The trip, in order
Follow the route day by day. Times and prices can change, so check official information before you travel.
Vienna imperial core
Vienna imperial core
- 1
Schönbrunn Palace and Gardens
Choose Schönbrunn for the clearest single introduction to imperial Vienna: palace interiors, garden axes and hilltop views can fill much of a day.
- Duration
- 210 minutes suggested
- Price
- Mixed free and paid access
- Start time
- Choose a start time that suits your day.
- 2
St. Stephen’s Cathedral
Visit for an essential sense of Vienna’s medieval core and for the contrast between the working cathedral, historic fabric and elevated tower viewpoints.
- Duration
- 90 minutes suggested
- Price
- Mixed free and paid access
- Start time
- Choose a start time that suits your day.
Vienna art
Vienna art
- 1
Belvedere Palace
Belvedere rewards travellers who want architecture and art together, with a strong visual route from palace interiors through gardens toward the Vienna skyline.
- Duration
- 150 minutes suggested
- Price
- Admission normally charged
- Start time
- Choose a start time that suits your day.
- 2
Kunsthistorisches Museum
Visit for old-master paintings, antiquities and court collections in one of Vienna’s most rewarding indoor cultural stops.
- Duration
- 150 minutes suggested
- Price
- Admission normally charged
- Start time
- Choose a start time that suits your day.
Wachau
Wachau
- 1
Melk Abbey
It combines grand interiors, a famous library, church architecture and river-valley views in one of Lower Austria’s strongest day-trip stops.
- Duration
- 150 minutes suggested
- Price
- Admission normally charged
- Start time
- Choose a start time that suits your day.
- 2
Dürnstein and Wachau
Choose it for a walkable introduction to the Wachau where built heritage, vineyards and Danube scenery sit within a small area.
- Duration
- 150 minutes suggested
- Price
- Mixed free and paid access
- Start time
- Choose a start time that suits your day.
Salzburg
Salzburg
- 1
Hohensalzburg Fortress
It is Salzburg’s strongest single orientation stop and gives the historic centre a clear defensive and political context.
- Duration
- 150 minutes suggested
- Price
- Admission normally charged
- Start time
- Choose a start time that suits your day.
- 2
Mirabell Palace and Gardens
Visit for an easy, mostly outdoor Salzburg stop that works well for families and photographers and can be crossed on foot between the station side and old town.
- Duration
- 60 minutes suggested
- Price
- Free public access
- Start time
- Choose a start time that suits your day.
Hallstatt and Krippenstein
Hallstatt and Krippenstein
- 1
Hallstatt
Visit for the extraordinary meeting of village, lake and mountains, but plan around heavy visitor demand rather than expecting an empty postcard scene.
- Duration
- 120 minutes suggested
- Price
- Mixed free and paid access
- Start time
- Choose a start time that suits your day.
- 2
Dachstein Krippenstein and 5fingers
Choose it for one of the clearest high-level panoramas over Hallstatt, the lake and surrounding mountains without committing to a technical mountain ascent.
- Duration
- 180 minutes suggested
- Price
- Admission normally charged
- Start time
- Choose a start time that suits your day.
Innsbruck
Innsbruck
- 1
Golden Roof Innsbruck
It gives a compact focus to an Innsbruck walking tour and connects imperial history with the surrounding medieval streets.
- Duration
- 45 minutes suggested
- Price
- Mixed free and paid access
- Start time
- Choose a start time that suits your day.
- 2
Nordkette
Choose it when you want major alpine scenery without relocating from Innsbruck, while remembering that conditions can be very different from the city below.
- Duration
- 180 minutes suggested
- Price
- Admission normally charged
- Start time
- Choose a start time that suits your day.
Achensee
Achensee
- 1
Achensee
Choose it for a flexible nature day: gentle lakeside time, boat travel and mountain lifts can be combined without committing to a long hike.
- Duration
- 240 minutes suggested
- Price
- Mixed free and paid access
- Start time
- Choose a start time that suits your day.
Graz
Graz
- 1
Graz Schlossberg and Clock Tower
It is the best quick orientation point in Graz and works equally well as a short walk, funicular outing or sunset stop.
- Duration
- 90 minutes suggested
- Price
- Mixed free and paid access
- Start time
- Choose a start time that suits your day.
- 2
Schloss Eggenberg
Choose it when you want a slower half-day beyond the old town with both indoor heritage and outdoor grounds.
- Duration
- 150 minutes suggested
- Price
- Admission normally charged
- Start time
- Choose a start time that suits your day.
Carinthia
Carinthia
- 1
Hochosterwitz Castle
Visit for the theatrical approach, defensive architecture and far-reaching Carinthian views as much as for the castle rooms themselves.
- Duration
- 150 minutes suggested
- Price
- Admission normally charged
- Start time
- Choose a start time that suits your day.
- 2
Pyramidenkogel Observation Tower
Choose it for a fast, high-impact viewpoint that works well within a lake-based itinerary and requires less mountain effort than an alpine summit.
- Duration
- 90 minutes suggested
- Price
- Admission normally charged
- Start time
- Choose a start time that suits your day.
Vienna finale
Vienna finale
- 1
Vienna State Opera
Choose it for live music culture or a guided look behind the façade, especially if Vienna’s classical-music tradition is central to your trip.
- Duration
- 90 minutes suggested
- Price
- Mixed free and paid access
- Start time
- Choose a start time that suits your day.