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Major city · Germany

Passau

Give Passau one full day and one night: old town, Veste Oberhaus and the three-rivers tip on foot; add a second night only for a Danube bike leg or a river cruise.

Weather
see forecast
Currency
EUR
Best months
May–Sep; Dec for the Christmas market
avoid Nov–Feb (cold, grey, some sights on shorter hours)
Airports
MUC · LNZ · NUE
Nights
1–2
Not field-verifiedbasic guide
Print / PDF guide
3 pages, for the metro and roaming-off days
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Rules in force · 7Non-EU visitors get 90 days in any rolling 180-day window…
  • Europe ↗Non-EU visitors get 90 days in any rolling 180-day window, counted across all 29 Schengen states together — not per country; the Entry/Exit System now logs each crossing, so an overstay is detected automatically.
  • Europe ↗On the first Schengen entry since EES began, non-EU travellers give four fingerprints and a face photo at the border instead of a passport stamp; there is nothing to apply for or pay in advance.
  • Central Europe ↗Six of the nine countries here — Austria, Switzerland, Czechia, Slovakia, Hungary and Slovenia — charge a time-based motorway vignette, mostly digital and linked to the number plate; buy it before the first motorway past the border, because cameras, not toll booths, do the checking.
  • Central Europe ↗Temporary police checks at internal Schengen borders are common in this region in 2026 (Germany, Austria, Poland, Slovenia among others — check): keep your passport on you on every cross-border train, bus and road even though there is no fixed control post.
  • Germany ↗Germany is in the EU and the Schengen area: check entry rules, the EU Entry/Exit System and any travel authorisation requirement for your passport on official sources.
  • Germany ↗Nazi symbols and gestures are criminal offences, including as jokes or souvenirs.
  • Germany ↗Many city centres are low-emission zones: a car needs the right sticker (Umweltplakette) to enter.

Passau sits where the Inn and Ilz meet the Danube, on the Austrian border, and almost everything worth seeing fits inside a walkable peninsula. River cruises and Danube cyclists supply most of the visitors; the old town is compact enough that a day trip from Munich or Linz works, but one night lets you see the confluence at dusk and the cathedral organ at noon.

Essentials

Quick answers and what things cost

Quick answers

The questions people ask first about Passau, one line each. Tap a card for the full answer.

Cost cheat-sheet

2026 desk estimate · check

Typical prices for the everyday things, as ranges. Your currency is shown next to the local price.

  • CoffeeCoffee in a café€2.50–4 (≈ US$3–5)
  • Street or quick mealPizza or kebab€6–10 (≈ US$7–12)
  • BeerBeer, 0.5 l in a beer garden / supermarket€4–5.50 (≈ US$5–7) / €1–1.50 (≈ US$2)
  • Metro or bus rideCity bus single ride€2–3 (≈ US$3–4) (check)
  • SIM or eSIM, a weekeSIM or data SIM, about a week€10–20 (≈ US$12–25)
  • Budget bedHostel or guesthouse bed, a night, per person€25 (≈ US$30)
  • Mid-range bedDouble room, mid-range hotel, a night, per room€110 (≈ US$130)
  • High-end bedDouble room, mid-range hotel, a night, per room€180 (≈ US$250)

A day, not counting the bed: Budget €65 (≈ US$80) · Mid €110 (≈ US$130) · High €190 (≈ US$250)

Local prices, with USD next to them (rates 2026-09 (approximate); change it in the header). Ranges are desk estimates: check locally. Every price and the budget calculator →

Decide

What it is known for, and when the weather works

At a glance

What the city is known for, how you fly in, and where to find the phrases.

Three-rivers confluence (Dreiflüsseeck)St. Stephen's Cathedral and its organVeste Oberhaus fortressDanube Bike Path (EV6)Danube river cruises
Airports
MUC Munich Airport (About 150 km west; train via Munich or Freising takes roughly 2.5 h) · LNZ Linz Airport (About 80 km south-east in Austria; few international routes) · NUE Nuremberg Airport (About 200 km north-west, but ICE trains to Passau can beat the Munich route on time)

Weather and climate

Forecast from Open-Meteo · averages rounded

Passau: next 7 days

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Forecast: Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0), model data for this point.

Air quality

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Model estimate (CAMS via Open-Meteo), not a street-level station; readings near busy roads run higher.

Jan

2°C

−4°C

10 rd

Feb

4°C

−3°C

9 rd

Mar

9°C

1°C

10 rd

Apr

14°C

4°C

10 rd

May

19°C

8°C

12 rd

Jun

22°C

12°C

13 rd

Jul

24°C

13°C

13 rd

Aug

24°C

13°C

12 rd

Sep

19°C

10°C

10 rd

Oct

13°C

6°C

10 rd

Nov

7°C

2°C

11 rd

Dec

3°C

−2°C

11 rd

High / low °C · rd = rain days

Arrive & move

Airports are listed under At a glance; this is how to move once you are in

Getting around

Walk. The old town, cathedral, Rathaus and the three-rivers tip are all within about 20 minutes on foot, and the station is 300 m from the centre. City buses run until about 23:00 and are cheap; taxis exist but cost more than the bus. A car is a liability in the old town — park and walk.

See & do

Day-trips, door to door

Day-trips

Door-to-door, not ride time

Schärding, Austria

go

Door to door: About 30 min

Regional train across the Inn, about 15 min

Small baroque town; also reachable by bike along the Inn.

