Why go
- Capital city of Lower Austria.
- Served by Mariazell Airfield.
History
Sankt Pölten, mostly abbreviated to the official name St. Pölten, is the capital and largest city of the State of Lower Austria in northeast Austria, with 59,767 inhabitants as of 1 January 2025. St. Pölten is a city with its own statute and therefore it is both a municipality and a district in the Mostviertel. Due to its cultural status, it has recently enjoyed an increase of visitors passing through Sankt Pölten on their way to Vienna.
Where to stay
Rödlgasse 11, 3100 St. Pölten, Austria · dasalfred.at
Willi-Gruber-Straße 17, 3100 St. Pölten, Austria · hotel-bb.com
Aquilin Hacker-Straße 52, 3100 St. Pölten, Austria · gaestehaus-aquilin.at
Evangelipl. 1, 3385 Gerersdorf, Austria · gasthaus-bertl.travelaustria.top
Pottenbrunner Hauptstraße 79, 3140 St. Pölten, Austria · haas-neuwirth.at
Bahnhofpl. 7, 3100 St. Pölten, Austria · hotel-graf.at
Dr. Adolf Schärf-Straße 25, 3100 St. Pölten, Austria · sportzentrum-noe.at
Teufelhofer Str. 26, 3100 St. Pölten, Austria · roter-hahn.at
Goldegger Str. 114, 3100 St. Pölten, Austria · hotel-seeland.at
Völklpl. 1, 3100 St. Pölten, Austria · cityhotel-dc.at
Ratzersdorfer Hauptstraße 56, 3100 St. Pölten, Austria · kefi.at
Mariazeller Str. 83, 3100 St. Pölten, Austria · schlafgut.at
Schillerpl. 1, 3100 St. Pölten, Austria · hotel-metropol.at
Mariazeller Str. 42, 3100 St. Pölten, Austria · muse-hotel.at
Mariazeller Str. 164, 3100 St. Pölten, Austria · hausereck.at
Schulgasse 2, 3100 St. Pölten, Austria · hausereck.at
Purkersdorfer Str. 41, 3100 St. Pölten, Austria · gohotelinspect.com
Ober-Grafendorfer Str. 64, 3100 St. Pölten, Austria · stpoeltentourismus.at
Purkersdorfer Str. 7, 3100 St. Pölten, Austria
Stephan Buger-Gasse 2, 3100 St. Pölten, Austria · aparthotel-mariazellerhof.at
Dr.-Theodor-Körner-Straße 28, 3100 St. Pölten, Austria
Indoor
Stifterstraße 1, 3100 St. Pölten, Austria · motel267.at
Restaurants & places to go
Burger, Fast Food · Opening hours: Su-Th 10:00-23:00; Fr-Sa 10:00-01:00 Features: outdoor seating, takeaway, step-free access, air conditioning · 104… · burgerking.at
Noodle, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Su 10:00-22:00 Features: takeaway · noodleking.at
Coffee Shop, Austrian, International, Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 07:30-23:00; Su,PH 08:30-21:00 Features: vegan options · 1 Herrenplatz, St. Pölten, 3100 · cafeschubert.at
Austrian, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 11:00-23:00; Sa 16:00-23:00; Dec 22-Jan 11 Sa-Su closed Features: outdoor seating, takeaway, step-free access · 9… · fliegerbraeu.at
Juice, Breakfast, Soup, Salad, Waffle, Frozen Yogurt, Bowl, Poke, Smoothies, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-19:00; Sa 10:00-17:00 · 25 Kremser Gasse,… · kennys.at
Feuerflecken, Snacks & Co, Fast Food · Opening hours: Th-Mo 14:00-22:00 Features: outdoor seating, vegan options · 6 Schwarzgasse, St. Pölten, 3100 · robinsons.at
Balkan, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 11:00-22:00; Su 11:00-20:00 Features: outdoor seating · 2 Heitzlergasse, St. Pölten, 3100 · teatro-stp.at
Regional, Restaurant · Opening hours: Tu-Fr 12:00-15:00, 18:00-23:00; Sa 18:00-23:00 · 1 Fuhrmannsgasse, St. Pölten, 3100 · aelium.at
Italian, Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 07:00-19:00; Sa 07:00-18:00; PH off · 13 Brunngasse, St. Pölten, 3100 · caffe-da-enzo.eatbu.com
Chinese, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Tu,Th-Su 11:00-14:30,17:00-22:00; PH 11:00-14:30,17:00-22:00 · 7 Lessingstraße, St. Pölten, 3100 · stieglinsel.at
Bistro, Cafe · Opening hours: Mo off; Tu-Su,PH 10:00-17:00 Features: outdoor seating · 24 Schulring · kinderkunstlabor.at
Kebab, Pizza, Turkish, Restaurant · Opening hours: Su-Fr 11:30-20:00 · 4 Bräuhausgasse, St. Pölten, 3100 · denizrestaurant-stpoelten.at
Pizza, Turkish, Breakfast, Mediterranean, Burger, Restaurant · Opening hours: Tu-Th 11:00-21:00; Fr-Su 08:00-21:00; Mo off Features: outdoor seating,… · deniz-prinzersdorf.at
Heuriger, Restaurant · Opening hours: Fr 07:00-18:00; Sa 07:00-12:00 · 25 Marktgasse, Ober-Grafendorf, 3200 · gatterer-abhof.at
Asian, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 11:30-15:00, Tu-Su 17:00-22:30 · 59 Wiener Straße, St. Pölten, 3100 · goldensun.at
Malaysian, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Tu 11:30-14:30; We-Su 11:30-14:30,17:00-21:30 Features: vegetarian options · 1a Franziskanergasse, St. Pölten, 3100 · joe-goreng-st-plten.at
Sushi, Asian, Japanese, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 11:00-15:00; We-Th 17:00-21:00 · 34 Landhaus-Boulevard, St. Pölten, 3100 · oki-kitchen.at
