What Graz costs
Dear in the room and the museums, cheap in getting about: the room is the biggest item, tickets are second.
- Hostel
- €12–20 per bed
- 3-star hotel
- €29–43 per person
- One-hour ticket
- €3.20
Graz is dear in the room and in the museums, and cheap in getting about. The old town is crossed on foot, the Altstadt-Bim tram is free inside its zone, and the Murinsel costs nothing to step on. The hostel or the three-star room takes the biggest share of the bill, with tickets second.
Everything per person, in euros. The day is the same basket across the site: a bed, two meals, city transport and admissions.
Start with the bed: a hostel comes to €12–20 and a three-star room to €29–43 per person, a range that moves with the dates. Tickets follow, with the Kunsthaus at €13, the Landeszeughaus at €13 and Eggenberg Palace at €20. The Murinsel is free and the Clock Tower on the Schlossberg is free, a climb you can make on foot. A sit-down meal in a restaurant is €19.70–20.60, against the set lunch at €9.80–11.90 and street food at €4.10–8. Backhendl, the fried chicken of Styria, is €13–13.90. Riding without a ticket brings a fine of €105, which is the one cost that is easy to avoid. The single priciest item on the page is the day out to Riegersburg at €23.90.
Where to save
Getting about is the easy saving. Inside the Altstadt-Bim zone the tram is free, the one-hour ticket is €3.20, the 24-hour one €7.20 and the weekly €20.80. The lift up the Schlossberg is €2.60, or you walk. Eat the main meal at noon from the set menu in place of a restaurant dinner. The Graz Card is the one item that needs a sum before you buy: the 24-hour card is €32, the 48-hour €42 and the 72-hour €47, and each includes transport in zone 101, the Schlossberg lift and funicular, selected museums and a guided tour. The Graz Card Light is €24 and leaves out transport. Up to two children under 15 go free with an adult card. Add up the tickets you would buy that day, plus the 24-hour travel ticket, and compare the total with the card.
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Where to next
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How well does Graz suit you?
→Six questions: a score for this place and others like it.
Nomadinho scores out of 100, the same ones behind “Where to go”.
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Before you go
Short answers to what people ask most before setting out.
How much money do you need for a weekend in Graz?
Add the room for the nights, a set lunch a day and two museum tickets. Transport costs almost nothing, so the room decides the total.
Is the Graz Card worth it?
Only if you pay for several entries on the same day. Add up those tickets and the 24-hour travel ticket, then compare the sum with the card price from the section above.
Is the tram in central Graz free?
Yes, inside the Altstadt-Bim zone. Beyond it you need a ticket, and a one-hour ticket is €3.20.
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