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Ryanair offers cheap flights from London Stanstead to Friedrichshafen, some 90 miles north of Arosa
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Friedrichshafen is a rather unknown town - famous though as the birth place of the "Zeppelin" - on the German side of Lake Constance.
From Lake Constance - renowned for the beauty of its landscapes - it is an easy train ride south through northeastern Switzerland to Arosa.
Flights from London Stanstead were available for less than 3 pounds in the beginning of December 2006.
In Friedrichshafen, you are able to buy a regional train ticket that covers almost the complete transfer by train to Arosa. This ticket is named "Tageskarte Euregio Bodensee" and costs 27 Euro (actually meant for day trips in the region of Lake Constance and the southern Swiss side of the lake, mainly famous "Appenzell" - so this ticket is valid for one day of train rides in north eastern Switzerland - which might be a reason in itself to catch up a flight with Ryanair to "Zeppelin city" Friedrichshafen). Of course, you are free to use a regular train ticket which is more expensive. "Anyway", the One Day Ticket is valid only for the train ride to Bad Ragaz some 10 miled north of Chur. From Chur, the Ratian train company offers panoramic train trips up to Arosa which is about another 10 miles east of Chur up the mountains.
For sure, rental cars are available at Friedichshafen airport. Traveling by car along the northern shore of Lake Constance to the Austrian town of Bregenz, in the outmost east of the lakeshore, then down south on Swiss autobahn to Chur might take you about 2!/2 hours. From Chur it is about 10 miles uphill to Arosa which actually shares the same mountain range with the admittingly even more famous resort of Davos: Arosa is on the western slopes, Davos is on the eastern side.
Friedrichshafen is covered by the online edition of the US-American travel guide Frommer's .
Ryanair also flys to the German city of Karlsruhe which is north east of the Black Forest.
There are newly installed panoramic trains on a historical route (Black forest rails were laid in the middle fo the 19th century) way down south to Constance on Lake Constance. From the lakeside town of Constance, you may get a "One day Euregio ticket", see above, that will be vaild for a train ride almost up to the Swiss town of Chur, at the foot of the Arosa mountains.For a map on this situation see the online edition of the US-American travel guide
Fodor's which covers the Black Forest. The map shows Constance in the southeast corner. Constance spelled Konstanz in German is the biggest town on Lake Constance bordering Switzerland and the Swiss lakeside town of Kreuzlingen. From there is is a one hour autobahn ride zu Zurich in the south.
For map of Ryanair destination Friedrichshafen see http://friedrichshafen.speedmap.de
with the location of the airport north of the center, north of Lake ConstanceExcerpt from Ryanair's flight schedule, in German language
Web fare Preis Erwachsener Reg 0.89 GBP
Do, 11 Jan 07
Flug FR2001
07:05 Abflug London Stansted (STN)
09:40 Ankunft Friedrichshafen (FDH)Web fare Preis Erwachsener Reg 0.89 GBP
Do, 11 Jan 07
Flug FR2003
18:40 Abflug London Stansted (STN)
21:15 Ankunft Friedrichshafen (FDH)Rückflug (means return flight)
Web fare Preis Erwachsener Reg 0.89 GBP
So, 21 Jan 07
Flug FR2002
10:05 Abflug Friedrichshafen (FDH)
10:45 Ankunft London Stansted (STN)Reg fare Preis Erwachsener Reg 99.99 GBP
So, 21 Jan 07
Flug FR2004
21:40 Abflug Friedrichshafen (FDH)
22:20 Ankunft London Stansted (STN)
Acoording to Ryanair's destination information the airport is about 3 km (2 miles ) north of the city center of Friedrichshafen. "There is a rail service about 30 meters outside the terminal building." Trains to the center cost 1,60 Euro (5 minutes) www.zugbus-rab.de. offers bus transfer to the center (10 minutes, 1,20 Euro). Taxis: about 10 minutes, 10 Euro. Ryanair praises Friedrichshafen on Lake Constance as "the ideal place for an unforgettable holiday." "Zepplinflights and
Sports Activities" are among the special attractions."... golfing, biking, water sports and hiking are only a small selection of activities that are offered in this beautiful region."Seems like an interesting place to stay in Friedrichshafen - and to eat out:
Hacienda
featured on the city's tourism office's pages: "A small, affectionately-run hotel in the outskirts of Friedrichshafen --- large Italian style breakfast buffet as well as an interesting Mediterranean cuisine --- 3 - 5 minutes to the city centre, direct connection to the airport as well as to the fair ground." 1,5 km to the shores of Lake Constance. Rates start as low as 65 Euro for a double room with bath including breakfast. Beware: there are only 13 beds available at this small hotel.
hacienda hotel restaurant lounge
Am Seewald 36
D-88046 Friedrichshafen
Tel. 0049 7541 72440
Fax.0049 7541 355644
www.haciendalounge.de
Some "youthful accommodation":
Youth hostel DJH "Graf Zeppelin"
Lindauer Str. 3
D-88046 Friedrichshafen
Tel. +49 (0) 75 41 / 7 24 04
http://www.djh.de
"... 65 bedrooms with 220 beds, mainly in 2-, 4- and 6-bedded-rooms, .... cafeteria with terrace."
Don-Bosco-Haus
Rotenmoos 18
D-88046 Friedrichshafen
Tel. 3 81 30, Fax 38 13 33
Owned by the churc, near the nature reserve "Eriskirch" between Friedrichshafen and Lindau in the east (at the Austrian border). "We are one big family" ... "small, cosy rooms".
http://www.don-bosco-haus.de
Naturfreundehaus (Home for Nature lovers)
Untereschstr. 11
D-88046 Friedrichshafen
Tel. 2 52 88
"Closed on Mondays - overnight stay for club members and others - 22 beds (bunk beds in 3 and 4 beded rooms) - 14 bedded communal bedroom ... public restaurant from 14 h daily ... breakfast for groups possible"
www.naturfreunde-friedrichshafen.de
