Spielbank Lindau
Lindau (Bodensee) · Germany
A small house on the island: free parking at the door, quiet tables, minimum age 21.
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Arrival brief · Germany
Casino Baden-Baden
The classic in the Kurhaus: 1 h 40 from Basel, jacket mandatory, €5 at the door — the drive you plan a night around.
Germany21+EUREntry: 5 € Klassisches Spiel; Automatenspiel aktuell frei
- Address
- Kaiserallee 1 (im Kurhaus), 76530 Baden-Baden
- Phone
- +49 7221 30240
- drive
- Basel 112 min · 171 km
Arrival brief
This drive in four stages.
Everything between your own front door and the gaming floor, in the order it happens.
- 01
Leave
Car: from Basel the A5 north, roughly 150 km and 1 h 40 — the one drive on this site that deserves an overnight stay. Rail: Basel SBB to Baden-Baden by ICE in about 1 h 15, then bus 201 to the Kurhaus, fifteen minutes.
- 02
Cross
You are leaving the Swiss customs territory: carry your document, checks can happen at any hour. Cash from CHF/EUR 10,000 has to be declared. No extra vignette or toll on this route.
- 03
Park
Underground car park under the house, paid by the hour.
- 04
Enter
Tables: jacket and long trousers are mandatory, shirt and tie requested, no trainers (jacket rental €10). Slots: tidy casual. 21 and over, original document at the door (state law in Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria). Entry: 5 € Klassisches Spiel; Automatenspiel aktuell frei.
Drive time from each starting point
| From your location | min | |
|---|---|---|
| Basel | 171 km | 112 min |
| Schaffhausen | 170 km | 159 min |
| Zurich | 252 km | 170 min |
| Central Switzerland (Lucerne) | 265 km | 176 min |
| Thurgau (Frauenfeld) | 202 km | 179 min |
| Bern | 267 km | 179 min |
| Eastern Switzerland (St. Gallen, Rhine Valley) | 218 km | 208 min |
| Vaud (Lausanne) | 367 km | 244 min |
| Graubünden (Chur) | 372 km | 248 min |
| Valais (Sion) | 417 km | 277 min |
| Geneva | 420 km | 282 min |
| Ticino (Lugano) | 431 km | 296 min |
Road distances and drive times from an OSRM routing, as of 2026-09-10, without traffic or waiting time at the border.
What the door asks for
- Minimum age
- 21 and over, original document at the door (state law in Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria)
- ID at the door
- Germany: passport or identity card, the original. Without it the door stays shut, whatever your age.
- Enter
- Tables: jacket and long trousers are mandatory, shirt and tie requested, no trainers (jacket rental €10). Slots: tidy casual.
- Cash at the tables
- EUR · No, euro only. Exchange before you leave or withdraw with a card on site.
- Entry
- 5 € Klassisches Spiel; Automatenspiel aktuell frei
Editorial verdict
Speaks for the drive
- Historic room, the largest table offer on this site
- Slots without an entry fee and with a relaxed dress code
- Pairs naturally with an overnight stay
Speaks against it
- The longest drive here — 150 km from Basel
- Jacket mandatory and €5 entry at the tables
- Minimum age 21, euro only
No user ratings — a verdict from the facts of the drive and the door.
Checked against the operator's own pages on 2026-09-10. Klassisches Spiel: Sakko-Pflicht für Herren (Leihe 10 €). Zutritt nur mit Reisepass oder Personalausweis (Original). Operator's site ↗
Facts taken from the operator's own pages and regional tourist offices, as of 2026-09-10. Door times, games, dress code and door rules can change at short notice; what the house says on the day prevails.
Why people make this drive
Casino Baden-Baden occupies the Kurhaus and is considered one of the most beautiful gaming rooms in Europe; from Basel it is a day trip up the A5.
Nothing on the Swiss side offers this room or this tradition — and the slot hall lets you in without the jacket ritual.
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