Mooring details, arrival & parking
As part of our ship trips, we dock at different locations. Please refer to the information below for important details.
You can also get more information by phone on +43 1 588 80 or info@ddsg-blue-danube.at.
DDSG Blue Danube Schiffahrt GmbH
“Moments of happiness on the ship” – this is the motto under which the red and white DDSG Blue Danube fleet, consisting of seven modern ships, sets off for countless day and evening cruises. Whether a leisurely trip through the UNESCO World Heritage Site Wachau, a sightseeing cruise on the Vienna Danube Canal or an evening trip with lots of entertainment and culinary delicacies, relaxation, recreation and adventure are the main focus on board our fleet. The friendly crew has made it their business to give you unforgettable hours on the water.
Vienna / Reichsbrücke (HEADQUARTERS)
Headquarters DDSG Blue Danube
MOORING
The following piers are located in the immediate vicinity of the shipping center:
LINESHIP TRIPS VIENNA 4A, 5
THEMENSCHIFFFAHRTEN WIEN 4A, 5, 6, 7
CHARTER 4A, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 (by arrangement)
Subject to changes!
PLANNING YOUR JOURNEY BY PUBLIC TRANSPORT
OPENING HOURS
Daily: 9:00 – 17:30
PARK
The shipping center area is a private property that is not owned by DDSG Blue Danube. The paid APCOA Reichsbrücke car park, approx. 150 m from the shipping center, has been managed by the private car park operator APCOA since spring 2012.
Parking lot Reichsbrücke APCOA: 1020 Vienna, Handelskai 265
Operator:
Please only park your vehicle in the designated APCOA parking lot with a valid parking ticket.
Opening hours: 0 – 24 hrs.
Parking spaces: 200 car spaces, 6 bus spaces
a) Advance parking ticket sales
You can purchase inexpensive 24-hour tickets for the APCOA Reichsbrücke parking lot at our head office (please note the opening hours). These parking permits can only be acquired in connection with a boat trip and cannot be returned or canceled. The inexpensive parking ticket at a price of € 7.00 for 24 hours can only be purchased in advance within the opening hours of the ticket counter.
b) Parking ticket at the machine
A parking ticket can also be paid at the APCOA parking lot Reichsbrücke directly at the machine at the entrance. The parking fee can be paid by credit card and debit card.
Parking tariffs
Short-term parkers (according to APCOA website as of February 2024)
The first hour € 2.00 | Every additional hour or part thereof € 2.00
Daily max. € 10.00
Week max. € 25.00
24 hours* follow-up ticket € 7,00 (only available at DDSG ticket counter in advance)
Night rate from 05:00 p.m. to 06:00 a.m. Max. € 7.00
Bus fare
Per hour € 8.00
Day ticket € 40.00
Information provided without guarantee. Please inform yourself about any changes from the car park operator!
For the period of the ticket collection (10 minutes) 3 designated parking spaces are available in front of the building of the shipping center.
Further information about the parking lot can be found here.
MAP
U1 (Vorgartenstraße), approx. 8 minutes’ walk. U1 (Donauinsel), approx. 10 minutes’ walk.
Headquarters
The central administration of DDSG Blue Danube Schiffahrt GmbH is located in the Vienna Shipping Center.
+43 1 588 80
1020 Vienna, Handelskai 265
Vienna / Schwedenplatz
Shipstation Vienna / City
MOORING
The following landing stages are in the immediate vicinity of the boat station:
LINESHIP TRIPS VIENNA Landing stage no. 2
THEMENSCHIFFFAHRTEN WIEN Landing stage no. 2
CHARTER Landing stage no. 1, 2, 3 (by appointment)
TWIN CITY LINER Landing stage no. 1
Subject to changes!
OPENING HOURS
20.09.2024
The ticket counter is open from 08:00 – 16:30.
21 – 22.09.2024
The ticket counter is open from 08:00 – 17:30.
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OPENING HOURS from 23.09.2024
Friday – Tuesday 07:30 – 19:00
Wednesday, Thursday 07:30 – 17:30
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28.09.2024
The ticket counter closes at 17:30
Tickets for the evening tour/dinner cruise are available directly on the ship(MS Wien, landing stage 2 under the building)
PARK
Underground car park Franz-Josefs-Kai: 1010 Vienna, Franz-Josefs Kai, Morzinplatz 1.
