Passau-Vienna Danube Cycle Path 2025 - Castle Hotels and Mansions
There are many small & larger castle hotels and mansions awaiting you along the Danube Cycle Path in Austria. In the early days, the only purpose for these buildings was the supervision of the navigation and the management of the surrounding farms. During your cycle tour Passau–Vienna, you stay overnight in these beautiful buildings, most of them are, lovingly restored with a romantic theme.
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Detailed information about this offer
- 7 nights in well chosen hotels along the Danube cycle path
- daily buffet breakfast
- luggage transfer from hotel to hotel from Passau to Vienna (1 piece per person, max. 23 kg)
- boat ride Passau–Kasten incl. bike
- train ride Tulln–Vienna incl. bike
- return transfer Vienna–Passau with train (first class) transfer of own bikes not included
- your personal cycle route in an individualised cycle book, as a digital application for computer and mobile phone, GPX data for your navigation device
- 1 high quality handlebar bag per room for a perfect transport of your travel documents and as a gift
- service hotline also at the weekend
- E-bike charging facility in all hotels
Additional costs: All prices in our offer include VAT. Not included in our prices is the city tax (approx. Euro 1,00 to 3,00 per person/night) and is to be paid at the respective hotel.
Day 1 - Individual arrival in Passau
You start your cycle holiday along the Danube with a stroll through Passau, the bishop's town with its picturesque old town, the cathedral and the Veste Oberhaus. The first overnight stay of your cycle tour from Passau to Vienna is in the Hotel Residenz. A hotel built into the walls of a 400-year old former shop and situated in the historical old town along the Danube cycle path. Check-in and you receive your travel documents. Handover of your rented bike takes place in our bike centre, individual test journey to your hotel with your hired bike. Example of hotel: Hotel Residenz in PassauDay 2 - From Passau to Aschach, approx. 50 km + boat trip
With the Danube boat, you reach Kasten, from where you cycle leisurely through the romantic Upper Danube Valley via the Monastery Engelszell and the Schlögener Schlinge to Aschach. You stay overnight at Hotel Faustschlössl overlooking the river. The castle was originally established more than 500 years ago, on behest of the emperor. Example of hotel: Hotel Faustschlössl in FeldkirchenDay 3 - From Aschach to Linz, approx. 30 km
Past the lakes of Feldkirchen you cycle along Danube's north side to Linz, the European City of Culture 2009. Today you stay overnight in the top-modern hotel on the cathedral square of the magnificent Marien Cathedral. Example of hotel: Hotel Schwarzer Bär in LinzDay 4 - From Linz to Bad Kreuzen, approx. 60 km
Beautiful surrounding with fruitful meadows with apple and pear trees lining the cycle path from Linz to the region Strudengau. The fruits are mostly used for fruit juice production and so name giving for the whole region. Example of hotel: Schatz.Kammer in Burg KreuzenDay 5 - From Bad Kreuzen to Melk, approx. 50 km
The Danube made a narrow riverbed by granite rock on its way through the Strudengau. You cycle towards the lovely Wachau Valley. The magnificent Abbey of Melk also called the gate of the Wachau Valley welcomes you sitting high enthroned over the Danube. Example of hotel: Hotel Post in MelkDay 6 - From Melk to Dürnstein, approx. 30 km
Your home for tonight is the beautiful Castle Dürnstein a nearly 400-year old building located in the middle of the picturesque Dürnstein overlooking majestically the river. By the way – Richard Löwenherz stayed during his captivity in Castle Dürnstein absolutely less in royal style than you on your cycle vacation in Austria. Example of hotel: Schloss Dürnstein in DürnsteinDay 7 - From Dürnstein to Vienna, approx. 50 km + train ride
The second-last day of your cycle tour along the Danube cycle path leads you to Tulln. For the interested ones in art we warmly recommend the Egon-Schiele Museum, dedicated to the great son of the town. By train, you arrive in Vienna, the final destination of your Austrian cycle holiday. The city unfolds her imperial charm during a journey along the Ringstrasse, a visit of Castle Schönbrunn and its park or in the numerous museum. Only a few hundred meters from the Hofburg Palace, admits the first district the Steigenberger Hotel Herrenhof enchants its guests during their cycling holiday in Austria. The different style directions of the Viennese epochs, from the baroque to Art Déco an old Austrian flair. Example of hotel: Hotel Steigenberger Herrenhof in ViennaDay 8 - Return transfer to Passau or extra nights
Return transfer from your cycling holiday by train (transfer of own bike not included) For a fee you have the possibility to return to Passau in a Minibus for up to 4 passengers (transfer of own bike included).
