39th Congress of the German Society for Romance Studies
Universität Konstanz | September 22–25, 2025
Hotels
We have reserved a contingent of rooms in selected hotels in Konstanz through Marketing und Tourismus Konstanz GmbH. You can find these hotels on the following page, where you can also book the rooms:
https://www.konstanz-info.com/wirtschaft-wissenschaft/kongresse-tagungen/romanistiktag
Please be advised that there is limited availability of hotel rooms in Konstanz and the surrounding area. We therefore strongly recommend that you book your accommodation as early as possible.
Arrival
In order to make your journey to Constance as sustainable as possible, we would like to take this opportunity to refer you to a blog post by our colleague from English linguistics, George Walkden, in which he lists the places from which Constance can be reached by train within 12 hours.
https://troutworthy.blogspot.com/2019/10/where-can-i-get-to-in-12-hours-from.html
By train to Constance
- For international connections, see https://www.thetrainline.com/, where tickets can also be purchased.
- Tickets for journeys within Germany/Switzerland are available on the website of Deutsche Bahn https://int.bahn.de/en and the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Night trains to Zurich can be found at the Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
By car to Constance
- From Stuttgart (180km): Motorway A81 in the direction of Singen. After the ‘Kreuz Hegau’ exit, follow the signs to Constance.
- From Munich (220km): Motorway A96 in the direction of Lindau. Take the ‘Sigmarszell’ exit and follow the B31 in the direction of Friedrichshafen/Meersburg. From Meersburg take the car ferry to Constance.
- From Zurich (75km): Take the A1 motorway in the direction of St. Gallen, at the Winterthur-Ost motorway junction take the A7 in the direction of Kreuzlingen/Konstanz.
From Zurich airport to Constance
- By train
- Booking possible via https://int.bahn.de/en
- Best option: Direct IR train (hourly from 6:46 am – 10:46 pm, last train 00:19 am with change in Weinfelden), journey time approx. 1h, price approx. 30€
- By Flixbus
- Booking possible via https://www.flixbus.de/
- Zurich Airport – Constance long-distance train station once a day at 11:35
- Journey time approx. 1:10h, price between 5€ and 10€
- By taxi to Constance
- Journey time approx. 1h, most expensive option
- Taxi company in Constance: https://www.dasoertliche.de/Themen/Taxi/Konstanz.html