Operator: BOE Gebäudemanagement GmbH.
Opening hours: 0 – 24 hrs.
Parking spaces: 850 parking spaces
Entrance height: 1.90 m
Car parking fees (as of February 2024)
€ 4.00 per hour or part thereof, maximum daily rate € 40.00.
We offer discounted additional tickets for the underground car park for parking from 6:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. You can purchase additional tickets on board during the following cruises at a price of € 8,-: Theme cruises from the DDSG station Vienna / Schwedenplatz and during the “Evening cruise”.
You drive into the garage and buy a normal short-term parking ticket. Before or immediately after the departure of the ship, you can purchase the additional ticket from the purser. After returning to the garage, first feed the short-term parking ticket and then the additional ticket at the pay machine. The specified time period (6:00 p.m. – 1:00 a.m.) is paid for with the additional ticket. Any overtime before and after the specified period must be paid in cash or by credit card at the standard rate of € 4.00 per hour or part thereof.
Information provided without guarantee. Please inform yourself about any changes from the car park operator!
APCOA bus parking lot: 1010 Vienna, Morzinplatz 1
Operator: APCOA Parking
Opening hours: 0 – 24 hrs
Parking spaces: 10 bus spaces
Entrance height: for buses only!
Parking fees for buses (as of February 2024)
€ 19.00 per hour
€ 95.00 Daily maximum
€ 25.00 Night flat rate 8:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m.
Information provided without guarantee. Please inform yourself about any changes from the car park operator!
Further information about the parking garage can be found here.
MAP
U1, U4 (Schwedenplatz), approx. 1 minute walk
Vienna / City
Countless boat trips start in the heart of Vienna to experience the Danube Canal and the Danube.
+43 1 588 80
1010 Vienna, Franz Josefs Kai 2
Vienna / Marina
Danube Marina
ATTENTION! ONLY SHIPS ARRIVAL AND DISCHARGE
(no cash desk or ticket reservation possible on site)
MOORING
There is a pier in the immediate vicinity of the Marina Wien in the direction of the U2 station. The DDSG Blue Danube uses this for the boat trips on board the MS Empress Elisabeth . Excursions to Bratislava and Dürnstein.
PARK
Parking lot Marina Vienna: 1020 Vienna, Handelskai 343. Operator APCOA.
Opening hours: 0 – 24 hrs
Parking spaces: 150
Entrance height: –
Parking fees for cars (as of February 2024)
1 hour: € 2.00
2 hours: € 4.00
3 hours: € 6.00
4 hours: € 8.00
Maximum daily rate (maximum rate per 24 hours): € 9.00
Advance parking ticket sales
You can purchase inexpensive 24-hour tickets for the APCOA parking lot Marina Wien at our head office (please note the opening hours). These parking permits can only be acquired in connection with a boat trip and cannot be returned or canceled. Please buy this parking ticket when booking the journey! The inexpensive parking ticket at a price of € 7.00 for 24 hours can only be purchased in advance within the opening hours of the ticket counter (Reichsbrücke).
Please place the parking ticket from the parking machine at the Marina parking lot and the parking ticket from the pre-purchase clearly visible under the windshield.
That Parking system of the Hilton Vienna Danube that is not in the area of influence of Marina Wien is marked by an entry barrier approx. 10 m in front of the concrete-covered parking lot and an exit barrier approx. 20 m after the 180 ° left-hand bend.
The following procedure must be observed when exiting:
Without having to leave your car, pull an exit ticket by pressing the acknowledgement button. After the open barrier allows you to pass, you can exit within a time window of 20 minutes just by holding the entrance card to the reader of the exit barrier, which is located approx. 200 m after the entrance barrier.
Further information about the parking lot can be found here.
MAP
U2 (Donaumarina) walk approx. 3 minutes
Danube Marina
The Marina Wien jetty is not far from the Donaumarina U2 station. The MS Kaiserin Elisabeth starts from here.
+43 1 588 80
1020 Vienna, Handelskai 343
Krems / Stein
Shipping and World Heritage Center
MOORING
The following landing stages are in the immediate vicinity of the site:
LINE BOAT TRIPS WACHAU Danube station no. 24
THEME BOAT TRIPS WACHAU Danube station no. 24
CHARTER Danube station no. 24 (by appointment)
Subject to changes!
