 3988680, www.calloffun.de
Opening hours: Mon to Thurs 4 – 10pm, Fri 4pm – midnight,
Sat 10am – midnight, Sun 10am – 10pm
Launderette
SB-Münzwaschsalon Metzger (self-service launderette), Schwabstr. 16, Tel. 34713
Opening hours: Mon to Sat 8am – 9pm
Libraries (reduced opening hours during summer holidays)
Stadtarchiv (town archive) with Bodenseebibliothek (library), Katharinenstr. 55
Opening hours
Library: Closed on Mon; Tues to Fri 9am – 12pm,
Tues and Wed 1 – 5pm, Thurs 1 – 6pm, Tel. 209153
Town archive: Tues 9 – 12am and 1 – 5pm, Thurs 9am – 12pm and 1 – 6pm, as well as upon prior reservation, Tel. 209150
Medienhaus am See in the k42 (House of Media), Karlstr. 42, Tel. 2033500,
www.medienhaus-am-see.de
Closed on Mon; Tues to Fri 10am – 7pm, Sat 10am – 4pm
Opening hours: Long-distance coach – ticket offices
Holiday Land Reisebüro, Buchhornplatz 6 – 8, Tel. 30170
Tourist Information Ailingen, Hauptstr. 2, Tel. 507222
Deniz Reisen, Charlottenstr. 5, Tel. 391824
Several travel agencies at the airport, Am Flugplatz 64
Youth hostel Graf Zeppelin, Lindauer Str. 3, Tel. 72404
Reiseland Reisebüro, Karlstr. 8, Tel. 70090
Lost & found
Lost property office in the town hall, Adenauerplatz 1. Tel. 2032151 and
2032152, www.friedrichshafen.de
Mon and Tues 8am – 1pm and 2 – 4pm,
Opening hours: Wed and Fri 8am-1pm, Thurs 8am – 6pm, Sat 10am – 1pm
Local administration Ailingen, Hauptstr. 2, Tel. 5070, www.ailingen.de
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Marinas
Bodensee-Schiffsbetriebe GmbH, Hinterer Hafen, Tel. 92380,
Guest moorings on request, Tel. +49 170 1294797
Wassersportverein Fischbach, Fischerstr. 20, Tel. 41665, www.wvfischbach.de,
Guest moorings on request, Tel. +49 176 26586844
Württembergischer Yachtclub,
marina and club house: Uferstr., Tel. 9537636
Club office: Am Seemoser Horn 1, Tel. 402880, www.wyc-fn.de
Guest moorings on request, Tel. 22281
Markets
Weekly fruit & vegetable markets
Tuesday mornings at Charlottenhof and outside the market hall
Thursday mornings in front of the town hall in Ailingen
Friday mornings at Adenauerplatz and in the pedestrian zone
Themed markets
Culinary market, every Sat 9am – 2pm at the Adenauerplatz
with varying seasonal focus, www.schlemmermarkt-fn.de
Christmas market ‘Bodensee-Weihnacht’ from 25. November – 18. December 2016 at Buchhornplatz, www.bodensee-weihnacht.de
Messe (trade fair)
Messe Friedrichshafen GmbH, Neue Messe 1, Tel. 7080,
www.messe-friedrichshafen.de
See ‘Fairs in 2016 in Friedrichshafen’ (p. 37)
Mini-golf
Miniature-golf course, lakeside promenade near the marina, Tel. 27131
(only during the season), Tel. 5991655 or +49 170 4406244
Open from Easter until October, depending on the weather
Opening hours:
Mobile phone shops
Media Markt, Bodensee Center, Meistershofener Str. 14, Tel. 38220
O2 Shop, Friedrichstr. 85, Tel. 4899444
O2 Shop, Scheffelstr. 39, Tel. 376700
Telekom Shop, Wilhelmstr. 6, Tel. 0800 3303000
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Vodafone-Shop, Wilhelmstr. 21, Tel. +49 172 8516748
Vodafone-Shop in the Bodensee Center, Ailinger Str. 109, Tel. 9547055
Motorbike rental
Josef Hage, Paulinenstr. 53, Tel. 72776, www.kawasaki-hage.de
Motorrad Bodensee, Zürnstr. 5/3, Tel. +49 176 64386559,
www.motorrad-bodensee.de
Motorway vignettes (motorway tolls) (Austria & Switzerland)
ADAC-Geschäftsstelle Ravensburg, Jahnstr. 26, Tel. +49 751 3616810
