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Prices 2024 / 2025

The official prices from austriaguide.at

Our prices are automatic adjustment for the following year on 1.10. corresponding to the official consumer price index of Statistics Austria. Should inflation exceed 5% on 1.4. of a year, a price adjustment can also be carried out for existing orders. 

What you get with state-certified austriaguides

  • Professional support

  • understand needs of guests

  • can convey large contexts vividly

  • entertaining anecdotes

  • personal tips and recommendations

  • Conflict Management 

  • regional knowledge 

  • Companion at eye level

  • Problem solver

  • Comprehensive general educationComprehensive general education

  • Continuous training 

  • no Wikipedias on two legs, which only rattle off years, dates and facts


Prices 2024 for guide services, guided tours and tour guides throughout Austria (except Vienna)

  • Guided tour up to 2 hours
    190,- €
  • Half day to 5 hours
    350,- €
  • Full day until 10 hours
    550,- €
  • Overtime
    55,- €
  • Travel flat rate
    min. 30,- €

    If the tour is from/to or in a place where no guide lives, a travel fee of at least € 30 will be added to the fee. In remote places will be charged per km 0.42 €. 

Prices 2024 for tour guide services, guided tours and tour guides in Vienna

  • Half day Vienna to 3 hours
    250,- €

    Within Vienna max. 3 hours, outside Vienna max. 4 hours, incl. max. 2 hours walking.

  • Full day Vienna until 6 hours
    500,- €

    also applies if the morning tour ends after 13:30

  • Full day Vienna to 10 hours
    700,- €
  • Overtime Vienna
    90,- €

Prices 2025 for guide services, guided tours and tour guides throughout Austria (except Vienna)

  • Guided tour up to 2 hours
    200,- €
  • Half day to 5 hours
    365,- €
  • Full day until 10 hours
    575,- €
  • Overtime
    60,- €
  • Travel flat rate
    min. 30,- €

    If the tour is from/to or in a place where no guide lives, a travel fee of at least € 30 will be added to the fee. In remote places will be charged per km 0.42 €. 

Prices 2025 for tour guide services, guided tours and tour guides in Vienna

  • Half day Vienna to 3 hours
    250,- €

    Within Vienna max. 3 hours, outside Vienna max. 4 hours, incl. max. 2 hours walking.

  • Full day Vienna until 6 hours
    500,- €

    also applies if the morning tour ends after 13:30

  • Full day Vienna to 10 hours
    700,- €
  • Overtime Vienna
    90,- €

All prices net.
Since approx. 80% of the guides are small businesses, most of them can be charged VAT-free.
Corporate customers will receive an offer with VAT shown.
Foreign customers can be issued a VAT-free invoice via reverse charge if the relevant legislation is in place. 
Payment by invoice following the performed service with a payment term of 30 days. 

General terms and conditions

Group size

  • pure bus tours
    complete bus
  • guided tours in the public area
    max. 25 persons
  • Guided tours in museums
    according to the respective museum regulations or max. 20 persons

Cancellation conditions

  • Highlight tours
    free of charge up to 48 hours in advance, in Vienna free of charge 14 days in advance
  • Special themed tours
    free of charge up to 14 days in advance
  • Full-day tours
    up to 21 days before free of charge

Flat-rate organization fee

  • No organization fee for standard programs
  • For low effort at least 150,- € 
  • Elaboration of special tours at least 250,- €
  • The organization flat rate cannot be cancelled. 

Fair prices for valuable work

Tour guides work on a self-employed basis. This means that about 50% of the fee are taxes (social security, taxes, business levy, etc.). Including preparation and follow-up, the hourly wage should be similar to an advertising agency at about 70, – to 100, – €. 

The tourist guide is a regulated trade in Austria. The comprehensive training takes 1-2 years and costs about 4,000 €. It includes, history, art history, customs, geography, group dynamics, experience staging, dramaturgy, storytelling, conflict management, non-verbal communication, entrepreneurial knowledge, and much more.

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