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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?

82Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Fri 6: Wind 3 kn gusting 8, Air 11 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 81 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Tue 3 · 79 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
6°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 80 out of 100

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

Thu 5 · 84 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
10°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 85 out of 100

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

Sat 7 · 77 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
5°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 82 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
6kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

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Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 182, good
  2. Mon 281, good
  3. Tue 379, good
  4. Wed 480, good
  5. Thu 584, good
  6. Fri 685, good
  7. Sat 777, good
  8. Sun 882, good
  9. Mon 980, good
  10. Tue 1079, 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 1Nov82, good5 kn14kn8°C0.2 mm
Mon 2Nov81, good4 kn9kn8°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov79, good8 kn17kn6°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov80, good8 kn18kn8°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov84, good6 kn14kn10°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov85, good3 kn8kn11°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov77, good1 kn7kn5°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov82, good1 kn6kn8°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov80, good1 kn3kn7°C2.4 mm
Tue 10Nov79, good6 kn16kn7°C2.4 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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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 2 kayak spots.

  • 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.

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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

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