Best Saunas in Graz, Austria
Stukitzsauna
The Stukitzsauna is the municipal sauna next to the Stukitzbad family pool in Andritz, north Graz, run by Holding Graz. It has a Finnish sauna, an outdoor log sauna, a herbal and colour-light sauna, a steam bath, a sun terrace and a sauna café. Bathing is split into separate women's and men's areas on Monday, Tuesday and Saturday and mixed on the other days. Open weekdays 13:00 to 21:00 and weekends from 10:00; an adult day ticket costs €16.10.
Auster Wellnessbad
The Auster Wellnessbad is the wellness half of Graz's municipal Auster sports pool in Eggenberg, spread over two floors and more than 2,000 m². It has indoor and outdoor Finnish saunas, the Auster-Perle outdoor sauna for 100 people, steam, herbal and salt baths, a tepidarium, a plunge pool, ice showers, a saline pool and a wellness garden. The sauna cabins are textile-free. Open weekdays 10:00 to 22:00, weekends from 9:00; a day ticket costs €34.30.
Spa zur Sonne
Spa zur Sonne is a compact municipal wellness area inside the Bad zur Sonne indoor pool, five minutes' walk from Graz's Hauptplatz, run by Holding Graz. It offers a sanarium at 55–65°C, a steam and herbal bath, an infrared cabin, a whirlpool, a sand oasis, a rest deck and a tea bar, with massages and yoga bookable. Open weekdays 14:00 to 21:00 and weekends and holidays 10:00 to 21:00; a weekday day ticket costs €23.10 and a weekend one €26.60.
Sauna Sportzentrum Pachern
The sauna at the Sportzentrum Pachern is run by the municipality of Hart bei Graz on the eastern edge of Graz. Visitors from age 16 get a sauna area with several saunas and a rest room, and the ticket includes the warm, shallow indoor pool. Wednesday until 18:00 is women only, and on Mondays seniors holding the local senior card enter free. An adult day ticket costs €16.50; open most days from 8:00 to 22:00.
NOVA-SPA
NOVA-SPA is the 3,000 m² two-floor wellness area of the NOVAPARK aircraft hotel in Gösting, open to day visitors without booking. Its sauna village has an outdoor log sauna on the sundeck facing the Schlossberg, a Finnish sauna, a herbal sauna, an aroma brine steam bath and an infrared cabin, with salt, honey and surprise Aufguss sessions daily. Cooling is a 20°C plunge pool and a Kneipp basin. Saunas are textile-free; a day ticket costs €29, entry from age 12.
INJOY Graz-Ost
INJOY Graz-Ost is a members' fitness studio in Mariatrost, in the east of Graz, part of the Austrian INJOY chain. Alongside strength training, group courses and personal training, members can use a wellness and sauna area after their workout. The studio's site does not list the sauna types or a single-entry ticket, so access is by membership.
INJOY Graz-Süd
INJOY Graz-Süd is a members' fitness studio on Triester Straße in Puntigam, in the south of Graz, part of the Austrian INJOY chain. Alongside strength training, group courses and personal training, members can use a wellness and sauna area after their workout. The studio's site does not list the sauna types or a single-entry ticket, so access is by membership.
John Harris Fitness Thalia Graz
John Harris Fitness Thalia is a members' fitness club spread over 3,500 m² on three levels beside the Graz opera house. Its wellness area has a panorama Finnish sauna at 95°C looking onto the opera, a panorama bio sauna at 65°C, a steam bath, a separate Finnish ladies' sauna, a pool, relaxation rooms and a sun terrace. Access comes with membership, from €129 a month. Open weekdays 6:30 to 22:00 and weekends and holidays 9:00 to 21:00.
Stukitzsauna
The Stukitzsauna is the municipal sauna next to the Stukitzbad family pool in Andritz, north Graz, run by Holding Graz. It has a Finnish sauna, an outdoor log sauna, a herbal and colour-light sauna, a steam bath, a sun terrace and a sauna café. Bathing is split into separate women's and men's areas on Monday, Tuesday and Saturday and mixed on the other days. Open weekdays 13:00 to 21:00 and weekends from 10:00; an adult day ticket costs €16.10.
Auster Wellnessbad
The Auster Wellnessbad is the wellness half of Graz's municipal Auster sports pool in Eggenberg, spread over two floors and more than 2,000 m². It has indoor and outdoor Finnish saunas, the Auster-Perle outdoor sauna for 100 people, steam, herbal and salt baths, a tepidarium, a plunge pool, ice showers, a saline pool and a wellness garden. The sauna cabins are textile-free. Open weekdays 10:00 to 22:00, weekends from 9:00; a day ticket costs €34.30.
Spa zur Sonne
Spa zur Sonne is a compact municipal wellness area inside the Bad zur Sonne indoor pool, five minutes' walk from Graz's Hauptplatz, run by Holding Graz. It offers a sanarium at 55–65°C, a steam and herbal bath, an infrared cabin, a whirlpool, a sand oasis, a rest deck and a tea bar, with massages and yoga bookable. Open weekdays 14:00 to 21:00 and weekends and holidays 10:00 to 21:00; a weekday day ticket costs €23.10 and a weekend one €26.60.
Sauna Sportzentrum Pachern
The sauna at the Sportzentrum Pachern is run by the municipality of Hart bei Graz on the eastern edge of Graz. Visitors from age 16 get a sauna area with several saunas and a rest room, and the ticket includes the warm, shallow indoor pool. Wednesday until 18:00 is women only, and on Mondays seniors holding the local senior card enter free. An adult day ticket costs €16.50; open most days from 8:00 to 22:00.
NOVA-SPA
NOVA-SPA is the 3,000 m² two-floor wellness area of the NOVAPARK aircraft hotel in Gösting, open to day visitors without booking. Its sauna village has an outdoor log sauna on the sundeck facing the Schlossberg, a Finnish sauna, a herbal sauna, an aroma brine steam bath and an infrared cabin, with salt, honey and surprise Aufguss sessions daily. Cooling is a 20°C plunge pool and a Kneipp basin. Saunas are textile-free; a day ticket costs €29, entry from age 12.
INJOY Graz-Ost
INJOY Graz-Ost is a members' fitness studio in Mariatrost, in the east of Graz, part of the Austrian INJOY chain. Alongside strength training, group courses and personal training, members can use a wellness and sauna area after their workout. The studio's site does not list the sauna types or a single-entry ticket, so access is by membership.
INJOY Graz-Süd
INJOY Graz-Süd is a members' fitness studio on Triester Straße in Puntigam, in the south of Graz, part of the Austrian INJOY chain. Alongside strength training, group courses and personal training, members can use a wellness and sauna area after their workout. The studio's site does not list the sauna types or a single-entry ticket, so access is by membership.
John Harris Fitness Thalia Graz
John Harris Fitness Thalia is a members' fitness club spread over 3,500 m² on three levels beside the Graz opera house. Its wellness area has a panorama Finnish sauna at 95°C looking onto the opera, a panorama bio sauna at 65°C, a steam bath, a separate Finnish ladies' sauna, a pool, relaxation rooms and a sun terrace. Access comes with membership, from €129 a month. Open weekdays 6:30 to 22:00 and weekends and holidays 9:00 to 21:00.