PARK
Parking lot Schifffahrtszentrum Krems / Stein
All parking spaces at the boat parking lot are subject to charges daily from 08:00 – 18:00, whereby the first two hours are free of charge and the parking fee from the 3rd hour for tourist areas is an absolutely reasonable EUR 2.00 per hour or part thereof.
Charges apply for cars
Daily 8 a.m. – 6 p.m.
The first two hours are free of charge (use the parking meter for parking periods of up to two hours!)
Parking fee: EUR 2.00 / hour or part thereof from the 3rd hour.
Payment of the parking fee at the ticket machine before leaving the car park.
Free of charge
Guests of the Restaurant & Café “Wellenspiel” in the allocated parking spaces.
Customers with walking disabilities who have a pass in accordance with § 29b StVO can obtain an exit ticket at the counter. The ID card must be visible behind the windshield.
Parking facts
Opening hours: 0 – 24 hrs
Parking spaces: Car parking spaces
11 bus parking spaces
Bus parking fees
For buses that bring or pick up guests to the ship, there is an exit ticket and the bus can park for 20 minutes free of charge.
The bus driver takes a ticket at the barrier and drives into the parking lot, then the driver collects the exit ticket from us at the counter. The bus driver has to exit again within 20 minutes, the time on the entry ticket counts. The driver drives straight to the barrier and first inserts the entry ticket and then the exit ticket, which is confiscated.
More parking spaces
Private parking lot next to Shell gas station
There are 26 additional parking spaces available on the former ÖAMTC site. Fees payable daily 08:00 – 18:00, 1st half hour: € 0,50, 2. and 3rd half hour free of charge, each additional half hour € 0.50. The two free parking units may only be used once a day for parking up to and including 12:00 noon and once after 12:00 noon. Please only use the parking machine located at the parking lot! Entrance only possible via Steiner Donaulände, opposite house number 21, next to the Shell gas station.
Green zone
€ 0,50 per hour
Day parking ticket € 4,- (available at the parking machine at the soccer field)
Art Mile parking deck on Yachthafenstrasse
There are 92 parking spaces.
Free for 30 minutes, then € 1.50 per hour or part thereof.
€ 22.00 24-hour tariff.
OPENING HOURS
PRESEASON: 16.03. – 03.05.2024
Mon – Fri 8:30 am – 1:00 pm
Sat, Sun & public holidays 8:30 am – 10:30 am
MAIN SEASON: 04.05 – 06.10.2024
Daily 8:30 am – 4:15 pm
MAP
Kremser E-Bus
Shuttle bus between the boat station and the Old Town / Steinertor.
Departure from the boat station every full and half hour (first departure at 11:00) and at a quarter past and three quarters from the Old Town.
Changes are possible from August 2024. More detailed information can be found here.
City bus line 1 | Stein – ship station
Wachau line WL 1 & WL 2 | Stein / Danube – Donaulände / Eyblgasse
Arrival by train to Krems / Donau + 20 min. Walk or by bus (city bus line 1 to “Stein – Schiffsstation” or Wachau line WL1 or WL2 to “Stein / Donau – Donaulände / Eyblgasse”)
Welcome to the Wachau
The newly built shipping and world heritage center is the ideal starting point for a boat trip through the Wachau.
+43 2732 782 82
3500 Krems, Welterbeplatz 1
Dürnstein
Ticket sales directly in front of the Danube station
MOORING
The following landing stages are in the immediate vicinity of the site:
LINESHIP TRIPS WACHAU Danube station no. 20
THEMENSCHIFFFAHRTEN WACHAU Donaustation Nr. 20
Subject to changes!
PARK
Parking lot P1
700 m to landing stage no. 20 / directly at landing stage no. 21
The larger parking lot is located approx. 700 m downstream in the immediate vicinity of Danube station no. 21, at the Kuenringerbad. This parking lot is intended for cars and 13 buses.
Parking lot P2
500 m to landing stage no. 20
East of the road tunnel, exclusively for cars.
Parking lot P3
50 m to landing stage no. 20
Coming from Krems to Dürnstein, west of the road tunnel. After the tunnel on the right there is a smaller parking lot for approx. 20 cars. Turning is prohibited when coming from Krems – you have to drive up to the next intersection and make a U-turn.
Buses that only pick up passengers from the ships, but do not stop for longer, do not have to pay parking fees. Entrance not through the barrier, but straight ahead, parallel to Danube station No. 22. Reversing lane available. Information provided without guarantee.
