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Danu­be Cycle Path: Pas­sau — Vienna

from 968,- per person

  • Duration: 8 Days
  • Total distance: approx. 350 km
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The most popu­lar cycle rou­te in Euro­pe is loca­ted on the beau­tiful blue Danu­be: the abso­lu­te cycling clas­sic from Pas­sau to Vien­na offers enchan­ting river land­scapes with steep, woo­ded slo­pes, viney­ards and orchards and a legen­da­ry cul­tu­ral land­scape with count­less sights from the time of the Romans, Nibe­lungs and Cru­saders. Whe­ther Schlö­ge­ner Schlin­ge, Stru­den­gau, Nibe­lun­gen­gau or Wach­au — each regi­on has its own spe­cial charm. Cycle lei­su­re­ly along the banks of the migh­ty river through an enchan­ting land­scape of forests, mea­dows and flood­plains. Art and cul­tu­ral tre­asu­res tell of times long past; wine taverns and inns invi­te you to lin­ger and indul­ge in culina­ry deli­ca­ci­es. Expe­ri­ence Aus­tri­an hos­pi­ta­li­ty for yourself. 
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Gemeinde Engelhartszell
Oanoramabild von Wien
Im Hintergrund des Flusses sieht man die schöne Altstadt von Passau mit den Kirchen
eine Burg auf einen Berg und im Hintergrund ist ein Fluss
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Itinerary / Stages

Day 1
Indi­vi­du­al arri­val in Passau/Schärding
Distanz: 0 km Höhe (+): 0m Höhe (-): 0m
Indi­vi­du­al arri­val eit­her in the baro­que town of Schär­ding am Inn or in the three-river town of Pas­sau. Plea­se be sure to sta­te your pre­fer­red accom­mo­da­ti­on when boo­king! Other­wi­se Schär­ding will be boo­ked automatically. 
Day 2
Schärding/Passau — Engelhartszell/Schlögen region
Distanz: 30 km Höhe (+): 0m Höhe (-): 0m
From Schär­ding, fol­low the Inn Cycle Path to Pas­sau, whe­re the Danu­be, Inn and Ilz rivers meet. Visit St. Ste­phen’s Cathe­dral with the lar­gest cathe­dral organ in the world. Next high­light: Engels­zell Abbey in Engelhartszell. 
Day 3
Engelhartszell/Schlögen regi­on — Linz
Distanz: 50 km Höhe (+): 0m Höhe (-): 0m
The Schlö­ge­ner Donausch­lin­ge with its 180-degree bend offers an impres­si­ve back­drop. The baro­que Wil­he­ring Abbey with its his­to­ric abbey park invi­tes you to take a break befo­re you reach the cul­tu­ral city of Linz. The Mari­en­dom, Aus­tria’s lar­gest church, is an archi­tec­tu­ral masterpiece. 
Day 4
Linz — Wallsee/Ardagger/ Grein region
Distanz: 45 km Höhe (+): 0m Höhe (-): 0m
Steyr­egg offers medieval flair with its old town wall and cast­le abo­ve the town squa­re. The baro­que monas­tery of St. Flo­ri­an and Enns, Aus­tria’s oldest town, are well worth a visit. Grein attracts visi­tors with Grein­burg Cast­le, the oldest muni­ci­pal thea­ter and a ship­ping museum. 
Day 5
Wallsee/Ardagger/Grein regi­on — Wach­au (Melk/Emmersdorf region),
Distanz: 50 km Höhe (+): 0m Höhe (-): 0m
The Danu­be val­ley nar­rows befo­re Grein and the Danu­be flows through the Stru­den­gau regi­on. His­to­ric buil­dings and pic­tures­que alley­ways await you in Ybbs. The pil­grimage church of Maria Taferl, which towers over the val­ley, can be seen from afar. The crow­ning glo­ry is Melk with its world-famous Bene­dic­ti­ne abbey. 
Day 6
Wach­au (Melk/Emmersdorf regi­on) — Krems/Traismauer region
Distanz: 35 km Höhe (+): 0m Höhe (-): 0m
Bet­ween Melk and Krems lies the UNESCO World Heri­ta­ge Site Wach­au, one of the most beau­tiful river val­leys in Euro­pe. The Wach­au apri­cot and wine ter­races are sym­bols of the regi­on. A visit to a wine tavern with home­ma­de spe­cial­ties, top wines and a view of the Danu­be makes the day unforgettable. 
Day 7
Krems/Traismauer regi­on — Vienna
Distanz: 70 km Höhe (+): 0m Höhe (-): 0m
Short­ly befo­re Vien­na, the val­ley nar­rows and you cycle through the foot­hills of the Vien­na Woods. The Augus­ti­ni­an canons’ monas­tery in Klos­ter­neu­burg dis­plays the Ver­dun Altar and other cul­tu­ral tre­asu­res. You soon reach the Danu­be metro­po­lis of Vien­na. A walk beco­mes a jour­ney through time: from St. Ste­phen’s Cathe­dral to Hof­burg Palace, Schön­brunn Palace and Bel­ve­de­re. Cycle rou­te can be shor­ten­ed by train (every half hour): from Krems to Tulln or from Tulln/Klosterneuburg to Vienna. 
Day 8
Indi­vi­du­al Departure
Distanz: 0 km Höhe (+): 0m Höhe (-): 0m
Exten­si­on in Vien­na, return train jour­ney to Pas­sau or com­for­ta­ble and lei­su­re­ly return jour­ney to Pas­sau by bus. See info box return transfer. 

