{"id":1302178,"date":"2026-09-26T18:01:32","date_gmt":"2026-09-26T18:01:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/?page_id=1302178"},"modified":"2026-10-01T16:31:32","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T16:31:32","slug":"austria","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/europe\/austria\/","title":{"rendered":"Austria"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":200,"featured_media":0,"parent":1301190,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"hw-hub-country","meta":{"footnotes":"","hw_hub_hero_eyebrow":"","hw_hub_hero_h1":"","hw_hub_hero_intro":"","hw_hub_hero_image":"","hw_hub_hero_overlay":"","hw_hub_hero_cta":"","hw_hub_why_title":"","hw_hub_why_body":"","hw_hub_why_link_label":"","hw_hub_why_link_url":"","hw_hub_why_cards":"","hw_hub_stats":"","hw_hub_countries_title":"","hw_hub_countries_intro":"","hw_hub_featured":"","hw_hub_regions":"","hw_hub_hostels_title":"","hw_hub_hostels_intro":"","hw_hub_hostels_cta_label":"","hw_hub_hostels_cta_url":"","hw_hub_hostels_source":"","hw_hub_hostels_location_type":"","hw_hub_hostels_location_id":"","hw_hub_hostels_currency":"","hw_hub_hostels_count":"","hw_hub_hostels_cache":"","hw_hub_hostels":"","hw_hub_when_title":"","hw_hub_when_intro":"","hw_hub_seasons":"","hw_hub_costs_title":"","hw_hub_costs_body":"","hw_hub_cost_rows":"","hw_hub_cost_note":"","hw_hub_money_reads":"","hw_hub_rail_title":"","hw_hub_rail_body":"","hw_hub_rail_link_label":"","hw_hub_rail_link_url":"","hw_hub_rail_image":"","hw_hub_routes":"","hw_hub_events_title":"","hw_hub_events_intro":"","hw_hub_events_source":"","hw_hub_events_continent":"","hw_hub_events_count":"","hw_hub_events_cache":"","hw_hub_events_cta_label":"","hw_hub_events_cta_url":"","hw_hub_events":"","hw_hub_events_pills":"","hw_hub_reads_intro":"","hw_hub_article_rows":"","hw_hub_show_read_time":"","hw_hub_all_title":"","hw_hub_all_body":"","hw_hub_all_cta":"","hw_hub_trips_title":"","hw_hub_trips_note":"","hw_hub_trips":"","hw_hub_faq_title":"","hw_hub_faq_note":"","hw_hub_faqs":"","hw_hub_cta_title":"","hw_hub_cta_body":"","hw_hub_cta_buttons":"","hw_hub_newsletter_title":"","hw_hub_newsletter_body":"","hw_hub_newsletter_shortcode":"","hw_hub_hub_term":"","hw_hub_scope_rows":"","hw_hub_country_hero_eyebrow":"Austria country guide","hw_hub_country_hero_h1":"Things To Do In Austria","hw_hub_country_hero_intro":"An imperial capital, the Alps an hour from it, and a train network that makes both easy. More expensive than its eastern neighbours and cheaper than Switzerland, which is the whole proposition.","hw_hub_country_hero_image":"1302180","hw_hub_country_hero_overlay":"light","hw_hub_country_hero_cta":"Pick a city | #cities\r\nWhat it costs | #money","hw_hub_country_stats":"\u20ac25 | Dorm bed, from\r\n62% | Of the country is Alps\r\n\u20ac10.20 | A Vienna 24-hour transport ticket\r\n2.5h | Vienna to Salzburg by train","hw_hub_country_intro_title":"A capital built for an empire it no longer has","hw_hub_country_intro_body":"Vienna was the centre of an empire of fifty million people and it still has the buildings for it, which is why a city of under two million has palaces, opera houses and boulevards on a scale that makes no sense until you know the history. It is also regularly at or near the top of rankings of the world's most liveable cities, which shows in the transport, the parks and the drinking water piped from the Alps.\r\n\r\nThe rest of the country is mountains. Salzburg sits at the edge of them with Mozart and The Sound of Music doing the marketing; Innsbruck is properly in them, with ski lifts running from the city itself; and Hallstatt is the lakeside village that Instagram broke and that now limits visitor numbers.