Linz self-guided audio tour: 8 stops along the Danube

Eight stops unfold on your own time, narrated by audio as you walk.

A self-guided audio tour of Linz using your smartphone to explore eight landmarks across the city (from the New Cathedral and Castle Museum to the Hauptplatz and Ars Electronica Center) with no app download required and no entrance fees. The audio runs 40 minutes across a 2-hour walk, available in English and German. You navigate at your own pace and choose when to start.

Step-by-step itinerary

Stops and time spent at each

1. New Cathedral10m
2. Castle Museum Linz10m
3. Ars Electronica Center10m

Explore Linz city highlights on foot

• Start at Hauptplatz and Trinity Column
• Visit Old Cathedral interior
• Walk to New Cathedral
• See Renaissance palace where Kepler taught
• Cross main Danube bridge
• Explore Castle Museum Linz
• Visit Lentos Museum of Modern Art
• End at Ars Electronica Center

The experience

You'll walk from the grand Hauptplatz, crowned by its white marble Trinity Column, up to the Castle Museum perched above the old town. The audio guide feeds you the story of each stop through your headphones: the New Cathedral's soaring Gothic Revival spire, the Lentos art museum glowing on the Danube's banks, the Nietzsche Haus where the philosopher once lived. Eight stops in all, woven across the city's medieval core and its modern waterfront. The route is free: all the sights sit in public spaces, so no tickets are needed.

Access starts the moment you click the link in your ticket: no app to download, no account to set up. Bring your own headphones and smartphone, and you're ready to begin whenever you choose. The audio commentary runs roughly 40 minutes across the full 2.5-hour walk, so you set the pace: linger at the castle views, skip ahead if a stop doesn't grip you, or circle back. The guide speaks English or German, depending on which version you select at checkout.

The route threads through a city where a medieval old town sits alongside museums of contemporary art and digital culture. You'll cross the Nibelungen Bridge for views of the whole Danube sweep, then end at the Ars Electronica Center: a glowing glass cube housing robots, artificial intelligence installations and interactive exhibits. The walk is flat and manageable for all fitness levels, and the public paths mean you can bring a stroller if you're traveling with infants.

What’s included

• Audio guide in English or German.
• access link that works on any smartphone with no app download required.
• eight stops across Linz's old town, castle district and Danube waterfront.

Before you book

Days and timesEvery day

AgesAdult (10 and older) · Under 10: can't be booked

GroupPrivate

Audio guideEnglish and German

Meeting point and pickupNo hotel pickup: you go to the meeting point. Ends at a different place from where it starts.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.

Prices and times updated 2 days ago

Good to know

Low physical effortStroller-friendlyPets welcomePublic transport nearby

Operated by gAIdly – Self-Guided Audio Tours

Is this one for you?Choose this tour if you want to explore Linz at your own pace without waiting for a group or a guide's schedule. The audio commentary in English or German means you follow along in the language you prefer, and you can start, pause or repeat any stop as many times as you need.

Top questions

How do I start the audio tour once I've booked?

Click the access link in your ticket and the audio guide opens in your browser: no app download needed. You can begin immediately or save the link to start later.

What's the New Cathedral like, and why is it on this tour?

The New Cathedral is Austria's largest church, a soaring Gothic Revival structure of pale sandstone whose single great spire dominates Linz's skyline. It's one of the city's most recognizable landmarks and a major stop on the walk.

Do I need to buy tickets to enter the museums and churches on the route?

No entrance fees are included or required. The route explores public sights (squares, bridges, exteriors and viewpoints), so you can walk the entire tour without paying to enter any building. If you want to go inside the Castle Museum or Ars Electronica Center, that's optional and separate.

Can I do this tour with a group, or is it just for solo travelers?

The audio guide works for any size group traveling together. Everyone uses their own smartphone and headphones, so you move as a unit at your own pace, with each person hearing the commentary.

What happens if I want to skip a stop or spend extra time somewhere?

You control the entire walk. The audio guide marks eight stops, but you decide when to listen, when to pause and when to move on. The full commentary is 40 minutes, so you can stretch the walk to 2.5 hours or compress it depending on your interest in each site.