Why go
- Statutory city in Carinthia, Austria.
- Served by Bovec Airfield.
History
Villach is the seventh-largest city in Austria and the second-largest in the state of Carinthia. It is an important traffic junction for southern Austria and the whole Alpe-Adria region. As of 2025, Villach had a population of 65,749.
Where to stay
Prossowitscher Str. 8, 9500 Villach, Austria · casa-plus.com.es
Eichrainweg 7-9, 9521 Treffen am Ossiacher See, Austria · educare.co.at
Warmbader Allee 66, 9504 Villach, Austria · garni-sohler.upps.at
Karnerhofweg 10, 9580 Villach, Austria · karnerhof.com
Strandbadstraße 69, 9580 Villach, Austria · seehotel-ressmann.at
Gaswerkstraße 22, 9500 Villach, Austria · hotel-bb.com
Bahnhofpl. 5, 9500 Villach, Austria · villach.harrys-home.com
Kadischenallee 22-24, 9504 Villach, Austria · warmbaderhof.com
Hauptpl. 1, 9500 Villach, Austria · goldeneslamm.at
Warmbader Str. 64, 9504 Villach, Austria · pension-fuerstenhof.at
Kadischenallee 27, 9504 Villach, Austria · karawankenhof.com
Kleinsattelstraße 2, 9500 Villach, Austria · hotel-seven.at
Peter-Melcher-Straße 15, 9524 Villach, Austria · smoley.at
Warmbach W. 16, 9504 Villach, Austria · sportwarmbad.at
Europapl. 1/2, 9500 Villach, Austria · ihg.com
Bahnhofpl. 3, 9500 Villach, Austria · hotelcity.at
Seeufer-Landesstraße 2, 9583, Austria · karawanken-lodge.at
Zufahrt Parkplatz: Steinwenderstraße, Italiener Str. 14, 9500 Villach, Austria · hotel-kramer.com
18. November-Platz 8, 9500 Villach, Austria · wirtshaus-moser.at
Max-Lauritsch-Straße 87, 9523 Villach, Austria · waldhof.biz
Hauptpl. 26, 9500 Villach, Austria · palais26.at
Bahnhofstraße 9, 9500 Villach, Austria · hotelmosser.at
Steinerweg 2a, 9523 Villach, Austria · smartrooms24.at
Draulände 19, 9500 Villach, Austria · hoteldasvillach.at
Gerbergasse 22, 9500 Villach, Austria · limehome.com
Hauptpl. 4, 9500 Villach, Austria · limehome.com
Tafernerstraße 2, 9500 Villach, Austria
Indoor
Purtschellerstraße 57, 9500 Villach, Austria · ct-gold.com
Warmbader Str. 36, 9500 Villach, Austria · fewo-zollner.com
Restaurants & places to go
Regional, Cafe · Hausgemachte Torten, Mehlspeisen & süße Leckereien - täglich frisch, auch zum Mitnehmen. Wunderschöne Sonnenterrasse. Täglich wechselnde… · warmbaderhof.com
Pizza, Restaurant · Drive-In Opening hours: Tu-Su 11:00-14:00,17:00-21:00 Features: outdoor seating, takeaway, delivery · 39 Ossiacher Zeile, 9500 · pizza-cosimo.at
Restaurant · Griechisches Restaurant Opening hours: Mo-Su 12:00-24:00 Features: outdoor seating · 1 Erlenweg, Faak am See, 9583 · mykonos-faakersee.at
Italian, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 11:00-24:00; Su,PH 12:00-24:00 · 18 Maria-Gailer-Straße, Villach, 9500 · losteria.at
Burger, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Su,PH 07:00-00:30 Features: outdoor seating, takeaway, vegan options, halal, kosher, step-free access, air conditioning… · mcdonalds.at
Donut, Coffee Shop, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-19:00; Sa 09:00-18:00; Su,PH closed Features: takeaway, vegetarian options, step-free access · 34…
Coffee Shop, Ice Cream, Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 07:00-21:00; Sa 07:30-21:00; Su 09:00-21:00 Features: outdoor seating · 2 Nikolaiplatz, Villach, 9500 · bernold.co.at
Austrian, Regional, Restaurant · Opening hours: PH,Th-Mo 11:00-22:30 · 63 Vassacher Straße, Villach, 9500 · gasthaus-gasser.at
Cake, Coffee Shop, Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 08:00-17:00; Sa 08:30-14:00 · lamattina.at
Sandwich, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Su 08:30-24:00 Features: takeaway, step-free access
Kebab, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Su 10:00-22:00, Tu-Sa 11:00-23:00, Su 11:00-22:00 Features: outdoor seating, takeaway · 22 Kärntner Straße, Fürnitz, 9586 · facebook.com
Breakfast, Regional, Restaurant · Opening hours: Tu-Sa 07:30-22:00; Su 07:30-20:00; Mo off · caldarium.at
