Cycle tour along the Bavarian Danube

The landscapes along the Bavarian Danube are magnificent, as is the Danube Cycle Path. The impressive natural landscape of the Danube Gorge and the exciting cities of Ingolstadt, Regensburg and Passau alternate to the rhythm of your bike pedals. Stop in one of the countless rustic beer gardens for a snack with pretzels, Radi (Bavarian radish) and Obatzda (cheese dip). This cycle tour along the bavarian danube is easy to cycle, but you should definitely take your time! You can book extra nights in all locations.

Day 1 Arrival in Donauwörth
Explore the picturesque, old imperial city with the Liebfrauenmünster Cathedral and the Käthe Kruse doll museum or while away the hours in the pretty district of Wörnitzstein.

Day 2 Donauwörth - Ingolstadt, approx. 65 km / 41 mi
You’ll cycle along the Danube through the baroque town of Neuburg and to the Bavarian fortress town, known for being the location of the Audi headquarters and the origin of the ‘Reinheitsgebot’, the Bavarian beer purity laws.

Day 3 Ingolstadt - Abensberg, approx. 50/60 km / 25/37 mi
Today you will travel to Bad Gögging. From here it is only a few kilometers to Abensberg. The small town has a lovely renovated historic old town. You should not miss the beer garden of the Hundertwasser brewery Kuchlbauer!

Day 4 Abensberg - Regensburg, 55 km / 34 mi + boat trip
We cycle along the Abens and the Danube to Weltenburg Monastery, where a very special natural spectacle awaits you: the Danube breakthrough. Here the Danube has dug its way through a massive Jura rock. Strengthen yourself in the beer garden of the monastery, before you go by boat through the Danube breakthrough to Kelheim and from there to Regensburg.

Day 5 Regensburg - Straubing, approx. 55 km / 34 mi
Nature and culture alternate: the Walhalla memorial, the Pfatter Au floodplain landscape, the renaissance castle in Wörth and the Danube loop in Oberau. Located in Bavaria's granary, the Gäuboden, Straubing has been continuously populated since Neolithic times.

Day 6 Straubing - Deggendorf, approx. 40 km / 25 mi
You’ll cycle through the small town of Bogen with a pregnant Madonna statue from the 11th  century to the university town of Deggendorf. Once a proud shipyard town, paddle steamers were built here in the 19th century.

Day 7 Deggendorf - Passau, approx. 55 km / 34 mi
In Vilshofen a visit of the Africa Museum at the Schweiklberg Monastery is worthwhile, before you cycle to the 3-river city of Passau. Enjoy the view from the Veste Oberhaus or bring the day to a close in one of the beer gardens.

Day 8 Departure or extension
Your tour ends after breakfast. Why not extend your cycle tour along the bavarian Danube?

Included in "Cycle Tour along the Bavarian Danube":

• 7 overnight stays, B & B
• luggage transport from hotel to hotel to Passau,
  no max. number of items, 20 kg/ item (44 lbs/ item)
• ferry journey Weltenburg-Kelheim incl. bike
• entrance museum Mobile Ingolstadt
• travel documents and maps in english
• visitor's tax to be paid on site
• 7-day customer helpline
• optional rental bike

Accommodation:

• Category M:
  Guesthouses and hotels at the international 3* level as per Hotelstars Union. All rooms are en suite with bath or shower.

Bikes for hire:

• Comfortable unisex bikes available in different frame sizes with 8-speed gearboxes and coaster brakes or 27 gears/freewheel. Equipped with panniers, lock and repair kit. E-bikes available upon request.
• If you choose to wear a helmet, we recommend using your own due to the variety of head sizes and shapes and for hygienic reasons.

Travel time 2024:

• Arrivals daily from 31.03. to 19.10.
• the day of arrival determines the price of your tour

Prices for category M:

All prices apply per person in a double room, incl. breakfast.

• 699 € saver price
  31.03.-19.04. + 06.10.-19.10.
• 799 € saver price
  20.04.-30.04. + 15.09.-05.10.
• 899 € basic price
  01.05.-06.05. + 12.05.-14.05. + 20.05.-25.05.
  02.06.-29.06. + 18.08.-14.09.
• 949 € seasonal price
  07.05.-11.05. + 15.05.-19.05.
  26.05.-01.06. +  30.06.-17.08.

• 250 € single room surcharge
•   95 € rental bike
• 255 € e-bike
   
•   55 € additional night in Donauwörth, double room, B&B
•   85 € additional night in Donauwörth, single room, B&B
•   70 € additional night in Passau, double room, B&B
• 100 € additional night in Passau, single room, B&B

• booking code "Cycle Tour Bavarian Danube":
  DO-DP-7M
• how you can save some money

For children:

• Discount in the room of two adults
• 00-05 years: 100 %
• 06-11 years:   50 %
• 12-17 years:   25 %

The booking process

Arrival to the Cycle Tour Bavarian Danube:

• Parking in Donauwörth:
  Parking at im Ried, costs approx. 35 €/week. No reservation possible.

• Arrival in Donauwörth via train:
  Donauwörth train station

• Arrival at Munich airport:
  Distance to Passau approx. 120 km, excellent train connections, journey takes approx. 2 hours.
  Train ticket price per person: approx. 30 €

• Return transfer by train (organised by you independently):
  Good connections via Passau central station (Passau Hauptbahnhof), every hour,  1-2x changes, duration approx. 4 hours.

Perfectly looked after:

• During your tour, we are available between 8 am and 8 pm, 7 days a week. We are happy to help with any kind of problems you might be having. You will find this emergency number in your travel documents.