Bodensee-Schiffsbetriebe (only for Switzerland), Seestr. 23, Tel. 92380
Various petrol stations (p. 60), as well as at border crossings
Museums
Dornier Museum, Claude-Dornier-Platz 1, Tel. 4873600, (p. 13)
Feuerwehrmuseum Ettenkirch, Waltenweilerstraße. Tel. 2032200, (p. 15)
Schulmuseum, Friedrichstr. 14, Tel. 32622 (p. 11)
Zeppelin Museum, Seestr. 22, Tel. 38010 (p. 12)
Newspapers
Daily newspapers
Schwäbische Zeitung, Schanzstr. 11, Tel. +49 751 70050, www.schwaebische.de
Südkurier, Karlstr. 35, Tel. 70705731, www.suedkurier.de
Nordic walking
TSG skiing and mountaineering dept., April to September,
Mon 6pm (Info: Hartmut Müller, Tel. +49 7544 3786) and
Tues 8am (Info: Helga Vit, Tel. 26166)
Car park Horach in Ailingen / at the end of Lottenweiler
Meeting point: Schwäbischer Albverein Friedrichshafen group, April to September,
Tues 6pm, October to March, Tues 3pm (Info: Irene Förster, Tel. +49 7546 426)
Next to former gas container in the Seewald (forest)
Meeting point:
Paintballing
PowerPaint Tettnang, Langenargenerstr. 67, Tel. +49 176 20597689,
www.pat-paintball.de
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Parking
Parkhaus Altstadt, Eckenerstr. 10
Parkhaus ‘Am See’, Karlstr. 19
Parkhaus ‘Am Stadtbahnhof’, Franziskusplatz 4
Seeparkplatz, Eckenerstr. 16
Train station / Tourist Information / Post office, Bahnhofplatz
Tiefgarage Graf-Zeppelin-Haus, Olgastr. 20
For an overview of all the parking facilities, please see the town map,
or www.friedrichshafen.info
Petrol stations
Agip, Goethestr. 2, Tel. 73131
bft, Teuringer Str. 16, Tel. 55599
Esso, Eckenerstr. 16, Tel. 391684
Jet, Ravensburger Str. 63, Tel. 3003443
Marktkauf, Äußere Ailinger Str. 20, Tel. 6050
OMV, Bodenseestr. 9, Tel. 52410
Ran, Zeppelinstr. 66, Tel. 27010
Shell, Albrechtstr. 6, Tel. 24830
Tinol Mineralöl, Ailingerstr. 45, Tel. 23844
Pharmacies
Apotheke am Hafen, Karlstr. 57, Tel. 23136
Apotheke in Fischbach, Zeppelinstr. 310, Tel. 4725
Bären-Apotheke, Friedrichstr. 44, Tel. 22734
Bodenseeapotheke, Ehlersstr. 17, Tel. 950160
Kloster-Apotheke, Friedrichstr. 53, Tel. 300350
Stadtapotheke, Karlstr. 24, Tel. 74949
Waldhorn Apotheke, Dornierstr. 4, Tel. 95150
Playgrounds (town centre)
Buchhornplatz, Zeppelin play apparatus with slide
Eastern Uferstraße (at the rear boat harbour)
Hofen (opposite the ‘Alte Friedhof’), playground with water play area
Moltkestraße / Hünistraße, playground with football pitch
Riedlepark (next to the Youth School of Transportation)
Western Uferstraße (by the marina)
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Police
Emergency call: 110
Federal police, Stadtbahnhof 4 (train station), Tel. 3990950
Headquarters, Ehlersstr. 15, Tel. 7010
Police station Altstadt, Seestr.1, Tel. 2893280
Waterways police, Seestr. 7, Tel. 28930
Post
Post office, Bahnhofplatz 1, Tel. +49 1802 3333, Stamp-machine,
Postbank advice, cashpoint, telephone exchange, postal services
Post / Zip codes
88045/6 Friedrichshafen, Schnetzenhausen
88048 Ailingen, Raderach, Fischbach, Ettenkirch, Kluftern
Sailing
Bodensee Segelschule Montfort, Obere Seestr. 25/1, Langenargen.
Tel. +49 7543 2002, www.bsm-ssl.de
DAS-Boot-GmbH, Marina Langenargen. Tel. +49 7522 4341,
www.das-boot-gmbh.de (p. 26)
Match Center Germany, Obere Seestr. 2, Langenargen,
Tel. +49 7543 9618331, www.match-center.de,
Sailing is possible every day during all holidays.
