Tipping In Austria - A Complete Guide
Quick Guide
🍽️ Restaurant - 5-10% If Good
🍹 Bar - 5%
🚕 Taxi - 10% or Round Up
🛎️ Porter/Bellhop - €2/Bag
🛏️ Housekeeping - €2/Day
📸 Tour Guide - €1-10 If Great
Whilst not obligatory, tips or “trinkgeld” are customary in Austria unless you’re really unsatisfied with the service. If staff pressure you to tip more (it can happen in tourist areas), feel free to tip nothing.
Calculate a culturally appropriate tip for Austria using the calculator below and read on for more detail on tipping in Restaurants, Bars, Taxis, Hotels etc.
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Tipping in Restaurants
It’s standard to tip around 5-10% when you’re dining out in Austria. Any tip less than that (0-4%) will be taken as a sign that you’re really unsatisfied.
It’s better to state the amount you to want to pay including your tip. So if the waiter says “€25.10”, you could say “€27” when you pay by card or hand them €30 in notes.
Service charges aren’t common.
Tipping in Bars
Locals will tip bartenders the equivalent of around 5%. Simply add a small amount to your tab if you’re paying by card or allow the bartender to keep the change if you pay in cash.
Tipping Taxi Drivers
It’s common to tip around 10% of your taxi fare or round it up to make things easy (e.g. €18.32 becomes €20 whether you’re using cash or card).
Tipping The Porter/Bellhop
Hand your porter a cash tip of around €2 per bag.
Tipping Housekeeping
It’s also considerate to tip your housekeeper around €2 per day. You can leave them a tip daily (you might get better service that way) or you can leave the equivalent total at the end of your stay. Leave the tip on the desk with a note.
Tipping Tour Guides
If you’ve had a great experience, you can give your Austrian tour guide a tip or €1-10 depending on the length and quality of the tour.
Which Currency To Use
The Euro (€) is the official currency of Austria and other, international currencies aren’t typically accepted. Many establishments will allow you to tip via cash or card and there’s less of need to carry small bills with you since you can round up your bill in most cases.
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