Bavaria · Germany
Where to stay in Augsburg
Augsburg is a city in Bavaria, Germany, home to about 302,000 people. This guide covers 3 hotels and 3 aparthotels in Augsburg, with about 296 rooms between them. 1 of them carries a published guest score, and the list below is ordered by it.
- Places to stay in this guide
- 6
- Best months
- September
- Nearest airport
- FMM65 km · Memmingen Allgau Airport
- Currency
- EUReuro
- Time zone
- Europe/Berlin
- Language
- German
About
About Augsburg
Augsburg is a city in the Bavarian part of Swabia, Germany, around 50 kilometres (31 mi) west of the Bavarian capital Munich. It is a university town and the regional seat of the Regierungsbezirk Swabia with a well-preserved Altstadt.
Augsburg is the administrative capital and local center of Bavarian Swabia. From 1276 until nearly the end of the Holy Roman Empire, Augsburg was a "free imperial city", nominally subject to nobody but the Emperor but de facto self-governing as a city state. Despite being hidden in Munich's overwhelming shadow, the city has a lot to offer. While many Germans might think the "aug" part may refer to eyes (Auge (n) in German) it actually goes back to its Roman name Augusta Vindelicorum.
Wikipedia and Wikivoyage contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.
Things to do
What to see and do in Augsburg
See
- Brechthaus
- Fuggerei
- Fugger Stadtpalast
- Rathaus
- Schaezlerpalais and Staatsgalerie Altdeutsche Meister
- Leopold-Mozart-Haus Augsburg
- Water management system of Augsburg
- Perlachturm
- Weberhaus
- Cathedral
- Synagogue
- St. Anna Kirche
Do
- Augsburger Puppenkiste
- Augsburg Zoo
- Botanischer Garten
- Altstadt (Old Town)
- Christkindlmarkt
- WWK Arena
- Ice hockey
- Cycling in the nearby forests
- Augsburger Plärrer
- Eiskanal
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Where to stay
The best-rated places to stay in Augsburg
Ordered by guest score as each operator publishes it, weighted by the number of reviews so a handful of perfect scores does not outrank thousands of very good ones. Scores are shown on their own scale.
| # | Place to stay | Rooms | Guest score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leonardo Hotel Augsburg hotel | 235 | 92/100 10,093 reviews |
5 more places to stay, without a published guest score
| Place to stay | Rooms |
|---|---|
| Augsburg Am Katzenstadel aparthotel | 22 |
| Augsburg Annastraße aparthotel | 21 |
| Augsburg Pilgerhausstraße aparthotel | 18 |
| Candlewood Suites Augsburg hotel | |
| Garner Hotel Augsburg Nord hotel |
Schematic: the city centre in orange, each place to stay as a dot, distance rings in kilometres.
Where to stay
More hotels in Augsburg
17 hotels within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.
| Hotel | Opened | From centre |
|---|---|---|
| Dorint Hotel Tower | 1972 | 1.4 km |
| Spickel-Gaststätte | 3.3 km | |
| Arthotel ANA Style Augsburg | 6.1 km | |
| Best Hotel Zeller | 11.3 km | |
| BIO Hotel Bayerischer Wirt Augsburg | 2.4 km | |
| Dom Hotel | 0.6 km | |
| Dorint An der Kongresshalle Augsburg | 1.4 km | |
| Gästehaus Hessingstraße 6a in Augsburg | 4.1 km | |
| Goldene Traube | 0.2 km | |
| Hotel Augsburger Hof | 0.8 km | |
| Hotel Schempp | 11.1 km | |
| Hotel Weißes Lamm | 0.4 km | |
| Parkhotel Schmid | 14.5 km | |
| Quality Hotel Augsburg | 2.5 km | |
| Ringhotel Alpenhof | 3.7 km | |
| Romantik Hotel Alte Posthalterei | 22.5 km | |
| Villa Arborea | 2.9 km |
When to go
The best time to visit Augsburg
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Augsburg are September. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 24 °C; July is the wettest, with about 111 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Augsburg: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Memmingen Allgau Airport (FMM), about 65 km from the city centre in a straight line; Munich Airport (MUC, 66 km) and Nuremberg Airport (NUE, 126 km) are also within reach.
Getting around
Local transport is the AVV (Augsburger Verkehrs- und Tarifverbund): trams, city buses and regional trains inside the Augsburg fare area. It does not cover through tickets to Munich or Ulm - for those you need DB / a Bayern-Ticket / a Deutschland-Ticket. The same two state tickets are valid on AVV trams and buses, so you do not buy a second city ticket if you already hold one. Innenraum (zones 10–20, the city) is what most visitors need. From 1 January 2026: single €4.20, short hop (Kurzstrecke, stop plus four) cheaper, day ticket €10.20 (extra adults +€3.60).
Wikivoyage contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.
FMM · Memmingen Allgau Airport
MUC · Munich Airport
NUE · Nuremberg Airport
Local knowledge
Eating, drinking and staying safe in Augsburg
Eat
Augsburg is famous for its plum cake, called Zwetschgendatschi, and Bosna, a sausage coming in a bun with hot sauce and onions. Also, try Kässpatzen (which literally translates as cheese sparrows, but no birds are harmed during preparation), a popular hand made pasta dish topped with melted mountain cheese and served with caramelized onions.
Drink
In Augsburg there are several beer gardens, and some of them have their own children's playground. What is written in the Munich travel guide about beer gardens also applies to Augsburg's beer gardens. The Riegele beer garden, close to the central train station and right next to the Riegele brewery, is a good place to go. A good part of Augsburg's night life takes place in Maximilianstraße and the historic district right beneath the Maximilianstraße. There is great diversity in the type of clubs and bars, ranging from disco to student bars. It is a great idea to go see more than one place and find out which is the most comforting to you.
Stay safe
Augsburg is very safe; in 2017, it was ranked as the second safest German city with over 200,000 inhabitants. Virtually all crimes are domestic violence (which are quite rare), drug abuse, or alcohol-fueled fights at a bar. Augsburg also tends to be pretty safe at night. Don't be afraid to use the small and poorly lit alleys in the historic district, since these are beautiful especially after dark!
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Good to know
Accessibility, parking and families in Augsburg
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Questions
Augsburg: questions travellers ask
What are the best-rated hotels in Augsburg?
By published guest score: Leonardo Hotel Augsburg (92 / 100 · 10,093 reviews · www.leonardo-hotels.com (operator's own guest score)).
When is the best time to visit Augsburg?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Augsburg are September. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 24 °C; July is the wettest, with about 111 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Augsburg?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Memmingen Allgau Airport (FMM), about 65 km from the city centre in a straight line; Munich Airport (MUC, 66 km) and Nuremberg Airport (NUE, 126 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Augsburg?
euro (EUR).
Nearby
Destinations near Augsburg
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.