Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) to the town and the lake
A DeutschlandTicket at 63.00 EUR a month covers the bodo buses and the local trains here, which matters more than usual on a line that shut for three months in 2026.
- A DeutschlandTicket costs 63.00 EUR a month and covers the bodo regional buses and the local trains, including the replacement buses run during line closures.
- The railway between Friedrichshafen and Ravensburg was fully closed from 6 March to 8 June 2026, for bridge replacement work, with no train service at all on that stretch.
- Check whether the closure has ended before planning a rail connection here.
- Within the Friedrichshafen city zone the city tariff applies, and for journeys beyond it the bodo tariff charges by the number of zones crossed, which is why no single airport fare is published.
- FlixBus stops at Friedrichshafen, Bodensee-Airport, which is the long distance option.
- The airport is on the north shore of Lake Constance, with Switzerland and Austria within an hour.
- A catamaran crosses the lake to Konstanz from Friedrichshafen harbour, faster than going round by road.
What it costs
| Ticket | Price |
|---|---|
| DeutschlandTicket, a month | 63.00 EUR |
| Single inside the Friedrichshafen city zone | city tariff |
| Single beyond it | bodo tariff, by number of zones |
- The DeutschlandTicket is the number that survives the timetable. At 63.00 EUR a month it covers the bodo buses, the local trains and the rail replacement buses, which is exactly the flexibility this airport has needed.
- The bodo tariff prices by zones crossed, so an airport fare depends on where you are going. The city tariff applies inside Friedrichshafen itself.
- It does not cover the catamaran or long distance trains, which are priced separately.
The closure that mattered
- 6 March to 8 June 2026, the Friedrichshafen to Ravensburg line was completely shut while railway bridges at Friedrichshafen and Meckenbeuren were replaced.
- No trains ran on that section at all, and replacement buses took substantially longer.
- The airport advised travellers to check Deutsche Bahn for current information, which remains the right advice for anyone travelling here.
What else there is
- FlixBus calls at the stop named Friedrichshafen, Bodensee-Airport, connecting the lake with the rest of Germany.
- The catamaran to Konstanz crosses Lake Constance from Friedrichshafen, which is faster than going round by road.
- Regional buses serve the airport as part of the bodo network.
The setting
- The north shore of Lake Constance, with Austria to the east and Switzerland across the water.
- Ravensburg, Lindau and Konstanz are the towns most arrivals are heading for.
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