Bratislava Day Trip from Vienna: Explore Slovakian Capital with Danube Catamaran Cruise

Embark on a day trip from Vienna to Bratislava and explore the Slovakian capital. Visit iconic sites, enjoy a Danube catamaran cruise, and experience the charm of two European capitals.

Duration: 11 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • St. Martin’s Cathedral (Dom svateho Martina) - Located in Bratislava, Slovakia, St. Martin’s Cathedral serves as the cathedral for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bratislava.
  • Bratislava Castle - This impressive structure, featuring four corner towers, is situated on a solitary rocky hill of the Little Carpathians, directly overlooking the…
What's Included
  • Explore Bratislava on a walking tour
  • Learn from a professional Bratislava guide
  • Convenient hotel pickup included
  • Enjoy comfort with in-vehicle air conditioning
  • Experience a high-speed catamaran cruise
What's Not Included
  • Food and Drinks
  • Gratuities
  • Hotel drop-off
  • Guide on coach to Bratislava
Additional Information

While in Vienna, seize the chance to explore another European capital, the charming city of Bratislava in Slovakia. This day trip includes a comprehensive tour led by an expert guide, showcasing the city’s key attractions like the Grassalkovich Palace, Michael’s Gate, and more.
After the guided tour, you have the option to book a 1-hour excursion to the…

Location
Vienna State Opera
Opernring
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Roberto_g
Sep 28, 2025
Great day - Probably a 2 pm return is better. The guide was outstanding. Very knowledgeable. Very open to answering all our questions
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Mouldyoldy
Sep 18, 2025
Would recommend - Bratislava is beautiful and enjoyed exploring the city and trying their food. The catamaran cruise back was good. Would recommend.
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Aklimava
Sep 28, 2025
It serves the purpose of... - It serves the purpose of getting to Bratislava but walking guided tour is only 1.5 hours out of entire day. Really can do it by yourself on boat to Bratislava, then pick up a guided tour there then boat back. Too many people per one tour guide though she was really really good but 25 or so people in a group some with disabilities. I would book the boat both ways then do a drive around hop on/ hop off trolley and do a walking tour on the ground/ plenty of vendors. That way you can do it at your own pace.
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Minjie_m
Sep 13, 2025
The boat ride back has... - The boat ride back has assigned seats but we were not told or given a choice when issueing tickets only to find out that we got the worst seats.
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Valerie_l
Aug 27, 2025
I was surprised and a bit... - I was surprised and a bit dismayed that the individual who met with us and put us on a bus, left us without explaining anything. I was sitting in the front of the bus when he told the bus driver he was not coming on the bus. The bus driver was also surprised or seemed so. It would only have taken the person a moment to tell us that another tour guide would meet us and tell us how long the bus ride was. The bus ride was an hour long and at least two people asked where the guide was. Once we arrived in Bratislava, a nice guide met us at the bus. She provided a great 2-hr walking tour. We then were on our own to wander about the city. The guide provided us some options of what to do and where to go. I had a lovely time sightseeing in the city and the boat ride home was very relaxing. Keep your camera ready for site along the way back to Vienna.
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Lance_h
Oct 6, 2025
Just OK... - The boat ride back is what saved this tour. The initial walking part was very bland & mundane. We started the tour at 9:45am & were done by 11:00am. We were then left to ourselves for 7 hrs as the boat reservation wasn't until 6pm. Luckily I was able to take an earlier time back to Vienna.
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Philly_traveler50
Sep 9, 2025
Not sure this was worth the price. - The experience was lovely in that we had a nice bus ride to Bratislava and a special boat trip back on the Catamaran. The town is beautiful. The walking tour, however, in Bratislava was very mediocre. The tour guide Zuzana moved like a speed walker. She even laughed about what a fast walker she was so she is aware of what she is doing and didn’t bother to wait for folks to catch up. Her English is also not up the level of a proper guide. Knowledge was perhaps average.
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Mary_o
Sep 6, 2025
So-so experience - Transportation to and from was great, however, the walking tour guide was mediocre and it was just way too much to time to spend there. It could easily have been cut by 2-hours and still provided plenty of time to see everything.
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Whitley_b
Aug 31, 2025
Know all the relevant details before you book a trip to Bratislava. - There two groups: one English speaking, one German speaking, which took too much time for explanations. Also, it was a Slovakian national holiday and stores were closed. Had we known this in advance, we would have book on another day. Given this, we decided to return to Vienna early, and had to pay an extra 10 euros each as a change fee, although the boat was virtually empty. The guide also glossed over a lot of local points of interest without going into sufficient detail.
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Luana_p
Sep 23, 2025
Cost of excursion versus content - The Bratislava excursion was too long, the excursion started at 8:30 - 8:00pm approx. Most of the excursion was spent travelling : to Bratislava and back to Vienna( 3hours) . The tour guide was very knowledgeable and gave us a lot of history ( at times too much). Most of the day we were left on our on. too expensive for what we got out of the excursion. The excursion could have been shorted. We finished visiting and waited 3 hours for the catamaran and it took 1 and 1/2hours on the catamaran. I personally would not this excursion again or recommend.
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).