# Austria **URL:** https://community.tourradar.com/c/destinations/austria/11.md [Latest](https://community.tourradar.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.tourradar.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.tourradar.com/tags.md) --- ## [About the Austria category](https://community.tourradar.com/t/about-the-austria-category/30505)
**Author:** [@admin](https://community.tourradar.com/u/admin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2025, 1:04pm UTC](https://community.tourradar.com/t/about-the-austria-category/30505 "2025-08-13T13:04:38Z")
Talk all things Austria, from the Alps to Vienna’s coffee houses. Share advice on hiking and skiing trips, city itineraries, classical music and cultural experiences, scenic train routes, organized tours, seasonal timing… --- ## [Only one day in Salzburg - will we regret it?](https://community.tourradar.com/t/only-one-day-in-salzburg-will-we-regret-it/53722)
**Author:** [@jason](https://community.tourradar.com/u/jason)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2026, 8:34pm UTC](https://community.tourradar.com/t/only-one-day-in-salzburg-will-we-regret-it/53722 "2026-11-03T20:34:01Z")
This trip is a 35th anniversary present to ourselves and Salzburg is the stop I’ve dreamed about since watching The Sound of Music as a kid. The tour we like only gives it one full day, and I keep going back and forth on… --- ## [Genuine Alpine village experience in Austria](https://community.tourradar.com/t/genuine-alpine-village-experience-in-austria/53555)
**Author:** [@katherine](https://community.tourradar.com/u/katherine)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2026, 7:08am UTC](https://community.tourradar.com/t/genuine-alpine-village-experience-in-austria/53555 "2026-10-31T07:08:01Z")
We’re a couple in our 50s planning ten days in Austria next July, flying into Vienna and out of Munich. We’d like a few days somewhere that feels like a real Alpine village rather than a ski resort out of season. Which v… --- ## [How many days do you really need in Vienna?](https://community.tourradar.com/t/how-many-days-do-you-really-need-in-vienna/53396)
**Author:** [@erica](https://community.tourradar.com/u/erica)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2026, 8:31am UTC](https://community.tourradar.com/t/how-many-days-do-you-really-need-in-vienna/53396 "2026-10-30T08:31:09Z")
I’m not after a list of sights - I know about Schonbrunn, the Belvedere and the coffee houses. What I want to know is whether three days felt rushed or whether five felt too long. If you’ve done Vienna as part of a bigge… --- ## [Nine nights across Bavaria and Austria](https://community.tourradar.com/t/nine-nights-across-bavaria-and-austria/53665)
**Author:** [@linda](https://community.tourradar.com/u/linda)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2026, 12:34pm UTC](https://community.tourradar.com/t/nine-nights-across-bavaria-and-austria/53665 "2026-10-27T12:34:27Z")
Planning for late May with my sister, both in our 60s, starting in Munich and ending in Vienna. We’d like a mix of castles, lakes and one or two cities without too many hotel changes. Is nine nights enough to do Bavaria … --- ## [Prague or Vienna if there's only room for one?](https://community.tourradar.com/t/prague-or-vienna-if-theres-only-room-for-one/53629)
**Author:** [@samuel](https://community.tourradar.com/u/samuel)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2026, 4:23am UTC](https://community.tourradar.com/t/prague-or-vienna-if-theres-only-room-for-one/53629 "2026-10-26T04:23:28Z")
Two of us, mid-40s, 10 days in Central Europe next September. Rule is no more than three bases. Budapest is locked in, Salzburg is locked in, and the last slot is Prague or Vienna. People keep telling me Prague is more f… --- ## [Vienna and Salzburg for the Christmas markets - does this plan work?](https://community.tourradar.com/t/vienna-and-salzburg-for-the-christmas-markets-does-this-plan-work/53520)
**Author:** [@jose](https://community.tourradar.com/u/jose)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2026, 8:13pm UTC](https://community.tourradar.com/t/vienna-and-salzburg-for-the-christmas-markets-does-this-plan-work/53520 "2026-10-23T20:13:43Z")
Thinking first week of December: four nights Vienna, three nights Salzburg with a day out to Hallstatt. Is that the right split or is Salzburg the better place to spend longer at that time of year? Anything you’d change? … --- ## [Opera and concerts in Vienna](https://community.tourradar.com/t/opera-and-concerts-in-vienna/53486)
