# Day trip to Baden from Vienna on the Badner Bahn: Beethoven, Kurpark and sulphur baths

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.

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/austria/lower-austria/baden-bei-wien/itineraries/baden-by-badner-bahn-with-beethoven · Revisado: 2026-11-12

## El día
- 09:15 · Salida: 1 h by train (Badner Bahn from the Wien Oper stop to Baden Josefsplatz)
- 10:30 · 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
- 11:45 · Kurpark and Beethoven Temple (free · go up to Beethoven's temple for the view)
  - 15 min on foot
- 13:00 · Gasthof Martinek (dish of the day · kitchen until 14:00 · closed Tuesday) · Gasthof Martinek, €€
  - 15 min on foot
- 15:00 · Römertherme, Baden's sulphur baths (3 h from €21 · bring a swimsuit and towel)
  - 2 min on foot
- 18:15 · Badener Hauervinothek (a glass of zierfandler before you leave · until 18:30) · Badener Hauervinothek, €
- 18:45 · Vuelta: 1 h by train (Badner Bahn from Josefsplatz to the Opera)

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.

## Cómo llegar

### Without a car
Badner Bahn from Wien Oper or ÖBB train from Wien Hauptbahnhof or Meidling. In Baden, everything is on foot.

### By car
About 35 minutes on the A2, Baden exit. The Römertherme has free parking for its customers.

## Consejos

### Bring a swimsuit and towel
Or hire them at the baths.

### Avoid Monday
Beethoven's house is closed.

### Come back by tram even if you came by train
You see the villages south of Vienna from the window.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### 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.