Lindau: Austria is unproblematic, the Swiss network is not
Sites: BAKOM (retrieved 2026-10-07), map: © OpenStreetMap contributors. Straight line, not radio coverage.
What the data shows
The nearest Swiss mobile site is 11.5 kilometres from Lindau according to BAKOM, to the south. There is none within 10 kilometres. In 2017 the Schwäbische Zeitung nevertheless named Lindau, alongside Friedrichshafen and Konstanz, as a place on the lake where phones easily connect to a foreign network.
Austria and Switzerland: a difference
Austria begins close by. It is part of EU roaming, so you can call and browse there without a surcharge. It only gets expensive if your phone picks up a Swiss network. The status bar shows the difference: Swisscom, Sunrise or Salt mean Switzerland.
If you are travelling between Lindau and Bregenz, you will find figures for the Austrian side on the Bregenz page.
What helps in Lindau
Lindau in brief
Does roaming apply in Austria near Lindau?
Austria is part of EU roaming; German mobile plans normally incur no extra costs there. Switzerland is different.
What do I do if my phone shows Swisscom in Lindau?
Switch off data roaming and fix your network. The steps are in the instructions.
Sources
- Schwäbische Zeitung, 2017 (updated 2019)Friedrichshafen, Lindau and Konstanz named as places where phones easily connect to a foreign network; €1.49 per minute for calls to Germany, 23 cents and more per megabyte; cost cap of €50 plus tax for mobile data abroad. (German)
- BAKOM, mobile antenna sites (geo.admin.ch)Figures and distances on this page, retrieved 7 Oct 2026; straight line from the town centre, not radio coverage.