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Booking code: DON-PASS-WIE

Season

05.09.2026 — 04.10.2026 (Arri­val: daily)

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Single room

EUR 1.268,00

Double room*

EUR 968,00
*Prices are per person.

Additional nights BEFORE the tour

(01.01.2026 — 31.12.2026) Addi­tio­nal night BEFORE the tour in Passau/Schärding in a sin­gle room incl. Breakfast 
(01.01.2026 — 31.12.2026) Addi­tio­nal night AFTER the tour in Passau/Schärding in a dou­ble room incl. Breakfast 

Price per person/night

EUR 91,00
EUR 72,00

Additional nights AFTER the tour

(01.01.2026 — 31.12.2026) Addi­tio­nal night AFTER the tour in Vien­na in a dou­ble room incl. breakfast 
(24.01.2026 — 24.12.2026) Addi­tio­nal night AFTER the tour in Vien­na in a sin­gle room incl. breakfast 

Price per person/night

EUR 89,00
EUR 126,00

Additional transfers

(01.01.2026 — 31.12.2026) Return trans­fer from Vien­na to Schärding/Passau WITH your own bike
(01.01.2026 — 31.12.2026) Return trans­fer from Vien­na to Schärding/Passau WITHOUT bicycle

Price

EUR 115,00
EUR 105,00

Bicycle Rentals

(01.01.2025 — 31.12.2026) Trek­king bike
(01.01.2025 — 31.12.2026) Trek­king E‑Bike

Price

EUR 99,00
EUR 229,00

Services

Included services
  • Inde­pen­dent Cycling (not a group tour)
  • 7 x over­night stays in sel­ec­ted hotels, inns and guest­hou­ses (3***/4**** hotels)
  • Rooms with a show­er or a bath­tub and toilet
  • 7 x breakfast
  • Lug­ga­ge trans­fer from accom­mo­da­ti­on to accommodation
  • Admis­si­on to the Krems Car­toon Museum
  • 1 pie­ce of Lin­zer Tor­te and 1 cup of cof­fee in Linz
  • Detail­ed tra­vel docu­ments with important infor­ma­ti­on on the rou­te and itin­era­ry (1x per room)
  • Free par­king lot in Schärding
  • Per­so­nal infor­ma­ti­on mee­ting and bike fit­ting in Schärding
  • Restau­rant gui­de — best places to stop for a bite to eat
  • Down­load GPS data for mobi­le navigation
  • 7‑Day Hass­le-Free Ser­vice Hot­line (dai­ly from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.)
  • Feu­er und Eis Tra­vel Insurance 
Excluded services
  • Tra­vel to and from the tour, as well as par­king fees
  • Spa/local taxes (approx. 1–4 EUR per per­son per night), to be paid at the accommodations
  • Meals and bever­a­ges, unless other­wi­se specified
  • Tips, sight­see­ing, and other per­so­nal expenses
  • Bus and train tra­vel, trans­fers unless express­ly included in the itinerary
  • Tra­vel Insu­rance (We’d be hap­py to book tra­vel can­cel­la­ti­on and trip inter­rup­ti­on insu­rance for you)
  • Cycling gear (bike, hel­met, shoes, etc.)

