Make it a trip · Vienna, Austria
What Vienna costs
once you land
Real prices, from the airport ride to a room for the night, each with where we found it. Checked October 2026, around Innere Stadt and Neubau.
Prices as the source quoted them.
Dorm bed, three cheap meals, getting around, a coffee, two beers and water.
Private room, a cheap lunch, dinner out (your half), a coffee, two beers, two rides and the top sight.
Half a villa or 4-star room, two meals out, a coffee, two beers and the signature experience.
Arriving
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Visa free for 90 days in Schengen Fixed
For AU, NZ, GB, US, CA, SG passports.
No fee yet; the €20 ETIAS has no start date. Hotels add a small city tax.
Sources: Deep Arrival, ETIAS 2026 (2026-10), Schengen Traveler, ETIAS launch date (2026)
Free -
S7 or Railjet to the city Fixed
About 25 minutes. The non-stop CAT express costs €15 one way for the same trip.
Source: The Better Vacation, Vienna trip cost (2026)
€4.40 Book an airport pickup -
EU citizens, ID card is enough Fixed
For IE, NL, DE, FR passports.
Free movement within the EU.
Source: Deep Arrival, ETIAS 2026 (2026-10)
Free
Getting around
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U-Bahn, tram or bus ride Fixed
Digital or paper ticket, from January 2026.
Sources: The Better Vacation, Vienna trip cost (2026), Numbeo, Vienna (2026-10)
€3 to €3.20 -
24-hour ticket Fixed
Unlimited U-Bahn, trams and buses in the city.
Sources: The Better Vacation, Vienna trip cost (2026), Visiting Vienna, prices (2026-08)
€9.70
Eating and drinking
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Meal at a cheap restaurant Many reports
A Würstelstand sausage is cheaper still.
Source: Numbeo, Vienna (2026-10)
€17 -
€12
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Dinner for two, three courses Many reports
A mid-range restaurant, without drinks. Wiener schnitzel mains run about €15 to 28.
Source: Numbeo, Vienna (2026-10)
€80 -
Melange or cappuccino Many reports
In a classic coffee house you can sit for hours over one cup.
Sources: Visiting Vienna, prices (2026-08), Numbeo, Vienna (2026-10)
€4.60 to €4.70 -
Draught beer, half a litre Many reports
Ottakringer or Stiegl.
Sources: Visiting Vienna, prices (2026-08), Numbeo, Vienna (2026-10)
€4.90 to €5.40
At the supermarket
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Water, 1.5 litres Many reports
Vienna tap water comes from the Alps and is excellent.
Source: Numbeo, Vienna (2026-10)
€0.80 -
€3.40
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€1.40
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Coffee and a slice of Sachertorte, from Range
Usually 10 to 14 EUR. At a classic Viennese café.
Source: The Better Vacation, Vienna trip cost (2026)
€10
Doing
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Schönbrunn Palace, from Fixed
Usually 28 to 38 EUR. Imperial Tour or Grand Tour. The palace gardens are free.
Source: The Better Vacation, Vienna trip cost (2026)
€28 Get tickets -
State Opera standing ticket, from Fixed
Usually 15 to 18 EUR. Bought on the day. One of the best cheap nights out in Europe.
Source: The Better Vacation, Vienna trip cost (2026)
€15 Get tickets
Sleeping, per night
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Hostel dorm bed, from Range
Usually 25 to 40 EUR. Before city tax.
Source: The Better Vacation, Vienna trip cost (2026)
€25 Find a hostel -
Budget hotel or hostel private room, from Range
Usually 70 to 110 EUR. Christmas market season and summer weekends cost more.
Source: The Better Vacation, Vienna trip cost (2026)
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Three or four-star hotel, from Range
Usually 120 to 200 EUR. Double room.
Source: The Better Vacation, Vienna trip cost (2026)
€120 Find a hotel
Prices change. Fixed fees come from official or widely reported figures; ranges are what travellers and operators report for 2026. Some links are affiliate links: they never change what you pay. How we make money.
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