Day trips from Bratislava
Vienna sits closer to its neighbour than any other two European capitals, Trnava keeps a Baroque core that earned it the name Little Rome, and Čunovo is reached by boat down the Danube.
- Vienna
- REX train (ZSSK/ÖBB), via Marchegg
- Trnava
- train (ZSSK, fast train)
- Čunovo and Danubiana
- boat (LOD.sk), along the Danube
No two European capitals sit closer together than Bratislava and Vienna — the train takes 56 min. Trnava is a shorter trip inland for a Baroque core, while Čunovo and the Danubiana museum are reached by boat, for a different angle on the city itself, from the water.
Worth it, and fits into a day
The REX line train runs direct, via Marchegg, 56 min — one of the shortest links between any two European capitals. The ticket costs €18.50 return (Europa Regional Wien Ticket) and covers both directions the same day.
A Baroque core, a shorter trip
Trnava is reached from Bratislava by train, 37 min, and keeps the spires and squares of a Baroque core that earned it the historical name Little Rome. Half a day covers the whole old centre, with no need to stay the night.
A different angle, from the water
The LOD.sk boat runs down the Danube to Čunovo, about 1 h each way, for €39 return passage. The Danubiana modern art museum, on a narrow peninsula in the river, charges its own separate entry fee.
Further across Slovakia
Anyone continuing overland instead of heading back towards Vienna takes the main line north. The first town on it worth getting off for is Trenčín, with its castle above the Váh; after it the line turns towards the High Tatras and the country's mountain towns.
Before you go
Short answers to what people ask most before setting out.
How long does the trip to Vienna take?
56 min on the REX train, direct, via Marchegg.
Do you need a car for these trips?
No. Vienna and Trnava run by train, and Čunovo by boat down the Danube.
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Trenčín · 108 km
→A castle on a rock above the Váh, the Well of Love cut deep into the stone, and the spa park of Trenčianske Teplice as an easy afternoon after.
How well does Bratislava suit you?
→Six questions: a score for this place and others like it.
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