Danube Bike Path - Ulm to Passau
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A German bicycle tour for families!
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- Length7–10 days
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Overview
This bike tour in Germany is perfect for families! Biking along the Danube River makes for flat riding, the paths are almost entirely traffic-free, and the views from the river banks are truly magnificent. The ride begins in Ulm, home to the tallest Cathedral in the world which is surely worth a visit. Ulm is also the birthplace of the famous Albert Einstein. Via small quaint German towns you will pedal your way to Günzburg, with a preserved old town center. If the kids come along, you may be able to visit the Legoland Theme Park built just outside of Günzburg. Pedaling on, you will be pleased to arrive in Donauwörth, part of the scenic Romantic Road. Be sure to take a stroll down the lively and attractive Reichsstrasse (street) with many shops & cafes. Ingolstadt, Neuburg, and Bad Gögging also await you in the days ahead. Neuburg has a defensive wall around the old town. The end destination is the ideal town of Regensburg. You cannot miss the old city center.
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Itinerary
7 Day Tour - Ulm to Regensburg
Day 1: Arrival in Ulm
Day 2: Ulm - Lauingen/Dillingen, 31-34 mi. (50-55 km)
Day 3: Lauingen/Dillingen - Donauwörth, 25-28 mi. (40-45 km)
Day 4: Donauwörth - Ingolstadt, 40 mi. (65 km)
Day 5: Ingolstadt - Bad Gögging, 25 mi. (40 km)
Day 6: Bad Gögging - Regensburg, 34 mi. (55 km) + boat ride
Day 7: Departure from RegensburgAll distances are approximate.
DAY 1: Arrival in Ulm
Individual arrival. Welcome to the city with the world’s largest cathedral. The view of the beautiful Danube landscape is quite idyllic.DAY 2: Ulm - Lauingen/Dillingen, 31-34 mi. (50-55 km)
Your first cycling stage leads you through dream-like towns, all really well preserved. Lauingen is described as the city of towers and one can already recognize Dillingen from afar with its pompous castleDAY 3: Lauingen/Dillingen - Donauwörth, 25-28 mi. (40-45 km)
Today’s cycling day on the Danube cycle path leads you through places which lie mostly aside of flood-protected elevations. You travel through the Donau-Auen to today’s stage destination on the Danube, to Donauwörth.DAY 4: Donauwörth – Ingolstadt, 40 mi. (65 km)
You leave this pretty town and bike past the Bertoldsheim Castle to Neuburg. On through the outstretching Grünauer Forst (forest) to Ingolstadt with the Liebfrauen Minster, one of South Germany’s most beautiful hall churches.DAY 5: Ingolstadt – Bad Gögging, 25 mi. (40 km)
You start today's Germany bike tour along the Paar River (a tributary of the Danube) to Vohburg, a very small quaint German town. Past the steam power station of the Isar-Amper-Werke, you bike on to the famous Aura Bicycle Path. Passing through Neustadt you will come to Bad Gögging, where you can let yourself be spoiled in the famous thermal spa.DAY 6: Bad Gögging – Regensburg, 34 mi. (55 km) + boat ride
The day begins passing the Roman citadel, Abusina, to Weltenburg – Bavaria’s oldest monastery. You can come on board a Danube steamer here. It will take you past the Independence Hall on Michelsberg to Kelheim. Continue to Regensburg by bike.DAY 7: Departure from Regensburg
Departure after breakfast or continue your stay in Germany.10 Day Tour - Ulm to Passau
Day 1: Ulm
Individual arrival to Ulm.Day 2: Ulm - Lauingen/Dillingen, 31-34 mi. (50-55 km)
Your first cycling stage leads you through dream-like towns, all really well preserved. Lauingen is described as the city of towers and one can already recognize Dillingen from afar with its pompous castleDay 3: Lauingen/Dillingen - Donauwörth, 25-28 mi. (40-45 km)