\r\n\r\nFour days does Vienna and Salzburg by train. A week adds Innsbruck or the lakes. In winter the country becomes a ski destination and prices in the resorts behave accordingly.","hw_hub_country_facts":"Language | German, with a strong accent. English is widely spoken\r\nCurrency | Euro (\u20ac)\r\nEmergency | 112\r\nTap water | Alpine spring water, piped to Vienna. Excellent\r\nTipping | Round up 5\u201310%, stated to the server as you pay\r\nSundays | Shops close nationwide. Museums and caf\u00e9s stay open\r\nHow long to stay | Four days for Vienna and Salzburg, a week with the Alps\r\nBest months | May, June and September, or January for skiing","hw_hub_country_cities_title":"Where to go","hw_hub_country_cities_intro":"Trains are fast and frequent, and no two cities here are more than five hours apart.","hw_hub_country_cities_live":"1","hw_hub_country_cities":"Vienna | Imperial palaces, the world's best coffee houses, and standing opera tickets from \u20ac13. |  | 1302462 | Great place for art ann architecture lovers. | \nSalzburg | Baroque old town under a fortress, Mozart's birthplace, and the Alps starting at the edge of town. |  | 1302463 | Loved Salzburg, very quaint architecture, great Christmas markets and theatre, I saw the musical the Sound of Music and it had great English subtitles. | \nInnsbruck | A city in the mountains, with ski lifts from the centre and a funicular designed by Zaha Hadid. |  | 1302464 | It is surrounded by mountains in all directions! Amazing hikes, Swarovski museum was nice. A good place to spend 2-3 days. | \nGraz | The second city, student-heavy, cheaper than Vienna and almost never visited by foreigners. |  | 1302465 | Lovely city for a couple of days to unwind and relax. | \nZell am See | Lake and glacier, a summer hiking base and a winter ski one, with a week's worth of both. |  | 1302466 |  | ","hw_hub_country_trips_title":"What kind of trip is this?","hw_hub_country_trips_intro":"Austria splits neatly into the city version and the mountain version.","hw_hub_country_trip_types":"City break | blue | city | Vienna in three or four days, on foot and by tram. | A coffee house afternoon with a newspaper; Standing tickets at the opera; Sch\u00f6nbrunn gardens, which are free | Innere Stadt; Naschmarkt; MuseumsQuartier | Vienna; Salzburg; Graz | city-break\nCulture | purple | culture | Habsburgs, Klimt and more classical music than anywhere. | The Kunsthistorisches Museum; Klimt at the Belvedere; A concert, standing, for \u20ac15 | Sch\u00f6nbrunn; Belvedere; Salzburg old town | Vienna; Salzburg | culture\nAdventure | green | backpack | Sixty-two per cent of the country is Alps. | Hike above Innsbruck from the Nordkette lift; Ski a day in Kitzb\u00fchel; Swim in an alpine lake | Nordkette; Krimml Falls; Dachstein | Innsbruck; Zell am See; Salzburg | adventure\nFood | sunset | local-markets | Schnitzel, strudel and coffee houses listed as intangible heritage. | Schnitzel where locals eat it; A Sachertorte, once; Naschmarkt lunch | Naschmarkt; Salzburg's Getreidegasse; Graz markets | Vienna; Salzburg; Graz | food\nNightlife | pink | nightclub | Quieter than Berlin, better than expected, cheapest in Graz. | Bermuda Triangle bars in Vienna; Summer nights on the Danube canal; Student bars in Graz | G\u00fcrtel, Vienna; Danube canal; Graz old town | Vienna; Graz | nightlife\nBudget | teal | coin | Cheaper than Switzerland, dearer than Hungary. | Free museum days; Standing opera tickets; Supermarket picnics in the parks | Vienna; Graz; Innsbruck | Vienna; Graz | budget-travel","hw_hub_country_do_title":"Things to do in Austria","hw_hub_country_do_body":"Vienna's palaces are the anchor: Sch\u00f6nbrunn, the Habsburg summer residence, where the gardens are free and only the interior needs a ticket, and the Belvedere, which holds Klimt's The Kiss. The Kunsthistorisches Museum is one of the great collections in Europe and quieter than its equivalents in Paris or London.\r\n\r\nThe cheapest cultural experience in the country is a standing ticket at the Vienna State Opera \u2014 \u20ac13 to \u20ac18, sold online from 10:00 on the day of the performance, for the same show the stalls paid two hundred for.\r\n\r\nOutside the capital, the mountains do the work. Salzburg's fortress and the Sound of Music tour if that is your thing, Innsbruck's Nordkette cable car from the city centre to 2,300 metres in twenty minutes, and the lake district around Hallstatt and St Wolfgang.","hw_hub_country_do_points":"Standing opera | \u20ac13\u201318, online from 10:00 on the day. The best deal in Europe\r\nSch\u00f6nbrunn gardens | Free. Only the palace interior is ticketed\r\nNordkette | Innsbruck city centre to 2,300m in about 20 minutes\r\nHallstatt | Day trip from Salzburg. Visitor numbers are now managed","hw_hub_country_do_tag":"things-to-do","hw_hub_country_do_more":"All things to do in Austria","hw_hub_country_food_title":"Eating in Austria","hw_hub_country_food_body":"Austrian food is imperial leftovers: schnitzel from Milan, goulash from Hungary, dumplings from Bohemia, all absorbed and made heavier. A proper Wiener Schnitzel is veal, pounded thin, and overhangs the plate; the pork version is cheaper and legally must be labelled differently.\r\n\r\nThe coffee house is the institution and it is on Austria's national list of intangible cultural heritage under UNESCO. You buy one coffee, you get a newspaper and a glass of water, and you may sit for three hours without anyone suggesting otherwise. It is the best value in the city if you use it properly.\r\n\r\nFor cheap eating, the Naschmarkt for lunch, sausage stands \u2014 W\u00fcrstelst\u00e4nde \u2014 that operate late into the night, and supermarkets, which are the only way to keep costs low in a country where a restaurant dinner is \u20ac18 to \u20ac25.","hw_hub_country_food_points":"Schnitzel | Veal is the original, pork is cheaper and must be labelled\r\nCoffee houses | One coffee buys hours. Do not be rushed\r\nW\u00fcrstelstand | \u20ac4\u20136, open late, and a Vienna institution\r\nFree water | Vienna's tap water is alpine and served free with coffee","hw_hub_country_food_tag":"food","hw_hub_country_food_more":"All food guides for Austria","hw_hub_country_nightlife_title":"Going out in Austria","hw_hub_country_nightlife_body":"Vienna's nightlife is spread rather than concentrated. The Bermuda Triangle in the old town is the tourist-facing cluster; the arches along the G\u00fcrtel hold the better bars, and the Danube canal fills with outdoor bars from May to September.\r\n\r\nGraz has the student population and the lowest prices, and Innsbruck's apr\u00e8s-ski scene in winter is its own thing entirely \u2014 expensive, loud, and starting at four in the afternoon.\r\n\r\nAustria is not a late country by central European standards. Bars fill around ten, clubs from midnight, and many close by three.","hw_hub_country_nightlife_points":"Danube canal | Outdoor bars May to September, the best summer nights in Vienna\r\nPrices | A beer \u20ac4\u20135 in Vienna, less in Graz\r\nApr\u00e8s-ski | Starts at 16:00 in the resorts and is not cheap\r\nTiming | Bars from 22:00, clubs from midnight, earlier close than Berlin","hw_hub_country_nightlife_tag":"nightlife","hw_hub_country_nightlife_more":"All nightlife guides for Austria","hw_hub_country_transport_title":"Getting around Austria","hw_hub_country_transport_body":"\u00d6BB runs one of the better rail networks in Europe: Vienna to Salzburg in two and a half hours, Salzburg to Innsbruck in under two, and Sparschiene advance fares that cost a fraction of walk-up prices. Westbahn competes on the Vienna\u2013Salzburg line and is often cheaper.\r\n\r\nVienna's public transport is excellent and cheap \u2014 a 24-hour ticket is \u20ac10.20, or \u20ac9.70 bought digitally, and covers the U-Bahn, trams and buses. The 48- and 72-hour tickets were withdrawn in 2026, so for longer stays the 7-day ticket, \u20ac25.20 digitally, is the one to buy. The trams are also the cheapest city sightseeing there is: the ring line passes most of the imperial architecture.\r\n\r\nIn the mountains, post buses reach the villages and ski resorts run their own shuttles. A car is only worth it for the lake district and remote valleys, and winter tyres are a legal requirement in snow conditions.","hw_hub_country_transport_points":"Sparschiene | \u00d6BB advance fares, a fraction of the on-the-day price\r\nWestbahn | Competes on Vienna\u2013Salzburg and is often cheaper\r\nVienna | 24 hours for \u20ac10.20, or 7 days for \u20ac25.20 digitally\r\nWinter driving | Winter tyres legally required in snow conditions","hw_hub_country_transport_tag":"transport","hw_hub_country_transport_more":"All transport guides for Austria","hw_hub_country_money_title":"What Austria costs","hw_hub_country_money_body":"Austria sits between its neighbours: noticeably dearer than Hungary or Czechia, noticeably cheaper than Switzerland. Vienna dorms start around \u20ac25, Salzburg and Innsbruck similar, and ski resorts in season are a different market entirely.\r\n\r\nVienna is unusually good value for culture. Standing opera tickets, free palace gardens, cheap transport and a coffee house that lets you sit all afternoon on one order all pull the daily cost down.