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Weekend getaways in Vienna

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10 getaways from Vienna

  • Baden bei Wien

    30 min · Train, Car

    A Biedermeier spa town with thermal baths, a rose garden and Heurigen in the vineyards above.

    Stay
    Day trip
    Per person
    €15–€80
    Regional train from Hauptbahnhof or Meidling, or the Badner Bahn tram
    All year

  • Lake Neusiedl

    50 min · Train, Car

    A shallow steppe lake for sailing, cycling and swimming, with Burgenland wine villages and storks on the chimneys.

    Stay
    Day trip / 1 night
    Per person
    €20–€220
    Regional train to Neusiedl am See, or drive to Rust and Mörbisch
    May to September

  • Bratislava

    1 h · Train, Bus, Ferry

    Slovakia's compact capital an hour away: a castle on the hill, an old town and lower prices.

    Stay
    Day trip / 1 night
    Per person
    €25–€200
    Regional train from Hauptbahnhof, or the Twin City Liner boat down the Danube in summer
    All year

  • Wachau valley

    1 h 15 min · Train, Car, Ferry

    Terraced vineyards, apricot orchards, Melk's baroque abbey and the ruins of Dürnstein above the Danube.

    Stay
    Day trip / 2 nights
    Per person
    €30–€300
    Train to Krems or Melk, then the riverboat or a bike along the Danube
    April to October; apricot blossom in early spring

  • Semmering

    1 h 30 min · Train, Car

    The first mountain railway in Europe, grand old hotels and hiking or skiing in the hills south of Vienna.

    Stay
    Day trip / 1 night
    Per person
    €30–€260
    Regional train from Hauptbahnhof or Meidling over the UNESCO-listed mountain railway
    All year

  • Brno

    1 h 30 min · Train, Bus

    Moravia's lively university city, with the modernist Villa Tugendhat and a famous cocktail-bar scene.

    Stay
    1 night
    Per person
    €70–€220
    Railjet or RegioJet from Hauptbahnhof
    All year

  • Salzburg

    2 h 30 min · Train, Car

    Mozart's baroque city under its fortress, with the lakes of the Salzkammergut close by.

    Stay
    1–2 nights
    Per person
    €130–€360
    Railjet or Westbahn from Hauptbahnhof or Westbahnhof
    All year; festival season in July and August

  • Graz

    2 h 35 min · Train, Car

    Austria's second city: a red-roofed old town under the Schlossberg, pumpkin-seed oil and Styrian wine country to the south.

    Stay
    1–2 nights
    Per person
    €130–€330
    Railjet from Hauptbahnhof
    Spring to autumn

  • Budapest

    2 h 40 min · Train, Bus

    Thermal baths, the Danube embankments and a food scene that runs from market halls to ruin bars.

    Stay
    2–3 nights
    Per person
    €160–€400
    Railjet from Hauptbahnhof, several a day
    All year

  • Hallstatt and the Salzkammergut

    3 h 30 min · Train, Ferry, Car

    A lakeside village under steep mountains, with the oldest salt mine in the world. Stay overnight to see it after the day-trippers leave.

    Stay
    1–2 nights
    Per person
    €180–€450
    Train via Attnang-Puchheim to Hallstatt station, then the small ferry across the lake
    May to October; quieter in winter

Budgets are per person for the whole trip: return travel, a mid-range double room shared, and food.