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Langenargen, Zeppelin über dem Bodensee
Schussen. Photo: Dguendel, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Schussen

Kayak spot · Germany

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

78Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

2 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 63 out of 100

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

Tue 3 · 52 out of 100

Wind
15 kn
Gusts
22kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 70 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 83 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 79 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
6kn
Air
6°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 85 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
5kn
Air
11°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 85 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
11°C
Rain
3.3 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 161, good
  2. Mon 263, good
  3. Tue 352, fair
  4. Wed 470, good
  5. Thu 583, good
  6. Fri 679, good
  7. Sat 785, good
  8. Sun 885, good
  9. Mon 975, good
  10. Tue 1088, 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 Schussen
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Sun 1Nov61, good12 kn17kn9°C0 mm
Mon 2Nov63, good11 kn18kn8°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov52, fair15 kn22kn8°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov70, good9 kn13kn9°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov83, good4 kn7kn9°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov79, good1 kn6kn6°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov85, good2 kn5kn11°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov85, good4 kn8kn11°C3.3 mm
Mon 9Nov75, good2 kn6kn11°C16.5 mm
Tue 10Nov88, good1 kn5kn13°C1.8 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.

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the spot and its town

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Photos of Schussen

Langenargen, Blick nach Friedrichshafen
Photo: Dguendel, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Schussen

A launch on the Schussen. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. 4 paddling schools, clubs or hire within 10 km, the nearest 4.2 km away. The town to stay in is Kressbronn am Bodensee. Within 5 km we also list 1 kayak spot.

  • River Schussen
  • 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 4 paddling schools, clubs or hire within 10 km, the nearest 4.2 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$1,400–US$2,630 each

about US$1,400–US$2,630 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 ZRH, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$489–US$1,020
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$147–US$248
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$308–US$509
Food7 days eating outabout US$295–US$549
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$161–US$308
Totalabout US$1,400–US$2,630

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Kressbronn am Bodensee

Closest

Kressbronn am Bodensee

10 min by car · 83 places to stay

about US$114/nightcountry average

See 83 places to stay in Kressbronn am Bodensee · Booking.com

About Kressbronn am Bodensee 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 15h 05m

About 15h 05m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → ZRH, direct, then 1h 40m 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