Zum Goldenen Anker
What to order: the seasonal dish; in November, the Martinigansl, the roast St Martin's goose.
Winter · Friday to Monday · Closed Tuesday to Thursday
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Day itinerary · 48.11° N · 16.86° E
Carnuntum in a day from Vienna, 45 minutes by train from the main station.
REX 7 train to Petronell, the reconstructed Roman houses and baths, the Heidentor and the amphitheatre by bike, lunch beside the Danube in Hainburg and the museum in the afternoon.
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Part of Carnuntum
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Total time9 h
By car45 min each way
TrainREX 7 from Wien Hauptbahnhof, 45 min
Admission€15; ages 6 to 18, €8
Getting aroundOn foot, nextbike and train
DifficultyEasy
Season13 March to 15 November
The plan
The day at a glance
Any part can be swapped for another without spoiling the day.
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Leave Vienna 45 min by train
REX 7 from Wien Hauptbahnhof towards Wolfsthal; get off at Petronell-Carnuntum
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The reconstructed Roman quarter of Carnuntum
opens at 9:00 · €15, also valid for the museum · guided tour in German at 11:00, €4.50
+43 2163 3377 778
- 8 min by bike1,5 km
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Heidentor, the Roman arch in the middle of the countryside
on a nextbike from the Roman district · free
- 15 min by bike4 km
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Military town amphitheatre
free · leave the bike at Bad Deutsch-Altenburg
- 15 min by train
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Zum Goldenen Anker
REX 7 from Bad Deutsch-Altenburg to Hainburg · on Sunday, kitchen 11:30 to 18:00 · in winter closed Tuesday to Thursday
Donaulände 27, 2410 Hainburg an der Donau · +43 2165 64810
Restaurant €€Book - 5 min on foot
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Hainburg, its walls and the Hungarian Gate
the Ungartor, the Fischertor and the Haydnbrunnen square
- 15 min by train
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Museum Carnuntinum, the treasure of the Roman city
with the morning ticket · closes at 17:00
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Back home 45 min by train
REX 7 from Bad Deutsch-Altenburg · in Wien Hauptbahnhof around 18:00
Approximate cost
About €25–40 per person
Adds up the activities and meals in the plan at their published prices; travel and accommodation not included.
The route
The reconstructed Roman quarter of Carnuntum
Carnuntum is the easiest history excursion from Vienna: 45 minutes by train from the main station and you are in the Roman capital of Pannonia, with a whole block of houses and baths rebuilt on their foundations. The plan is done without a car: train, feet and the nextbike bikes available at the sites and stations. At midday you go down to eat beside the Danube in Hainburg, the last walled town before Slovakia, and in the afternoon you see the best of the excavations in the museum.
The day, hour by hour
8:45 · Train to Petronell-Carnuntum. The REX 7 leaves Wien Hauptbahnhof towards Wolfsthal every half hour or every hour. It does not depend on the closure of the central S-Bahn section. From the station to the Roman district is a signposted 15-minute walk.
9:45 · Roman district. The House of Lucius, the urban villa with its paintings and the public baths, reconstructed with Roman techniques. Allow two hours. The day ticket, €15, is also valid for the afternoon's museum; the public guided tour, in German, leaves at 11:00 for €4.50 more.
11:50 · Heidentor by bike. Take a nextbike at the exit and pedal 1.5 km through fields to the 4th-century Roman arch, the symbol of Carnuntum. It is free.
12:30 · Amphitheatre. Continue 4 km to Bad Deutsch-Altenburg, to the military town's amphitheatre, freely accessible. Leave the bike at the village's nextbike station.
13:30 · Lunch beside the Danube. A train of a few minutes takes you to Hainburg. The Goldener Anker, on the bank, serves on Sunday from 11:30 to 18:00; in winter it is closed Tuesday to Thursday. In November, St Martin's goose.
15:00 · Hainburg walls. Go up into the walled old town: the Ungartor from about 1230, the Fischertor of the 1683 massacre and the square with the Haydnbrunnen, which recalls the years Haydn lived here as a child.
16:00 · Museum Carnuntinum. Return by train to Bad Deutsch-Altenburg and walk 20 minutes to the museum, with sculptures, coins and jewellery from the Roman city. It closes at 17:00.
17:00 · Return. REX 7 from Bad Deutsch-Altenburg towards Wien Hauptbahnhof.
If you go with children or it rains
With children, cycling between the sites is what they like most, and the Roman houses can be explored inside: under-6s do not pay. If it rains, leave the Heidentor for another day and extend the museum and the Roman district, which has covered houses; eat in the old town of Hainburg, at the Haydnstüberl.
Time2 h
Change the route
For lunch in Hainburg's old town: midday 11:00 to 14:30, Sunday until 14:00:
Haydnstüberl
If you still have energy and daylight: an hour and a half there and back from Hainburg, with a view of Bratislava:
Climb up the Braunsberg, the viewpoint over the Danube and Bratislava
By car and Tuesday to Sunday, from late March to October:
Haydn's birthplace in Rohrau
Where to eat
Where to eat?
Lunch is half the plan: book before you set off.
Haydnstüberl
What to order: the weekday midday menu or a schnitzel in the courtyard in summer.
Midday from 11:00 to 14:30 · Sunday from 11:00 to 14:00 · Book by telephone
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 Carnuntum
Mid-March to mid-November, when the Roman district and the museum are open; in 2027, from 13 March. May, June and September are the best months for cycling between the sites without the heat. Designed for a Sunday: the Goldener Anker serves lunch on Sundays all year.
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Tips
Worth knowing first
- 1Don't leave it until December
The Roman district and the museum are closed from 16 November to 12 March.
- 2Keep the ticket
The Roman district one is valid for the museum on the same day.
- 3In summer, a hat
There is no shade in the Roman district or at the Heidentor.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
How much does the day cost?
Between €55 and €85 per person with train, admission, bike and lunch.
Can it be done in winter?
Not entirely: from mid-November to mid-March the Roman district and the museum are closed. The Heidentor, the amphitheatre and Hainburg can be seen at any time.
Do I need to book?
Not for the ticket; the guided tour in summer is best bought online.
Is it too long for children?
It can be shortened: leave out the museum and go back from Hainburg.
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