Steak House, Restaurant · Opening hours: Th-Sa 15:00-23:00; Su 11:00-21:00 · 41 Heizhausstraße, Villach, 9500 · heizhaus-villach.at
Pasta, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-21:00 · finkensteiner.at
Mexican, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 17:00-02:00; Sa 17:00-24:00 · 1 Seilergasse, Villach, 9500 · salud.at
Chicken, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Su 08:00-22:00 · 24 Handwerkstraße, Villach, 9500 · mikisimbiss.com
Chinese, Sushi, Restaurant · Opening hours: Tu-Su 11:30-21:30 · 14 Ringmauergasse, Villach, 9500 · mrwu.at
Indian, Restaurant · Opening hours: Tu-Fr 11:00-14:30, 17:00-22:00; Sa-Su 12:00-22:00 · 32a Widmanngasse, Villach, 9500 · tandoori-delight.at
Asian, Restaurant · Opening hours: Th-Tu 11:30-22:00; We off · 2 Moritschstraße, Villach, 9500 · thewok.at
Italian Pizza, Restaurant · Opening hours: We-Sa 16:00-23:00+; Su 11:30-21:00+; Mo,Tu off · 30 St.Ruprechter-Platz, Villach, 9523 · villameschik.com
Sushi, Chinese, Asian, Thai, Restaurant · Opening hours: We-Su 11:00-14:30,17:00-21:00 Features: vegan options · 45 St.Martiner-Straße, Villach, 9500 · yoshis.at
Greek, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 11:30 - 14:30, 17:30 - 22:00 Features: outdoor seating · 5 Lederergasse, Villach, 9500 · m.facebook.com
Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Su 09:00-03:00 · 14 Ringmauergasse, Villach, 9500 · admiral.ag
Sausage, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Tu 11:30-20:00; We-Sa 11:30-02:00 Features: outdoor seating · 5 Draulände
Oriental, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 11:00-22:00 Features: vegan options · 5 Postgasse, Villach, 9500
Noodle, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 10:30-00:00 · 3 Hans-Gasser-Platz, Villach, 9500
Vietnamese, Restaurant · Features: vegan options · 12 Italiener Straße, Villach, 9500 · veatnam.at
Balkan, Restaurant · Balkan restaurant · 14 Völkendorfer Straße, Villach, 9500 · facebook.com
American, Restaurant · American restaurant · 6 Alte Post Straße, Gummern, 9722 · roadtrip-pizzeria.at
Japanese, Restaurant · Japanese restaurant · 6 Völkendorfer Straße, Villach, 9500 · my-sakura.at
Ice Cream · Opening hours: 11:00-18:00 Features: outdoor seating, step-free access · 5 Bahnhofstraße, Villach, 9500 · gelateriamu.it
Turkish, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Tu 10:00-00:00; Fr-Sa 10:00-04:00 Features: takeaway · 5 Nikolaigasse, Villach, 9500
Bistro, Cafe · Bistro cafe
Bubble Tea, Cafe · Bubble Tea cafe · 34 Kärntner Straße, Villach, 9500
German, Fast Food · German fast food · 37 Bruno-Kreisky Straße, Villach, 9500
Juice, Fast Food · Juice fast food · 34 Kärntner Straße, Villach, 9500
Hot Dog, Fast Food · Hot Dog fast food · 3 Hans-Gasser-Platz, Villach, 9500
Fast Food · Features: step-free access · hendlkoenig.at
International, Restaurant · Features: outdoor seating
Croatian, Restaurant · Croatian restaurant · 1 Bleiberger Straße, Villach, 9500
Biker, Restaurant · Biker restaurant · 12 Dorfstraße, Töplitsch, 9722
Biergarten · biergarten · 11 Rennsteiner Straße, Villach, 9500
Regional, International, Haute Cuisine, Restaurant · „Das Kleine Restaurant“ im Warmbaderhof***** zählt zu den kleinsten, aber feinsten Adressen des Landes,… · warmbaderhof.com
Pizza, Sandwich, Ice Cream, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Su 10:00-17:00 · adventurepark-gerlitzen.at
Restaurant · Zimmervermietung, Imbiss und Strandbad Lauritsch · 333 Ossiachersee Süduferstraße, Villach, 9523 · camping-ploerz.at
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Airports
Klagenfurt Airport (KLU) 38 km to the centre
Flughafenstraße 60-64, 9020 Klagenfurt am Wörthersee, Austria — You board from the indoor waiting area — no need to plan for the weather. ✈ 2 airlines (Austrian Airlines, Germanwings) · direct flights to 4 destinations incl. Berlin, Cologne, Hamburg, Vienna (OpenFlights route data).
