Tour guides · Austria
How much should you tip a tour guide in Austria?
Short answer
€5–10 per person
€5–10 per person for a good tour.
Common
Guides on Vienna walking tours, Salzburg day trips and Wachau valley excursions are commonly tipped €5–10 per person for a half or full day. Vienna and Salzburg both have free walking tour scenes where the tip is the guide's entire income.
Things to do in Austria
Where are you actually going? These are the best rated in each place.
ViennaPrivate Tour to Wachau-Hallstatt-Salzburg5.0·48 reviews·from €290
Austrian AlpsHallstatt from Salzburg - 6-hour private Tour5.0·64 reviews·from €345SalzburgHallstatt from Salzburg - 6-hour private Tour5.0·64 reviews·from €345
InnsbruckInnsbruck Airport Transfer5.0·59 reviews·from €200Some links may earn WhatTheTip a commission at no extra cost to you.
Common questions
- How much should you tip tour guides in Austria?
- €5–10 per person for a good tour.
- Can you tip by card in Austria?
- Card is widely accepted, though smaller mountain huts and rural Gasthäuser are still cash-only more often than visitors expect. When paying by card, state the total including the tip before the server enters the amount.
More on tipping in Austria
Tipping tour guides elsewhere
Full tipping guide for Austria
Reviewed by Greg Kockott on 3 September 2026.
Figures checked against the sources below on 4 September 2026.
Sources
- Vienna Tourist Board (wien.info), “Money needs” (consulted 2026-09-04)
- Lonely Planet, “The Ultimate Guide to Tipping in Europe” (consulted 2026-09-04)