Sailing trips with Skipper Rudi, Hans-Böckler-Str. 50, Friedrichshafen,
Tel. 31615 and +49 171 1714076, www.ferienwohnung-klein-fn.de
Seewärts, Vogelsangstr. 4, Friedrichshafen, Tel. +49 171 2309080 and Strandbadstr. 12, Immenstaad, Tel. +49 7545 6293, www.seewaerts-bodensee.de
Wassersport Schattmaier, Im Wassersportzentrum 12, Kressbronn,
Tel. +49 7543 60540, free hotline +49 800 7242886, www.schattmaier.com
Yachtwoche Severin Karl, Bodelschwinghstr. 21, Friedrichshafen,
Tel. 97828271, www.yachtwoche.de
Sauna / solarium
Sauna and solarium in the Hallenbad (indoor pool) Friedrichshafen,
Ehlersstr. 10, Tel. 33973 or answering machine 22511
Mon 1 – 9pm, Wed and Fri 8am – 9pm (women);
Opening hours: Tues and Thurs 8am – 9pm, Sat 9am – 1pm (men);
Sat 1 – 7pm and Sun 9am – 5pm (mixed)
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In the hotels
Buchhorner Hof, Friedrichstr. 33, Tel. 2050
Opening hours: Daily 9am – 10pm (reservation required by phone)
City Krone, Schanzstr. 7, Tel. 7050
Opening hours: Daily 6.30am – 10pm (reservation required by phone)
Maier, Poststr. 1 – 3, Fischbach. Tel. 4040
Opening hours:
By appointment
Traube (only solarium), Sonnenbergstr. 12, Tel. 6060
Opening hours: By appointment
Traube am See (sauna only), Meersburger Str. 11, Tel. 9580
Opening hours: Daily 3 – 10pm
Segways
sightSee GmbH, Hadwigstr. 20, Tel. 830187, www.sightsee.de (p. 32)
Scuba-diving
Action Sport Friedrichshafen, travel, scuba diving and training centre,
Ravensburger Str. 29, Tel. 377732, www.action-sport-friedrichshafen.de
Bodensee Tauchschule, Schanzstr. 7, Tel. 71798 and +49 171 9979277,
www.bodensee-tauchschule.de (p. 26)
Tauchakademie Bodensee, Schnaidt 13, Kressbronn,
Tel. +49 174 3444764, www.tauchakademiebodensee.de
Wasserspass Friedrichshafen, Schmidstr. 44, Tel. 34443,
www.wasserspass-friedrichshafen.de (p. 25)
Shipping
Please see ‘Getting around without a Car’, p. 16
Shopping (See also ‘Markets’, p. 51)
Bodensee Center
Bodensee Center (Media Markt, OBI, XXXLutz, etc.), Meistershofener Str. 14,
www.bodensee-center.de
Fair trade shop
Weltladen Friedrichshafen, Schanzstr. 4, Tel. 33093
Farm shops
Demeter Obsthof Brugger, Dornierstr. 139, Tel. 41437
Hofladen Bauer Baur Ländisch Gut, Teuringer Str. 22, Tel. 53081
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Hofladen und Blumenwerkstatt Birgit Arnegger, Dornierstr. 149,
Tel. 4017216 or 934614
Hofladen Familie Feierabend, Hauptstr. 100, Tel. 51081
Hofladen Otto Feierabend, Markdorfer Str. 59, Tel. +49 7544 71229
Hofladen Sonnenblume, Waggershauserstr. 132, Tel. 51632
Hofladen Wolpold Bioland, Schätzlesruh 50, Tel. 26736
Obsthof Erath, Bodenseestr. 85, Tel. 52310
Obsthof Knoblauch, Hinter den Gärten 3, Tel. 52559
Obsthof Sauter, Hauptstr. 30, Tel. 56454
Reinachmühle Familie Lanz, Reinach 1, Tel. 52484
Wagnerhof Bioland Familie Hartmann, Seemoser Weg 5, Tel. 23957
Health food shops / wholefood shops
Bio am See, Biosupermarkt mit Bistro, Metzstr. 1, Tel. 207699
Reformhaus Ege, Karlstr. 5, Tel. 22358
Reformhaus Grunow in the Zeppelin Apotheke, Eugenstr. 75, Tel. 27075
Second-hand shops
Edle Mode second-hand, Charlottenstr. 58, Tel. 22922
Mach Second-Hand Shop, Bismarckstr. 19, Tel. 26667
Souvenirs
Dornier Museums-Shop, Claude-Dornier-Platz 1, Tel. 4873600
Geschenkeshop Stehle, Buchhornplatz 8, Tel. 22694
RavensBuch, Karlstr. 42, Tel. 952850
Zeppelin ‘Shop am See’, Seestr. 20/1, Tel. 21256
Zeppelin Museums-Shop, Seestr. 22, Tel. 3801122
Supermarkets
Aldi Süd, Adelheidstr. 38 / Siemensstr. 6/2
Edeka, Romanshorner Platz 2 (next to the Hafenbahnhof ), Länderöschstr. 30
Kaufland, Bodensee Center, Ailinger Str. 109 / Stockerholzstr. 12
Lidl, Albert-Maierstr. 2 / Ravensburger Str. 3
Marktkauf, Äußere Ailingerstr. 20
Norma, Hochstr. 1 / Werastr. 54
Rewe, Albrechtstr. 70
Town centre
Chain stores in the town centre: C&A, Deichmann, Drogeriemarkt Müller,
H&M, K&L Ruppert, Tally Weijl,New Yorker, etc.
