last edited Dec 11, 2019
Getting to Austria by Land or River
By Land
Borders
Austria has over 2,500 km of borders with eight countries: Germany (784 km), Hungary (321 km), Italy (430 km), Liechtenstein (35 km), Czech Republic (402 km), Slovakia (106 km), Slovenia (330 km), and Switzerland (164 km).
From France and Other Countries
Car
Bus
Train
By River
Between May and late September, fast boats connect Budapest (Hungary) to Bratislava (Slovakia) and Vienna via the Danube. The full Austria-Hungary route takes six hours for roughly 125 € round trip, with three weekly rotations. The line is operated by Mahart.