onelinkDay trips from Vienna by train
Eleven day trips with no car needed, from 20 minutes to 2.5 hours out. Prompt to make your own: "Find the best day trips from Vienna by train, with roughly how long each ride takes, and save them to onelink."
Bratislava About an hour from Hauptbahnhof. Old town, castle, and lunch in another country. https://www.visitbratislava.com/
Melk Abbey About an hour and a quarter. A baroque abbey high above the Danube. The library is the highlight. https://www.stiftmelk.at/en/
Wachau valley Vineyards and apricot orchards along the Danube. In season, take the boat from Melk to Krems and the train home. https://www.donau.com/en/wachau-nibelungengau-kremstal
Brno About an hour and a half. Cafés, modernist villas and cheap good beer. Bring a card, they pay in koruna. https://www.gotobrno.cz/en/
Klosterneuburg Abbey 20 minutes on the S-Bahn. The easiest escape: abbey tour, then a glass of the abbey's own wine. https://www.stift-klosterneuburg.at/
Krems About an hour. Gateway to the Wachau, with a pretty old town and the Kunstmeile museums. https://www.krems.info/
Carnuntum About an hour on the S7. A rebuilt Roman town on its original site. Open spring to autumn. https://www.carnuntum.at/en
Neusiedl am See Under an hour. Swim, rent a bike, or cycle around the lake into Hungary. https://www.neusiedlersee.com/
Semmering About 1.5 hours. Hike along the Semmering railway, a UNESCO World Heritage site. https://semmering.at/en/homepage/
Schneeberg cog railway Train to Puchberg, then the cog railway to Vienna's local mountain. Runs spring to autumn. https://www.schneebergbahn.at/
Graz About 2.5 hours over the Semmering line. A long day, but worth it for the old town and the Schlossberg. https://www.graztourismus.at/en
ÖBB tickets Book Sparschiene fares early for the long ones. Regional trains need no booking. https://www.oebb.at/en/