Today’s cycling day on the Danube cycle path leads you through places which lie mostly aside of flood-protected elevations. You travel through the Donau-Auen to today’s stage destination on the Danube, to DonauwörthDay 4: Donauwörth - Ingolstadt, 40 mi. (65 km)
You leave the former Fugger city and cycle past Bertoldsheim Castle to Neuburg. You go on through Grünauer Forest to Ingolstadt with the Liebfrauenmünster, one of the most beautiful hall churches in Southern Germany.Day 5: Ingolstadt - Bad Gögging, 25 mi. (40 km)
Today you cycle along the River Paar to Vohburg. Cycle past the impressive steam power plant of the Isar-Amper-Company and come to the Au Cycle Path via Neustadt to Bad Gögging, where you can indulge yourself with a visit to the well-known Limes spa.Day 6: Bad Gögging - Regensburg, 34 mi. (55 km) + boat ride
Passing the Roman Fort of Abusina, your journey leads you to Weltenburg (the oldest monastery in Bavaria). Here you can go onboard on a Danube steamer, which takes you past the Liberation Hall on top of the mountain Michelsberg to Kelheim, from where you continue by bike towards Regensburg.Day 7: Regensburg - Straubing, 33 mi. (53 km)
Crossing the Nibelungen Bridge and the Walhalla-Alley, you reach the sign-posted bicycle route “Tour de Baroque” and cycle to Donaustauf. From the famous Walhalla, the “Temple of German Honour”, is visible over the Danube Valley. You continue on the Danube dam and pass the barrage of Geisling to Straubing, which is renowned for its Baroque middle-class houses and picturesque city square. World-famous and worth a visit is the “Roman Treasure Trove” at the Gäuboden museum.Day 8: Straubing - Deggendorf, 25 mi. (40 km)
Via Oberalteich you reach Bogen at the foot of the precipitous Bogenberg mountain. The path leads you further to Metten. Today’s place of accommodation is Deggendorf, the portal to the Bavarian Forest.Day 9: Deggendorf - Passau, 37 mi. (60 km)
You cycle again on the "Tour de Baroque". Via Niederaltaich, one of the oldest Benedictine Monasteries in Bavaria, you reach the small village of Winzer. Next it goes to Vilshofen. You cycle on the left side of the Danube up to the hydroelectric power plant of Kachlet. After crossing the Danube, you reach the city of three rivers, Passau.Day 10: Individual departure from Passau
8 Day Tour - Donauwörth - Passau
Day 1: Donauwörth
Day 2: Donauwörth - Ingolstadt, 40 mi. (65 km)
Day 3: Ingolstadt - Kelheim 34 mi. (45 km) + ship ride
Day 4: Kelheim - Regensburg, 25 mi. (40 km)
Day 5: Regensburg - Straubing, 33 mi. (53 km)
Day 6: Straubing - Deggendorf, 25 mi. (40 km)
Day 7: Deggendorf - Passau, 37 mi. (60 km)
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Accommodation
In very nice, comfortable 3 to 4-star hotels and B&Bs. All rooms have private facilities.
Inclusions
What’s Included
- Accommodations for 6, 7, or 9 nights
- Breakfast
- Luggage transportation
- Route descriptions and maps
- Service hotline
- Bike rental with internal gearshift hub unisex freewheel with two pannier bags
- Admission to the cathedral tower in Ulm (only for 7-Day Tour & 10-Day Tour)
- Admission to the Mobile Museum in Ingolstadt
- Ship ride Weltenburg – Kelheim (incl. bike)
What’s Not Included
- Individual arrival to tour start
- Remaining meals
- Tourist tax (payable locally)
- Bicycle protection
- Trip insurance
Dates & Pricing
Dates
Daily departures from April 13 to October 13, 2019
Please Note
- Rates are per person, based on double occupancy
- Tour prices are based on the fuel costs at time prices are set, often months or years in advance. In rare cases, additional fees may apply for fuel cost increases.
