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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.

Restaurants & places to go

Regional, German, Restaurant · Restaurant direkt am Bodensee mit Terrasse und regionaler Küche Opening hours: Mo-Su 11:00-23:00 Features: vegetarian options ·… · seehaus-sipplingen.com
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Regional, German, Restaurant · Restaurant mit regionaler Küche und Terrasse in Sipplingen Opening hours: We-Fr 17:00-21:00; Sa 17:00-21:00; Su… · seehof-sipplingen.com
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Cafe · Selbstbedienung. Kuchen süß und herzhaft im Glas. Softdrinks, Bier und Heißgetränke am Automaten. Opening hours: Mo-Su 08:00-20:00 Features: outdoor… · duerrenhof.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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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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German, Restaurant · Opening hours: May-Sep We-Fr 14:30-sunset; Sa 14:00-sunset; Su,PH 11:00-sunset Features: outdoor seating · 2 Zum Einfang, Allensbach, 78476 · bauernstube-litz.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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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
Ferry route
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Überlingen - Marienschlucht
Ferry route
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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.