The quay at the old town's edge
Before you board inRegensburg
The ships tie up on the Donaulände 'at the edge of the historic old town' — bayernhafen's phrase — and an hourly airport express runs straight in from Munich. Of the Danube's German embarkation cities, this is the one where the logistics get out of the way.
- 8regular cruise berths on the Donaulände
- 75 minÜFEX / RE 22, Munich Airport to Regensburg Hbf, hourly
- 9:00 pmUniworld all-aboard at berth D7 (every 2026 departure)
- 1146year construction of the Stone Bridge began
In short
The short version
The cruise quay is one stretch of the Donaulände at Danube km 2379, with eight regular berths, mandatory shore power and coach pick-up at the quay. Uniworld gives its berth as 'Donaulände-Kreuzfahrt-Liegeplatz (D7), Donaulände 21' for every 2026 departure.
Fly into Munich. The RE 22 / ÜFEX airport express leaves the station between Terminals 1 and 2 every hour and reaches Regensburg Hbf in about 75 minutes. It takes the Deutschlandticket.
Three lines start here. Viking's Romantic Danube and Uniworld's Delightful Danube both run between Budapest and Regensburg; Emerald's Danube Delights is listed Budapest to Munich, with the cruise itself ending here.
One night does it. The Stone Bridge, the cathedral, the Wurstkuchl and the 45-minute Strudel boat loop sit within a few hundred metres of each other. On Sundays the Domspatzen sing in St. Peter's.
Re-check your berth 24 hours out, as Uniworld asks — if the Donaulände is full, ships go to the commercial harbour downstream.
The berths
Where the ship will be
One quay in the city and an overflow in the harbour. The quay is where you'll almost certainly be; nobody publishes how often the overflow is used.
Donaulände cruise berths (Danube km 2379) — Uniworld: 'Donaulände-Kreuzfahrt-Liegeplatz (D7), Donaulände 21, 93055 Regensburg'
On the Donaulände 'at the edge of the historic old town', per bayernhafen's August 2025 cruise brochure. It counts eight regular berths with mandatory Power-Lock shore power, direct coach pick-up at the quay and water standpipes from das Stadtwerk Regensburg (0941 601-3070). Uniworld says the ship docks close to the old town.
Uniworld (all 2026 Regensburg departures at D7)
SourceOverflow: two short-term berths at bayernhafen Regensburg (Danube km 2378–2372)
In the commercial harbour downstream, used only when the city berths are full. Permission is granted shortly before arrival through the harbour master (0941 79597-26 or -27).
SourceBecause the quay is a single stretch with eight berths, the location is predictable even where the berth number isn't. Uniworld fixes D7 at Donaulände 21 with a 9:00 pm all-aboard and asks guests to re-check 24 hours out. Nobody says whether ships raft alongside each other here.
Regensburg on the Danube. Open the Regensburg card on the river map for the lines, the season and nearby calls.
Getting there
Munich Airport to the quay
There is one good answer and it runs every hour. The rest is caveats.
Fly into
Munich Airport (Flughafen München) MUC
The RE 22 / ÜFEX airport express runs hourly from the airport station, between Terminals 1 and 2, to Regensburg Hbf in about 75 minutes; the station-to-berth distance isn't published — Eurostars Park Hotel Maximilian is 250 m from the station, and the SORAT island hotel lists the station at 2 km.
- Train
The ÜFEX, every hour
The RE 22 Flughafenexpress runs Regensburg–Munich Airport 'im Stundentakt', about 75 minutes with stops including Freising, Moosburg and Neufahrn. It's usable with the Deutschlandticket, and the trains have been new Siemens sets since December 2024.
Source - Line transfer
Departure yes, arrival unstated
Uniworld sells a departure transfer from Regensburg to Munich Airport and its Delightful Danube ends here; whether an arrival transfer is included isn't stated. Viking includes embarkation-day transfers when air is booked through Viking Air.
Source - Taxi
No published fare
Neither the airport nor the city publishes a MUC–Regensburg taxi fare or time. Price it with your hotel before you decide against the train.
