Passau–Budapest Danube Cycle Path 2024 – Austria–Hungary–Tour, Cat. B
Often demanded and now finally in our program, the cycle tour from Passau to Budapest in one along the Danube cycle path. Enjoy cycling along the classic bike route from Passau downstream to Budapest. You can rely on good quality rooms and catering in your accommodation at our long-term partners.
After your inquiry you will immediately receive an e-mail message. If not, we kindly ask you to call us (0043 (0)732 / 72 77 - 234).
Detailed information about this offer
- 13 nights in 3-star hotels along the Danube route
- daily buffet breakfast
- luggage transfer from hotel to hotel from Passau to Budapest (2 pieces per person, max. 20 kg)
- boat trip or by train Szentendre–Budapest
- information material (cycle map with detailed English tour description) per room
- 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
- recharge the electrically powered bike in every booked hotel
Additional costs:
All prices in our offer include VAT. Not included in our prices is the city tax (approx. Euro 1,00 EUR to EUR 3,00 per person/night) and is to be paid at the respective hotel.
Day 1 - Individual arrival in Passau
The cycling holiday starts in Passau in Germany. After check-in, you receive the travel documents for your bike tour. Handover of your rented bike takes place in our bike center. Example of hotel: Hotel IBB Süd in PassauDay 2 - From Passau to Schlögener Schlinge, approx. 40 km
You start your cycling tour along the Upper Danube Valley towards the Schlögener Schlinge. Do not miss a visit of the Monastery Engelszell, a Trappist cloister famous for its delicious liqueurs. Example of hotel: Revita Hotel Kocher in St. AgathaDay 3 - From Schlögener Schlinge to Linz, approx. 55 km
Leaving the forested hills behind you, cycle through the fruitful region of the „Eferdinger Becken“, to Linz, the capital of Upper Austria. In the evening, taste some of the delicious Linzer Torte and visit the great tourist attractions of Linz: the new Music Theatre, the Art Museum Lentos, Linz Castle, the Pöstlingberg and much more... Example of hotel: Hotel Prielmayerhof in LinzDay 4 - From Linz to Grein/surroundings, approx. 60 km
Enjoy a city tour of Linz, before cycling through the flat Machland to the Strudengau before you finally reach the lovely baroque town of Grein. Example of hotel: Gasthof zur Zugbrücke in Bad KreuzenDay 5 - From Grein/surroundings to Wachau Valley, approx. 70 km
Along your bike tour past the picturesque villages of Grein, St. Nikola and Maria Taferl you can see already from a long distance the beautiful Melk Abbey in Lower Austria. The imposing monastery marks the beginning of the Wachau Valley. Take your time to get to know Austria's most popular winegrowing region. Example of hotel: Hotel Wachauerhof in MelkDay 6 - From Melk to Traismauer/surroundings approx. 60 km
Enjoy cycling through the picturesque region of the Nibelungengau to the beautiful well-known Wachau Valley. Tip: Stop at one of the traditional wine taverns for delicious local specialties. Example of hotel:Hotel Nibelungenhof in Traismauer in TraismauerDay 7 - From Traismauer/surroundings to Vienna, approx. 65 km
Your cycling route leads through the Tullner Feld, the garden town of Tulln and past the Klosterneuburg Monastery. The cycling path ends in Vienna, Austria's capital, where a great variety of sights await you with magnificent buildings along the Ringstraße, Palace Schönbrunn, the Prater with its Giant Ferry Wheel and of course the traditional Viennese coffee houses. Example of hotel: Hotel Roomz in ViennaDay 8 - From Vienna to Bad Deutsch Altenburg/surroundings, approx. 40 km
The National Park of the Danube meadows starts right at the access of Vienna, an idyllic landscape with a great variety of fauna and flora awaits you. Cycle past Castle Ort and Castle Eckartsau before you reach the spa resort Bad Deutsch Altenburg where already the Romans left their traces. Example of hotel: Hotel Stöckl in Bad Deutsch AltenburgDay 9 - From Bad Deutsch Altenburg/surroundings to Bratislava, approx. 30 km
The Danube flows embedded through the Hainburg Mountains and the small Karpaten. The Slovakian capital Bratislava enchants with its charming old town, many impressive buildings and its fascinating fortress high above the Danube. Example of hotel: Hotel Park Inn in BratislavaDay 10 - From Bratislava via Schütt Island to Györ, approx. 50 km + train ride
