No visa needed

Do citizens of Greece need a visa for Austria?

Citizens of Greece don’t need a visa for Austria. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of Greece: the passport opens 120 countries visa-free; Athens — Vienna: ≈ 1,280 km, about 2 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Can I travel to Austria without a visa on a Greece passport?

Yes, citizens of Greece don’t need a visa for Austria. A valid passport is enough.

Austria visa rules at a glance

With a Greece passport you can visit 120 countries visa-free, 28 with a visa on arrival and 36 with an e-visa; 14 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Greece passport ranks 17th of 199.
Greece passport: visa-free access to 120 countries; Austria passport: 119.
Citizens of Greece and Austria can travel together visa-free to 118 countries, for example: North Macedonia, Albania, Bulgaria, Kosovo, Montenegro, Romania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Turkey, Malta, Cyprus, Italy, Vatican City, Croatia, and Moldova.
Both countries use the same currency — Euro — so there is no need to exchange money.
Citizens of Austria, in turn, don’t need a visa for Greece. Greece visa for citizens of Austria

Travelling to Austria: good to know

Athens — Vienna: about 1,280 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 2 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −1 hour.
Local time: Athens 12:00 — Vienna 11:00.
Local currency: Euro.
Languages: Bavarian.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ €0.88.
Austria is the 27th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Greece.