Parks · Our pick in Vienna
Danube Island (Donauinsel)
Swimming and cycling
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Image courtesy of © Robert F. Tobler · CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia CommonsAbout Danube Island (Donauinsel)
The Donauinsel runs for kilometres between the Danube and the New Danube, with paths, beaches and the towers of Donau City across the water.
Why it's on our list
- Summer swimming
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Danube Island (Donauinsel) before you go.
Hotels nearby
The closest hotels in our guide to Danube Island (Donauinsel), as the crow flies.
- Zoku Vienna1.3 km17 min walk
What’s nearby
Distances from Danube Island (Donauinsel) are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 15 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Nearest U-Bahn stations
- DonauinselU1300 m4 min walk
- Kaisermühlen-VICU1750 m10 min walk
- VorgartenstraßeU1900 m11 min walk
Key sights
- Riesenrad1.6 kmWalk 20 minCycle 7 minCar or taxi 8 min
- St Stephen’s Cathedral3.5 kmWalk 44 minCycle 14 minCar or taxi 14 min
- Hofburg4.0 kmCycle 16 minCar or taxi 15 min
- State Opera4.1 kmCycle 16 minCar or taxi 15 min
- Musikverein4.1 kmCycle 16 minCar or taxi 15 min
- Kunsthistorisches Museum4.5 kmCycle 18 minCar or taxi 16 min
- Belvedere4.5 kmCycle 18 minCar or taxi 16 min
- Naschmarkt4.8 kmCycle 19 minCar or taxi 17 min
- Schönbrunn Palace8.8 kmCycle 35 minCar or taxi 28 min
- Vienna Airport19 kmCar or taxi 55 min
Main railway stations
- Wien Praterstern1.6 kmWalk 20 minCycle 6 minCar or taxi 8 min
- Wien Mitte (CAT)3.1 kmWalk 39 minCycle 12 minCar or taxi 13 min
- Wien Heiligenstadt4.2 kmCycle 17 minCar or taxi 15 min
- Wien Hauptbahnhof5.3 kmCycle 21 minCar or taxi 18 min
- Wien Westbahnhof6.4 kmCycle 26 minCar or taxi 21 min
- Wien Meidling8.4 kmCycle 34 minCar or taxi 27 min