# One night at Schloss Hof and the Marchfeld from Vienna: Baroque palace, the Danube at Hainburg and the Marchegg storks Schloss Hof and its gardens, dinner and a night beside the Danube in Hainburg, the Marchegg storks first thing and the Donau-Auen National Park at Schloss Orth before heading back. Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/austria/lower-austria/schloss-hof/itineraries/one-night-with-marchegg-from-vienna · Revisado: 2026-11-12 Dónde: Schloss Hof and the Marchfeld Schloss Hof can be seen in a day from Vienna, but with one night the trip gains something else: the Danube at dusk in Hainburg, the Marchegg storks first thing and the castles of the floodplain forest on the way home. Everything is less than half an hour by car from each other, in the Marchfeld, the plain east of Vienna between the Danube and the March, the border with Slovakia. ## How do you get there from Vienna? By car, about 55 minutes: the A4 towards the airport, Fischamend exit, the B9 towards Hainburg and the B49 to Schloss Hof. The palace car park is free. Without a car, bus 540 leaves the Aspern Nord metro station (U2) for Schloss Hof, and the REX 7 train from Wien Hauptbahnhof reaches Hainburg; for the rest of the plan you need a car. ## Where to sleep? AccommodationAreaWho it is for Hotel Zum Goldenen AnkerHainburg, beside the Danube, 13 kmOld house with a restaurant, sauna and bathing pond Bernstein-Motel MarcheggMarchegg, 7 kmSimple and cheap, beside the storks; dogs allowed Hippo-CampusDeutsch-Haslau, 22 kmHorse farm for going with children ## And if you have one more day? Cross to the south bank and spend the day at Carnuntum, the Roman city on the Danube, a few kilometres from Hainburg. ## With children The Schloss Hof family ticket covers two adults and up to three children. The storks and the island at Schloss Orth work very well with children, and Eckartsau has a natural playground. If you want the night to be part of the plan, sleep at the horse farm Hippo-Campus. ## El plan ### Saturday · 10:00 · Schloss Hof The imperial rooms and the terraced gardens that descend towards the March, with the Neptune fountain. €24 for adults and €61.50 for the family. A good three hours. ### Saturday · 13:00 · Lunch at the Kräutergarten Inside the grounds, with the palace ticket. They cook with what they pick in the garden. ### Saturday · 15:30 · Schloss Niederweiden 3 km away, the hunting lodge that Fischer von Erlach drew in 1693, among fields. Check on the Schloss Hof website whether the interior is open that day. ### Saturday · 17:30 · Hainburg Cross the Danube by the bridge and leave the car in the courtyard of the Goldener Anker. A walk along the bank and the wall, and dinner at the hotel restaurant, which in season serves until 20:30. ### Sunday · 8:30 · The Marchegg storks From March to August, the colony of white storks nests in the oaks of the March floodplain forest, free and with open access. An hour and a half. ### Sunday · 11:00 · Schloss Eckartsau The imperial hunting lodge in the Danube forest; the park and its playground are free. ### Sunday · 12:30 · Schloss Orth The centre of the Donau-Auen National Park: the river exhibition, the viewing tower and the Schlossinsel island. €15, from 9:00 to 17:00, from 20 March to 1 November. ### Sunday · 15:00 · Return to Vienna About 45 minutes from Orth. ## Un consejo más Check the Goldener Anker restaurant calendar: in winter it is open only Friday to Monday and is closed for holidays from 10 to 26 November 2026 and from 7 January to 4 February 2027. ## Cuándo no ir Don't go from November to March counting on Schloss Orth or the storks: the castle closes in winter and the storks arrive in March. ## Preguntas frecuentes ### How much does the getaway cost? Admissions come to €39 per adult (Schloss Hof and Orth). To that add the hotel, which at the Bernstein-Motel starts at €40 per person without breakfast, and meals. ### Can I go with a dog? To Schloss Hof, no. The Bernstein-Motel and the Hippo-Campus farm admit dogs. ### Do I need a car? Yes, to get around between the palace, Hainburg, Marchegg and the Danube castles. ### When is it best to go? From April to August: all the castles are open and the storks are there.