Austria
How much does it cost to visit Vienna?
Plan €1498 for 7 nights in Vienna, return flight from London included, or €533 travelling cheap. On the ground that works out at €208 per person per day in comfort, €71 travelling cheap.
- From
- €71/day
- vs. London
- 96%
- Best month
- Jul
Your trip to Vienna
Set the length, the number of travellers and the comfort level: the figures recompute here.
€1,498
per person, flight included
- on the ground
- €1,456
- flight from London
- €42
- per person per day, on the ground
- €208
In short, where the money goes
- The heaviest line
- Accommodation41 % of the trip
- The strongest lever
- Accommodation€420 less travelling cheap
- Seven nights on the ground
- €1456excluding flights
Accommodation
€602
Food
€504
Transport
€126
Activities
€119
Extras
€105
Over seven nights, accommodation accounts for 41 % of what you spend. The line where travelling cheap changes the bill most is accommodation, a €420 gap. The others are worth discussing, that one decides.
Basis: 24 hotel addresses surveyed for a 15 October 2026 arrival, 7 of twelve months of airfares, surveyed on 23 September 2026. The total excludes flights, insurance, personal shopping and any lodging split between several people.
InstantTripCost estimate
Full 7-night budget breakdown
Per-person estimate including flights from London, split across the six expense categories.
per person · Comfort
| Category | Budget | Comfort | Luxury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flights | €36 | €42 | €63 |
| Hotel | €182 | €602 | €945 |
| Food | €210 | €504 | €1113 |
| Transport | €56 | €126 | €315 |
| Activities | €28 | €119 | €378 |
| Misc | €21 | €105 | €329 |
| 7-night total | €533 | €1498 | €3143 |
Flight from London (annual median).
Unit prices
comfort
Enough to check the total yourself, line by line, at the comfort level you picked.
- €11
- Breakfast
- €20
- Lunch
- €41
- Dinner
- €6
- City ride
- €17
- Site admission
- €208
- A full day
Orders of magnitude derived from our measured ranges, not surveyed venue by venue. Prices vary by neighbourhood and season.
The three tiers
What a budget traveller, a comfort traveller and a premium traveller typically spend.
Budget
€71
per day, approx
- Hotel / night
- €26
- Food / day
- €30
- Transit / day
- €8
- Sights / day
- €4
- Extras / day
- €3
Comfort
€208
per day, approx
- Hotel / night
- €86
- Food / day
- €72
- Transit / day
- €18
- Sights / day
- €17
- Extras / day
- €15
Luxury
€440
per day, approx
- Hotel / night
- €135
- Food / day
- €159
- Transit / day
- €45
- Sights / day
- €54
- Extras / day
- €47
When to go, and what the month changes
Average temperatures and conditions by month in Vienna.
Mildest monthJuly
Where to sleep in Vienna
Choosing a district
Vienna does not yet have an area-level survey. The notes below describe the zones without a measured median: that will come with the collection.
Innere Stadt
The first district, inside the Ring. St Stephen's cathedral, the opera, the imperial palaces: all on foot.
Leopoldstadt
Across the Danube canal, with the Prater and its park. One metro stop from the centre.
Neubau et MuseumsQuartier
The seventh district, home to the museums and independent shops along Mariahilfer Straße.
Landstraße et Belvédère
The third district, around the Belvedere palace, with the main station within reach.
The hotels we measured
Accommodation picks by price range.
Nest Natur Hostel
Hostel, well rated (8/10) from 2,172 reviews.
A&T Hotel & Hostel
Hostel, well rated (8/10) from 5,305 reviews.
MEININGER Hotel Wien Downtown Franz
Hotel, well rated (8/10) from 6,278 reviews.
Pension Liechtenstein
guesthouse, well rated (8.4/10) from 1,086 reviews.
Holiday Inn - the niu, Franz Vienna by IHG
Hotel, well rated (8.4/10) from 2,662 reviews.
Hotel Korotan
Hotel, well rated (8.1/10) from 2,701 reviews.
Rioca Vienna Posto 2
Hotel, rated excellent (9/10) from 15,143 reviews.
RockApart Wien
Hotel, rated excellent (9/10) from 1,540 reviews.
Superbude Wien Prater
Hotel, rated excellent (9/10) from 8,623 reviews.