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Pricing
2019
7 Day Tour (Cat. 3 & 4 star Hotels): $ 1089 £ 562 $ 964 € 644 kr 98729 ₪ 2654 ¥ 108172 Mex$ 11972 NZ$ 1185 NOK 7730 zł 2848 S$ 953 kr 7665 $ 700
Single room: $ 1343 £ 693 $ 1,188 € 794 kr 121725 ₪ 3272 ¥ 133368 Mex$ 14761 NZ$ 1461 NOK 9530 zł 3512 S$ 1175 kr 9450 $ 862
Season 2: $ 1242 £ 641 $ 1,098 € 734 kr 112527 ₪ 3024 ¥ 123290 Mex$ 13646 NZ$ 1351 NOK 8810 zł 3246 S$ 1086 kr 8736 $ 797
Single room: $ 1495 £ 772 $ 1,323 € 884 kr 135523 ₪ 3642 ¥ 148485 Mex$ 16434 NZ$ 1627 NOK 10610 zł 3910 S$ 1308 kr 10521 $ 960
Season 3: $ 1275 £ 658 $ 1,128 € 754 kr 115593 ₪ 3107 ¥ 126649 Mex$ 14017 NZ$ 1388 NOK 9050 zł 3335 S$ 1116 kr 8974 $ 819
Single room: $ 1529 £ 789 $ 1,353 € 904 kr 138589 ₪ 3725 ¥ 151844 Mex$ 16806 NZ$ 1664 NOK 10850 zł 3998 S$ 1338 kr 10759 $ 982
Season 4: $ 1309 £ 676 $ 1,158 € 774 kr 118659 ₪ 3189 ¥ 130008 Mex$ 14389 NZ$ 1424 NOK 9290 zł 3423 S$ 1145 kr 9212 $ 841
Single room: $ 1563 £ 807 $ 1,383 € 924 kr 141655 ₪ 3807 ¥ 155204 Mex$ 17178 NZ$ 1700 NOK 11091 zł 4087 S$ 1367 kr 10998 $ 1,004
8 Day Tour (Cat. 3 star Hotels): $ 937 £ 484 $ 829 € 554 kr 84932 ₪ 2283 ¥ 93055 Mex$ 10299 NZ$ 1020 NOK 6650 zł 2450 S$ 820 kr 6594 $ 602
Single room: $ 1206 £ 622 $ 1,067 € 713 kr 109307 ₪ 2938 ¥ 119762 Mex$ 13255 NZ$ 1312 NOK 8558 zł 3154 S$ 1055 kr 8486 $ 774
Season 2: $ 1189 £ 614 $ 1,052 € 703 kr 107774 ₪ 2897 ¥ 118082 Mex$ 13069 NZ$ 1294 NOK 8438 zł 3109 S$ 1040 kr 8367 $ 764
Single room: $ 1458 £ 752 $ 1,290 € 862 kr 132150 ₪ 3552 ¥ 144790 Mex$ 16025 NZ$ 1586 NOK 10346 zł 3813 S$ 1276 kr 10260 $ 936
Season 3: $ 1240 £ 640 $ 1,097 € 733 kr 112374 ₪ 3020 ¥ 123122 Mex$ 13627 NZ$ 1349 NOK 8798 zł 3242 S$ 1085 kr 8724 $ 796
Single room: $ 1509 £ 779 $ 1,335 € 892 kr 136749 ₪ 3675 ¥ 149829 Mex$ 16583 NZ$ 1642 NOK 10706 zł 3945 S$ 1320 kr 10617 $ 969
Season 4: $ 1274 £ 657 $ 1,127 € 753 kr 115440 ₪ 3103 ¥ 126481 Mex$ 13999 NZ$ 1386 NOK 9038 zł 3330 S$ 1114 kr 8962 $ 818
Single room: $ 1543 £ 796 $ 1,365 € 912 kr 139815 ₪ 3758 ¥ 153188 Mex$ 16955 NZ$ 1678 NOK 10947 zł 4034 S$ 1349 kr 10855 $ 991
Dinners included: $ 269 £ 139 $ 238 € 159 kr 24376 ₪ 655 ¥ 26707 Mex$ 2956 NZ$ 293 NOK 1908 zł 703 S$ 235 kr 1892 $ 173
10 Day Tour (Cat. 3 & 4 star Hotels): $ 1343 £ 693 $ 1,188 € 794 kr 121725 ₪ 3272 ¥ 133368 Mex$ 14761 NZ$ 1461 NOK 9530 zł 3512 S$ 1175 kr 9450 $ 862
Single room: $ 1791 £ 924 $ 1,585 € 1059 kr 162351 ₪ 4364 ¥ 177880 Mex$ 19688 NZ$ 1949 NOK 12711 zł 4684 S$ 1567 kr 12604 $ 1,150
Season 2: $ 1680 £ 867 $ 1,486 € 993 kr 152233 ₪ 4092 ¥ 166794 Mex$ 18461 NZ$ 1827 NOK 11919 zł 4392 S$ 1469 kr 11819 $ 1,079
Single room: $ 2128 £ 1098 $ 1,882 € 1258 kr 192859 ₪ 5183 ¥ 211305 Mex$ 23387 NZ$ 2315 NOK 15099 zł 5564 S$ 1861 kr 14973 $ 1,366
Season 3: $ 1714 £ 884 $ 1,516 € 1013 kr 155299 ₪ 4174 ¥ 170153 Mex$ 18832 NZ$ 1864 NOK 12159 zł 4480 S$ 1499 kr 12057 $ 1,100
