# Day trip to Carnuntum from Vienna: the Roman city on the Danube and Hainburg by train

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.

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/austria/lower-austria/carnuntum/itineraries/roman-city-and-hainburg-from-vienna · Revisado: 2026-11-12

## El día
- 08:45 · Salida: 45 min by train (REX 7 from Wien Hauptbahnhof towards Wolfsthal; get off at Petronell-Carnuntum)
- 09:45 · 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) · Römerstadt Carnuntum, From €4.50 per person, on top of the entry ticket
  - 8 min by bike, 1,5 km
- 11:50 · Heidentor, the Roman arch in the middle of the countryside (on a nextbike from the Roman district · free)
  - 15 min by bike, 4 km
- 12:30 · Military town amphitheatre (free · leave the bike at Bad Deutsch-Altenburg)
  - 15 min by train
- 13:30 · 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) · Zum Goldenen Anker, €€
  - 5 min on foot
- 15:00 · Hainburg, its walls and the Hungarian Gate (the Ungartor, the Fischertor and the Haydnbrunnen square)
  - 15 min by train
- 16:00 · Museum Carnuntinum, the treasure of the Roman city (with the morning ticket · closes at 17:00)
- 17:00 · Vuelta: 45 min by train (REX 7 from Bad Deutsch-Altenburg · in Wien Hauptbahnhof around 18:00)

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.

## Cómo llegar

### Without a car
REX 7 train, nextbike between the sites and train between Bad Deutsch-Altenburg and Hainburg. It is the way this plan is designed.

### By car
About 35 minutes on the A4 and the B9, with free parking at each site. A car lets you add Haydn's birthplace in Rohrau, 10 km away, or cross the Danube to Schloss Hof.

## Consejos

### Don't leave it until December
The Roman district and the museum are closed from 16 November to 12 March.

### Keep the ticket
The Roman district one is valid for the museum on the same day.

### In summer, a hat
There is no shade in the Roman district or at the Heidentor.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### 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.