# Tulln an der Donau

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.

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/austria/lower-austria/tulln · Revisado: 2026-11-12

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.

## How to get there from 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.

## What to do in a day

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.

## When to go

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.

## Where to eat and sleep

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.

## Dónde está
- Zonas: Danube
- Cerca: Vienna (a 27.4 km), Mödling and Burg Liechtenstein (a 32.3 km), Göttweig Abbey and the Kamptal (a 32.7 km), Baden bei Wien (a 38.4 km)

## Qué hacer
- **Egon Schiele Museum in Tulln, on the Danube bank** (1 h 30 · All ages; under-6s free · Adults €6; ages 7 to 18 €3.50; families €12; virtual reality experience €5 (€9.50 with the ticket); guided tour in German €5.50, in English €6.50): Egon Schiele was born in Tulln in 1890, in the railway station where his father was station master, and the town dedicates a museum to him on the Danube bank. It brings together paintings, drawings and documents from his whole life, and each year a temporary exhibition; in 2026, the one on his rivalry with Kokoschka. There is a virtual reality experience of about 35 minutes with sessions at 11:00, 13:00, 14:00 and 15:00. It is open Tuesday to Sunday from 10:00 to 17:00 from late March to 1 November; in winter it closes and reopens on 20 March 2027. If you arrive by train or bus, show your ticket: you get €1 off. Dogs are not allowed.
- **DIE GARTEN TULLN, show gardens and a walkway among the treetops** (4 h · All ages; under-6s free; children's adventure playground · Adults €16; ages 6 to 18 €8.50; families (2 adults with children) €37; from 16:00, half price): A large park of show gardens on the Danube floodplain, next to the river forest: vegetable gardens, rose gardens, shade gardens and water gardens. What people remember most is the walkway among the treetops, which climbs to a viewpoint about 30 metres up with a view over the whole site. For children there is an adventure playground and boat hire on the lake. It is open from late March to autumn; the 2027 season starts on 27 March. From Tulln Stadt station it is about a 15-minute walk.
- **Egon Schiele's birthplace, at Tulln station** (30 min · All ages; there is a children's trail based on a comic): Schiele was born in 1890 in the flat of the Tulln station master, his father Adolf, and lived there for more than ten years. The flat, in the station building itself, has been furnished with pieces from around 1900, and sound showers tell of the rise and fall of the family. For children there is a trail based on a comic about his childhood. Opening times depend on the town council: ask before you go on +43 2272 690135.
- **The Egon Schiele trail through central Tulln** (1 h 30 · All ages; pushchair-friendly · Free): A waymarked walk with stops that follows Schiele's childhood in Tulln, from the station where he was born to the Danube bank, along the Wiener Straße and the main square. On the way you pass the town tower, the Minoritenkirche and the parish church with its Romanesque ossuary. It is the way to combine the birthplace and the museum in one morning, and it works all year, even when the museum is closed.
- **The Donaulände, the Roman tower and the Nibelungen monument** (1 h · All ages; pushchair-friendly · Free): The Danube-bank promenade, the Donaulände, runs from the Schiele museum to the marina under trees. Halfway along, the Roman tower, also called the Salzturm, is a remnant of the Roman camp that watched over the river here, and on the Nibelungenplatz a fountain recalls that the Nibelungenlied places Kriemhild's meeting with Attila in Tulln. It is the walk for after lunch, with terraces such as the Süddeck.
- **The Minoritenkirche in Tulln, Baroque with a crypt** (20 min · All ages · Free): The Minorite church, on the square of the same name beside the town hall, is Tulln's great Baroque church, with its high altar and a crypt. A few minutes away, the parish church of St Stephen has the Karner next to it, a round Romanesque ossuary. Both fit well into the Schiele route through the centre.

## Dónde comer
- **Süddeck** (Restaurant, Tulln an der Donau, €€). Qué pedir: a seasonal dish from the menu on the terrace; at weekends, breakfast by the river from 9:00 to 11:00.
- **Braugasthof Adlerbräu** (Restaurant, Tulln an der Donau, €€). Qué pedir: the house beer, unfiltered, with the zander fillet or the cordon bleu; at midday, the set lunch with soup.
- **Gasthaus Zum Goldenen Schiff** (Restaurant, Tulln an der Donau, €€). Qué pedir: the set lunch at midday, which changes every week; in the evening, an Austrian classic from the menu.

## Car-free: On the S40 from Franz-Josefs-Bahnhof
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.
Presupuesto orientativo: 70–130 € por persona y día.
### Dónde dormir without a car
- **Best Western Hotel Tulln** (Hotel): The house
A modern 4-star hotel on the Nussallee, about two minutes' walk from Tulln's main square and the Rosenarcade shopping centre. It has 78 rooms, two of them wheelchair-adapted, and two suites. It has held the Austrian Ecolabel since 2024.
Who it is for
For anyone cycling the Danube, because it is on the same path and has a locked garage with charging for e-bikes, and for anyone arriving by train who wants the Schiele museum and the gardens on foot. If you arrive by public transport and show your ticket, they give you a drink at the bar. Pets are accepted.
The practicalities
Check-in is from 15:00 to 22:00 and check-out until 10:30. Reception and the bar are open from 7:00 to 22:00. The breakfast buffet is also open to people who are not staying at the hotel.
- **Adlerbräu Rooms** (Small hotel, desde 73 € / night): The house
Above the Braugasthof Adlerbräu, on the town hall square, there are single, double, triple and quadruple rooms, simple and renovated. It means sleeping in the very centre of Tulln, with the brewery pub downstairs.
Prices and times
The website publishes its prices: single from €73.40 and double from €56.40 per person, with three- and four-bed rooms from €45.40 per person. Check-in is from 14:00 to 17:00, so let them know if you arrive later. Breakfast is served from 7:00 to 9:15, and on Sundays from 7:30. Animals are not allowed.
### Servicios
- **Tulln Stadt station**: The town-centre station · S-Bahn S40 and regional trains from Wien Franz-Josefs-Bahnhof · 15 min on foot to DIE GARTEN TULLN
- **Tulln main station (Tulln Hauptbahnhof)**: The station where Egon Schiele was born · regional trains · east of the centre