All observed hotels in Vienna
24 of 24 surveyed properties shown, the cheapest in each tier. Nightly rate for a 2-night stay arriving 15 October 2026.
| Hotel | Category | Rating | From / night |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nest Natur Hostel | Budget | ★ 8 | €17 |
| Westend City Hostel | Budget | ★ 7.7 | €22 |
| Do Step Inn Home - Hotel & Hostel | Budget | ★ 7.6 | €22 |
| A&T Hotel & Hostel | Budget | ★ 8 | €22 |
| Do Step Inn Central - Self-Service-Hostel | Budget | ★ 7.5 | €22 |
| Metro Apartments Vienna | Budget | ★ 6.3 | €23 |
| 7brunnen Hostel Beds & Rooms | Budget | ★ 7.7 | €24 |
| MEININGER Hotel Wien Downtown Franz | Budget | ★ 8 | €25 |
| Hotel Viki | Mid-range | ★ 7.4 | €50 |
| Hotel Geblergasse | Mid-range | ★ 7.9 | €55 |
| Rioca Vienna Posto 2 | Luxury | ★ 9 | €62 |
| Hotel Pension Baronesse | Luxury | ★ 7.9 | €70 |
| Pension Liechtenstein | Mid-range | ★ 8.4 | €75 |
| Hotel Allegro Wien | Mid-range | ★ 7.7 | €75 |
| Hotel Korotan | Mid-range | ★ 8.1 | €75 |
| Ibis Wien Messe | Mid-range | ★ 7.8 | €76 |
| RockApart Wien | Luxury | ★ 9 | €77 |
| Hotel Attaché | Mid-range | ★ 7.9 | €78 |
| Hotel Pension Baron am Schottentor | Luxury | ★ 7.8 | €79 |
| Holiday Inn - the niu, Franz Vienna by IHG | Mid-range | ★ 8.4 | €82 |
| Hotel Brauhof Wien | Luxury | ★ 8.6 | €97 |
| Superbude Wien Prater | Luxury | ★ 9 | €99 |
| Flemings Selection Hotel Wien-City | Luxury | ★ 8.6 | €111 |
| Jaz in the City Vienna | Luxury | ★ 9 | €115 |
What food costs in Vienna
Concrete benchmarks to set your meal budget, from the morning coffee to dinner.
Eating in Vienna costs a little more than in its neighbours, and after lodging it is the line where the gap shows most. A simple meal, in a canteen or at a Würstelstand, runs around ten euros. A mid-range restaurant sits near twenty-four euros a head, slightly above Prague and Budapest. An ambitious table starts around fifty euros.
Two local habits recover much of the difference. The Mittagsmenü, the weekday lunch menu, offers two or three courses at a price you will not find in the evening. And the markets, the Naschmarkt above all, serve restaurant portions at stall prices, particularly away from the busiest aisles.
The Viennese café needs to be understood before it looks expensive. You pay for a drink and for the right to stay, with the newspaper and a refilled glass of water. Measured by the hour, it is one of the cheapest places in the city.
What getting around costs in Vienna
Transit, distances and the smart moves so you don't pay the tourist tax.
This is the line where Vienna costs no more than its neighbours. The network combines metro, trams and buses under a single ticket, and the day card pays off from the third journey. A multi-day card pays off faster still on a short stay.
The centre inside the Ring is entirely walkable, and the tram that follows the Ring itself circles the great buildings for the price of an ordinary ticket, with no need for an excursion.
The airport is served by a suburban train costing a fraction of the express service, for about ten minutes more. It is the most profitable trade-off of the arrival. Expect around €71 a day on the ground on a budget footing, transport included.
What sightseeing costs in Vienna
Recommended activities and tours.
Kunsthistorisches Museum
The Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien (lit. "Vienna Museum of Art History", often referred to as the "Museum of Fine Arts, Vienna") is an art museum in Vienna, Austria.
Art museum
Albertina
The Albertina is a museum in the Innere Stadt (First District) of Vienna, Austria. It houses one of the largest and most important print rooms in the world with approximately 65,000 drawings and approximately 1 million old master prints, as well as more modern graphic works, photographs and architectural drawings.
Art museum
Natural History Museum, Vienna
The Natural History Museum Vienna (German: Naturhistorisches Museum Wien) is a large natural history museum located in Vienna, Austria. The NHM Vienna is one of the largest museums and non-university research institutions in Austria and an important center of excellence for all matters relating to natural sciences.
Natural history museum
Hofburg Palace
The Hofburg (German: [ˈhoːfbʊʁk]) is the former principal imperial palace of the Habsburg dynasty in Austria. Located in the center of Vienna, it was built in the 13th century by Ottokar II of Bohemia and expanded several times afterwards.
Castle
Karlskirche
The Karlskirche (English: Charles Church) is a Baroque church in the Karlsplatz in Vienna, Austria. The church is dedicated to Saint Charles Borromeo, a leading figure of the Counter-Reformation.
Church
Prater
The Prater is a 6 km² public park in Vienna's 2nd district, Leopoldstadt. The name "Prater" is often used to refer to the Wurstelprater, an amusement park within the area.