Single room: $ 2162 £ 1116 $ 1,912 € 1278 kr 195926 ₪ 5266 ¥ 214665 Mex$ 23759 NZ$ 2352 NOK 15340 zł 5652 S$ 1891 kr 15211 $ 1,388
Season 4: $ 1730 £ 893 $ 1,531 € 1023 kr 156832 ₪ 4215 ¥ 171833 Mex$ 19018 NZ$ 1883 NOK 12279 zł 4525 S$ 1514 kr 12176 $ 1,111
Single room: $ 2179 £ 1124 $ 1,927 € 1288 kr 197459 ₪ 5307 ¥ 216345 Mex$ 23945 NZ$ 2370 NOK 15460 zł 5697 S$ 1906 kr 15330 $ 1,399
Season 2: April 18 to April 21, April 27 to May 4, May 18 to May 24, Sept 15 to Oct 5, 2019
Season 3: May 25 to June 7, June 23 to July 12, August 25 to Sept 14, 2019
Season 4: June 8 to June 22, July 13 to August 24, 2019Extra Options
E-bike rental: $ 169 £ 87 $ 150 € 100 kr 15331 ₪ 412 ¥ 16797 Mex$ 1859 NZ$ 184 NOK 1200 zł 442 S$ 148 kr 1190 $ 109
Extra nights
Ulm (3 & 4 star B&B): $ 127 £ 65 $ 112 € 75 kr 11498 ₪ 309 ¥ 12598 Mex$ 1394 NZ$ 138 NOK 900 zł 332 S$ 111 kr 893 $ 81 Single room: $ 161 £ 83 $ 142 € 95 kr 14564 ₪ 391 ¥ 15957 Mex$ 1766 NZ$ 175 NOK 1140 zł 420 S$ 141 kr 1131 $ 103Regensburg (3 & 4 star B&B): $ 127 £ 65 $ 112 € 75 kr 11498 ₪ 309 ¥ 12598 Mex$ 1394 NZ$ 138 NOK 900 zł 332 S$ 111 kr 893 $ 81 Single room: $ 161 £ 83 $ 142 € 95 kr 14564 ₪ 391 ¥ 15957 Mex$ 1766 NZ$ 175 NOK 1140 zł 420 S$ 141 kr 1131 $ 103
Passau (3 star B&B): $ 85 £ 44 $ 75 € 50 kr 7665 ₪ 206 ¥ 8398 Mex$ 930 NZ$ 92 NOK 600 zł 221 S$ 74 kr 595 $ 54 Single room: $ 112 £ 58 $ 99 € 66 kr 10118 ₪ 272 ¥ 11086 Mex$ 1227 NZ$ 121 NOK 792 zł 292 S$ 98 kr 786 $ 72
Passau (3 & 4 star B&B): $ 107 £ 55 $ 94 € 63 kr 9658 ₪ 260 ¥ 10582 Mex$ 1171 NZ$ 116 NOK 756 zł 279 S$ 93 kr 750 $ 68 Single room: $ 140 £ 72 $ 124 € 83 kr 12724 ₪ 342 ¥ 13941 Mex$ 1543 NZ$ 153 NOK 996 zł 367 S$ 123 kr 988 $ 90
Donauwörth (3 star B&B): $ 85 £ 44 $ 75 € 50 kr 7665 ₪ 206 ¥ 8398 Mex$ 930 NZ$ 92 NOK 600 zł 221 S$ 74 kr 595 $ 54
Single room: $ 118 £ 61 $ 105 € 70 kr 10731 ₪ 288 ¥ 11758 Mex$ 1301 NZ$ 129 NOK 840 zł 310 S$ 104 kr 833 $ 76
Triple and Quadruple room available, please ask!
Extra Info
Skill Level — Easy
This is an easy, self-guided hotel tour. Cycling takes place on flat, good asphalted bike paths and country roads. Mileages per day range anywhere from 19 to 42 miles but keep in mind you have the entire day to complete them.
Airport Info
Fly to Munich.
Local Travel
Take the train from Munich airport to tour start. Ride is about 2½ hours and costs 30-40 Euros.
Climate
Check local weather conditions prior to departure. Average high/low temperatures in °F for the Ulm area are: April, 56°/36°; May, 65°/45°; June, 70°/51°; July, 73°/54°; August, 72°/52°; and, September, 65°/48°
Recommended
Combine this tour with the 5 day Regensburg to Passau tour!
Extra Stay
Additional nights available in Passau, Ulm, Regensburg and Donauwörth.
Tour Operator
This tour is run by Austria Radreisen.
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