Inside the grounds, with vegetables from its own garden
Restaurant Kräutergarten
What to order: the seasonal dish with vegetables from the palace garden.
Daily during the grounds' opening hours · Only with a Schloss Hof ticket
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Day itinerary · 48.21° N · 16.93° E
Schloss Hof and Carnuntum in a day, a Baroque palace and a Roman city 50 minutes from Vienna.
In the morning, the country palace of Schloss Hof and its terraced gardens; lunch with vegetables from its garden and, in the afternoon, the Roman city of Carnuntum and the Heidentor.
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Part of Schloss Hof and the Marchfeld
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Total time9 h
By car45 min each way
Car50 min to Schloss Hof; 40 min back from Carnuntum
AdmissionSchloss Hof €24 · Carnuntum €15
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 car
A4 towards the airport, exit Fischamend, B9 towards Hainburg and B49; motorway vignette needed
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Schloss Hof Palace and Baroque Gardens
opens at 10:00 · €24; family €61.50 · no dogs · free parking
- 5 min on foot
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Restaurant Kräutergarten
inside the grounds, with the ticket · vegetables from the palace garden
Schloßhof 1, 2294 Schloßhof · +43 2285 20000
Restaurant €€Book - 30 min by car20 km
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The reconstructed Roman quarter of Carnuntum In Carnuntum
over the Hainburg bridge · €15 · closes at 17:00
+43 2163 3377 778
- 5 min by car2 km
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Heidentor, the Roman arch in the middle of the countryside In Carnuntum
free, out in the countryside
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Back home 45 min by car
via the B9 and the A4
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
Schloss Hof Palace and Baroque Gardens
East of Vienna, on both sides of the Danube, there are two sights that almost nobody combines and that fit into a day by car: north of the river, Schloss Hof, the country palace of Prince Eugene and Maria Theresa, with terraced Baroque gardens above the March; to the south, Carnuntum, the great Roman city on the Danube. Between the two there are 20 km over the Hainburg bridge.
The day, hour by hour
9:15 · Leave Vienna. A4 towards the airport, Fischamend exit, B9 towards Hainburg and B49 to Schloss Hof, about 50 minutes. Free parking.
10:00 · Schloss Hof. The imperial rooms and the terraced gardens that descend towards the river, with the Neptune fountain. A good three hours. €24 for adults, €61.50 for the family. Dogs may not enter.
12:45 · Lunch at the Kräutergarten. The restaurant inside the grounds cooks with what it picks every morning in the palace garden. You can only enter with the Schloss Hof ticket.
14:15 · Carnuntum. Cross the Danube by the Hainburg bridge to Petronell, 25 minutes. The reconstructed Roman district, with the House of Lucius, the villa and the baths. €15; closes at 17:00.
16:15 · Heidentor. The 4th-century Roman arch, 2 km from the Roman district, among fields. Free.
16:45 · Return. About 40 minutes to Vienna on the B9 and the A4.
If you go with children or it rains
The gardens of Schloss Hof and the Roman houses of Carnuntum work very well with children; the Schloss Hof family ticket covers two adults and three children, and at Carnuntum under-6s do not pay. With rain, stay longer inside the palace and in the covered houses of the Roman district.
Time3 h
Change the route
To eat without the grounds ticket, at the palace entrance; call ahead:
Gasthof Prinz Eugen
From March to August, instead of Carnuntum: the storks in the oaks of Marchegg, 10 km away:
The Marchegg stork colony
At weekends from 14 November to 20 December 2026, with Carnuntum closed:
Schloss Hof Christmas Market
Where to eat
Where to eat?
Lunch is half the plan: book before you set off.
Coffee and strudel in the arcaded courtyard
Café Arkadenhof
What to order: a strudel with coffee in the arcaded courtyard.
Inside the grounds · During palace opening hours
Gasthof Prinz Eugen
What to order: a seasonal dish on the terrace with a view of the palace courtyard.
At the entrance to the grounds · Terrace for 120 people
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 Schloss Hof and the Marchfeld
Between mid-March and mid-November, when Carnuntum is open; from April to October the Schloss Hof fountains run and the gardens are at their best. In winter, swap Carnuntum for the Schloss Hof Christmas market.
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Tips
Worth knowing first
- 1Start with Schloss Hof
It opens at 10:00 and the afternoon is shorter at Carnuntum, which closes at 17:00.
- 2Vignette
The A4 is a toll motorway requiring a vignette.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
How much does the day cost?
Between €70 and €110 per person with both tickets and lunch, not counting the car.
Can it be done without a car?
In the same day, it is not practical: there is no direct connection between the two visits.
And in winter?
Carnuntum closes from mid-November to mid-March. In November and December, do Schloss Hof with its Christmas market.
More plans like this
Other days of walking and good food
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Prices, opening hours and times are approximate: check them before you go. Each place has its own page on Geocalia.