The Schütt Island is a paradise for birds and fishes: admire untouched landscape with small islands, idyllic farm villages and a labyrinth with side arms of the Danube. We suggest shortening the route (about 44 km) between Mosonmagyarovar and Györ by train. Tickets are available at the ticket-machines in the train station and cost about EUR 1,- per trip. At the confluence of 3 Rivers you reach Györ with its beautiful old baroque town. Example of hotel: Hotel Ibis GyörDay 11 - From Györ to Komarno/surroundings, approx. 60 km
The National stud Bábolna is world famous for Arabian horses breeding. Through rolling hills of the agrarian area, return to the Danube to the parted town of Komarom, King Matthew favourite city. Example of hotel: Hotel Bow Garden in KomarnoDay 12 - From Komarno/surroundings to Donauknie (Danube bend) approx. 50 km
Enjoy cycling along the waterfront of the Slovakian Danube on causeways and traffic low side roads through small farmer villages past the Roman castle of Kelematia. A true highlight of this bike route is the Bishop – and Emperor City Esztergom with Hungarian's largest basilica. Example of hotel: Hotel Szent Adalbert in EsztergomDay 13 - From Donauknie (Danube bend) to Budapest, approx. 60 km + boat trip
Amidst rolling hills, the river parts and your cycle route leads through idyllic villages along Szentendre Island. Countless small handcraft shops and the open-air museum Skanzen made this picturesque town on the mainland world famous. During a boat trip a special highlight is to enjoy the view onto the famous and impressive buildings of Budapest. Example of hotel:Hotel Mercure Budapest Hill in BudapestDay 14 - Individual departure or return transfer
Individual departure: Return transfer from your cycling holiday is bookable for an extra surcharge.
Parking possibilities during your cycle holiday along the Danube cycle path:
In Passau a carpark for your car during your cycle tour is at a parking garage.
Locked and covered parking garage: € 11,-/day
Parking garage with E-connection: € 11,-/day plus € 30,- charging fee
Locked but outdoor on a parking ground: € 7,-/day
(This carpark must be reserved prior your arrival of your cycling tour, payable on the spot)
Security for your booking:
As a tour operator, the safety, well-being and health of our customers are top priorities for us. We are constantly monitoring the current situation and are in close contact with official authorities. In the event of travel changes, we will inform you immediately. If an official travel warning is issued on your arrival date for your destination or your home town, you can of course cancel your trip free of charge or change your booking to another date.
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 the 28th day before departure
30% of the tour price from 27th to 14th day before departure
50% of the tour price from the 13th to the 8th day before departure
70% of the tour price from 7th to 4th day before departure
90% of the tour price from the 3rd day before departure until the day of arrival
If the customer makes changes to the booking (date of travel, tour, duration, transfer of the booking to another person etc.) up to 28 days before departure, for reasons which are outside our control, we will charge a processing fee of € 50,- 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.
Our detailed Terms and Conditions of Business can be viewed on our website at https://www.radurlaub.com/en/home.html; upon request, will also send them to you by e-mail.
In case of a booking your announced data will be only used from OÖ Touristik GmbH for the process of bookings and related transactions and will be passed on only in the context of the contractual relationship to third parties. (for example, tourist service providers, sights, passenger transport, processors). The detailled Privacy Notice you will find on www.radurlaub.com/en/privacynotice.html
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.
More information on key rights under Directive (EU) 2015/2302 https://www.radurlaub.com/en/reisebedingungen.html.
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.
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: € 11,-/day
- Parking garage with E-connection: € 11,-/day plus € 30,- charging fee
- Locked but outdoor on a parking ground: € 7,-/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.
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: 28.04.2024 - 06.10.2024
every Sunday
Arrival: 28.04.2024 - 06.10.2024
Saving tips
Children´s discount on request.
*except Hungarian Grand Prix (Arrival 07.07.2024),
Rates and Bookings on request
- child up to 6 years -100 % (additional bed)
- child 07-11 years -50 % (additional bed)
- child 12-14 years -25 % (additional bed)
- adult from 15 years -10 % (additional bed)
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
€ 175,00 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
€ 175,00 per person and stay