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Skate and bicycle parks
Friedrichshafen Skate and bike park, Ravensburger Str. / Länderöschstr.
Ailingen Skate Park, next to the TSG Sportsground, Leonie-Fürst-Str. 11
Fischbach Skate Park, next to the ‘Grund- und Hauptschule Fischbach‘
(school), Zeppelinstr.
Kluftern Skate Park, Sportplatzstr.
Raderach Skate Park, Bolzplatz Raderach, Torfstr.
Snacks & fast food (excerpt)
Burger King, Bodensee Center, Meistershofener Str. 14, Tel. 287780
City Kebab, Karlstr. 32, Tel. 3929990
Kochlöffel, Wilhelmstr. 18, Tel. 25521
McDonald’s Restaurant with McCafé, Ehlersstr. 34, Tel. 74646
McDonald’s branch in the main railway station, Tel. 2869737
Regenbogen-Imbiss, Friedrichstr. 75, Tel. 382949
Sushi Tenn, Asia Fast Food Restaurant, Friedrichstr. 49, Tel. 3006995
Thai-Imbiss, Sawasdee, Meersburgerstr. 10, Tel. 941400
Souvenirs Please see ‘Shopping – souvenirs’, p. 56
Swimming Transferable entry tickets with discounted rates are available in
all the swimming baths.
Indoor pools
Hallenbad Friedrichshafen, Ehlersstr. 10, Tel. 33973, mail box 22511,
Several pools, 68m-long water slide, 1-3-5 m diving-boards, water-mushroom,
steam sauna, sauna, solaria, etc.
Tues 12pm – 7pm, Wed 9am – 9pm
Opening hours: (warm water swimming – 30°C),
Thurs 9am – 7pm, Fri 9am – 9pm
(warm water swimming from November to April),
Sat 10am – 7pm, Sun and bank holidays 9am – 5pm.
Closed on Mondays and usually during July and August.
Indoor pools in hotels
City Krone, Schanzstr. 7, Tel. 7050
Daily 6.30am –10pm
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Traube am See, only in combination with a sauna visit, Meersburger Str. 11, Tel. 9580
Opening hours: Daily 3 – 10pm
Outdoor pools
Strandbad Friedrichshafen (lakeside swimming area), Königsweg 11, Tel. 28078
Large sunbathing lawn, natural beach, paddling pool, playground, beach volleyball court, football pitch and badminton courts, basketball court, table-tennis, café.
Opening hours: Mid-May to mid-September,
daily 9am – 8pm (only in good weather)
Wellenfreibad Ailingen (open air wave-pool), Leonie-Fürst-Str. 4, Tel. 55415
(seasonal), www.wellenbad-ailingen.de
Heated wave-pool with water slide, flow channel, massage jets, water cannons,
diving boards, children’s pool, large mud play area, playing and sports areas,
table-tennis, beach volleyball, sunbathing lawn, spacious sun-shaded area,
restaurant and kiosk, disabled access / fully accessible.
