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Egon Schiele's birthplace, less than an hour from Vienna on the S40: his museum beside the Danube, the station house and a large park of gardens.
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What to do
Each plan says how long it takes, who it's for and whether you can book.
Museum · 1 h 30 · €6 · late March to November, Tuesday to Sunday · reopens on 20 March 2027
Gardens · half a day · €16 · late March to autumn · reopens on 27 March 2027
Museum flat · 30 min · at Tulln main station · trail for children
Itineraries
Days and weekends already planned out, with how to get between each stop and who to book with.
Plan the trip
Each choice narrows the next: the season shapes how best to travel, and how you travel decides where you stay and where you eat.
When to go
From late March to autumn, when the Schiele museum (from 20 March 2027) and DIE GARTEN TULLN (from 27 March 2027) are open. May, June and September are the best months for the gardens. In winter you are left with the Schiele trail, the birthplace and the riverside walk, which is little for an excursion.
How you travel
Choose how you're travelling and we'll tell you where to stay, how to get around, where to eat and which services you'll need. We only show the ways of travelling that make sense here.
Tulln is a textbook train excursion: the S40 leaves from Wien Franz-Josefs-Bahnhof, a station unaffected by the S-Bahn section closed until October 2027, and drops you at Tulln Stadt, within walking distance of everything. The Schiele museum, the Donaulände and DIE GARTEN TULLN are all on foot, and Schiele's birthplace is at the town's other station.
By car it is about 30 km from Vienna on the A22 and the S5. It makes sense if you then continue to the Wachau, Göttweig or the Kamptal, or if you go with small children to the gardens, which have two car parks of their own by the entrance.
Tulln is about 30 km north-west of Vienna, beside the Danube, and you get there via Vienna-Schwechat airport (VIE), with direct flights from Madrid, Barcelona and other Spanish cities. From the terminal you enter Vienna and continue by train from Wien Franz-Josefs-Bahnhof; by hire car, on the A22 and the S5.
Who you're with
A trip with a toddler is not the same as one with a teenager. Pick yours to see what works and what to bear in mind.
Tulln is a comfortable outing with children: flat, on foot from the train, and with a huge garden park where they can run around safely. The Schiele museum has a cheap family ticket and under-6s pay almost nothing anywhere.
Where to stay
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Why we like it: 4-star hotel with 78 rooms two minutes from the main square, on the Danube cycle path, with a bike garage and pets welcome.
Why we like it: Simple rooms above the Braugasthof Adlerbräu, on Tulln's town hall square, with breakfast and prices published on their website.
Services for this trip
Where to eat
From set lunch menus to Michelin stars. We mark the price level and what to order at each place.
What to order: a seasonal dish from the menu on the terrace; at weekends, breakfast by the river from 9:00 to 11:00.
What to order: the house beer, unfiltered, with the zander fillet or the cordon bleu; at midday, the set lunch with soup.
What to order: the set lunch at midday, which changes every week; in the evening, an Austrian classic from the menu.
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Tips
If you arrive by public transport you get €1 off admission to the Schiele museum.
From 16:00 admission to DIE GARTEN TULLN costs half.
The Adlerbräu and the Goldene Schiff are closed on Sundays.
Between November and March the museum and the gardens are closed; there is little left but the riverside walk.
Tulln is a small, flat town on the banks of the Danube, about 30 km upriver from Vienna, with two reasons to go: Egon Schiele was born here in 1890, in the stationmaster's flat, and the town dedicates a museum to him by the river; and it has DIE GARTEN TULLN, a huge park of show gardens with a walkway among the treetops. It is an easy day trip, without a car and without rushing, that combines well with the Wachau or the Kamptal if you stay outside Vienna.
The natural way is the S40 from Wien Franz-Josefs-Bahnhof, which in under an hour drops you at Tulln Stadt station, next to the centre. That Vienna station is not on the central stretch of the S-Bahn that stays closed until the end of October 2027, so the closure does not affect you: you reach it on tram D or on the U4 to Friedensbrücke. It also stops at Wien Heiligenstadt. By car it is about 30 km on the A22 and the S5; the gardens have their own car park.
Start at the central station, where the Schiele birthplace is, and follow the Egon Schiele trail along the Wiener Straße and the main square to the river. There is the Egon Schiele Museum, which is open Tuesday to Sunday and costs €6. After lunch, stroll along the Donaulände to the Roman tower and the Nibelungen monument, and in the afternoon go to DIE GARTEN TULLN: from 16:00 admission costs half, and the gardens are about a 15-minute walk from the station. If you have time left, the Minoritenkirche and the Romanesque ossuary of the parish church are in the centre.
The museum and the gardens close in winter: the museum returns on 20 March 2027 and the gardens on 27 March 2027. From late March to October the excursion is complete. Mind the day: the museum is closed on Mondays and many restaurants have short hours at weekends.
On Sunday, the Süddeck, with a terrace over the Danube and weekend breakfast. During the week, the Adlerbräu, with its own beer on the town hall square, or the Goldene Schiff, an eating house since 1862. Sleeping in Tulln is only worth it if you are continuing along the Danube by bike or towards the Wachau: the Best Western Hotel Tulln has a bike garage and accepts pets, and the Adlerbräu rents rooms with published prices.
Questions
On the S40 from Wien Franz-Josefs-Bahnhof to Tulln Stadt, in under an hour. It is not affected by the central S-Bahn closure.
€6 for adults, €3.50 for ages 7 to 18 and €12 for a family ticket. It is closed on Mondays and in winter.
The 2027 season starts on 27 March. Admission costs €16, €8.50 for ages 6 to 18 and €37 for families.
In the stationmaster's flat, at Tulln's central station, where there is now a small museum house.
Only if you are continuing to the Wachau or cycling along the Danube. For Tulln alone, one day from Vienna is enough.
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