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Vienna tourist tax

Staying in Vienna, you pay the Vienna local tax (Ortstaxe): 5% of the room price.

Coming change, 1 July 2027: The Ortstaxe rises to 8% of the price excluding VAT and breakfast.

Calculate the Vienna tax for your stay

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    Ages matter: each city sets its own age for exemptions (under 10 in Rome, under 17 in Catalonia, under 18 in Milan and Malta).

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      Tourist tax

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      Usually paid at the property on arrival or departure, on top of the room price, unless your booking says it is included. The amounts are those of the official rules; the property may round differently.

      Vienna local tax: rates

      5% of the price of the accommodation, excluding VAT, for every night. If your price includes 10% VAT, the calculator takes it out when you select it.

      In force since 1 July 2026.

      Worked examples

      Two adults, 3 nights from 15 October 2026, any paid lodging (hotel, guest house, holiday flat), €180.00 a night:€27.00.

      • 5% of €540.00 (3 nights at €180.00).

      A family of two adults and two children aged 7 and 15, 12 nights, same accommodation:€108.00.

      • 5% of €2,160.00 (12 nights at €180.00).

      Exemptions

      • Minors staying for school, vocational training or in youth hostels.
      • Students at Vienna universities and colleges.

      Good to know

      • 5% of the price of the stay excluding VAT and breakfast, from 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2027 (before: 3.2% after an 11% flat deduction).
      • Official shortcut: with 10% VAT, the tax is 4.3478% of the price including VAT and the tax (price × 0.043478).

      Vienna tourist tax: questions

      How much is the tourist tax in Vienna?
      5% of the room price, charged as 5% of the accommodation price excluding VAT. For two adults staying three nights in a any paid lodging (hotel, guest house, holiday flat) at €180.00 a night, that is €27.00.
      Do children pay the tourist tax in Vienna?
      Children are not exempt: the tax depends on the price or the number of rooms, not on who sleeps there.
      Is there a maximum number of nights?
      There is no night cap: every night is taxed.
      Who is exempt?
      Minors staying for school, vocational training or in youth hostels. Students at Vienna universities and colleges.
      Is the Vienna tourist tax changing?
      From 1 July 2027: The Ortstaxe rises to 8% of the price excluding VAT and breakfast.

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      Page updated . Every rate comes from the official source linked on the page, read on the date shown next to it. Taxes change: the official source prevails.