Note for people with limited mobility
The cycle tour is not suitable for people with limited mobility. However, in specific cases it is possible to accommodate individual customer requests (e.g. barrier-free room).
Passport and visa requirements
To check in to your hotel you will need a valid passport or ID card.
For citizens of countries outside the Schengen area other regulations may apply. You are responsible for obtaining any visa you may require in good time.
Terms and Conditions of Payment:
The deposit of 10% of the tour price is due at the latest 14 days after receipt of the booking confirmation. The balance must be paid 14 days before arrival.
Cancellation Policy:
According to our General Terms and Conditions, the customer may withdraw from the contract at any time in writing. In the event of cancellation or non-commencement of travel, the following cancellation fees will become payable:
20% of the tour price up to 28 days before arrival date
30% of the tour price from 27th to 14th day before arrival date
50% of the tour price from 13th to 8th day before arrival date
70% of the tour price from 7th to 4th day before arrival date
90% of the tour price from 3rd day before arrival date to the day of arrival
If the customer makes changes of the date of travel up to 28 days before departure, we will charge a processing fee of € 50,00 per booking. After this date, the cancellation policy will apply. Such changes to a booking may only be made in individual cases and if possible; the customer has no right to any changes.
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Standard information
The combination of travel services offered to you is a package within the meaning of Directive (EU) 2015/2302.
This ensures that you will benefit from all EU rights applicable to packages. Company OÖ Touristik GmbH will be fully responsible for the proper performance of the package as a whole.
Additionally, as required by law, the company OÖ Touristik GmbH has protection in place to refund your payments and, where transport is included in the package, to ensure your repatriation in the event that it becomes insolvent.
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Financial cover for customers
The tour operator OÖ Touristik GmbH, Freistädter Str. 119, 4041 Linz has completed a bankruptcy insurance with Raiffeisen Landesbank Oberösterreich AG, Europaplatz 1a, 4020 Linz. The liquidator is the Europäische Reiseversicherung AG, Kratochwjlestraße 4, 1220 Wien, Email: info@europaeische.at, 24-hour emergency number: +43 1 3172500.
Travelers have to contact the liquidator within 8 weeks if they are denied claims due to the insolvency of OÖ Touristik GmbH. Details on the business license of OÖ Touristik GmbH can be found on the website https://www.gisa.gv.at/abfrage under the GISA number 14930096.
Austrian Danube
Cycle Path - Austrian Danube
Length: The Danube Cycle Path in Austria - starting in Passau and finishing in Vienna - is 326 kilometers long.
Route description: The Danube cycle path Passau - Vienna is very well developed. The Danube cycle path in Austria is asphalted practically everywhere. You cycle along roads with little traffic on your bike tours, usually even on both sides of the river.
Signposting: On your cycle tour in Austria, follow the special signposts. The cycle paths in Upper and Lower Austria are marked with green, rectangular signs. The Danube cycle path in Austria is marked as such by name in most cases. (R1 in Upper Austria). Regional cycle paths connect to it.
Sights along the Danube Cycle Path Passau - Vienna
Passau: The city of three rivers welcomes you warmly on your cycle tour in Austria. This is where the Ilz and Inn flow into the Danube, causing it to swell into a mighty river. In Passau, the picturesque old town invites you to take a tour before the start of your cycle tour in Austria, which will certainly take you to Passau Cathedral with the largest church organ in the world. The Veste Oberhaus towers high above Passau.
Engelszell Abbey: Austria's only Trappist monastery is located almost directly on the Danube Cycle Path. In addition to the beautiful collegiate church, you should also visit the store on your cycling vacation in Austria, which sells excellent liqueurs from the monastery's own production.
Schlögener Schlinge: A mighty natural spectacle can be seen directly on the Danube cycle path during your cycle tour from Passau to Vienna. The river meanders around an extremely resistant rock formation. The short but steep climb to Schlögener Blick is definitely worth it. The full dimension of this attraction is revealed to you during the cycle tour in Austria.
Linz: This up-and-coming city stretches along both sides of the Danube in Upper Austria. We recommend a stroll through the charming old town with its baroque town houses. The Ars Electronica Center - Museum of the Future and the LENTOS Art Museum are located directly on the Danube Cycle Path. Cyclists who have more time at their disposal are recommended to take a ride up the Pöstlingberg on the steepest adhesion railroad in Europe. The voestalpine Stahlwelt opens the door to the world of steel in a unique way. Discover the development from pig iron to steel and stainless steel grades with the help of impressive exhibits and interactive stations. In the evening, Europe's most modern music theater attracts visitors to a performance.