## By car: By car on the A22 and the S5
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.
Presupuesto orientativo: 70–130 € por persona y día.
### Dónde dormir if you're driving
- **Best Western Hotel Tulln** (Hotel): The house
A modern 4-star hotel on the Nussallee, about two minutes' walk from Tulln's main square and the Rosenarcade shopping centre. It has 78 rooms, two of them wheelchair-adapted, and two suites. It has held the Austrian Ecolabel since 2024.
Who it is for
For anyone cycling the Danube, because it is on the same path and has a locked garage with charging for e-bikes, and for anyone arriving by train who wants the Schiele museum and the gardens on foot. If you arrive by public transport and show your ticket, they give you a drink at the bar. Pets are accepted.
The practicalities
Check-in is from 15:00 to 22:00 and check-out until 10:30. Reception and the bar are open from 7:00 to 22:00. The breakfast buffet is also open to people who are not staying at the hotel.
- **Adlerbräu Rooms** (Small hotel, desde 73 € / night): The house
Above the Braugasthof Adlerbräu, on the town hall square, there are single, double, triple and quadruple rooms, simple and renovated. It means sleeping in the very centre of Tulln, with the brewery pub downstairs.
Prices and times
The website publishes its prices: single from €73.40 and double from €56.40 per person, with three- and four-bed rooms from €45.40 per person. Check-in is from 14:00 to 17:00, so let them know if you arrive later. Breakfast is served from 7:00 to 9:15, and on Sundays from 7:30. Animals are not allowed.

## By plane: Fly to Vienna and take the train to Tulln
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.
### Dónde dormir if you're flying
- **Best Western Hotel Tulln** (Hotel): The house
A modern 4-star hotel on the Nussallee, about two minutes' walk from Tulln's main square and the Rosenarcade shopping centre. It has 78 rooms, two of them wheelchair-adapted, and two suites. It has held the Austrian Ecolabel since 2024.
Who it is for
For anyone cycling the Danube, because it is on the same path and has a locked garage with charging for e-bikes, and for anyone arriving by train who wants the Schiele museum and the gardens on foot. If you arrive by public transport and show your ticket, they give you a drink at the bar. Pets are accepted.
The practicalities
Check-in is from 15:00 to 22:00 and check-out until 10:30. Reception and the bar are open from 7:00 to 22:00. The breakfast buffet is also open to people who are not staying at the hotel.
- **Adlerbräu Rooms** (Small hotel, desde 73 € / night): The house
Above the Braugasthof Adlerbräu, on the town hall square, there are single, double, triple and quadruple rooms, simple and renovated. It means sleeping in the very centre of Tulln, with the brewery pub downstairs.
Prices and times
The website publishes its prices: single from €73.40 and double from €56.40 per person, with three- and four-bed rooms from €45.40 per person. Check-in is from 14:00 to 17:00, so let them know if you arrive later. Breakfast is served from 7:00 to 9:15, and on Sundays from 7:30. Animals are not allowed.
### Servicios
- **Tulln Stadt station**: The town-centre station · S-Bahn S40 and regional trains from Wien Franz-Josefs-Bahnhof · 15 min on foot to DIE GARTEN TULLN

## As a family: Gardens with a treetop walkway and a painter born in a railway station

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.

### What works best
DIE GARTEN TULLN: the treetop walkway, the adventure playground and the boats; under-6s free, families €37

The Donaulände walk, pushchair-friendly, beside the river and the Roman tower

Schiele's birthplace, with a children's trail based on a comic

The Schiele museum, €12 family ticket, and virtual reality for teenagers

### Where to stay
Best Western Hotel Tulln, with roomy rooms in the centre

Adlerbräu Rooms, with three- and four-bed rooms

### Where to eat
Süddeck, with breakfast at weekends

Adlerbräu, inn cooking

### Bear in mind
The gardens and the museum close in winter: they reopen on 27 and 20 March 2027

The museum does not allow dogs

### Qué hacer as a family
- Egon Schiele Museum in Tulln, on the Danube bank
- DIE GARTEN TULLN, show gardens and a walkway among the treetops
- Egon Schiele's birthplace, at Tulln station
- The Egon Schiele trail through central Tulln
- The Donaulände, the Roman tower and the Nibelungen monument

## Consejos

### Show your train ticket at the museum
If you arrive by public transport you get €1 off admission to the Schiele museum.

### The gardens, in the afternoon
From 16:00 admission to DIE GARTEN TULLN costs half.

### For Sunday lunch, the Süddeck
The Adlerbräu and the Goldene Schiff are closed on Sundays.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### How do you get from Vienna to Tulln?
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.

### How much does the Egon Schiele Museum cost?
€6 for adults, €3.50 for ages 7 to 18 and €12 for a family ticket. It is closed on Mondays and in winter.

### When does DIE GARTEN TULLN open?
The 2027 season starts on 27 March. Admission costs €16, €8.50 for ages 6 to 18 and €37 for families.

### Where was Schiele born?
In the stationmaster's flat, at Tulln's central station, where there is now a small museum house.

### Is it worth staying overnight in Tulln?
Only if you are continuing to the Wachau or cycling along the Danube. For Tulln alone, one day from Vienna is enough.