Radolfzell

Radolfzell is a city of 32,000 people (2020) in southern Germany in the Lake Constance Region about 20 km north-west of Konstanz and 10 km east of Singen.

Understand
Radolfzell was developed out of a monastery founded in 826 AD as a "cell" under Bishop Radolf of Verona.



By plane
Radolfzell has no commercial airport. The closest airports are:
 * Zurich Airport (Switzerland). By car slightly over 1 hour to Radolfzell. By train 1.5 to 2 hours to Radolfzell.
 * Friedrichshafen Airport (Germany). By car 1 hour to Radolfzell. By train 1 to 1.5 hours to Radolfzell.
 * Stuttgart Airport (Germany). By car 2 hours to Radolfzell. By train 2.5 to 3 hours to Radolfzell.

By train
Radolfzell can easily be reached by train, as it is an important railway junction in the Bodensee area.

Get around
By bus: there is a bus network through the city. All buses leave from the central bus station next to the train station.

By taxi: Taxis are normally stationed outside the train station.

By foot: Radolfzell is pretty small and you can probably walk anywhere you want to go. The old town/pedestrian zone is compact and easily walkable.

Go next

 * The Black Forest (Schwarzwald) in Germany is about 2 hours away by train or 1.5 hours by car.
 * Other cities and towns on Lake Constance. Especially recommended are Konstanz, Meersburg, Lindau and Bregenz.
 * Stein am Rhein
 * See the Rhine Falls in Schaffhausen
 * Reichenau Island