Danube cycle path Passau - Vienna stroll tour

The Danube cycle path from Passau to Vienna is one of the most popular cycle tours. Here one postcard motif follows the next. Cycle on trails that have been trodden by generations of special guests.

When booking, please be sure to state the desired arrival location. Otherwise Schärding will be booked automatically.

Overview of your benefits

Good value for money
Tour incl. hotels and luggage transport
Extensive route booklet & GPS data
Top brand rental bikes bookable
Over 30 years of experience

Arrival is on your own, either to the baroque town of Schärding or to the three-river city of Passau. Please be sure to specify your preferred arrival location when booking. Otherwise, Schärding will be booked automatically.

Overnight stay: Passau/Schärding

From Schärding you cycle along the Inn cycle path to Passau, where you can visit the largest cathedral organ in the world. Further east, the next highlight awaits you: Engelszell Abbey, the only Trappist monastery in Austria.

Accommodation location: Engelhartszell/Schlögen region

Today's first highlight of your cycling holiday is the Schlögen Danube loop, where the granite forces the river into an extremely narrow loop. At Aschach the valley widens and you cycle through the fertile Eferdinger Basin. The baroque Wilhering Abbey invites you to take a break before you reach the cultural city of Linz.

Accommodation location: Aschach/Linz region

Behind Linz you cross rural towns and regions again until you reach Enns, the oldest city in Austria.

Accommodation location: Enns region

In Mauthausen, the concentration camp memorial commemorates a black chapter in history. The shipping town of Grein attracts its visitors with Greinburg Castle, the oldest city theater in Austria and the shipping museum.

Accommodation location: Ardagger/Grein region

Accommodation location: Marbach/Melk region

In Melk you should visit the Benedictine monastery and take a break in the idyllic Wachauorten. Today you will experience what is probably the most beautiful part of your trip, the picturesque Wachau with its emerald green vines. If you want, you can also travel part of the Wachau by boat today (mid-April to the end of October, on your own).

Overnight place: Weißenkirchen/Kr regionems

In krems - a more than 1000 year old city with medieval streets - the Wachau ends. The old town with its arcaded courtyards and baroque town houses is well worth seeing. Here you cross the Danube again and cycle past Göttweig Abbey to Traismauer or to Tulln Field with the flower town of Tulln.

Accommodation location: Tulln region

Shortly before Vienna, the valley narrows again, the Danube passes through the Vienna Gate on the edge of the Vienna Forest and takes you via Klosterneuburg to the cosmopolitan city of Vienna, famous for its coffee house culture and its numerous sights. Discover the city on a horse-drawn carriage ride and end the trip with a cozy evening at a wine tavern. Luggage transport generally ends in Vienna.

Overnight stay in Vienna

After breakfast, you can leave on your own or you can extend your stay.

Overnight stay in Vienna

9 nights in the desired category, including breakfast
Luggage transport from hotel to hotel (9 a.m. to 18 p.m.)
7-day service hotline
1 set of travel documents per room (German or English)
1 slice of Linzer torte + 1 cup of coffee in Linz
Entrance to the Caricature Museum in Krems (only for Category II and Category II+)
Three-river city tour by boat in Passau, excluding bicycle (only for category II+)
Restaurant guide with the best rest stops
Free parking in Schärding
GPS data on request
Local contact persons: German and English

Basic price in € per person

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Double room including breakfast	Cat I	Cat II	Cat II+
05.09.2026 - 04.10.2026	1.048,00 €	1.148,00 €	1.248,00 €
05.10.2026 - 11.10.2026	799,00 €	899,00 €	999,00 €

Single room including breakfast	Cat I	Cat II	Cat II+
05.09.2026 - 04.10.2026	1.398,00 €	1.518,00 €	1.648,00 €
05.10.2026 - 11.10.2026	1.149,00 €	1.269,00 €	1.399,00 €

Rental bikes

Unisex freewheel rental bike with pannier
01.01.2026 - 31.12.2026	159,00 €

Unisex freewheel electric rental bike with pannier
01.01.2026 - 31.12.2026	299,00 €

Additional Services

Luggage transport guarantee until 15: p.m.
01.01.2026 - 31.12.2026	49,00 €

Return transfer Vienna – Schärding/Passau (price per person, daily, approx. 8.30 a.m., duration approx. 4 hours)
01.01.2026 - 31.12.2026	105,00 €

Return transfer Vienna – Schärding/Passau: Bring your own bike (price per bike)
01.01.2026 - 31.12.2026	10,00 €

Passau/Scharding

Room price per person	Cat I	Cat II	Cat II+
Doppelzimmer inkl. Frühstück	72,00 €	72,00 €	96,00 €
Einzelzimmer inkl. Frühstück	91,00 €	91,00 €	127,00 €

Vienna

Room price per person	Cat I	Cat II	Cat II+
Doppelzimmer inkl. Frühstück	74,00 €	89,00 €	93,00 €
Einzelzimmer inkl. Frühstück	119,00 €	126,00 €	137,00 €

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Reisecode: DON 11 BT

Danube cycle path Passau - Vienna stroll tour

Duration: 10 days
Overnight stays: 9 nights
Overnight stays: about 350 km

Daily departure from 04.04. until 11.10.2026

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Basic price in € per person * 2026	Cat I	Cat II	Cat II+
Double room including breakfast	From €799	From €899	From €999
Single room including breakfast	From €1149	From €1269	From €1399

Attention: This trip is not suitable for people with reduced mobility.

Still have questions?

Julia Koldewitz

Phone: 03831 30676-0 Mon–Fri 8am–17pm
E-mail: info@mecklenburger-radtour.de

Airport: to/from Vienna (VIE), Salzburg (SZG), Linz (LNZ), Munich (MUC)

Train station:

at Passau/Schärding train station

from Vienna train station

Parking:

Schärding: Free parking possible for the duration of the trip; Advance reservation not necessary (information without guarantee)
Passau: Parking directly at the hotels is only possible during hotel overnight stays (costs approx. €7 - €12 per day/car) (without guarantee, subject to availability, no advance reservation possible, payable on site)
It is best to park during your trip in the Globus Garage (information at: https://globus-group.de/de/leistungen-passau) (Information without guarantee, subject to availability, no advance reservation possible, payable on site)
public car parks/parking spaces free of charge/chargeable (information without guarantee, payable on site)

Return transfer Vienna - Schärding/Passau: by bus, daily, approx. 08:30 a.m., duration approx. 4-5 hours, advance booking required when registering for your trip. Further information can be found under "Prices".

General tip for traveling by car

A comprehensive overview of parking lots can be conveniently viewed on the external website www.parkopedia.de.

Rooms with shower/toilet or bath/toilet

Category I: Hotels and guesthouses of 3-star standard, in Munich 4-star standard

Category II: Hotels and guesthouses of 3 and 4 star rating

Category II+: Accommodation in 4-star hotels, in Grein/surroundings partly in 3-star hotels

When booking, please be sure to state the desired arrival location. Otherwise Schärding will be booked automatically.

Due to trade fairs, overnight stays in Vienna are sometimes only possible with an additional charge.

Not included : Cultural tax, bed tax, arrival and departure, transfers, excursions, entrance and sightseeing fees, city maps, ferry fees, insurance, tips and personal expenses.

This trip/s is/are not suitable for people with reduced mobility.

General information

Not included in the price: Cultural development tax, bed tax, arrival and departure, transfers, excursions, entrance and sightseeing fees, city maps, ferry fees, insurance, tips and personal expenses.
This trip is not suitable for people with reduced mobility. Maps presented are for illustrative purposes only and do not reflect geographical reality.