Steak House, Restaurant · Opening hours: Su-Th 11:00-24:00; Fr-Sa 11:00-01:00 · 3 Mathilde Beyerknecht-Straße, St. Pölten, 3104 · ox-stpoelten.at
Indian, Restaurant · Opening hours: Tu-Th 11:00-14:30, 17:00-22:00; Fr, Sa 11:00-22:00; Su 12:00-21:00 Features: takeaway · 47 Wiener Straße, St. Pölten, 3100 · rajput.at
International, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Th 07:30-23:00; Fr-Sa 07:30-24:00; Su,PH 09:00-22:00 Features: outdoor seating, step-free access · 1… · schauspiel.at
Mexican, Tex-Mex, Restaurant · Opening hours: We-Th,Su 11:00-22:00; Fr-Sa 11:00-23:00 Features: takeaway, delivery, vegan options · 90 Kremser Landstraße, St.… · sinaloas.at
Greek, Mediterranean, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 11:00-14:30,17:30-22:00; Su,PH off Features: outdoor seating · 16 Wiener Straße, St. Pölten, 3100 · souvlaki.at
Donut, Coffee Shop, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 07:00-19:00; Sa 09:00-19:00; Su 10:00-18:00 Features: takeaway
Chicken, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Su,PH 10:00-22:00 Features: outdoor seating, takeaway, step-free access · 12 Bahnhofplatz, St. Pölten, 3100
Seafood, Fast Food · Opening hours: 11:00-21:00 Features: takeaway
Fusion, Austrian, Italian, Spanish, Restaurant · Opening hours: Tu-Fr 08:30-23:00; Sa 08:30-14:00,18:00-24:00 · 4-5 Domplatz, St. Pölten, 3100 · dasroemer.at
Restaurant · Opening hours: We-Sa 10:00-22:00; Su 10:00-18:00; PH 10:00-15:00 · 28 Harlander Straße, St. Pölten, 3100 · bootshaus.at
Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 08:00-24:00; Su 08:00-22:00; "Küche 8:00-22:00" · 27 Wiener Straße, St. Pölten, 3100 · cafe-im-palais.at
Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo off; Tu-Su,PH 09:00-17:00 Features: step-free access · 5 Kulturbezirk · museumnoe.at
Bubble Tea, Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Su 11:00-19:00
Cake, Cafe · Cake cafe · cafe-pusch.at
Oriental, Burger, Restaurant · Oriental/Burger restaurant · 54 Josefstraße, St. Pölten, 3100 · facebook.com
Ice Cream · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 09:30-18:30; Sa 09:30-17:00; Su,PH off · bachinger-eis.at
Hot Dog, Fast Food · Features: step-free access
Sandwich, Fast Food · Sandwich fast food
Turkish, Restaurant · Turkish restaurant
Japanese, Restaurant · Japanese restaurant · 10 Dr.-Adolf-Schärf-Straße, St. Pölten, 3107
Tex-Mex, Restaurant · Tex-Mex restaurant
Burger, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 07:00-24:00; Sa 00:00-01:00,07:00-24:00; Su 00:00-01:00,08:00-24:00 Features: outdoor seating, takeaway, step-free… · mcdonalds.at
Noodle, Kebab, Burger, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Su,PH 11:00-23:00 · 21 Herzogenburger Straße, St. Pölten, 3100
Coffee Shop, Cafe · Opening hours: Tu-Th 09:00-16:00 · 15 Wiener Straße, St. Pölten, 3100 · antlas.at
Austrian, Restaurant · Austrian restaurant · 52 Josefstraße, St. Pölten, 3100 · pirkl-stuben-st-poelten.at
Regional, Restaurant · Opening hours: "nach Vereinbarung" Features: step-free access · 21 Flinsbach Dorf, Flinsbach, 3110 · facebook.com
Italian, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo,Su,PH off; Tu-Fr 16:00-23:00; Sa 09:30-16:00 · 2 Herrengasse, St. Pölten, 3100 · cucina-vini.at
Chinese, Burger, Schnitzel, Fried Food, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 10:30-21:00 Features: takeaway, delivery · 29 Rennbahnstraße, St. Pölten, 3100
146 more places in the Ultimate edition. See the Ultimate edition →
Airports
Völtendorf Airfield 5.7 km to the centre
Ober-Grafendorf, 3, AT
Sankt Georgen-Ybbsfeld Airfield 51 km to the centre
Sankt Georgen am Ybbsfelde, 3, AT
Mariazell Airfield 52 km to the centre
Mariazell, 6, AT
Where things are
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When to go
Tourist season
May – September
The warmer, longer-day half of the year is the safest bet for a first visit.
Shoulder season
April, October
Cooler and quieter, with fewer visitors and better value.
Worth avoiding
Deep winter
Short days and the coldest weather — check local conditions before travelling.
Getting there & around
Getting there. The nearest airport on record is Mariazell Airfield; 2 other airports serve the wider area. Check rail and road links from the tourism sources below.
Getting around. Use the map above to orient yourself; nearby hotels, attractions and places to eat are listed from the live Ultimate data for St. Pölten, Austria. Local transit details will be added as the guide is expanded.
Trains & rail
National rail
Coaches & shuttles
Intercity coach