Opening hours: Mid-May to mid-September,
daily 9am – 8pm (only in good weather)
Taxis
Taxis are always available at the main railway station and at the airport
Night-time taxi (RiA). Tel. 505368, www.stadtverkehr-fn.de, (p. 16)
Taxi Alex. Tel. 599959
Taxi Fuhrmann, Tel. 33333 and 55555
Taxi Kohle, Tel. 71888
Taxi Lutz, Tel. 71700 and 32222
Taxi Schildknecht, Tel. 6699
Taxi Speedway, Tel. 207777 and +49 152 22978777
Taxi Zeren, Tel. 304848
Tennis
Tennis Club Friedrichshafen, Tel. 22476, www.tc-fn.de,
Open air tennis courts on Miettingerplatz 3, tennis hall on Teuringer Str. 2
Tennis hall in Ringhotel Krone Schnetzenhausen, Untere Mühlbachstr. 1,
Tel. 4080
Friedrichshafen Ailingen, open-air tennis court, TSG Ailingen,
Leonie-Fürst-Str. 11, Tel. 507222
Rental of the tennis court is € 10 per hour. The key for the tennis court is
available at Ailingen Tourist Information (deposit € 10).
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Ticket sales
Graf-Zeppelin-Haus, (reservix-ticket sale), Olgastr. 20, Tel. 288444, www.gzh.de
Media Markt Friedrichshafen (reservix-ticket sale), Meistershofener Str. 14,
Tel. 38220
Schwäbische Zeitung (reservix-ticket sale), Schanzstr. 11, Tel. 70050,
www.schwaebische.de
Südkurier GmbH (reservix-ticket sale), Karlstr. 35, Tel. 70705731,
www.suedkurier.de
Wochenblatt (weekly advertiser), Eugenstr. 3, Tel. 374116,
www.wochenblatt-online.de
VfB Friedrichshafen Volleyball GmbH, Meistershofener Str. 25,
Tel. 385800, www.vfb-volleyball.de
Town hall
Town hall Friedrichshafen, Adenauerplatz 1, Tel. 2030, www.friedrichshafen.de
Local administration Ailingen, Hauptstr. 2, Tel. 5070
Local administration Ettenkirch, Ettenkircher Str. 21, Tel. +49 7546 92450
Local administration Kluftern, Gangolfstr. 2, Tel. +49 7544 959000
Local administration Raderach, Fichtenburgstr. 37, Tel. +49 7544 73620
Trade fair (Messe)
Messe Friedrichshafen GmbH, Neue Messe 1, Tel. 7080,
www.messe-friedrichshafen.de
See ‘Fairs in 2016 at Messe Friedrichshafen’, p. 37
Travel agencies
Blueline Reisebüro, Eugenstr. 67, Tel. 38590
Die Reiseprofis, Paulinenstr. 7, Tel. 373047
Gindele Reisen, Charlottenstr. 52, Tel. 389240
Holiday Land, Buchhornpassage, Buchhornplatz 6 – 8, Tel. 30170
Reiseland Reisebüro GmbH, Karlstr. 57 – 59, Tel. 700952
Reiseland Reisebüro GmbH, Bodensee Center, Ailinger Str. 109, Tel. 388760
Twin towns
Delitzsch, Saxony / Imperia, Italy/ Peoria, USA / Polozk, White Russia /
Saint-Dié-des-Vosges, France / Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina
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Yacht charter
Bodensee Yacht Charter, Schillerstr. 25, Kressbronn, Tel. +49 7543 7115,
www.byck.de
Match Center Germany, Obere Seestr. 2, Langenargen, Tel. +49 7543 9618331,
www.match-center.de
Schaub Yachting, Kapellenweg 10, Tettnang, Tel. +49 7542 20829,
www.schaubyachting.de
Seewärts, Vogelsangstr. 4, Tel. 9713841, www.seewaerts-bodensee.de
Youth centre
Youth centre ‘Molke’, Meistershofener Str. 11, Tel. 386725, www.molke-fn.de
Youth café:
Wed and Thurs 4 – 9pm, Fri and Sat 5 – 10pm
(extended opening hours during events)
Youth information: Wed and Thurs 3 – 6pm, Fri 3 –7pm
Youth hostels and holiday homes
DJH ‘Graf Zeppelin’ (youth hostel), Lindauer Str. 3, Tel. 72404,
www.jugendherberge-friedrichshafen.de
Don-Bosco-Haus, Rotenmoos 18, Tel. 38130, www.don-bosco-haus.de
Naturfreundehaus an der Rotach (friends of nature house), Untereschstr. 11,
Tel. 25288, www.naturfreundehaus-fn.de
Zeppelin – Haus am Bodensee, Ziegelstr. 5, Tel. 9560, www.zeppelin-hab.de
Zeppelin flights (Please see holiday programme p. 24 )
Deutsche Zeppelin-Reederei GmbH, Messestr. 132, Tel. 59000,
www.zeppelinflug.de
Tourist Information Friedrichshafen, Bahnhofplatz 2, Tel. 30010
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Last update: October 2015, subject to change.