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 2 airlines, 4 direct destinations
- Austrian Airlines OS (CRJ, A319, Dash 8-400) · 4 routes: Berlin*, Cologne*, Hamburg*, Vienna*
- Germanwings 4U (CRJ, A319) · 3 routes: Berlin, Cologne, Hamburg
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Nötsch im Gailtal Airfield 17 km to the centre
Nötsch im Gailtal, 2, AT
Feldkirchen Airfield 20 km to the centre
Feldkirchen in Kärnten, 2, AT
Bovec Airfield 39 km to the centre
Bovec, 006, SI
Getting there by ferry
Schiffsstation Villach/Landskron (St. Andrä)
Ferry terminal · 5.5 km from the centre · Nageler Schifffahrt & Restaurant GmbH & Co KG Ossiachersee Schifffahrt
Schiffsstation Annenheim
Ferry terminal · 6.2 km from the centre · Nageler Schifffahrt & Restaurant GmbH & Co KG Ossiachersee Schifffahrt
Insel Transfer
Ferry terminal · 7.4 km from the centre
Schiffsstation Sattendorf
Ferry terminal · 7.4 km from the centre · Nageler Schifffahrt & Restaurant GmbH & Co KG Ossiachersee Schifffahrt
Schiffstation Berghof
Ferry terminal · 7.9 km from the centre · Nageler Schifffahrt & Restaurant GmbH & Co KG Ossiachersee Schifffahrt
Schiffstation Heiligen Gestade
Ferry terminal · 8.7 km from the centre · Nageler Schifffahrt & Restaurant GmbH & Co KG Ossiachersee Schifffahrt
Drau Schifffahrt
Ferry route
Annenheim - Landskron
Ferry route
Insel Transfer
Ferry route
Sattendorf - Annenheim
Ferry route
Berghof - Sattendorf
Ferry route
St. Urban - Berghof
Ferry route
MS Ossiach: Landskron - Steindorf
Ferry route · Schifffahrt Nageler
MS Ossiach: Steindorf - Landskron
Ferry route · Schifffahrt Nageler
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 Bovec Airfield; 3 other airports serve the wider area. Check rail and road links from the tourism sources below. Andrä), 5.5 km); routes include MS Ossiach: Landskron - Steindorf, MS Ossiach: Steindorf - Landskron, Überfuhr Bodensdorf - Ossiach. Andrä), 5.5 km); routes include MS Ossiach: Landskron - Steindorf, MS Ossiach: Steindorf - Landskron, Überfuhr Bodensdorf - Ossiach. Andrä), 5.5 km); routes include Drau Schifffahrt, Annenheim - Landskron, Insel Transfer. Andrä), 5.5 km); routes include Drau Schifffahrt, Annenheim - Landskron, Insel Transfer. By water: 6 ferry terminals within 20 km (nearest: Schiffsstation Villach/Landskron (St. Andrä), 5.5 km); routes include Drau Schifffahrt, Annenheim - Landskron, Insel Transfer.
Getting around. Use the map above to orient yourself; nearby hotels, attractions and places to eat are listed from the live Ultimate data for Villach, Austria. Local transit details will be added as the guide is expanded.
Trains & rail
National rail
Coaches & shuttles
Intercity coach
Private aviation
On-demand charter, jet cards and the semi-private scheduled carriers that serve this city.
Charter · Cessna Citation Mustang · Europe's largest light-jet charter fleet; short hops between European cities and resorts.
Broker · Any aircraft via operators worldwide · Global charter broker with 30+ offices; private jets, group charters and cargo.
FBO, charter, management · Managed fleet · FBO network and management across Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific.
Fractional, jet card · Embraer Praetor, Bombardier Challenger & Global, Gulfstream · Fractional ownership and jet cards in North America and Europe.
Charter, management · Large-cabin & VIP airliners · Geneva-based operator known for large-cabin and VIP airliner charters.