**Author:** [@denise](https://community.tourradar.com/u/denise)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2026, 2:46pm UTC](https://community.tourradar.com/t/opera-and-concerts-in-vienna/53486 "2026-10-23T14:46:00Z")
We’re in our late 60s and music is the reason Vienna is on our list, so we’d love at least one special evening there. We can’t tell whether the State Opera, the Musikverein or a smaller concert would feel most memorable … --- ## [Vienna, Prague and Budapest](https://community.tourradar.com/t/vienna-prague-and-budapest/50946)
**Author:** [@lucy](https://community.tourradar.com/u/lucy)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2026, 1:26pm UTC](https://community.tourradar.com/t/vienna-prague-and-budapest/50946 "2026-10-07T13:26:34Z")
Putting together a first trip through Vienna, Prague and Budapest, about ten days, and trying to work out the order and how long in each. Is it better to start in Vienna and work east, and do two nights per city do them … --- ## [What is your favorite lake in Austria?](https://community.tourradar.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-lake-in-austria/50409)
**Author:** [@AmRambler](https://community.tourradar.com/u/AmRambler)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2026, 3:03am UTC](https://community.tourradar.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-lake-in-austria/50409 "2026-09-10T03:03:59Z")
I have some annual leave coming up and would love to escape the heat and take the family to a lake. We were originally planning Lake Garda, but given how warm this summer has been, we might plan further north in Austria … --- ## [The Sound of Music tour in Salzburg](https://community.tourradar.com/t/the-sound-of-music-tour-in-salzburg/50968)
**Author:** [@caroline](https://community.tourradar.com/u/caroline)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2026, 6:37pm UTC](https://community.tourradar.com/t/the-sound-of-music-tour-in-salzburg/50968 "2026-08-28T18:37:00Z")
Salzburg regulars - is the Sound of Music tour actually worth a half day, or is it a coach-park singalong you can skip? I’d rather spend the time on the old town and a lake if it’s really just for die-hard fans. Straight… --- ## [When's the best time of year for Austria - the lakes, the Alps and Vienna?](https://community.tourradar.com/t/whens-the-best-time-of-year-for-austria-the-lakes-the-alps-and-vienna/51000)
**Author:** [@cheryl](https://community.tourradar.com/u/cheryl)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2026, 10:51am UTC](https://community.tourradar.com/t/whens-the-best-time-of-year-for-austria-the-lakes-the-alps-and-vienna/51000 "2026-08-27T10:51:42Z")
We’re a couple in our 60s planning our first trip to Austria and can’t settle on the season. We’d love the lakes and mountains looking their best but without the peak-summer crush. For those who’ve been, which time of ye… --- ## [Is 10 days too much for Austria, or just right?](https://community.tourradar.com/t/is-10-days-too-much-for-austria-or-just-right/50921)
**Author:** [@mike](https://community.tourradar.com/u/mike)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2026, 6:14am UTC](https://community.tourradar.com/t/is-10-days-too-much-for-austria-or-just-right/50921 "2026-08-23T06:14:58Z")
We’ve got about 10 days for Austria and I’m starting to wonder if that’s too long for one country - people keep telling us 4 or 5 days covers Vienna and Salzburg. Is there enough to fill ten days well, or would you pair … --- ## [Best lakes near Vienna accessible by train](https://community.tourradar.com/t/best-lakes-near-vienna-accessible-by-train/33701)
**Author:** [@steffanie](https://community.tourradar.com/u/steffanie)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2026, 6:36am UTC](https://community.tourradar.com/t/best-lakes-near-vienna-accessible-by-train/33701 "2026-01-03T06:36:06Z")
I’m coming to Vienna for the month, will be around from the 30th Of May. Any recommendations on lakes I must see and experience in Austria - that are also easy to get to via train? (I have only been to Wolfgangsee) Any r… --- ## [Vienna coffee house culture: Which cafe is the most authentic (and not a tourist trap)?](https://community.tourradar.com/t/vienna-coffee-house-culture-which-cafe-is-the-most-authentic-and-not-a-tourist-trap/35947)
