# Day trip to Schloss Hof and Carnuntum from Vienna: Prince Eugene's palace and the Roman city by car

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.

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/austria/lower-austria/schloss-hof/itineraries/schloss-hof-and-carnuntum-by-car-from-vienna · Revisado: 2026-11-12

## El día
- 09:15 · Salida: 45 min by car (A4 towards the airport, exit Fischamend, B9 towards Hainburg and B49; motorway vignette needed)
- 10:00 · Schloss Hof Palace and Baroque Gardens (opens at 10:00 · €24; family €61.50 · no dogs · free parking)
  - 5 min on foot
- 12:45 · Restaurant Kräutergarten (inside the grounds, with the ticket · vegetables from the palace garden) · Restaurant Kräutergarten, €€
  - 30 min by car, 20 km
- 14:15 · The reconstructed Roman quarter of Carnuntum, en Carnuntum (over the Hainburg bridge · €15 · closes at 17:00) · Römerstadt Carnuntum, From €4.50 per person, on top of the entry ticket
  - 5 min by car, 2 km
- 16:15 · Heidentor, the Roman arch in the middle of the countryside, en Carnuntum (free, out in the countryside)
- 16:45 · Vuelta: 45 min by car (via the B9 and the A4)

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.

## Cómo llegar

### By car
It is how it is designed: 50 minutes there, 25 between the two visits and 40 back.

### Without a car
Do each visit on its own day: Schloss Hof on bus 540 from Aspern Nord (U2) and Carnuntum on the REX 7 train from Wien Hauptbahnhof.

## Consejos

### Start with Schloss Hof
It opens at 10:00 and the afternoon is shorter at Carnuntum, which closes at 17:00.

### Vignette
The A4 is a toll motorway requiring a vignette.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### 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.