Understand
[edit]Tourist Office
[edit]- 1 [formerly dead link] Tourist Information, Im Bahnhof (Inside the station building), ☏ +41 58 346 84 84, [email protected]. M-F 10:00-11:45, 14:00-17:00.
Get in
[edit]By train
[edit]The 1 railway station is located in the town centre right next to the harbour. Romanshorn is a connecting hub for several lines and as such very convenient to reach by train.
- IC from Brig (3 h 30 min) via Berne (2 h 20 min), Zurich (1 h 10 min), Zurich airport (1 h), Winterthur (40 min) and Frauenfeld (30 min), 1 hourly train.
- S8 from Schaffhausen (1 h 30 min) via Stein am Rhein (1 h), Kreuzlingen (30 min) and from St. Gallen (30 min), 2 hourly trains. A couple of RE connections again, go on the same route, but end in Konstanz instead.
- S7 from Weinfelden (20 min) and Rorschach (20 min), twice hourly.
By boat
[edit]The Swiss Lake Constance Shipping Company (SBS AG) serves a bunch of connections across the lake carrying both passengers and cars. Both the ferry terminal and the passenger boat jetty are just outside the railway station.
A ferry links Friedrichshafen in Germany to Romanshorn (41 min, Fr. 10.40). The ferry has between 8 and 16 connections a day depending on the time of the year and the weekday.
Passenger ships have several trips a day to Konstanz, Kreuzlingen, Rorschach, Altnau and Meersburg. From Lindau a change in Rorschach is necessary.
By car
[edit]The closest motorway is the A1, with a spur road (A1.1) starting just east of town. Either of the main roads to the west (one along the lake in direction Kreuzlingen, the other in direction of Weinfelden) lead to the A7 motorway.
Get around
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See
[edit]- 1 autobau Erlebniswelt, Egnacherweg 7, ☏ +41 71 466 00 66, [email protected]. W 16:00-20:00, Su 10:00-17:00. An exposition in an industrial complex which showcases a multitude of car models.. Fr. 15.
- 2 Locorama, Egnacherweg 1, ☏ +41 71 460 24 27, [email protected]. May-Oct Su 10:00-17:00. This exhibition in an old roundhouse showcases some historical locomotives and rail coaches. Fr. 6.
- 3 Museum am See, Hafenstrasse 31 (A few minutes walk from the railway station along the lakeshore.). Su 14:00-17:00 except Easter and Pentecost. This museum showcases the history of Romanshorn from 1800 until today. Free (donation based).
Do
[edit]Buy
[edit]Eat
[edit]- 1 Restaurant Hafen, Friedrichshafnerstrasse 55a, ☏ +41 71 466 78 48, [email protected].
- 2 Waldschenke Romanshorn, ☏ +41 71 461 27 64. April-June, September daily 13:00-dusk, July-August daily 11:00-dusk. This small restaurant is located in the forest 4 km (2.5 mi) away from the railway station and is not much more than a cooking shack with some outdoor tables around. It is a nice walk from the town centre, however you might need a map or GPS to find it. They serve sausages and other food items from the grill. Fr. 7-10 for most dishes.
Drink
[edit]Sleep
[edit]- 1 Gasthaus Neuhaus, Arbonerstrasse 66, ☏ +41 71 463 13 28.
