Lindau Travel Forum

Hi, We want to travel from Lucerne to Fussen. The best way I can see on the map is through Zurich, Lindau and then on to Fussen. We will have rail passes. I have obtained info about each leg of the trip ie Lucerne to Zurich 45mins, Zurich to Lindau 2hrs, Lindau to Biesenhofen 2hrs but I can't get any info Biesenhofen to Fussen other than it takes 4-5hours. Does anyone know the fastest way by train or should we just hire a car? Many thanks.

From Biessenhofen to Füssen you may need about 5 hours on foot, but not by train.
Did you check on http://www.bahn.de?
If yes, did the website, by chance, offer you connections to a place named "Fussenberg"? (This problem shows up about weekly on the different travel forums I frequent.)
There is no "Fussen" in Germany. The correct spelling of the town's name is either "Füssen" or "Fuessen". Try again...

Hi, I tried the spelling you suggested and have now found the right Fussen! The journey is around 50 mins which is what I had expected. Many thanks for your help.

An alternative and more interesting route:
Lucerne - Pre-Alpine Express - Romanshorn - ferry - Friedrichshafen - Lindau - Füssen.

http://www.voralpen-express.ch/site/content.asp?typ=EN&category=Map&lang=EN&art=Sportbahn
Your rail passes will give you a 50% discount on the ferry from Romanshorn to Friedrichshafen. This ferry connects directly the railway stations.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/fotogarten/2337284237/sizes/o/
The white building with the clock on its tower is the harbor railway station in Friedrichshafen. Also the home of the interesting Zeppelin Museum
http://www.zeppelin-museum.de/685.0.html

DB timetable
http://reiseauskunft.bahn.de/bin/query.exe/en
From: Luzern
To: Romanshorn
To: Friedrichshafen Hafen
To: Fuessen
To: Hohenschwangau

The timetable has also the ferry times. And the times for the buses from Füssen to Hohenschwangau, the bus stop next to the ticket center of Neuschwanstein Castle.