--- title: "Austria Travel Guide | Weather, Entry Rules and Tours | Tourpublish" description: "Plan a trip to Austria with live conditions, entry requirements, practical local knowledge and bookable experiences in Vienna, Salzburg and Innsbruck." canonical: https://tourpublish.com/destinations/austria last_updated: 2026-10-16 content_type: page publisher: Tourpublish SIA --- > Plan a trip to Austria with live conditions, entry requirements, practical local knowledge and bookable experiences in Vienna, Salzburg and Innsbruck. Tourpublish is the publishing layer above your reservation system, not a reservation platform. Every tour operator should be able to publish everywhere from one place. [Image: Alpine village and lake in Austria] # Austria Imperial cities, concert halls and an Alpine train network that actually works. Photo: [David Kernan](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Panoramic_view_of_Hallstatt_village_and_shoreline_from_lake.jpg) (CC BY 4.0) Currency Euro (EUR) 1 USD = 0.89 EUR Emergency number 120 112 / 122 / 123 / 133 / 140 / 144 also works Advisory level Normal precautions U.S. Department of State and 3 other governments Language Austro-Bavarian German Visa requirement Schengen area 90 days in any 180 for most visitors ## Good to know You can travel without a visa to the Schengen area, which includes Austria, for up to 90 days in any 180-day period… [UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/austria/entry-requirements) Austria follows Schengen area rules. Your passport must: have a ‘date of issue’ less than 10 years before the date you arrive – if you renewed your passport before 1 October 2018, it might have a date of issue that is more than 10 years ag… [UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/austria/entry-requirements) The European Union’s (EU) new Entry/Exit System (EES) is now being implemented across the Schengen area… [UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/austria/entry-requirements) There are strict rules about goods that can be brought into and taken out of Austria. You must declare anything that may be prohibited or subject to tax or duty… [UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/austria/entry-requirements) Exercise normal security precautions. Latest change: Editorial change. [Government of Canada - Travel Advice](https://travel.gc.ca/destinations/austria) Exercise normal security precautions. Latest change: Laws and culture section – updated information on covering your face in public places. [Government of Canada - Travel Advice](https://travel.gc.ca/destinations/austria) OBB trains connect every city in this guide. Vienna to Salzburg takes under three hours, Salzburg to Innsbruck about two. Motorways require a vignette, bought online or at border petrol stations before you drive on them. Round up by 5 to 10 percent and tell the server the total as you pay. ## Top destinations [[Image: St Stephen's Cathedral in central Vienna] Vienna Habsburg palaces, coffee houses and more classical music than any city needs.](https://tourpublish.com/destinations/austria/vienna)[[Image: Salzburg old town and river] Salzburg A baroque old town under a hilltop fortress, with the Alps 20 minutes away.](https://tourpublish.com/destinations/austria/salzburg)[[Image: Innsbruck below the Nordkette mountains] Innsbruck An alpine capital where a cable car takes you from the old town to 2,000 metres.](https://tourpublish.com/destinations/austria/innsbruck) ## Frequently asked questions There are strict rules about goods that can be brought into and taken out of Austria. You must declare anything that may be prohibited or subject to tax or duty. Source: UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office. U.S. Department of State currently advises normal precautions (level 1 of 4). Advice differs slightly between governments, so check your own country's advisory before you travel. Currency: EUR. Languages: Austro-Bavarian German. Capital: Vienna. Austria is in the Schengen area. Most UK, US, Canadian and Australian visitors can stay 90 days in any 180 without a visa. June to September for hiking and lakes, December for Christmas markets, January to March for skiing. Budget around 140 to 200 EUR per person per day mid-range. Ski resorts in high season cost considerably more. No. Trains and postbuses reach the cities, lakes and most valleys. A car helps only for remote trailheads. Vienna for palaces, museums and classical music at scale, Salzburg for a compact baroque old town with mountains right behind it. Sources and freshness Travel information last reviewed 16 October 2026. Compiled from [European Commission Newsroom](https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/api/rss?language=en) , [IATA Timatic](https://api.iata.org/timatic/v2) , [Open-Meteo](https://api.open-meteo.com/v1/forecast) and Tourpublish Travel Intelligence . Always confirm entry rules and safety guidance with official government sources before you travel. Aggregated from official sources. Content is never rewritten - always display the publisher, publication time and original source link. Photography: [David Kernan](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Panoramic_view_of_Hallstatt_village_and_shoreline_from_lake.jpg) (CC BY 4.0) ; [C.Stadler/Bwag](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wien_-_Schloss_Sch%C3%B6nbrunn.JPG) (CC BY-SA 4.0) ; [P e z i](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Staatsoper_Wien_DSC_5273w.jpg) (CC BY-SA 3.0 at) ; [Andreas Stiasny](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Festung_Hohensalzburg_von_Nordost.jpg) (CC BY-SA 4.0) ; [Isiwal](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Salzburg_Mirabellgarten-8098.jpg) (CC BY-SA 4.0) . ## Structured data ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Organization","name":"Tourpublish","url":"https://tourpublish.com","logo":"https://tourpublish.com/icon-512.png","sameAs":["https://www.linkedin.com/company/tourpublish","https://www.klnk.tv","https://klnk.to"]} ``` ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"WebSite","name":"Tourpublish","url":"https://tourpublish.com"} ``` ```json 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