Gasthof Martinek
What to order: the dish of the day (Tagesteller) at midday or a schnitzel with potato salad.
Wednesday to Monday · Closed Tuesday · Kitchen 11:00 to 14:00 and 17:00 to 21:00
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Day itinerary · 48.01° N · 16.23° E
Baden in a day from Vienna, the Opera tram and a sulphur bath.
Tram from the Opera, the house where Beethoven wrote the Ninth, the spa park, gasthof lunch and three hours in the sulphur baths before heading back.
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Part of Baden bei WienThermal getaways
Add to my trip
Total time9 h
By car30 min each way
From ViennaBadner Bahn from the Opera, a little over 1 h
Thermal baths3 h from €21 on weekdays
DifficultyEasy, all on foot
Cost€50–80 pp
Best timeAll year
The plan
The day at a glance
Any part can be swapped for another without spoiling the day.
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Leave Vienna 1 h by train
Badner Bahn from the Wien Oper stop to Baden Josefsplatz
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Beethoven House, where he composed the Ninth
Tuesday to Sunday from 10:00 · Saturday and Sunday, guided tour at 14:00
- 10 min on foot
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Kurpark and Beethoven Temple
free · go up to Beethoven's temple for the view
- 15 min on foot
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Gasthof Martinek
dish of the day · kitchen until 14:00 · closed Tuesday
Jägerhausgasse 7, 2500 Baden bei Wien · +43 676 4559377
Restaurant €€Book - 15 min on foot
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Römertherme, Baden's sulphur baths
3 h from €21 · bring a swimsuit and towel
- 2 min on foot
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Badener Hauervinothek
a glass of zierfandler before you leave · until 18:30
Brusattiplatz 2, 2500 Baden bei Wien · +43 2252 45640
Winery €Book -
Back home 1 h by train
Badner Bahn from Josefsplatz to the Opera
Approximate cost
About €30–55 per person
Adds up the activities and meals in the plan at their published prices; travel and accommodation not included.
The route
Beethoven House, where he composed the Ninth
Baden is the easiest car-free excursion from Vienna: the Badner Bahn tram-train leaves in front of the Opera and drops you in the centre of the spa town in a little over an hour, without depending on the S-Bahn, closed in its central section until October 2027. The day mixes what made the town famous: Beethoven, who wrote parts of the Ninth here, the spa park and the hot sulphurous water, best enjoyed in the afternoon.
The day, hour by hour
9:15 · Badner Bahn from the Opera. The Wien Oper stop is in front of the State Opera. Get off at Baden Josefsplatz, a few minutes from the centre.
10:30 · Beethoven's house. On the Rathausgasse, the rooms where he spent the summers of 1821 to 1823. Open Tuesday to Sunday from 10:00; closed Monday.
11:45 · Kurpark. Walk up through the spa park to Beethoven's temple and look at the town from above.
13:00 · Lunch at the Gasthof Martinek. Home cooking with a dish of the day, a walk from the centre towards the Helenental. Closed on Tuesdays; that day, or at the weekend, eat at Der Ferdinand, opposite the Casino.
15:00 · Römertherme. Three hours in the baths: pools at 30–32 °C, a jacuzzi and the outdoor bath in sulphur water. From €21 on weekdays.
18:15 · A glass at the Hauervinothek. Next to the baths: zierfandler or rotgipfler, the grapes of the area. Open until 18:30.
18:45 · Return. Badner Bahn from Josefsplatz to the Opera.
With children or in the rain
It is a perfect rainy-day plan: museum, baths and wine all under cover. With small children, the Römertherme has a children's pool at 32 °C and family rates; shorten the museum and lengthen the water.
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Where to eat
Where to eat?
Lunch is half the plan: book before you set off.
Badener Hauervinothek
What to order: a glass of zierfandler or rotgipfler, the two white grapes specific to the Thermenregion.
Monday to Saturday from 10:00 to 12:30 and from 15:30 to 18:30 · Sunday from 15:30 to 18:30
Klostergasthof Heiligenkreuz
What to order: an Austrian dish from the menu with a glass of the abbey's wine; at weekends it opens at 9:00 for breakfast.
Every day · Monday to Friday from 10:00 to 22:00 · Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays from 9:00
Der Ferdinand
What to order: a seasonal dish from the Austrian menu or, if you are in a group, starters to share such as the burrata; on Sunday, a long lunch at midday.
Thursday to Sunday · Saturday and Sunday from 12:00
Map
The stops, in order
With where to park at each one.
What to do
Eat
88 €Stay
Services
Getting there
By car or without one?
When to go
When to go to Baden bei Wien
All year, because the baths open every day from 10:00 to 22:00. Best Tuesday to Sunday, when Beethoven's house is open (closed on Mondays). In summer, swap the Römertherme for the open-air Thermalstrandbad.
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Tips
Worth knowing first
- 1Bring a swimsuit and towel
Or hire them at the baths.
- 2Avoid Monday
Beethoven's house is closed.
- 3Come back by tram even if you came by train
You see the villages south of Vienna from the window.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
How much does the day cost?
Between €50 and €80 per person with transport, museum, lunch and 3 hours of baths.
Does the S-Bahn closure affect it?
No: the Badner Bahn is a separate line from the Opera.
Is everything open all Sunday?
Beethoven's house and the baths, yes. The Hauervinothek, on Sunday, only from 15:30 to 18:30.
Can I add Heiligenkreuz?
By car, yes: it is 15 km away. By public transport, with the regional bus, it takes most of the day.
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