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Passau, the nearest town, 3 km away. Photo: s.somkuti, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Bootseinsetzstelle

Kayak spot · Germany

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

81Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

2 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 82 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Tue 3 · 75 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 71 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
18kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 84 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
11°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 84 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
10°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 79 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 78 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
6kn
Air
5°C
Rain
0 mm

Tap a day for wind, gusts, air and rain. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 181, good
  2. Mon 282, good
  3. Tue 375, good
  4. Wed 471, good
  5. Thu 584, good
  6. Fri 684, good
  7. Sat 779, good
  8. Sun 878, good
  9. Mon 979, good
  10. Tue 1077, good

The spot in one fact

  • Flat waterthe water

Full forecast

every day, every number

The score doesn't know the river level, weirs or your skill.

Wind and weather forecast and score for each day at Bootseinsetzstelle
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Sun 1Nov81, good5 kn13kn8°C0.1 mm
Mon 2Nov82, good4 kn10kn8°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov75, good7 kn15kn7°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov71, good8 kn18kn8°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov84, good6 kn13kn11°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov84, good4 kn9kn10°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov79, good4 kn10kn7°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov78, good1 kn6kn5°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov79, good2 kn8kn7°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov77, good4 kn14kn6°C3 mm

Wind and gusts are in knots, rain in mm. River levels: no free forecast gives them, so check a gauge before you go. More

Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

Map

the spot and its town

Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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More kayaking near here

2 places
  • Inn 2.5 km away
  • Ilz 11.5 km away

About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Bootseinsetzstelle

A launch on the Inn. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. 2 paddling schools, clubs or hire within 10 km, the nearest 0.9 km away. The town to stay in is Passau. Within 5 km we also list 1 kayak spot.

  • River Inn
  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Who it suits No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle.
  • Access No source states the access rules: check locally.
  • Schools, hire 2 paddling schools, clubs or hire within 10 km, the nearest 0.9 km away.

Spots and rivers: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Whitewater sections © Rivermap (rivermap.org), Riverzone and Jonathan Riddell, ODbL.

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,480–US$2,780 each

about US$1,480–US$2,780 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, kayak hire.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to MUC, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$496–US$1,030
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$154–US$261
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$328–US$549
Food7 days eating outabout US$322–US$596
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$181–US$342
Totalabout US$1,480–US$2,780

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Passau

Closest

Passau

5 min by car · 77 places to stay

about US$114/nightcountry average

See 77 places to stay in Passau · Booking.com

About Passau its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$114 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

Getting there: about 16h 05m

About 16h 05m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → MUC, direct, then 2h 30m by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.

On the water

Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby

The nearest named schools, clubs and kayak or canoe hire within 25 km, in a straight line. Listings, not a recommendation. Schools, clubs and hire: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits