AT Austria · 9 regions · 50 places
Plan Vienna, Salzburg, historic towns, lakes and mountain days with practical routes and traveller-first guidance.
Austria rewards trips that combine compact cultural cities with slower regional days. Vienna, Salzburg, Graz and Innsbruck are strong rail anchors, while the Wachau, Salzkammergut, national parks and high-alpine roads add scenery that needs more weather and seasonal flexibility.
Choose a route, then make it yours. Every day is already in a sensible order.
Vienna historic centre · Schönbrunn and Belvedere · Museums, opera and Prater
A three-day first visit linking Vienna’s imperial core, major art museums and a lighter Prater finish without excessive cross-city backtracking.
Melk · Dürnstein and Krems · Semmering · Marchfeld finish
A four-day sampler moving from the Wachau’s abbey and Danube towns to the Semmering railway landscape and Schloss Hof. A car simplifies the final two days; rail remains strong for Melk, Krems and Semmering.
Salzburg fortress and cathedral · Mozart and Mirabell · Werfen ice cave · Krimml waterfalls
Two city days followed by two mountain excursions, giving Salzburg’s Baroque and musical heritage room before more weather-dependent alpine experiences.
Linz · Bad Ischl · Hallstatt · Krippenstein · +1
A five-day arc from Linz through imperial Bad Ischl to Hallstatt, a high-alpine Krippenstein day and the gentler lakefront at Gmunden.
Innsbruck old town · Nordkette · Wattens · Achensee and Kufstein · +1
A five-day Tyrol route using Innsbruck as the opening base, then moving east to Achensee and Kufstein before a separate western fortress day at Ehrenberg.
Central Graz · Eggenberg · Eastern Styria · Admont · +1
A gradual move from Graz’s old and new culture through Riegersburg to Admont and the mountains of Gesäuse.
Klagenfurt family day · Hochosterwitz · Wörthersee viewpoint · Nockberge · +1
A five-day Carinthian route progressing from accessible family attractions and castles to progressively higher alpine landscapes.
Bregenz culture · Pfänder · Lünersee · Silvretta and Bielerhöhe
A compact western-Austria route starting with contemporary Bregenz before progressively higher mountain days at Pfänder, Lünersee and Silvretta.
Eisenstadt · Lake Neusiedl wetlands · Forchtenstein
A relaxed three-day introduction to Burgenland, pairing Esterházy culture with the open lake-and-steppe landscape and a hilltop fortress.
Vienna imperial core · Vienna art · Wachau · Salzburg · +6
A ten-day highlights route linking Austria’s major cultural centres with the Wachau, Salzkammergut and Tyrolean Alps. Rail works well between the principal cities; a car adds flexibility for selected regional days.
Browse everything worth seeing. Nothing here changes your trip until you add it.
How the days actually work here — seasons, transport, pace and what to do when the weather turns.
Where to arrive
Vienna International Airport
Salzburg Hauptbahnhof · Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
Best time to visit
Austria works year-round: late spring to early autumn suits mixed city, lake and hiking trips, while winter is strongest for snow-focused mountain travel and seasonal city atmosphere.
High-alpine roads, cable cars, caves and mountain paths can have seasonal closures or weather interruptions even when lowland cities are fully accessible.
Suggested duration
3 to 14 days
10 ready-made routes
Getting around
Rail between major cities, with walking and local public transport in city centres, walking, tram
Also cable car, funicular, seasonal boat and high alpine toll road
Regions
9 regions
Vienna
3 days · 8 stops · Balanced pace
Vienna to Vienna
A three-day first visit linking Vienna’s imperial core, major art museums and a lighter Prater finish without excessive cross-city backtracking.
Route map
Published stop orderThese lines explain stop order, not turn-by-turn roads. Exact driving and walking routes are calculated after you copy the trip.
Based in Vienna historic centre
Based in Schönbrunn and Belvedere
Based in Museums, opera and Prater
What happens after you copy?
4 days · 5 stops · Balanced pace
Melk to Schloss Hof
A four-day sampler moving from the Wachau’s abbey and Danube towns to the Semmering railway landscape and Schloss Hof. A car simplifies the final two days; rail remains strong for Melk, Krems and Semmering.
Route map
Published stop orderThese lines explain stop order, not turn-by-turn roads. Exact driving and walking routes are calculated after you copy the trip.
Good to know
Based in Melk
Based in Dürnstein and Krems
Based in Semmering
Based in Marchfeld finish
What happens after you copy?
