Along the Danube Cycle Path from Donauwörth to Passau
Natural and cultural highlights on the Bavarian Danube
On this cycle tour along the Danube cycle path from Donauwörth to Passau you can expect numerous cultural highlights such as the oldest monastery in Bavaria or the famous Walhalla.
In many villages you can stroll through picturesque historic old towns. Natural beauties such as the Danube breakthrough and the steeply rising Bogenberg offer a unique habitat for flora and fauna.
In many villages you can stroll through picturesque historic old towns. Natural beauties such as the Danube breakthrough and the steeply rising Bogenberg offer a unique habitat for flora and fauna.
Navigation
Duration | 8 days/ 7 nights |
Travel period | 05.04.2025 - 12.10.2025 Anreise: Daily |
Bookable from | 1 person(s) |
Total length of tour | 300 km |
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Your Contact Persons
Phone +49 (0)351 - 563 48 20
Email: aktiv@augustustours.de
Itinerary
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Day 1: Individual arrival in Donauwörth/Wörnitzstein
After your arrival, you have time to stroll around in Donauwörth on the Romantic Road and to discover the beautiful town with its famous Fugger House.
Overnight stay in Donauwörth or Wörnitzstein -
Day 2: Donauwörth/Wörnitzstein – Ingolstadt (approx. 65 km)
In the morning you leave the former Fugger city and cycle past Bertoldsheim Castle to Neuburg. You continue through Grünauer Forest to Ingolstadt with its Liebfrauenmünster, one of the most beautiful hall churches in Southern Germany.
Overnight stay in Ingolstadt -
Day 3: Ingolstadt – Abensberg / Kelheim (approx. 50 - 60 km)
Today you cycle through the Danube floodplains, mostly directly along the river to Bad Gögging. This spa town offers numerous opportunities for relaxation, such as the famous Roman-style Limestherme thermal baths. A little later you will reach the Danube gorge at Weltenburg Abbey. From here, you can either take the boat to Kelheim or spend the night in Abensberg and embark on the boat trip the following day
Overnight stay in Abensberg or Kelheim -
Day 4: Abensberg/ Kelheim – Regensburg (approx. 55 km + boat trip)
If you have spent the night in Abensberg, you continue to the oldest monastery in Bavaria in Weltenburg. From here, you change to the boat and enjoy the passage through a very special natural landscape, the Danube Gorge, from the water. Before continuing your journey to Regensburg, dont miss the fantastic view over the region from the Liberation Hall. With the cathedral city of Regensburg, you also reach the northernmost point of the river. Stroll through the very well-preserved old town, which was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2006.
Overnight stay in Regensburg -
Day 5: Ratisbon – Straubing (approx. 55 km)
Crossing the Nibelungen Bridge and the Walhalla Alley, you reach the sign-posted bicycle route “Tour de Baroque” and cycle to Donaustauf. Already from a distance you can see the famous Walhalla, the “Temple of German Honour”. You continue on the Danube dam and past the barrage of Geisling to Straubing, which is renowned for its Baroque middle-class houses and picturesque city square. World famous and worth a visit is the “Roman Treasure Trove” at the Gäuboden museum.
Overnight stay in Straubing -
Day 6: Straubing – Deggendorf (approx. 40 km)
Via Oberalteich you reach Bogen at the foot of the precipitous Bogenberg Mountain. The Danube Cycle Path leads you further to Metten, where the twin steeples of the church are clearly illuminated against the soft hilly landscape in good weather. Today’s place of accommodation is Deggendorf, the portal to the Bavarian Forest.
Overnight stay in Deggendorf -
Day 7: Deggendorf – Passau (approx. 55 km)
Today you will cycle again on the „Tour de Baroque”. Via Niederaltaich, one of the oldest Benedictine Monasteries in Bavaria, you reach the small village of Winzer. Next it goes to Vilshofen. You cycle on the left side of the Danube up to the hydroelectric power plant of Kachlet. After crossing the Danube, you reach the history-charged "city of three rivers", Passau.
Overnight stay in Passau -
Day 8: Individual departure
Of course you can always extend your bicycle tour along the Danube with extra nights in Passau or other towns. We are very pleased to arrange additional accommodation for you.