Additional information

High­lights and Points of Inte­rest Along the Route
Dis­co­ver the most famous cycle rou­te in Euro­pe — ADFC qua­li­ty rou­te­Pic­tures­que places along the Danu­be and Aus­tri­an cul­ture­Sch­lö­ge­ner Schlin­ge, the cul­tu­ral metro­po­lis of Linz and Grein­burg Cast­le­Melk Abbey, Wach­au wine and the Krems art mile­The cul­tu­ral land­scape of the Wach­au­Cul­tu­re and cos­mo­po­li­tan city of Vien­na, with old Aus­tri­an impe­ri­al flair
Natu­re of the Tour
The rou­te is always flat or slight­ly downhill along the Danu­be. The cycle rou­te is sign­pos­ted and very well deve­lo­ped, with asphal­ted cycle paths or low-traf­fic roads prac­ti­cal­ly ever­y­whe­re, usual­ly on both sides of the Danube. 
Arrival/Departure/Parking
Arri­val by car: From Aus­tria (toll): Via the A8 Inn­kreis­au­to­bahn — Exit Suben — Schär­ding (Sube­ner Str. B 149) From Ger­ma­ny: Regens­burg — Pas­sau — Exit Pocking (Auto­bahn A3) — Neuhaus/Schärding (B 512) or Munich — Deg­gen­dorf (Auto­bahn A92) — Pas­sau — Exit Pocking (Auto­bahn A3) — Neuhaus/Schärding (B 512) Arri­val by train: Time­ta­ble infor­ma­ti­on via www.bahn.de. Hotel trans­fers from/to the train sta­ti­on are on your own. Cabs are also available direct­ly in front of the sta­ti­on. Arri­val by pla­ne: The nea­rest inter­na­tio­nal air­ports are: Munich approx. 160 km, Salz­burg approx. 120 km, Vien­na approx. 310 km Par­king: Free par­king available in Schär­ding. Paid par­king available in Passau. 
Half board
Half board boo­ka­ble for 189 EUR (on day 1 and in Vien­na only over­night stay breakfast)
Other Infor­ma­ti­on
To ensu­re a stress-free start to your trip, we gene­ral­ly recom­mend arri­ving at the start­ing point by ear­ly evening. Some tours begin as ear­ly as noon; in tho­se cases, we recom­mend arri­ving the day befo­re. We’d be hap­py to book an extra night for you right away. Your indi­vi­du­al return trip takes place on the last day of the trip. The distances lis­ted are appro­xi­ma­te and may dif­fer from the actu­al distances tra­ve­led. This trip is not sui­ta­ble for peo­p­le with limi­t­ed mobility. 
Mini­mum num­ber of participants
If a mini­mum num­ber of par­ti­ci­pan­ts is requi­red for the tour to take place, this is sta­ted under Pri­ces and ser­vices. If the mini­mum num­ber of par­ti­ci­pan­ts is not rea­ched, we reser­ve the right to can­cel the trip up to four weeks befo­re the date of arri­val. We recom­mend that you do not orga­ni­ze your arri­val and depar­tu­re until after this dead­line has passed.
Insu­rance
Tra­vel can­cel­la­ti­on insu­rance inclu­ding trip inter­rup­ti­on insu­rance is high­ly recom­men­ded. You can find infor­ma­ti­on at: https://www.feuer-eis-touristik.de/reiseversicherung
7‑Day Hass­le-Free Hotline
No mat­ter how well you plan a trip, unex­pec­ted things can hap­pen on rare occa­si­ons. In moments like the­se, it’s nice to have someone the­re you can count on. For this reason, on our cus­to­mi­zed acti­ve tours, you’ll have a local cont­act per­son who will be hap­py to pro­vi­de you with infor­ma­ti­on and, as indi­ca­ted in your tra­vel docu­ments, will be available to assist you in case of an emergency.

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If something should happen along the way, you are well covered:
ERGO travel insurance, which is only included with Feuer und Eis, covers search, rescue and recovery costs of up to €10,000.

Even in the event of more serious accidents, the insurance cover is reliable and supports you or your relatives with clearly defined assistance and cash benefits.
Depending on the case, benefits of up to €50,000 are covered.

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Travel Responsibly

As a tour operator specializing in active nature travel, the protection and enhancement of the regions we visit are particularly important to us. That is why we ensure that the planning and execution of our trips are carried out in a way that adds value and is environmentally responsible. Specifically, this means: We work closely with local partners to strengthen the regional economy and preserve cultural heritage. In addition, we support the protection and conservation of forests in our home region of Tegernsee-Schliersee by donating five euros per booking to Bergwaldprojekt e.V.

These are our goals:

  • to bring people closer to nature in an authentic way
  • to work closely with regional partners and hosts
  • to create added value for the region and at the same time create added value for the guests

We need your help to make this happen! During your trip, please treat nature with respect and follow general rules of conduct.

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