The steamer Thalia and cruise ships on Lake Wörthersee

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

More here soon — the road is still being mapped.

HIGHLIGHTS

Moments worth savouring

01

Hop-on hop-off day ticket between five landing stages

02

The 1909 paddle-less steamship Thalia

03

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

FOOD & DRINK

Where to eat nearby

01

Gasthaus im Landhaushof — Carinthian classics like Kasnudeln in the wood-panelled rooms of the Landhaus courtyard (Falstaff 82)

02

Maria Loretto — Mediterranean-Carinthian cooking in the castle on the eastern bay, the lake’s best terrace at sunset

03

Kochwerkstatt — Christian Cabalier’s Mediterranean workshop kitchen at Benediktinermarkt

04

Osteria Veneta — the best Italian in town, fittingly, on Domgasse near the cathedral

05

Bierhaus zum Augustin — hearty Austrian pub food in a vaulted old-town courtyard on Pfarrplatz

06

Restaurant Loretto am See — white-wood lake restaurant at Maria Loretto castle in the nature preserve

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HOTELS & STAYS

Where to stay nearby

01

Hotel Sandwirth — traditional 4-star in a neoclassical building right in the pedestrian centre, with a private beach on the lake

02

Falkensteiner Camping Wörthersee — ~330 pitches on the eastern bay between Strandbad and Minimundus

03

Seepark Wörthersee Resort — full resort with spa and pools beside the university and Minimundus

04

Hotel Plattenwirt — lakeside classic next to Europapark, 200 m from the water

05

Camping Brückler Nord — family-run site on the warm Keutschacher See, 8 km from the centre

06

ibis Styles Klagenfurt — reliable budget option two minutes from the Lindwurm

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