Country guide
Austria travel guide
Austria shows up in 2 curated routes on TripsCircle, with 3 destinations and 34 hand-picked places along the way. The most common route styles are cities and culture. Trips run 7–9 days.
- Destinations
- 3
- Places
- 34
- Curated routes
- 2
- Trip lengths
- 7–9 days
- Routes favor
- Apr – Jun and Sep – Jan
Where our routes go in Austria
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3 destinations in Austria
Ordered by how many of our curated routes stop there, then by how many places we have picked.
Best of Austria
Our curated picks by theme, drawn from the places our route editors chose for their routes.
Places worth planning around
A short sampler from the 34 places in Austria, starting with those featured on the most of our routes.
EatFiglmüller
Known for oversized Wiener schnitzel since 1905.
SeeBelvedere
Baroque palace holding Klimt's The Kiss and other Austrian art.
SeeHellbrunner Adventzauber
Advent market in the courtyard of Hellbrunn Palace, with hundreds of lit fir trees and the facade as a giant Advent calendar.
SeeEvangelical Church
The 1860s Protestant church whose slender spire on the lakeshore is the village's best-known silhouette.
EatCafé Central
Vaulted coffee house in Palais Ferstel, open since 1876, for Melange and Apfelstrudel.
- Do
Hohensalzburg Fortress
One of Europe's largest medieval castles, on the Festungsberg above the old town, reached by funicular.
Curated routes through Austria
2 routes with at least one stop here. Some continue beyond Austria.
Best time to visit Austria
Of the 2 routes here with a recommended season, at least half point to Apr – Jun and Sep – Jan.
Climate averages (NASA POWER, 2001–2025) for 3 of our destinations here: July is the warmest month, with average highs near 78°F (26°C), and January the coolest at about 37°F (3°C). June is the wettest, around 5.5 in (139 mm) of rain, and February the driest at about 2.3 in (59 mm).
NASA POWER is a gridded model (roughly 50 km cells), so coastal and mountain spots read as regional averages.
Weather by destination
Getting around Austria
Legs between consecutive stops on our routes. Distances are straight-line estimates, not driving distances.
- Hallstatt → Salzburgabout 52 km (33 mi) straight-line
- Salzburg → Viennaabout 252 km (156 mi) straight-line
Planning a trip to Austria
How many days do you need for a trip to Austria?
Our 2 curated routes with stops in Austria run 7–9 days. Some of those routes also cover places outside Austria, so a trip focused only here can be shorter.
What are the best places to visit in Austria?
Going by how often our route team includes them, the most-featured destinations in Austria are Vienna, Hallstatt and Salzburg. Vienna alone has 18 hand-picked places in our guides.
When is the best time to visit Austria?
At least half of our routes here recommend Apr – Jun and Sep – Jan. NASA POWER averages put the warmest weather in July and the most rain in June.
Where can I find the best restaurants in Austria?
See our curated picks: best restaurants in Austria, chosen from 6 places in our curated routes. We also have lists for things to do.
Nearby countries
Take your crew to Austria
Start from one of our Austria routes in TripsCircle, then shape it together: shared itinerary, polls for the big decisions, split expenses and packing lists.