A charging device (10) for an electrical charging process of a mobile device (200) in a vehicle, having a charging face (20) for placing a mobile device (200) on in a contact-forming fashion, and electrical charging means (30) for electrically charging a mobile device (200) which is placed on the charging face (20), further having an encapsulating housing (40) which at least partially surrounds the charging face (20). The encapsulating housing (40) has at least one inlet section (42) with at least one inlet opening (44) for letting in passenger compartment air (IL) from the passenger compartment of the vehicle as cooling air (KL) for cooling the mobile device (200) and/or the charging face (20), and at least one outlet section (46) with at least one outlet opening (48) for letting out the cooling air (KL) into the passenger compartment of the vehicle.