Regensburg

go

Door to door: About 1 h 15 min

ICE or regional train along the Danube

Medieval UNESCO old town; a full day, or sleep there.

Linz, Austria

go

Door to door: About 1.5 h

Direct train

Austria's third city; easy cross-border day.

Munich

caution

Door to door: About 2–2.5 h

Direct regional or ICE train

Doable but long for a day; better as the next stop.

Bavarian Forest (Freyung)

go

Door to door: About 1.5–2 h

Ilztalbahn scenic train, mid-May to mid-October

Seasonal service only; check dates.

Eat & sleep

Which area to sleep in

Where to sleep

Areas, not hotels: pick the one that fits your arrival time and plans.

Altstadt (old town peninsula)

Cathedral, Rathaus and river views on foot; book early in summer and at Christmas.

Bahnhofstraße / station area

300 m from the old town and next to the Danube; best for one night with bags or an early train.

Innstadt

Across the Inn, quieter and cheaper, 10–15 min walk to the centre.

Veste Oberhaus

Hostel inside the fortress; cheapest beds and the best view, but a steep climb.

Practical

What a day costs, what to watch out for, and the pocket card

Cost per day

2026 estimate, excluding the bed unless stated
Budget
€60–90 (≈ US$70–110) excl. bed
Mid
€90–150 (≈ US$110–180) excl. bed
High
€150 (≈ US$180)+ excl. bed

Trip budget

2026 estimate · converts to your currency
Double room, mid-range hotel1 × 1 night × €110€110
Food, local transport, entries2 × 1 day × €110€220
City bus day ticket2 × €6 · check€12
Cathedral organ recital2 × €8 · check€16
eSIM, about a week of data2 × €10€20
Buffer 10%Price creep, a taxi you did not plan, one splurge€38
Trip total≈ €208 per person per day, bed included€416≈ US$500

2026 estimate in euro; long-distance travel excluded. Your choices stay in this browser.

Prices of common things

Coffee in a café€2.50–4 (≈ US$3–5)
Beer, 0.5 l in a beer garden / supermarket€4–5.50 (≈ US$5–7) / €1–1.50 (≈ US$2)
Lunch, main dish€9–16 (≈ US$11–19)
Pizza or kebab€6–10 (≈ US$7–12)
City bus single ride€2–3 (≈ US$3–4) (check)
eSIM or data SIM, about a week€10–20 (≈ US$12–25)

2026 estimate; check locally.

Watch out

Safety

Passau is a low-crime, walkable small city. The real risks are river flooding, ice on the fortress steps in winter and bicycles on the riverside paths; watch your bag in crowds at the station and on cruise days.
  • High water: the Danube and Inn flood the riverside paths and sometimes the lower old town; check levels before a bike day.
  • The climb to Veste Oberhaus is steep — bus or taxi if knees are an issue.
  • Many restaurants and shops close on Sundays and public holidays in Bavaria.
  • Some sights run shorter hours from November to February; check before a winter trip.

Emergency numbers

Fire and ambulance
112
Police
110

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My bed tonight

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Zu dieser Adresse, bitteTo this address, please

Emergency

  • Fire and ambulance112
  • Police110

Embassy

No embassies in Passau; the US consulate-general is in Munich and most embassies are in Berlin. Austria and the Czech Republic are close by if you need their consulates.

My embassy: —

Fare anchors (2026 estimate)

  • Passau Hbf → old town: 300 m on foot, about 5 min
  • Train Passau → Regensburg: about €20–30 (≈ US$25–35), 1 h 15 min (check)
  • Train Passau → Linz: about €20–30 (≈ US$25–35), 1.5 h (check)

Say or show

  • Grüß Gott — Hello (gruess got)
  • Danke — Thank you (dahn-kuh)
  • Bitte — Please (bit-tuh)
  • Die Rechnung, bitte — The bill, please (dee rekh-noong bit-tuh)
  • Kann ich mit Karte zahlen? — Can I pay by card? (kahn ikh mit kar-tuh tsah-len)
  • Wo ist die Toilette? — Where is the toilet? (voh ist dee toy-let-tuh)

Cash is still common in small Bavarian places; carry some euro.

Deep dive

What this guide covers so far, and its sources

Not a trip line yet

This is a basic guide: no airport-to-bed contract, walking clusters or day plans are published for Passau. Airport, fare and schedule details are unverified; check the operators before you fly.

What we know, and what is coming

On this page

  1. Best months: May–Sep; Dec for the Christmas market · avoid Nov–Feb (cold, grey, some sights on shorter hours) · month by month →
  2. 3 airports and 4 areas to sleep in
  3. Weather: a 7-day forecast and monthly averages
  4. Cost per day in 3 bands
  5. 5 day-trips, door to door
  6. 4 things to watch out for, with emergency numbers

Coming as the guide grows

  1. Airport-to-bed contract for MUC: last train times, Freising change, taxi fallback.
  2. Four walking clusters with rescue anchors: cathedral and Rathaus, Höllgasse and Innstadt, Veste Oberhaus, the three-rivers tip.
  3. Place pages with verified hours (cathedral, Veste Oberhaus, Glass Museum, Old City Hall) and eat pages with last orders.
  4. Flood and winter-hours fixtures so gates A–D can go green.

Meanwhile

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