Parking lot P4
West of Dürnstein, 10 parking spaces for cars only
Parking lot P6
Train station, 90 parking spaces for cars only
Car |
BUS |
|
Parking lot P1 east of Dürnstein |
€ 4.00 up to 2 hours € 6.00 from the 3rd hour until the end of the day |
€ 25.00 2-hour ticket € 50.00 Day ticket € 30.00 Night ticket |
Parking lot P2 east of the road tunnel |
€ 4.00 up to 2 hours € 6.00 from the 3rd hour until the end of the day |
no parking available |
Parking lot P3 west of the road tunnel |
€ 4.00 up to 2 hours € 6.00 from the 3rd hour until the end of the day |
no parking available |
Parking lot P4 west of Dürnstein |
€ 4.00 up to 2 hours € 6.00 from the 3rd hour until the end of the day |
no parking available |
Parking lot P6 train station | € 4.00 up to 2 hours € 6.00 from the 3rd hour until the end of the day |
no parking available |
OPENING HOURS
PRE- and POST-SEASON: 30.03. – 03.05.2024 & 07.10. – 03.11.2024
tickets on board
MAIN SEASON: 04.05. – 06.10.2024
Monday: Tickets on board
Tuesday – Sunday: 10:00 – 16:30
MAP
Arrival by bus (Wachau line WL1) to the Dürnstein / Wachau West station + a 2-minute walk.
The heart of the Wachau
Discover the unique Dürnstein with the blue church tower and the ruin of the same name.
+43 2732 782 82
3601 Dürnstein, Donaulände, below the monastery
Spitz
Experience a UNESCO World Heritage Site
MOORING
The following landing stages are in the immediate vicinity of the site:
LINIENSCHIFFFAHRTEN WACHAU Danube station no. 15
Subject to changes!
PARK
Cars
Since the construction of the flood protection dam, there are fewer parking spaces. Cars can use the small parking lot by the ferry or on the opposite side of the street, free of charge (approx. 20 parking spaces in total).
Bus
Parking not permitted. Stop for boarding and alighting at the point of sale not possible. Approx. 30 bus parking spaces at the flood protection camp near the outdoor pool (signposted “Freibad” – 3620 Spitz a. d. Donau, Gärtnerweg 6)
Bus parking fees:
€ 25.00 up to 2 hours at a bus parking lot
€ 50.00 Day ticket
€ 70.00 Regional ticket
OPENING HOURS
PRE- and POST-SEASON: 30.03. – 03.05.2024 & 07.10. – 03.11.2024
daily approx. 30 minutes before departure
MAIN SEASON: 04.05. – 06.10.2024
Monday: Tickets on board
Tuesday – Sunday: 11:00 – 17:30
MAP
Arrival by bus (Wachau line WL1) to the Spitz train station (forecourt) + 5 min. Footpath.
The middle of the Wachau
Marillenkirtag, parish church, castle and maritime museum – Spitz is diverse.
+43 2732 782 82
3620 Spitz, Rollfährestraße, Donaulände
Melk
On a discovery tour
MOORING
The following landing stages are in the immediate vicinity of the site:
LINESHIP TRIPS WACHAU Danube station no. 9B
THEMENSCHIFFFAHRTEN WACHAU Donaustation Nr. 9B
Subject to changes!
PARK
Parking lot ship station Melk / Hafenspitz – Mole Melk
Car
Car parking lot at Hafenspitz – Mole Melk
Fees payable from 8:00 – 18:00
€ 0.50 per hour
€ 2.50 day ticket
BUS
Fees payable from 00:00 – 24:00
€ 25.00 for 2 hours
€ 50.00 Day ticket
€ 30.00 Night ticket
€ 70.00 Regional ticket for all bus parking spaces in the Wachau region
For buses that bring or pick up guests to the ship, there is an extension ticket and the bus can park for 20 minutes free of charge.
The bus driver takes a ticket at the barrier and drives to the parking lot, then the driver gets the extension ticket from us at the sales container. He takes it to the ticket machine, inserts the entry ticket and then the night ticket, and in return he gets an exit ticket that is valid for 20 minutes.
You can find all bus tarifs for Wachau valley here: www.busparken-wachau.at.
