Ballooning in the southern part of Germany

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Flight Locations - Where Do We Fly From?

Our launching sites!We operate flights in the following two areas in the south of Germany:

1) City of Ellwangen and surroundings: Noerdlingen and Dinkelsbuehl
Come fly over the southern part of Germany! The old cities of Ellwangen, Noerdlingen and Dinkelsbuehl are all located approximately 20 km from each other.

the cathedral of EllwangenEllwangen is a fantastic old city with a castle and many old buildings. It is situated in the centre of a triangle formed by Nuernberg, Stuttgart and Augsburg, on the ridge of the Swabian and Fraconian Alps.
This area has tremendous historical significance. Have a look here!

City of Noerdlingen and the Ries
15 million years ago, the Ries (About 25 km in diameter) was formed by the impact of a large meteorite that hit the earth at a speed of at least 70.000 km/h. Today this crater is one of the best preserved and researched meteorite craters in the world. The old town is situated in the middle of this crater and is visible kilometres away.

City of Dinkelsbuehlthe city of Ellwangen
Dinkelsbuehl is a very large, sprawling town, that on first glance seems ordinary - almost like a normal modern-day German or US town. But the compact old city is right in the middle, segregated from the rest of the town by a wide moat and high old city walls. It is inside here that you must venture. Quiet, simple, different, enjoyable. Dinkelsbuehl is good down-home style excursion for those looking for variety among the Bavarian landscape.

All our flights to these cities start in Ellwangen. This launching site can be reached via the "Romantic Road" Wuerzburg - Augsburg, or the A 7 motorway (Wuerzburg -Ulm) as well as the main roads from Stuttgart und Nuernberg. Direct train services and bus services (summer only) are available. From the centre of Munich, the driving time is only about two hours. We suggest you stay overnight before your flight. Accommodation is available.


2) Augsburg - Old, Walled City of the Fuggersthe coty of Noerdlingen
Our second starting field is situated 100 km southern of Ellwangen, less than one hour west of the city of Munich.
Augsburg was founded by Caesar Augustus - after whom it was named.
In the 13th century the citizens achieved for the old cathedral town of Augsburg the status of a free city in the Holy Roman Empire (Reichsstadt). The Welsers with their shipping interests and the rich and influential Fuggers helped to turn Augsburg into a city of international importance: a city of emperors and a venue for imperial diets, the home and workplace of famous artists, sculptors and composers.

Augsburg is the third largest city in Bavaria, a university city, the seat of the Swabian government and an important economic centre where internationally renowned companies offer state-of-the-art computer and electronic technology.


Ballonservice Pfahlheim * registriertes Luftfahrtunternehmen BW 127
Tulpenstrasse 53 * 73479 Ellwangen - Germany * Tel. +49 7965 2658 * Fax +49 7965 800 191 *nils@ballonservice.de view this page in German:Ballonfahren & Ballonfahrten

Balloonrides in the southern part of Germany