Lindau on Lake Constance

Casino Hotels & Resorts is published in Lindau. On Lindau island, the harbour, old town, hotels and the Bavarian state casino are so close together that you can spend the evening on foot.

The island

Lindau's old town sits on an island in Lake Constance, linked to the mainland by the Seebrücke road bridge and a railway causeway. Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque buildings stand close together, and much of the island is pedestrianised. Lindau lies where Germany, Austria and Switzerland meet.

The harbour

Two landmarks guard the harbour entrance: the six-metre Bavarian lion by Johann von Halbig, dated 1856, and the New Lighthouse, built 1853–1856 – the only lighthouse in Bavaria.

The casino

Spielbank Lindau stands on the lakeshore on Chelles-Allee, named after the French twin town. After the war Lindau was granted the licence on condition that 70% of the proceeds went to charity; the first building was a quickly built timber hall. Today's four-storey round building by Viennese architect Hans Lechner opened on 15 July 2000. Its large windows look across the lake to the Pfänder, Bregenz and Switzerland.

Since 2020 the ground floor has combined live tables and slots in the “Spiel-Arena”. Games include roulette, blackjack and poker. There is a restaurant and a bar with a lake view.

• Minimum age 21; ages 18–20 only with a companion aged 21+, no play
• Free entry; passport or ID card (EU driving licence on first visit only)
• Smart clothing, no jacket requirement
• Daily from noon, table games from 4 pm – please check spielbanken-bayern.de

Hotels near the casino

• Hotel Bayerischer Hof on the harbour, with the Maximilian SPA: about 800 m as the crow flies, around 12 minutes along the water.
• Hotel Garni Brugger, Bei der Heidenmauer 11: about 210 m, bed and breakfast with sauna.
• Hotel Alte Post, Fischergasse 3: about 220 m, with restaurant and beer garden.
• Hotel Seerose and Hotel Zum Stift: about 300 m each.

Distances as the crow flies; walking takes a little longer.

Getting there

Lindau has two stations. Lindau-Reutin on the mainland has been the long-distance stop since December 2020: Munich–Zurich trains stop only here, as do services to Vienna. Lindau-Insel is right by the harbour and served by regional trains, mainly along the north shore via Wasserburg and Friedrichshafen. City buses run from Reutin to the island; there is a “Spielbank” stop on Chelles-Allee.

By boat

From April to October, boats of the Bodensee-Schiffsbetriebe, Vorarlberg Lines and the Historische Schifffahrt Bodensee with the paddle steamer “Hohentwiel” leave Lindau harbour for Bregenz, Wasserburg, Friedrichshafen, Meersburg, Mainau island and Konstanz. Few boats run in winter – please check timetables with the operators.

As of October 2026 · Sources: spielbanken-bayern.de, stadtlindau.de, lindau.de