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Swabia: Stuttgart to Ulm: 4-Day Plan You Can Actually Drive
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The 4-day version for June: every day fits real transit, opening hours and daylight. Prefer more or fewer days? 2-day plan · 3-day plan · 4-day plan · best time to go.
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4
days
160 km
distance
7.5 h
driving
28
curated stops
💡 Good to know for this plan
- ~15.9 hours of daylight in June — the plan keeps days inside a realistic window.
- Punt season on Tübingen's Neckar, Hohenzollern floating above autumn fog banks in October, and Ulm's swifts screaming round the world's tallest steeple.
Day 1 Stuttgart → Tübingen & Hohenzollern
- Transit
- 2h49
- Finish
- ~18:00
- Temperature
- 11.3°C–21.7°C
- Rainy days
- ~12
- Daylight
- 15.9h
09:00
10:00
11:05
Admire iconic Porsche cars and designs in an architectural marvel.
50 min · Stuttgart · €8 regular entry, €4 reduced (children, students, anybody over 60); 50% of that if entry is after 17:00
14:00
Visit an illuminated monastery in the Schönbuch forest at night.
50 min · Tübingen & Hohenzollern
15:10
You will see the historic tower where poet Friedrich Hölderlin spent his final years, steeped in literary history.
50 min · Tübingen & Hohenzollern · free
open: Th-M 11:00 - 17:00
16:10
Wander the castle grounds and admire the intricately carved gate.
50 min · Tübingen & Hohenzollern
17:00
Overnight: Tübingen & Hohenzollern
e.g. Youth Hostel · Neckar Camping
Day 2 Around Tübingen & Hohenzollern
- Transit
- 1h48
- Finish
- ~17:40
- Temperature
- 11.3°C–21.7°C
- Rainy days
- ~12
- Daylight
- 15.9h
09:00
Stocherkahnrennen stocherkahnrennen.com
Cheer on punting crews racing down the river in a lively competition.
90 min · Tübingen & Hohenzollern
10:45
Discover a fairytale castle perched dramatically on a conical hill.
50 min · Tübingen & Hohenzollern
12:50
Explore contemporary art in a small museum set on a hill.
50 min · Tübingen & Hohenzollern
13:50
14:50
15:50
16:40
Day 3 Ulm
- Transit
- 2h16
- Finish
- ~17:40
- Temperature
- 11.4°C–21.5°C
- Rainy days
- ~13
- Daylight
- 15.9h
10:35
Marvel at the towering Gothic spire and intricate stonework.
50 min · Ulm
11:35
12:35
13:35
14:35
Walk along massive preserved ramparts and defensive walls.
50 min · Ulm
15:50
Explore the grand Baroque basilica and ornate Rococo library.
50 min · Ulm
16:40
Overnight here
Day 4 Around Ulm
- Transit
- 0h39
- Finish
- ~15:55
- Temperature
- 11.4°C–21.5°C
- Rainy days
- ~13
- Daylight
- 15.9h
09:00
10:00
11:00
Natural History Education Center tourismus.ulm.de map ↗
Examine scientific collections of Earth's history and local flora.
50 min · Ulm
12:00
Kunsthalle Weishaupt kunsthalle-weishaupt.de map ↗
View contemporary art in a sleek modern exhibition space.
50 min · Ulm
13:00
Danube Swabian Museum dzm-museum.de map ↗
Trace the heritage and culture of the Danube Swabians.
50 min · Ulm
14:05
Wiblingen Monastery Convent Museum search
Discover secular history through exhibits in the convent building.
50 min · Ulm
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