Eisenstadt is the state capital of Burgenland in Austria. It consists of 4 districts: Kleinhöflein im Burgenland, Eisenstadt-Oberberg, Eisenstadt-Unterberg and St. Georgen am Leithagebirge. Kleinhöflein is the most western part of Eisenstadt, St. Georgen am Leithagebirge the most eastern one. Both are known for their vintners and the many Heurigen. Eisenstadt-Oberberg is popular for the Bergkirche or Haydnkirche, which houses the Haydnmausoleum while Eisenstadt-Unterberg is characterized by the former Jewish district.

Get in

By plane

Vienna International Airport and Bratislava Airport are both reachable within an hour by car.

By car

When staying in Vienna, it's pretty common to go on a day trip to Eisenstadt. It's only 50 minutes away from Vienna, but that depends on the traffic. Avoid the A2 (Südautobahn) during the rush hour (3 p.m. - 6 p.m.).

Via the A2 (Südautobahn), it's a two-hours-drive from Styria's capital Graz.

By train

Trains go from various stations in Vienna via Wulkaprodersdorf hourly on workdays. The schedules can differ on weekends and national holidays, but all stations are marked properly when it comes to that.

Get around

Eisenstadt is a quite small city. Therefore you can walk around and get to see all sights, though. Taxis are available in each part of the city, their main station is at the Domkirche St. Martin in the inner city. Bikes can be rented at different places. The city uses the System nextbike: At first you have to register yourself, afterwards you can check if a bike's available and get it.

See

Religion

• 1 Bergkirche - housing Haydn's mausoleum and a calvary
• 2 Domkirche St.Martin - late Gothic former military church, began in 1460.
• 3 Franziskanerkirche - built in 1629, it contains the crypt of the princely family Esterházy

Castles and palaces

• 4 Esterházy Castle - Eisenstadt's landmark and former residence of the princely family Esterházy
• 5 Gloriette - the former Esterházy hunting lodge

Buildings

• 6 City Hall (Rathaus)
• 7 Haydn's house - a museum dedicated to Joseph Haydn, who lived in the building between 1766 and 1778.

Museums

• 8 State Museum (Landesmuseum)
• 9 State Gallery (Landesgalerie)
• 10 Diocese Museum (Diözesanmuseum)
• 11 Austrian Jewish Museum - housing a private synagogue
• 12 Fire Department Museum (Feuerwehrmuseum)

Do

Temple of Leopoldine at Schlosspark Esterházy

• 1 Sports Center (Allsportzentrum Eisenstadt), Bad-Kissingen-Platz 1, 7000 Eisenstadt, ☏ +43 2682 6760017. indoor swimming pool, sauna, artificial ice rink, gymnasium, massage, hairdresser, restaurant 
• 2 Open-Air Pool (Freibad im Schlosspark) (Schlosspark), ☏ +43 2682 22866. 

Apart from these centers, it's worth spending some time in the castle's park. There are huge meadows, where it's allowed to sit on. An insider's tip is grabbing a picnic basket and someone special for a romantic date. The park is quite popular as a place to relax and get down-to-earth again. There are some statuaries, obelisks and hidden ponds that can be discovered by a long walk.

Buy

• 1 Shopping Center Eisenstadt (Einkaufszentrum Eisenstadt), Rusterstraße 82-104, 7000 Eisenstadt, ☏ +43 2682 65512, fax: +43 2682 61426, office@eze-eisenstadt.at. Monday-Thursday 9am-6.30pm, Friday 9am-7pm, Saturday 9am-6pm. grocery market, clothes, cosmetics, hair dresser, books, travel agency 
• 2 FMZ Haidäcker Park, Haidäcker Park, 7000 Eisenstadt. Monday-Friday 9am-6.30pm, Saturday 9am-6pm. cosmetics, grocery market, books, sports, glasses, shoes 
• 3 FMZ Rusterstraße, Rusterstraße, 7000 Eisenstadt. Monday-Friday 9am-6.30pm, Saturday 9am-6pm. cosmetics, sports, animals, books, school, shoes 

Eat

• Gasthaus Zum Heimchen, Feldstraße 35, 7000 Eisenstadt. (updated Jun 2019)

Sleep

• Hotel Burgenland, Franz Schubert - Platz 1, 7000 Eisenstadt, ☏ +43 2682-696-0, fax: +43 2682-65531, burgenland@austria-hotels.at. 174 beds. Breakfast, all rooms with a bathroom, toilet, telephone, radio, satellite and pay TV, minibar, safe, hair dryer, trouser press, PC connection, makeup mirrors, sauna, indoor pool, spa offering in addition to building with direct access, restaurant, café, Bar, Terrace, seminar rooms, a garage, elevator, bicycle adjusters possibility. Children, dogs allowed. 
• Hotel Ohr, Ruster Street 51, 7000 Eisenstadt, ☏ +43 2682-62460, fax: +43 2682-62460-9, info@hotelohr.at. 78 beds. The majority of the rooms are equipped with air conditioning, restaurant, cafe, pub cellar, guest-tree garden, terrace, seminar and eating rooms, conference room (for a fee), a bike setting, child discount, dogs allowed. 
• Haus der Begegnung, Kalvarienbergplatz 11, 7000 Eisenstadt, ☏ +43 2682-63290, fax: +43 2682-63290-90, bildungshaus@hdb-eisenstadt.at. 62 beds. Breakfast, all rooms with a shower, toilet, radio, hair dryer, cable TV, telephone, restaurant, café, terrace, rooms for meetings, seminar rooms, the basement lounge, safe, wheel, lift, bike setting, parking. Kinderermäßigung, Hunde erlaubt; children, dogs allowed. 

Go next

• The Steinbruch in St.Margarethen is a popular eventlocation in summer. Famous operas are staged every year, for example Aida or Tosca. Every 5 years the passion plays take place. It's about 5km from Eisenstadt. You can get there by car or bus easily.
• The Seefestspiele in Mörbisch are quite similar to the ones in St.Margarethen. Apart from the fact that different operettas are staged and various concerts take place as well.
• The Familypark Neusiedler See is Austria's second biggest amusement park next to the Prater in Vienna. You have to pay € 19,50 once (children under 3 are free) and can use each attraction. Even though it's especially designed for children, adults can also have lots of fun there.
• Sopron, only a half hour drive away. One of the nicest town of Hungary.