# Day trip to Eisenstadt from Vienna: Esterházy Palace and Haydn's town by train Direct train from Wien Hauptbahnhof, Esterházy Palace and its concert hall, Haydn's house, lunch opposite the palace, his tomb in the Bergkirche and the great park. Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/austria/burgenland/eisenstadt/itineraries/esterhazy-palace-and-haydn-by-train · Revisado: 2026-11-12 ## El día - 08:45 · Salida: 1 h 15 by train (direct train from Wien Hauptbahnhof or Meidling · check on ÖBB) - 10:15 · Schloss Esterházy and the Haydnsaal (weekends from 10:00 · €19; with a guided tour in English at 13:00, €25) · Esterhazy, From €25 per person - 5 min on foot - 12:00 · Haydn-Haus, the house where Haydn lived (Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays 10:00 to 17:00 · €9) - 5 min on foot - 13:15 · Restaurant Henrici (opposite the palace · Sunday 9:00 to 17:00; kitchen closes at 16:00 · closed Monday) · Restaurant Henrici, €€€ - 10 min on foot - 14:45 · Bergkirche, Haydn's mausoleum and the Kalvarienberg (Haydn's mausoleum and the Calvary hill) - 10 min on foot - 15:45 · Schlosspark, the princes' garden (free · Leopoldine's temple) - 17:00 · Vuelta: 1 h 15 by train (direct train to Wien Meidling and Hauptbahnhof) Eisenstadt is the court of the Esterházy princes and the town where Joseph Haydn worked for forty years and is buried. It is small and everything is on foot, so the direct train from Vienna is enough: palace in the morning, the composer's house, lunch opposite the palace, his tomb in the Bergkirche and a walk in the great park before returning. ## The day, hour by hour 8:45 · Train to Eisenstadt. From Wien Hauptbahnhof or Meidling there are direct trains almost every hour, via Wulkaprodersdorf. While the S-Bahn closure lasts, until October 2027, board at one of those two stations. From the station to the palace, 15 minutes on foot. 10:15 · Schloss Esterházy. The princes' rooms, the entailed estate's silver and the Haydnsaal, where Haydn conducted the court orchestra. €19; if you want the guided tour in English, the one at 13:00 costs €25 and changes the order of the day. In winter, on weekdays, you can only enter with the tour at 11:00, 13:00 or 15:00: this plan is for the weekend. 12:00 · Haydn-Haus. The house where the composer lived, five minutes away. €9. 13:15 · Lunch at the Henrici. In the former stables, opposite the palace, regional cooking with new ideas. On Sunday it is open until 17:00 and the kitchen closes an hour earlier; on Monday it does not open. 14:45 · Bergkirche and Kalvarienberg. Go up to the church where Haydn's mausoleum is and walk the artificial hill of chapels with wooden figures, with the view as far as Lake Neusiedl. 15:45 · Schlosspark. Walk down through the landscape park of almost 50 hectares to the Leopoldine temple, on its pond. 17:00 · Return. Direct train to Meidling and Wien Hauptbahnhof. ## If you go with children or it rains With children, extend the Schlosspark and look for the Sundays with a children's workshop at Haydn's house. If it rains, swap the park for more time in the palace and, from May to October, the Jewish Museum. ## Cómo llegar ### Without a car Direct train from Wien Hauptbahnhof or Meidling and everything on foot. It is the natural way. ### By car 57 km on the A3. A car lets you add Forchtenstein, 25 km away, or go down to the St. Margarethen quarry and Rust. ## Consejos ### Better at the weekend in winter From November to March, on weekdays, the palace opens only with a guided tour at fixed times. ### No dogs Esterhazy does not admit animals except assistance dogs. ## Preguntas frecuentes ### How much does the day cost? Between €70 and €110 per person with train, palace, Haydn's house and lunch. ### Can it be done on a Monday? Better not: Haydn's house and the Henrici are closed. ### Is there a tour in Spanish? No; the palace tour in English is at 13:00.