Park
Vindobona
Vindobona (Latin pronunciation: [wɪnˈdɔbɔna]; from Gaulish windo- "white" and bona "base/bottom") was a Roman military camp (or castra) in the province of Pannonia, located on the site of the modern city of Vienna in Austria. The settlement area took on a new name in the 13th century, being changed to Berghof, or now simply known as Alter Berghof (the Old Berghof).
Archaeological site
MuseumsQuartier
The MuseumsQuartier Wien (MQ) is an arts and culture complex in the 7th district of Vienna, Austria. Opened in 2001 on the site of the former imperial court stables, it combines historic Baroque buildings with contemporary museum architecture.
Architectural ensemble
Heldenplatz
Heldenplatz (German: Heroes' Square) is a public space in front of the Hofburg Palace in Vienna, Austria. Located in the Innere Stadt borough, the President of Austria resides in the adjoining Hofburg wing, while the Federal Chancellery is on adjacent Ballhausplatz.
Square
Karlsplatz
Karlsplatz (German for 'Charles Square') is a town square on the border of the first and fourth districts of Vienna, Austria. It is one of the most frequented and best connected transportation hubs in Vienna.
Square
Places referenced on Wikidata. Admission prices vary by season - check each venue's official site.
Paying less in Vienna
What moves the needle
What each decision takes off the €1500 total, strongest lever first.
- − €959
Travel cheap rather than mid-range
Hostel or entry-level hotel, local canteens, public transport. Accommodation is where the gap opens up.
- − €416
Stay five nights instead of seven
Two fewer nights also removes two days of meals, transport and sightseeing.
- − €301
Travel as a pair
The room is shared, nothing else is. Travellers themselves name this as the strongest lever.
Differences computed from our own measurements, for a 7-night mid-range stay, excluding flights.
7 tips on the ground
- Do not compare Vienna to its neighbours on reputation but on the index: ten hundredths separate it from Budapest, the cheapest of the five Central European cities surveyed.
- The gap sits in lodging and eating. Public transport costs the same here as in Warsaw or Kraków.
- Have lunch on the Mittagsmenü, the weekday set menu: two or three courses at a price that does not exist in the evening.
- Take the suburban train from the airport rather than the express: a fraction of the price for about ten minutes more.
- The day travel card pays off from the third journey, and the Ring tram replaces a paid excursion.
- The Viennese café is judged by the hour, not by the cup: you are paying for the right to stay.
- Across the months surveyed the fare runs between €39 and €76: shifting the date weighs more than dropping a hotel tier.
FAQ
FAQ - Vienna
- What budget should I plan for a week in Vienna?
- Expect €1,456 for seven nights mid-range, excluding the flight, and €497 on a budget footing. The ticket is observed between €39 and €76 across the months surveyed.
- Is Vienna much more expensive than Prague or Budapest?
- Less than its reputation suggests. Its cost index stands at 96 %, and only ten hundredths separate it from Budapest, the cheapest of the five Central European cities we survey. The gap sits in lodging and eating; public transport is level.
- How much does a hotel night cost in Vienna?
- €26 at entry level, €86 mid-range and €135 upmarket. It is the mid tier that pulls away most from the neighbouring cities.
- When is the best time to visit Vienna?
- May and September, when the city walks best. The climate is continental: 21 °C on average in July and freezing in January. Across the months surveyed the fare runs between €39 and €76.
- How much does a meal cost in Vienna?
- Around ten euros in a canteen or at a Würstelstand, about twenty euros at a mid-range restaurant, and from fifty euros at an ambitious table. The weekday lunch menu cuts the bill appreciably.
- Should I buy a travel card in Vienna?
- From the third journey of the day, yes. The network combines metro, trams and buses under one ticket, and the Ring tram circles the great buildings on an ordinary fare.
- How do I reach the centre from the airport?
- The suburban train costs a fraction of the express service for about ten minutes more. It is the most profitable trade-off of the arrival.
At a glance
Wikidata, Wikipedia and Open-Meteo data
- Population
- 2M
- Area
- 415 km²
- Elevation
- 151 m
- Language
- Austrian Sign Language
- Currency
- €
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Founded
- -100
- Avg. July temp.
- 21°
- Avg. Jan. temp.
- 0°
- Rainy days / year
- 116
inhabitants
Euro
16° - 26°
-3° - 3°
About
Vienna in brief
Vienna is the capital, most populous city, and one of the nine states of Austria. It is Austria's primate city, with just over two million inhabitants. Its larger metropolitan area has a population of nearly 2.9 million, representing nearly one-third of the country's population. Vienna is the cultural, economic, and political centre of the country, the fifth-largest city by population in the European Union, and the most populous of the cities on the river Danube.
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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