Cost of Travel in Vienna

A realistic daily ground budget for Vienna, Austria - what food, local transport and attractions actually cost, with totals for a weekend, a week and two weeks. Stays and flights are excluded (compare those separately below).

Full Vienna travel guide: hotels, flights, food and a 3-day plan

Your ground budget

€910–€1,610

for 2 travelers · 7 nights (€65–€115 per person per day)

Covers food + local transport + attractions for Vienna. Not included: accommodation, flights between cities, travel insurance and shopping.

Typical ground budgets by trip length

Trip length	Solo traveler	Couple / two friends
3 days	€195–€345	€390–€690
7 days	€455–€805	€910–€1,610
14 days	€910–€1,610	€1,820–€3,220

When to go to Vienna

Most pleasant months: Jun–Sep (averaging 15–21°C). Coldest month January (-2°C), warmest July (21°C). The daily budget above is a single editorial range, not a seasonal one; hotels and flights are priced separately, so check your dates on the Vienna guide. Monthly mean air temperature for Vienna, Austria, NASA POWER climatology (T2M), fetched 2026-09-22.

Money tips for Vienna

Restaurants: Round up or 5-10%. Prices include service and tax; hand the Trinkgeld over in cash and state the total you want to pay.

What our own data says about Vienna

Getting there: the cheapest fare we last saw from London to Vienna was €78 for 14 Dec 2026 on FR - a cached price, not a live quote. See the Vienna route page or all flight routes.

By bus: Vienna Budapest from €12 · Munich Vienna from €15 · Prague Vienna from €12 - editorial starting fares from the bus fare index.

Cost of Vienna - FAQ

How much do you need per day in Vienna?

Plan on €65–€115 per adult per day for food, local transport and attractions. Accommodation and intercity flights are extra.

What does a week in Vienna cost without hotels?

A 7-day trip comes to about €455–€805 per person for food, transport and sightseeing, or roughly €910–€1,610 for two travellers sharing costs like taxis and museum passes differently.

Are hotels and flights included in these figures?

No - deliberately. Stays vary hugely by season and booking window, so they are compared separately on the hotel search, and flights on the flight search. Everything else you will swipe or tap for is counted here.

What is the tipping etiquette in Austria?

Restaurants: Round up or 5-10%. Prices include service and tax; hand the Trinkgeld over in cash and state the total you want to pay.

Plan the rest of the Vienna trip

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