# Day trip to Lake Neusiedl from Vienna: Rust, a bike ride to Mörbisch and birds at Illmitz

Rust and its stork nests, the fishermen's church, a bike ride to Mörbisch, lunch on the square and the afternoon among lagoons and birds in the national park.

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/austria/burgenland/lake-neusiedl/itineraries/cycling-rust-and-moerbisch · Revisado: 2026-11-12

## El día
- 09:00 · Salida: 1 h by car (via Eisenstadt · park at P1 or P2 in Rust)
- 10:00 · Rust's old town and its storks (look for the nests on the chimneys)
  - 5 min on foot
- 10:45 · Fischerkirche, the fishermen's church (13th-century frescoes and the oldest organ in Burgenland)
  - 5 min on foot
- 11:15 · By bike along the west shore, from Rust to Mörbisch (hire in Rust · flat there-and-back among vineyards)
  - 15 min by bike, 6 km
- 13:45 · Kirchenwirt Rust (on the Rathausplatz · Friday to Tuesday · dogs welcome) · Kirchenwirt Rust, €€
  - 45 min by car
- 15:30 · Neusiedler See–Seewinkel National Park: the Illmitz Zicksee trail (Zicksee trail from the park centre · bring binoculars)
- 18:00 · Vuelta (to Vienna along the north bank, a little over an hour)

An hour from Vienna, Lake Neusiedl is a different landscape: plain, vineyards and an immense reedbed around a shallow lake. This day brings together its two shores. In the morning, Rust, the free city of the winegrowers, with storks on the roofs, and a flat bike ride to Mörbisch. In the afternoon, you drive across to the east shore to walk among salt lagoons and birds in the national park.

## The day, hour by hour

9:00 · Departure. From Vienna, a little under an hour via Eisenstadt to Rust. Park at P1 or P2, at the entrance to the old town.

10:00 · Rust old town. Houses with carriage gateways and stork nests on the chimneys, which the town has looked after since 1980.

10:45 · Fischerkirche. The walled Gothic church, with 13th-century frescoes.

11:15 · Bike to Mörbisch. Hire a bike or e-bike in Rust and pedal south among the vineyards to Mörbisch, with its stage on the lake, and back.

13:45 · Lunch at the Kirchenwirt. The tavern on the Rathausplatz, Friday to Tuesday. If it is Wednesday or Thursday, eat at the Seehotel restaurant, open daily.

15:30 · National park at Illmitz. Drive round the lake by the north to the national park centre and do the Illmitzer Zicksee trail, with birds on the lagoons.

18:00 · Return. To Vienna, a little over an hour.

## With children

In summer swap the national park for the Rust Seebad, with a pool and a 37 m slide. Cycling with small children is better on a short stretch.

## Cómo llegar

### By car
It is the way to combine the two shores in a day.

### Without a car
Train from Wien Hauptbahnhof to Eisenstadt or Schützen and a bus to Rust; stay on the west shore, by bike.

## Consejos

### Confirm the ferries
In November 2026 no boats were leaving Rust harbour; don't count on crossing by boat.

### Bring binoculars
The park's birds are best seen from a distance.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### How much does the day cost?
Between €50 and €80 per person with lunch, bike and petrol.

### Can it be done without a car?
The Rust and bike part, yes, by train and bus; the national park is better by car.

### When are there storks?
In spring and summer.