Wachau: The UNESCO World Heritage region of Wachau stretches between Melk and Krems in Lower Austria. The Danube Cycle Path leads directly through this famous Lower Austrian wine region. Even the Romans cultivated wine in terraces to the left and right of the Danube. Don't miss out on a visit to a wine tavern to sample the tangy Grüner Veltliner. Melk Benedictine Abbey can be seen from afar from the Danube Cycle Path. It impresses with its magnificent rooms and a well-known abbey library.
Vienna: Austria's capital is the destination of your cycle tour along the Danube Cycle Path. Numerous sights invite you to visit: Schönbrunn Park and Palace, the Prater, the Ringstrasse with its numerous magnificent buildings, the Hofburg and much more. Not forgetting the countless theaters, above all the Burgtheater, the Vienna State Opera and smaller variety theaters offer entertaining hours in the evening.
Arrival & Parking
Place of arrival:
Passau
Parking possibilities:
In Passau a carpark for your car during your cycle tour is at a parking garage.
- Locked and covered parking garage: € 12,-/day
- Parking garage with E-connection: € 12,-/day plus € 30,- charging fee
- Locked but outdoor on a parking ground: € 8,-/day
(This carpark must be reserved prior your arrival of your cycling tour, payable on the spot)
Travelling by train
For the sake of the environment, we recommend travelling by train.
Travelling by plane
If you are planning your journey by plane, we recommend planning via skycanner.at
Important information on flight and train ticket bookings
When booking train or flight tickets via the links above, you CANNOT make use of the rights applicable to package holidays under Directive (EU) 2015/2302. OÖ. Touristik GmbH is therefore not responsible for the proper provision of these travel services. In the event of problems, please contact the respective service provider. However, if a train or flight ticket is booked within 24 hours of confirmation of the cycle tour, these travel services become part of the associated travel services. In this case, OÖ. Touristik GmbH has the security required by EU law for the reimbursement of your payments to OÖ. Touristik GmbH for services that were not provided due to the insolvency of OÖ. Touristik GmbH's insolvency. Please note that this will not result in a refund in the event of insolvency of the service provider concerned. Further information on insolvency protection www.justiz.gv.at/pauschalreisegesetz.
Rates and additional services to book
Arrival: 26.04.2025 - 04.10.2025
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Arrival: 26.04.2025 - 04.10.2025
Saving tips
Children's rates and extra nights on request
Rental bikes from OÖ Touristik GmbH
Ladies trekking bike 21-speed
- Model: KTM touring bike
- Frame: Aluminium ladies' frame
- Gear change: 21-speed derailleur with freewheel, Shimano Altus
- Brakes: 2 rim brakes, Shimano V-Brakes
- wheel/tyre: 28 inch hollow chamber rim/robust tyres, Schwalbe Marathon
- Saddle: high-quality gel saddle, Selle Royal
€ 109,00 per person and stay
Men's trekking bike 21-speed
- Model: KTM touring bike
- Frame: Aluminium men's frame
- Gear change: 21-speed derailleur with freewheel, Shimano Altus
- Brakes: 2 rim brakes, Shimano V-Brakes
- wheel/tyre: 28 inch hollow chamber rim/robust tyres, Schwalbe Marathon
- Saddle: high-quality gel saddle, Selle Royal
€ 109,00 per person and stay
Unisex-E-Bike
- Model: KTM Macina Fun
- Frame: Aluminum unisex
- Motor: Bosch Performance
- Battery: 500 Wh
- Gearshift: 9-speed derailleur Shimano Altus
- Brakes: 2 disc brakes, Shimano
- Wheel/tire: 28 inch hollow rim/rugged tires, Schwalbe Marathon
- Saddle: high-quality gel saddle, Selle Royal
€ 229,00 per person and stay
Men's e-bike
- Model: KTM Macina Fun 9 P5
- Frame: Aluminium men's frame
- Engine: Bosch Performance
- Battery: 500 Wh
- Saddle: high-quality gel saddle
- only bookable from a height of 175 cm
€ 229,00 per person and stay
Saddlebags
- 1 bag per room
- included in the rental bike price
Bike helmet
- Brand: Lazer
- Model: Temp KinetiCore
- Size: Unisex
- Head circumference (from - to): 54-61 cm
€ 49,00 per helmet
