
Lake Cruise
Boat Cruise on Wörthersee
Klagenfurt & Wörthersee · Carinthia
QUICK INFORMATION
- CATEGORY
- Lake Cruise
- COUNTRY
- Austria
- REGION
- Klagenfurt & Wörthersee · Carinthia
- DURATION
- 2–4 days
ABOUT THIS EXPERIENCE
WHAT YOU’LL EXPERIENCE
What you’ll experience
The white fleet has connected Klagenfurt, Krumpendorf, Maria Wörth, Pörtschach and Velden since the 19th century, and a hop-on hop-off day ticket turns the lake itself into the attraction. Austria’s last screw steamship, the 1909 Thalia, still works summer routes, and the solar-electric Maria Wörth glides the western shore.
THE EXPERIENCE IN DETAIL
What it’s really like
HIGHLIGHTS
Moments worth savouring
Hop-on hop-off day ticket between five landing stages
The 1909 paddle-less steamship Thalia
Evening and themed cruises in high summer
WHAT TO EXPECT
Good to know before you go
Ships run mid-April to late October, several times daily on the full route. Board at Klagenfurt’s eastern bay; the full loop takes about 2.5 hours.
MAP & LOCATION
Boat Cruise on Wörthersee
Boat Cruise on Wörthersee, Klagenfurt & Wörthersee, Carinthia, Austria
MORE EXPERIENCES
More to do in Klagenfurt & Wörthersee
FOOD & DRINK
Where to eat nearby
Gasthaus im Landhaushof — Carinthian classics like Kasnudeln in the wood-panelled rooms of the Landhaus courtyard (Falstaff 82)
Maria Loretto — Mediterranean-Carinthian cooking in the castle on the eastern bay, the lake’s best terrace at sunset
Kochwerkstatt — Christian Cabalier’s Mediterranean workshop kitchen at Benediktinermarkt
Osteria Veneta — the best Italian in town, fittingly, on Domgasse near the cathedral
Bierhaus zum Augustin — hearty Austrian pub food in a vaulted old-town courtyard on Pfarrplatz
Restaurant Loretto am See — white-wood lake restaurant at Maria Loretto castle in the nature preserve
HOTELS & STAYS
Where to stay nearby
Hotel Sandwirth — traditional 4-star in a neoclassical building right in the pedestrian centre, with a private beach on the lake
Falkensteiner Camping Wörthersee — ~330 pitches on the eastern bay between Strandbad and Minimundus
Seepark Wörthersee Resort — full resort with spa and pools beside the university and Minimundus
Hotel Plattenwirt — lakeside classic next to Europapark, 200 m from the water
Camping Brückler Nord — family-run site on the warm Keutschacher See, 8 km from the centre
ibis Styles Klagenfurt — reliable budget option two minutes from the Lindwurm
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Day-by-day routes
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