Comments on: Visiting Vienna: Free concerts, cool hotels and a new tourist card https://www.eurocheapo.com/blog/vienna-travel-2014.html EuroCheapo editors take on the world of budget travel. Sat, 06 Sep 2025 14:19:49 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.8.3 By: Craig Nelson https://www.eurocheapo.com/blog/vienna-travel-2014.html#comment-148506 Wed, 26 Feb 2014 14:58:48 +0000 http://www.eurocheapo.com/blog/?p=36556#comment-148506 Some good points, but the article is pointing out this new option that didn’t exist before. The 48-hour card will be very helpful to travelers that want to see a lot of places in a quick two-day trip. When I was in Vienna years ago I visited Kunsthalle Wien, KunstHausWien, and the Mumok (I’m a fan of contemporary art) in one day, so just on those three sites alone I would have saved €6. I’m not a senior or student, so I don’t qualify for any regular discounts. Plus, if you throw in a jazz, classical or nightclub discount, a free drink at one of the restaurants, a discount at one of the cafes, and not to mention the €1 you save on airport transport if you buy it at the tourist info center on your way into town, it can be a good deal. I didn’t even get to the shopping discounts that range from 5 to 15% — not bad if you’re planning on buying a few souvenirs to take home.

]]> 36556 148506 2014-02-26 14:58:48 By: hidden europe https://www.eurocheapo.com/blog/vienna-travel-2014.html#comment-148492 Wed, 26 Feb 2014 09:19:07 +0000 http://www.eurocheapo.com/blog/?p=36556#comment-148492 .
With tourist tickets, it’s always worth looking at exactly how much extra you are paying to secure the museum discounts. The new two-day Vienna Card might seem at first sight to be a good deal, as you suggest Craig. But remember that a one-day ticket for the same travel area, if purchased through SMS or app, costs €5.10. Look for the “WD-Handy-DayTicket”.

So that makes your transport for two days €10.20. BSo you’d be paying €8.70 extra for a Vienna Card that gives variable discounts. Some of the discounts can be as high as 40%, but these are exceptional, and generally only for oddball museums that would not feature on most visitors’ itineraries.

For plum sights in the city centre (ie. museums and galleries that many tourists flock to), the discounts are very modest, generally less than 10%. The café discounts are in the main also quite modest, eg. a one euro discount off the total bill for a group, or one free drink (though there is one coffee-house that offers 25 per cent).

So, for visitors to Vienna thinking of buying the Vienna Card, it is worth checking if you are indeed planning such intensive visits to places on the discount list to justify the initial outlay on the card. For those who might limit themselves to just two or three museums or galleries a day, there may be cheaper options than the two-day Vienna Card.

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