\r\n\r\nThe mountains are where it climbs. A ski day pass is roughly \u20ac65 to \u20ac85 in the big resorts, equipment hire another \u20ac25 to \u20ac35, and resort food is priced for people who are not counting.","hw_hub_country_money_points":"Dorm bed | From \u20ac25 in Vienna, more in ski resorts in season\r\nA day, all in | \u20ac55\u201375\r\nSki day pass | Roughly \u20ac65\u201385 in the big resorts, plus \u20ac25\u201335 for hire\r\nVienna Pass vs transport card | The transport card is usually the better buy","hw_hub_country_money_tag":"budget","hw_hub_country_money_more":"All budget guides for Austria","hw_hub_country_safety_title":"Staying safe in Austria","hw_hub_country_safety_body":"Austria is one of the safest countries in Europe and Vienna is safe at any hour, including on public transport. Pickpocketing occurs around Stephansplatz, the main stations and on the U-Bahn, at ordinary European levels.\r\n\r\nThe risks here are alpine. Weather in the mountains changes fast, marked trails are graded by difficulty for a reason, and people get into trouble every summer by starting a long route in the afternoon. Check the forecast, tell someone your plan and turn back earlier than you want to.\r\n\r\nIn winter, avalanche risk is published daily and taken seriously. Off-piste skiing without a guide, a transceiver and the training to use it is how people die here, and it happens every season.","hw_hub_country_safety_points":"Emergency | 112, and 140 for mountain rescue\r\nAlpine weather | Changes fast. Start early, turn back early\r\nAvalanche | Daily risk ratings published. Off-piste needs a guide and kit\r\nInsurance | Check it covers mountain rescue and winter sports","hw_hub_country_safety_tag":"","hw_hub_country_safety_more":"","hw_hub_country_entry_title":"Entry and documents","hw_hub_country_entry_body":"Austria is in the Schengen area. EU citizens need an ID card. UK, US, Canadian and Australian passport holders get 90 days in any 180 across the whole zone, counted together rather than per country.\r\n\r\nPassports need three months' validity beyond departure and to have been issued within the last ten years.\r\n\r\nETIAS has been postponed several times; check the official EU page rather than any article. If you are skiing, check that your travel insurance covers winter sports and mountain rescue specifically \u2014 standard policies often do not, and a helicopter evacuation is billed.","hw_hub_country_entry_points":"Schengen | 90 days in any 180 across the whole zone\r\nPassport validity | Three months beyond departure, issued within ten years\r\nETIAS | Repeatedly delayed \u2014 check the official EU site\r\nSki insurance | Check winter sports and mountain rescue are covered","hw_hub_country_entry_tag":"","hw_hub_country_entry_more":"","hw_hub_country_season_title":"When to go","hw_hub_country_season_intro":"Austria has two seasons that both work: alpine summer from June to September, and ski season from December to March. April and November are when half the mountain infrastructure closes.","hw_hub_country_season_note":"Average highs for Vienna. Mountain valleys run several degrees colder and the high Alps hold snow into June.","hw_hub_country_season_rows":"January | 3 | 4 | Peak ski season. Cheap in the cities, expensive in the resorts\r\nFebruary | 5 | 4 | Ski season and Vienna ball season\r\nMarch | 10 | 3 | Spring skiing, and the cities warming up\r\nApril | 15 | 1 | Between seasons. Lifts closed, cities quiet and cheap\r\nMay | 20 | 3 | Excellent in the cities. High trails still under snow\r\nJune | 23 | 4 | The best month. Alpine trails opening, long days\r\nJuly | 25 | 4 | Hot in Vienna, perfect in the mountains\r\nAugust | 25 | 4 | Busy in the Alps, and Salzburg Festival fills the city\r\nSeptember | 20 | 3 | Superb. Hiking at its best, crowds gone\r\nOctober | 14 | 2 | Cool and quiet. Mountain huts start closing\r\nNovember | 7 | 1 | The dead month. Cheapest beds of the year\r\nDecember | 3 | 4 | Christmas markets, then ski season proper","hw_hub_country_budget_title":"What your trip will cost","hw_hub_country_budget_intro":"Pick how you travel and how long for. Per night, for one person, outside ski season in the resorts.","hw_hub_country_budget_note":"Excludes ski passes and hire, which add roughly \u20ac90\u2013120 a day. Vienna