Services included
- 7 x overnight stay in mid-range hotels with private facilities
- 7 x continental breakfast
- Entrance to Museum Mobile in Ingolstadt
- Boat trip Weltenburg – Kelheim incl. bicycle
- Luggage transfer from accommodation to accommodation (9 am - 6 pm; any number of pieces of luggage per person, maximum 20 kg each)
- 1 package with maps and information material per room (in English language)
- Telephone-service-hotline during your cycling holidays
Additional services
Please feel free to add the following value-added services to the basic travel package of the tour from Prague to Dresden:
- Additional nights in Donauwörth, Regensburg, Passau and other cities
- Rental bikes or electric bicycles for the duration of the tour (more about our rental bike service)
Further information
Please note that in some cities accommodation taxes, visitor's taxes, etc. apply. Unless otherwise stated, these are not included in the tour price and must be paid locally.
This tour is not recommendable for travellers with mobility impairments.
Arrival & Departure
How to get to the tour
Information for your arrival at Donauwörth:
Arrival by train:
Donauwörth is a railway junction with direct connections to Munich, Nuremberg, Stuttgart, Ulm and Regensburg. After the train journey, you then have the option of getting to your hotel on foot, by public transport or, depending on the location of the hotel, by taxi.
Current timetable information and prices can be found at www.bahn.de
Arrival by car and parking facilities:
Take the A 7 (Ulm, Günzburg), A 8 (Augsburg) or A 9 (Ingolstadt) motorway and then take the B 16, B 2 or B 25 (Romantic Road) to Donauwörth.
Check directly with your starting hotel whether it offers parking facilities. At www.parkopedia.de you will find a good overview of other parking options and we will be happy to inform you individually.
Arrival by train:
Donauwörth is a railway junction with direct connections to Munich, Nuremberg, Stuttgart, Ulm and Regensburg. After the train journey, you then have the option of getting to your hotel on foot, by public transport or, depending on the location of the hotel, by taxi.
Current timetable information and prices can be found at www.bahn.de
Arrival by car and parking facilities:
Take the A 7 (Ulm, Günzburg), A 8 (Augsburg) or A 9 (Ingolstadt) motorway and then take the B 16, B 2 or B 25 (Romantic Road) to Donauwörth.
Check directly with your starting hotel whether it offers parking facilities. At www.parkopedia.de you will find a good overview of other parking options and we will be happy to inform you individually.
- Prices for services includedPrice validity: 05.04.2025 to 05.04.2025incl. luggage transferDblSglPrice validity: 06.04.2025 to 11.04.2025729.00 € per person979.00 € per personPrice validity: 12.04.2025 to 20.04.2025899.00 € per person1,149.00 € per personPrice validity: 21.04.2025 to 25.04.20251,049.00 € per person1,299.00 € per personPrice validity: 26.04.2025 to 03.05.2025899.00 € per person1,149.00 € per personPrice validity: 04.05.2025 to 09.05.20251,049.00 € per person1,299.00 € per personPrice validity: 10.05.2025 to 23.05.2025899.00 € per person1,149.00 € per personPrice validity: 24.05.2025 to 21.06.20251,049.00 € per person1,299.00 € per personPrice validity: 22.06.2025 to 04.07.20251,149.00 € per person1,399.00 € per personPrice validity: 05.07.2025 to 23.08.20251,049.00 € per person1,299.00 € per personPrice validity: 24.08.2025 to 20.09.20251,149.00 € per person1,399.00 € per personPrice validity: 21.09.2025 to 11.10.20251,049.00 € per person1,299.00 € per personPrice validity: 12.10.2025 to 12.10.2025899.00 € per person1,149.00 € per person729.00 € per person979.00 € per person
- Prices for additional nightsDblSglDonauwörth/ Wörnitzstein55.00 €85.00 €Ingolstadt65.00 €95.00 €Abensberg / Kelheim59.00 €99.00 €Ratisbon59.00 €99.00 €Straubing59.00 €99.00 €Deggendorf75.00 €109.00 €Passau69.00 €109.00 €
- Prices for rental bikesPriceE-Bike unisex with 8 gears free wheel
Flat-rate price for cycling tour269.00 €
per personTouring bicycle unisex with 7 gears back pedal
Flat-rate price for cycling tour99.00 €
per personTouring bike men with 7 gears back pedal
Flat-rate price for cycling tour99.00 €
per personTouring bicycle unisex with 10 free wheel
Flat-rate price for cycling tour99.00 €
per personTouring bike men with 10 gears free wheel
Flat-rate price for cycling tour99.00 €
per person

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