**Author:** [@jay](https://community.tourradar.com/u/jay)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2025, 4:48pm UTC](https://community.tourradar.com/t/vienna-coffee-house-culture-which-cafe-is-the-most-authentic-and-not-a-tourist-trap/35947 "2025-12-30T16:48:02Z")
I’m taking a winter break in Vienna and I’m specifically interested in the turn of the century artists and poets. I undertand how popular the cafes were in the golden coffeehouse era and how they were visited by influent… --- ## [Austria by train: Is the rail pass worth it for a week?](https://community.tourradar.com/t/austria-by-train-is-the-rail-pass-worth-it-for-a-week/35948)
**Author:** [@hayley](https://community.tourradar.com/u/hayley)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2025, 3:38pm UTC](https://community.tourradar.com/t/austria-by-train-is-the-rail-pass-worth-it-for-a-week/35948 "2025-12-27T15:38:32Z")
If I wanted to travel from Vienna to Salzburg, and then use the public transport system in and around Vienna - is the rail pass worth it for one week? Or am i better off buying seperate tickets? --- ## [Best Christmas markets in Vienna that are open in the evening?](https://community.tourradar.com/t/best-christmas-markets-in-vienna-that-are-open-in-the-evening/34341)
**Author:** [@ck\_explorer1000](https://community.tourradar.com/u/ck_explorer1000)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2025, 5:00pm UTC](https://community.tourradar.com/t/best-christmas-markets-in-vienna-that-are-open-in-the-evening/34341 "2025-10-27T17:00:32Z")
I’m travelling to Vienna for work in December, and would love to see some of the famous Christmas markets. I’m staying near Margareten area, and I’m looking for some markets in the evening. Does anyone know which ones a… --- ## [Bratislava by day](https://community.tourradar.com/t/bratislava-by-day/33963)
**Author:** [@olivetheplaces](https://community.tourradar.com/u/olivetheplaces)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2025, 12:30pm UTC](https://community.tourradar.com/t/bratislava-by-day/33963 "2025-10-09T12:30:05Z")
I heard there’s a boat you can take from Vienna to Bratislava, that sounds so cool! Any tips? Should I book in advance? --- ## [Best schnitzel in Vienna](https://community.tourradar.com/t/best-schnitzel-in-vienna/33781)
**Author:** [@alice](https://community.tourradar.com/u/alice)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2025, 7:06pm UTC](https://community.tourradar.com/t/best-schnitzel-in-vienna/33781 "2025-10-02T19:06:55Z")
I’ll be in Vienna this May where’s your go to spot for authentic schnitzel? --- ## [Recommendations for day trips from Vienna](https://community.tourradar.com/t/recommendations-for-day-trips-from-vienna/33528)
**Author:** [@ck\_explorer1000](https://community.tourradar.com/u/ck_explorer1000)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2025, 12:28pm UTC](https://community.tourradar.com/t/recommendations-for-day-trips-from-vienna/33528 "2025-10-01T12:28:01Z")
I’m heading to Vienna at the end of October, and have 7 days there in total. There is so much I want to see and do in the city, especially the art galleries and palaces, so already planning to go to Schönbrunn and Belved… --- ## [Lake recommendations please](https://community.tourradar.com/t/lake-recommendations-please/33722)
**Author:** [@caitlin](https://community.tourradar.com/u/caitlin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2025, 1:20am UTC](https://community.tourradar.com/t/lake-recommendations-please/33722 "2025-09-29T01:20:57Z")
I want to get off the beaten track and do some hikes in Austria as I have seen some beautiful pictures and feel (hope) it may be less busy than popular sites in Italy and Switzerland. Can you recommend some lakes to me t… --- ## [5-7 day hut to hut hiking in Austria?](https://community.tourradar.com/t/5-7-day-hut-to-hut-hiking-in-austria/33678)
**Author:** [@clara](https://community.tourradar.com/u/clara)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2025, 8:40am UTC](https://community.tourradar.com/t/5-7-day-hut-to-hut-hiking-in-austria/33678 "2025-09-08T08:40:00Z")
Hii! Has someone here done a “Hüttenwanderung” in Austria that they would recommend? Thinking about 5/6/7 days hiking from hut to hut in the alps region. Thankful for any recs --- ## [Hallstatt day trip by train](https://community.tourradar.com/t/hallstatt-day-trip-by-train/33704)
**Author:** [@laura](https://community.tourradar.com/u/laura)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2025, 1:30am UTC](https://community.tourradar.com/t/hallstatt-day-trip-by-train/33704 "2025-08-05T01:30:00Z")
Hey hey, has anyone done 5 fingers and Hallstatt in one day, traveling by train? And if only visiting Hallstatt, do you think 4.5h is enough, including salt mines?