to Salzburg is \u20ac20\u201335 booked ahead on \u00d6BB or Westbahn.","hw_hub_country_budget_rows":"Shoestring | 25 | 16 | 4 | 8\r\nMiddle of the road | 34 | 30 | 7 | 16\r\nComfortable | 52 | 48 | 11 | 26","hw_hub_country_budget_currency":"\u20ac","hw_hub_country_events_title":"What is on while you are there","hw_hub_country_events_intro":"Vienna's ball season and Salzburg's festival are the two that move prices. Both are worth seeing.","hw_hub_country_events_source":"api","hw_hub_country_events_country":"austria","hw_hub_country_events_count":"8","hw_hub_country_events_cache":"24","hw_hub_country_events_cta_label":"All events in Austria","hw_hub_country_events_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/events\/europe\/austria\/","hw_hub_country_events":"Ball season | January and February | Vienna | Hundreds of balls, including the Opera Ball. Some sell affordable standing tickets. |  | \nHahnenkamm race | January | Kitzb\u00fchel | The most feared downhill in skiing, and a week-long party around it. |  | \nVienna City Marathon | April | Vienna | Through the city centre, past most of the imperial architecture. |  | \nSalzburg Festival | July and August | Salzburg | Six weeks of opera and theatre that fill the city and double the beds. |  | \nDanube Island Festival | June | Vienna | The Danube Island Festival in June is Europe's largest free open-air event. |  | \nChristmas markets | Late November to December | Vienna \u00b7 Salzburg | Among the oldest in Europe, and the reason to come in the cold. |  | ","hw_hub_country_hostels_title":"Where to stay in Austria","hw_hub_country_hostels_intro":"The highest-rated hostels in the country, live from Hostelworld. Vienna has the most choice; mountain towns book out in both summer and ski season.","hw_hub_country_hostels_cta_label":"All hostels in Austria","hw_hub_country_hostels_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/europe\/austria\/","hw_hub_country_hostels_source":"api","hw_hub_country_hostels_location_type":"country","hw_hub_country_hostels_location_id":"14","hw_hub_country_hostels_currency":"EUR","hw_hub_country_hostels_count":"12","hw_hub_country_hostels_cache":"12","hw_hub_country_hostels":"","hw_hub_country_faq_title":"Austria travel questions","hw_hub_country_faq_note":"The ones we get asked most.","hw_hub_country_faqs":"How many days do you need in Austria? | Four covers Vienna and Salzburg by train. A week lets you add Innsbruck or the lake district, and if you are skiing or hiking, a week in one valley is a different trip entirely.\r\nIs Austria expensive? | Mid-range: dearer than Hungary or Czechia, cheaper than Switzerland. Vienna dorms from \u20ac25 and a day at \u20ac55 to \u20ac75. Ski resorts in season are the expensive exception, with a day pass at roughly \u20ac65 to \u20ac85 before hire.\r\nWhat is the cheapest way to see the Vienna opera? | Standing tickets at the State Opera, sold online from 10:00 on the day of the performance for \u20ac13 to \u20ac18. Same performance, same orchestra, no seat. It is the best cultural bargain in Europe.\r\nWhen is the best time to visit Austria? | June and September for the mountains and the cities, January to March for skiing. April and November are the two dead months, when lifts close and mountain villages shut down \u2014 though the cities are cheap then.\r\nIs Hallstatt worth visiting? | As a day trip from Salzburg, yes, and it is genuinely beautiful. It is also a village of under 800 people receiving enormous numbers of visitors, and it now manages arrivals. Go early or late in the day, or visit a neighbouring lake town instead.\r\nDo I need to speak German? | No. English is widely spoken, particularly in Vienna, Salzburg and the resorts. A Gr\u00fc\u00df Gott on entering a shop is the local greeting and goes down well.\r\nIs skiing in Austria cheaper than Switzerland? | Considerably. Day passes run roughly \u20ac65 to \u20ac85 against Swiss prices that can be half as much again, and food and beds follow the same pattern. Austria also has more resorts served directly by public transport.","hw_hub_country_cta_title":"Say yes to hostels, meet the world","hw_hub_country_cta_body":"Compare hostels across Austria \u2014 live prices, real reviews and free cancellation on most bookings. 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