Source - Bus
Nothing dedicated
Flixbus long-distance coaches stop at Terminal 2 stops 21–22. The airport page lists no dedicated Regensburg coach.
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What the lines say about transfers
- UniworldThe ship docks close to the old town, and the line sells a Regensburg–Munich Airport departure transfer; arrival transfer terms aren't stated.
- Viking River CruisesAirport transfers are included on embarkation and disembarkation day when flights are booked through Viking Air.
- Emerald CruisesLists Danube Delights as Budapest to Munich with the cruise running to Regensburg; its transfer terms aren't published.
The day before
The day before you sail
Almost all of it is within sight of the Stone Bridge. The one thing that needs a ticket in advance is the Reichstag museum, and that ticket is sold at the tourist office, not online.
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Cross the Stone Bridge into the UNESCO old town
Construction of the Steinerne Brücke began in 1146. The old town was listed by UNESCO in 2006 and the Danube Limes added in 2021 — a double listing. The tourist information is on Rathausplatz (+49 941 507-4410).
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Lunch at the Historische Wurstkuchl
Thundorferstraße 3, 'right next to the Stone Bridge and the Salzstadel', with about 84 outdoor seats on the Danube bank and a 25-seat historic Stüberl. The English page says daily 10:00–18:00; the German page lists seasonal hours to 19:00 from April. Written reservations are answered only Mon–Fri 8:30–13:00.
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The 45-minute Strudel round trip
Donauschifffahrt Wurm & Noé's Crystal Fleet runs the historic whirlpool loop (about 45 minutes) from April to December, and Klinger's traditional fleet a roughly 50-minute version. Both sell tickets at the blue pavilion at Thundorferstraße 6 by the bridge. Prices aren't on the tourism page.
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Thurn und Taxis palace and the St. Emmeram cloisters
The city guide says the palace grounds, including the cloisters and the Princely Treasure Chamber, are open to visitors. Tour times and prices aren't published there — book ahead for a timed tour.
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Hear the Domspatzen at St. Peter's
The boys' choir sings in the cathedral every Sunday and on holidays, per the city's at-a-glance guide. A free, timed reason to be in town on a Sunday morning before boarding.
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Document Reichstag in the Old Town Hall — tickets at the office, not the door
The Reichstag museum in the Altes Rathaus is visited on tours whose tickets are sold at the Rathausplatz tourist office — not online, not at the hall. Times aren't published in the guide, so ask at the office early in the day.
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Advent: five Christmas markets
The tourism board lists the Christkindlmarkt on Neupfarrplatz 23 November to 23 December (Sun–Wed 10–20, Thu–Sat 10–21), the Romantic Christmas Market at Thurn und Taxis palace 20 November to 23 December, the Lucrezia-Markt on Haidplatz 27 November to 23 December and an Advent market on the Danube bank at Katharinenspital. The page gives no year, so confirm for 2026.
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Extra days, booked ahead
Things to do in Regensburg
Three bookable things worth doing on your own time rather than the ship's.
- Old-town walking tour with Stone Bridge and cathedralA guided two-hour loop of the UNESCO core, the afternoon before all-aboard.
- Danube Gorge boat trip to Weltenburg Abbey (from Kelheim)The lines sell this excursion on board — doing it independently the day before frees cruise time.
- Munich day trip by rail or private transfer to RegensburgFor guests landing at MUC, a car or the RE 22 gets you to the quay in about 75–90 minutes.
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Where to stay
Where to sleep
Six hotels in our Regensburg pre-cruise hotels guide, all within the old town or just across the bridge from it. Bischofshof am Dom is the address beside the cathedral; SORAT Insel-Hotel is the one with the Danube terrace and a flat walk to the quay.
Domviertel (the cathedral quarter)
The densest cluster of sights and both cathedral hotels. Bischofshof am Dom is 'just a few meters from St. Peter's Cathedral' with rooms looking at the Stone Bridge; Kaiserhof am Dom sits 'directly opposite the mighty twin towers'.
Oberer Wöhrd island and Stadtamhof, across the Stone Bridge
Quiet and on the water. SORAT Insel-Hotel sits on the Danube island 'directly at the stone bridge' — 100 m to the bridge, 500 m to the old town — with a Danube terrace. Hotel Orphée's Andreasstadel house is in Stadtamhof.
