Looking for some ideas for a few public transit friendly day trips from Augsburg/Munich. I'm spending a few days in Augsburg this October and I'm looking for a few nice day trips from Augsburg. I've been to Munich a few times, so not interested in seeing it again. Nurnberg will be a component later in the trip and Dachau is already on the list. I've already seen parts of the Romantic Road (Rothenburg, Dinkelsbühl, Nördlingen). I've also seen the castles and Würzburg. I'm not a big museum guy, but I am into WWII history. I generally like smaller towns (but larger cities with beautiful churches or great architecture are also great). Into photography, architecture and food. You all have been super helpful with some great day trips from Frankfurt, but thoughts from the hive on this one?
Posted by
Paradise
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Donauwörth is about 30 minutes from Augsburg by train. Harburg(Schwab) is about 10 minutes from Donauwörth by train.
Landsberg(Lech) is 1 hour from Augsburg by train.
All 3 of the above are Romantic Road towns.
Neuburg(Donau) is a fine town and can also be reached by train in about 1 hour from Augsburg.
Two years ago I stayed at and really liked the Hotel Ost am Kö in Augsburg.
Posted by
Lakewood, Colorado
19765 posts
I guess if I had to pick a base for side trips it wouldn't be Augsburg. When I did my Romantic Road trip in 2007, I skipped Augsburg. I said it's on the main line from Stuttgart to Munich, I'll get through it someday. Well, I never have.
I thought there were some things in Augsburg to see.
The closest places to Augsburg that I have been in and could recommend are Ulm and Harburg. I have stopped in Ulm twice and climbed to the top of the Münster, once in 1988 and again in 2002. Another place within an hour of Augsburg is Harburg. There's a neat castle there. But it's pretty close to Nördlingen, where you've already been.
From Augsburg, I would probably go to the island city of Lindau, on Bodensee, but it's a 5 hour round trip. Another place I like is Oberstdorf, in the Oberallgäu. From there you can go up into the Kleinwalsertal, an alpine valley that is actually part of Austria, but only accessible from Germany, from Oberstdorf.
I see Russ checked in before me. In 2007, on my Romantic Road trip, I stopped in Landsberg, spent a night there. It's a pretty town on the Lech river, and I enjoyed the stop there, but I'm not sure it would be worth a special trip.
Same for Donauwörth. I made special to see the stature of the "young Donau", at the confluence of the Danube and the Wörnitz. Some people consider Donauwörth to be the beginning of the Danube, but that is actually back in Baden-Württemberg, at Donaueschingen.
All of these trips can be made with a Regio-Ticket Allgäu-Schwaben (day pass) for 31€ single, 10€ more for each additional person.