Vienna and Three Day Trips in
Based in Vienna, with day trips by train to the Wachau Valley, Lednice-Valtice in Czechia and Sopron in Hungary.
You stay around Karlsplatz for the whole trip, close to Vienna Hauptbahnhof and the metro. Spend four days in the city seeing palaces and museums and tasting new wine in Grinzing. The other three days are day trips by train: Melk Abbey and a Danube cruise in the Wachau Valley, the UNESCO-listed Lednice-Valtice Cultural Landscape in Czechia, and the medieval old town of Sopron on the Hungarian border. You return to Vienna each night without changing hotels, which suits travelers who want to see Austria, Czechia and Hungary in one week.
Wachau river cruises run from about April to October. Lednice Château is mostly closed in winter.
Day by day
Day 1 · Arrival and Inner City Walk
Vienna（St. Stephen's Cathedral、Graben & Kohlmarkt、Hofburg Palace、Vienna State Opera）
Take the train from the airport to Vienna Hauptbahnhof, about 15 minutes. After check-in, walk or take the U1 into the Inner City.
Stay: Wieden & Karlsplatz
Day 2 · Schönbrunn and Belvedere
Vienna（Schönbrunn Palace、Belvedere Palace、Karlskirche）
Take the U4 to Schönbrunn, about 15 minutes. In the afternoon, take tram D to Belvedere, then walk about 10 minutes back to your hotel.
Book timed tickets for Schönbrunn Palace online in advance.
Stay: Wieden & Karlsplatz
Day 3 · Wachau Valley and Melk
Vienna（Melk Abbey、Wachau Valley & Dürnstein）
Take the train about 1 hour 15 minutes to Melk. After visiting the abbey, take a boat to Dürnstein and Krems, about 1 hour 45 minutes, then the train back to Vienna, about 1 hour.
Boats run less often in the off-season, so check schedules before you leave. In winter, take the train the whole way.
Stay: Wieden & Karlsplatz
Day 4 · Kunsthistorisches Museum and Grinzing
Vienna（Kunsthistorisches Museum、Naschmarkt、Grinzing）
Walk to the museum quarter and the Naschmarkt. In the evening, take the U4, then tram D or bus 38 to Grinzing, about 40 minutes.
New-wine taverns hang a pine branch at the entrance to show they are open. Some taverns only open on certain days.
Stay: Wieden & Karlsplatz
Day 5 · Lednice-Valtice Gardens
Mikulov & Lednice–Valtice（Lednice Chateau & Park、Lednice Minaret、Valtice Chateau & National Wine Salon）
Take the train from Vienna Hauptbahnhof about 1 hour to Břeclav in Czechia. Take bus 570, about 15 minutes, to Lednice, then bus or bike to Valtice. Take the train back to Vienna.
The castle is closed on Mondays and is mostly closed from November to March. Bring your passport.
Stay: Wieden & Karlsplatz
Day 6 · Sopron Medieval Old Town
Sopron（Fő tér (Main Square)、Firewatch Tower、Goat Church、Storno House）
Take a direct train from Vienna Meidling about 1 hour 10 minutes to Sopron. Walk about 15 minutes from the station to the old town. Return to Vienna in the evening.
Hungary uses the forint, but most shops in the old town accept cards.
Stay: Wieden & Karlsplatz
Day 7 · Hundertwasser House and Prater
Vienna（Hundertwasserhaus、Prater & Giant Ferris Wheel）
Take the tram to Hundertwasser House, then walk or take a tram to the Prater. From Praterstern or Wien Mitte, take the S7 to the airport, about 20 minutes.