Maximilianstraße and the station quarter
For an early ÜFEX to Munich Airport. Eurostars Park Hotel Maximilian, a 19th-century palace hotel, is 250 m from the central station at the start of the old town.
All six Regensburg pre-cruise hotels
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The lines
Who starts a cruise in Regensburg
Lines with published itineraries that start or end here. Each name opens our review.
Calls here mid-cruise
When
The boat round trips run April to December with the Crystal Fleet, and Klinger's December sailings are Fridays and Saturdays only. The Christkindlmarkt and the Thurn und Taxis Romantic market run from roughly 20–23 November to 23 December, though the page gives no year. The Wurstkuchl closes 25–26 December and Ash Wednesday. Uniworld posted low-water operational adjustments on Danube sections in 2026 — read your line's notices the week you fly.
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Quick answers
Regensburg river cruise questions
Where do river cruise ships dock in Regensburg?
On the Donaulände at the edge of the historic old town (Danube km 2379), which bayernhafen's 2025 cruise brochure counts as eight regular berths with shore power and direct coach pick-up. Uniworld gives its berth as 'Donaulände-Kreuzfahrt-Liegeplatz (D7), Donaulände 21, 93055 Regensburg' with a 9:00 pm all-aboard. When the city berths are full, ships use two short-term berths in the commercial harbour downstream.
How do I get from Munich Airport to Regensburg?
The RE 22 / ÜFEX airport express leaves the station between Terminals 1 and 2 hourly and reaches Regensburg Hbf in about 75 minutes, with stops including Freising, Moosburg and Neufahrn; it accepts the Deutschlandticket. From the station the Eurostars Park Hotel Maximilian is 250 m. No taxi fare to the quay is published.
Which lines start in Regensburg?
Viking (Romantic Danube, Budapest–Regensburg), Uniworld (Delightful Danube, Budapest–Regensburg) and Emerald, whose Danube Delights is listed Budapest to Munich with the cruise running to Regensburg. Avalon, Riverside, Tauck and Uniworld's Vineyards and Palaces call here mid-cruise.
Is one night enough in Regensburg?
Yes — the Stone Bridge, cathedral, Wurstkuchl and the 45-minute Strudel boat loop all sit within a few hundred metres of each other, and the Domspatzen sing on Sundays. Add a night if you want the Thurn und Taxis palace tour and a Danube Gorge trip to Weltenburg on your own.
Should I stay in the old town or across the bridge?
The cathedral quarter puts Bischofshof and Kaiserhof metres from St. Peter's. Across the Stone Bridge, SORAT Insel-Hotel on the Oberer Wöhrd island is 100 m from the bridge and 500 m from the old town with a Danube terrace, and Orphée's Andreasstadel house is in Stadtamhof. Both sides are a short walk to the Donaulände.
Can I store luggage in Regensburg?
The city doesn't say. Its at-a-glance guide and the boat-trip page don't mention luggage storage; the tourist information is on Rathausplatz (+49 941 507-4410). Hotels in the cathedral quarter are a few minutes from the quay, so a late checkout usually solves it.
How we checked this page 18 sources
Every fact above comes from a source listed here, checked on October 21, 2026: port and city authorities, the lines’ own pages, the hotels and the rating guides. Where nothing official is published, the page says so rather than filling the gap.
- bayernhafen cruise brochure Aug 2025
- Uniworld 2026 port locations & boarding times
- Uniworld Delightful Danube 2026 (Budapest–Regensburg)
- Viking Romantic Danube (Budapest–Regensburg)
- Emerald Danube Delights
- Viking Air transfers
- Munich Airport public transport
- Munich Airport taxi & transfer
- DB Regio Bayern — Flughafenverkehr (RE 22)
- reisetopia — MUC airport express
- Regensburg tourism — Christmas markets
- Regensburg tourism — boat trips
- Regensburg at a glance (PDF)
- Historische Wurstkuchl
- SORAT Insel-Hotel
- Hotel Bischofshof am Dom
- Eurostars Park Hotel Maximilian
- Viator Regensburg