OPENING HOURS
PRESEASON: 30.03. – 03.05.2024
12:15 p.m. to 1:50 p.m
MAIN SEASON: 04.05. – 06.10.2024
daily: 09:45 a.m. to 04:30 p.m.
OFF-SEASON: 07.10. – 03.11.2024
12:15 p.m. to 1:50 p.m
MAP
Public transportation:
Melk train station – boat station approx. 2 km.
The gateway to the Wachau
A baroque masterpiece
+43 664 287 12 03
3390 Melk, Kolomaniau 1, Rollfährestraße - Hafenspitz
Tulln
The garden and trade fair city on the way to Dürnstein
MOORING
The following landing stages are in the immediate vicinity of the site:
EXCURSION TO DÜRNSTEIN Danube station no. 26
CHARTER Danube station no. 26 (by arrangement)
Subject to changes!
MAP
Welcome to Tulln
Here is the largest river stage in Europe with many events.
+43 1 588 80
3430 Tulln on the Danube, Donaulände 1
Bratislava
The neighboring capital is always worth a visit.
MOORING
The following landing stages are in the immediate vicinity of the site:
EXCURSION TO BRATISLAVA Danube station Huma 8
Pribinova, 811 09 Bratislava, Slovakia
In Bratislava, the pier HUMA 8 is intended for the MS Kaiserin Elisabeth.
This landing stage is not barrier-free.
Due to last-minute changes, HUMA 2 (barrier-free) or HUMA 4 (not barrier-free) can also be called at.
If there is a change of ship and the trip is carried out with the MS Admiral Tegetthoff, NONE of the three landing stages can be used barrier-free!
Please find out about your landing stage at short notice, especially if you have only booked the trip from Bratislava to Vienna!
P.A.D. Ship Agency www.padagency.sk/ship-plan
TWIN CITY LINER Danube station Huma 6
Rázusovo nábrežie, 811 01 Bratislava, Slovakia
Subject to changes!
PARK
Parking near HUMA 8
For cars & buses:
Paid parking lot in the port
Fajnorovo nábrežie 2, 811 02 Bratislava, Slovakia
https://propark.sk/parkovisko-osobny-pristav/
(approx. 850 m on foot from HUMA 8)
64 parking spaces for cars, 10 parking spaces for buses
Parking fees for cars: € 2 per 30 minutes, max.
€ 35 for 24 hours
Parking fees for buses: € 6 per 30 minutes, max.
€ 100 for 24 hours.
For cars:
Paid parking garage in the Eurovea Shopping Center
Pribinova 8, 811 09 Bratislava, Slovakia
https://eurovea.sk/en/parkovanie
(approx. 500 m on foot from HUMA 8)
Parking fees: First 3 hours free on weekdays, first 5 hours free on weekends and public holidays, € 3.50 per hour thereafter.
Parking near HUMA 2 / HUMA 6
For cars:
Paid parking garage at the Park Inn by Radisson Danube Bratislava hotel
Rybne Namestie 1, Bratislava, Slovakia
https://www.radissonhotels.com/de-de/hotels/park-inn-bratislava-danube
(approx. 450 m on foot from HUMA 2, approx. 190 m from HUMA 6)
Paid parking garage at the Radisson Blu Carlton Hotel
Hviezdoslavovo Nam 3, Bratislava, Slovakia
https://www.radissonhotels.com/de-de/hotels/radisson-blu-bratislava-carlton
(approx. 700 m on foot from HUMA 2, approx. 280 m from HUMA 6)
Parking near HUMA 4
For cars:
Chargeable parking garage Zuckermandel
Žižkova 13, 811 02 Bratislava, Slovakia
https://maps.app.goo.gl/kr4gPfMhCtPUi8MH8
(approx. 100 m on foot from HUMA 4)
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HUMA 2
HUMA 3
HUMA 4
HUMA 6
HUMA 8
Dobrý deň in Bratislava
Whether on board the MS Kaiserin Elisabeth or with the Twin City Liner, you will experience the castle, the old town and much more.
+43 1 588 80
811 02 Staré Mesto, Slovakia
Discover the “Queen among Europe’s rivers” with the DDSG Blue Danube. The Danube is the most sung about river, it crosses a world cultural heritage, glides majestically between vineyards, breaks through rock massifs, offers imaginative views and a lot of variety. For the curious and first-time visitors as well as for “repeat offenders” and connoisseurs.