4 days · 6 stops · Balanced pace
Salzburg to Krimml
Two city days followed by two mountain excursions, giving Salzburg’s Baroque and musical heritage room before more weather-dependent alpine experiences.
Route map
Published stop orderThese lines explain stop order, not turn-by-turn roads. Exact driving and walking routes are calculated after you copy the trip.
Good to know
Based in Salzburg fortress and cathedral
Based in Mozart and Mirabell
Based in Werfen ice cave
Based in Krimml waterfalls
What happens after you copy?
5 days · 5 stops · Balanced pace
Linz to Gmunden
A five-day arc from Linz through imperial Bad Ischl to Hallstatt, a high-alpine Krippenstein day and the gentler lakefront at Gmunden.
Route map
Published stop orderThese lines explain stop order, not turn-by-turn roads. Exact driving and walking routes are calculated after you copy the trip.
Good to know
Based in Linz
Based in Bad Ischl
Based in Hallstatt
Based in Krippenstein
Based in Traunsee
What happens after you copy?
5 days · 6 stops · Balanced pace
Innsbruck to Reutte
A five-day Tyrol route using Innsbruck as the opening base, then moving east to Achensee and Kufstein before a separate western fortress day at Ehrenberg.
Route map
Published stop orderThese lines explain stop order, not turn-by-turn roads. Exact driving and walking routes are calculated after you copy the trip.
Good to know
Based in Innsbruck old town
Based in Nordkette
Based in Wattens
Based in Achensee and Kufstein
Based in Ehrenberg
What happens after you copy?
5 days · 6 stops · Balanced pace
Graz to Gesäuse
A gradual move from Graz’s old and new culture through Riegersburg to Admont and the mountains of Gesäuse.
Route map
Published stop orderThese lines explain stop order, not turn-by-turn roads. Exact driving and walking routes are calculated after you copy the trip.
Good to know
Based in Central Graz
Based in Eggenberg
Based in Eastern Styria
Based in Admont
Based in Gesäuse
What happens after you copy?
5 days · 5 stops · Balanced pace
Klagenfurt to Grossglockner
A five-day Carinthian route progressing from accessible family attractions and castles to progressively higher alpine landscapes.
Route map
Published stop orderThese lines explain stop order, not turn-by-turn roads. Exact driving and walking routes are calculated after you copy the trip.
Good to know
Based in Klagenfurt family day
Based in Hochosterwitz
Based in Wörthersee viewpoint
Based in Nockberge
Based in Grossglockner
What happens after you copy?
4 days · 4 stops · Balanced pace
Bregenz to Bielerhöhe
A compact western-Austria route starting with contemporary Bregenz before progressively higher mountain days at Pfänder, Lünersee and Silvretta.
Route map
Published stop orderThese lines explain stop order, not turn-by-turn roads. Exact driving and walking routes are calculated after you copy the trip.
Good to know
Based in Bregenz culture
Based in Pfänder
Based in Lünersee
Based in Silvretta and Bielerhöhe
What happens after you copy?
3 days · 3 stops · Relaxed pace
Eisenstadt to Forchtenstein
A relaxed three-day introduction to Burgenland, pairing Esterházy culture with the open lake-and-steppe landscape and a hilltop fortress.
Route map
Published stop orderThese lines explain stop order, not turn-by-turn roads. Exact driving and walking routes are calculated after you copy the trip.
Good to know
Based in Eisenstadt
Based in Lake Neusiedl wetlands
Based in Forchtenstein
What happens after you copy?
10 days · 18 stops · Balanced pace
Vienna to Vienna
A ten-day highlights route linking Austria’s major cultural centres with the Wachau, Salzkammergut and Tyrolean Alps. Rail works well between the principal cities; a car adds flexibility for selected regional days.
Route map
Published stop orderThese lines explain stop order, not turn-by-turn roads. Exact driving and walking routes are calculated after you copy the trip.
Good to know
Based in Vienna imperial core
Based in Vienna art
Based in Wachau
Based in Salzburg
Based in Hallstatt and Krippenstein
Based in Innsbruck
Based in Achensee
Based in Graz
Based in Carinthia
Based in Vienna finale
What happens after you copy?
More actions
Choose what to do with this place.
Help keep this useful
Tell us what changed at this place. No account is needed.
A person reviews every report before any published information changes.
Active trip
Choose a recent editable trip. Your original action will continue automatically.
Start planning
Your original place action will continue automatically.
Add to itinerary
Place information
Austria
Sign in or create a free account. Your generated trip and this action will be kept.
You will return to the same page — no need to start again.
