Therme Loipersdorf: A Practical Visitor Guide

By Best:in Editorial Team · Updated September 2026

As of September 2026, Thermenresort Loipersdorf in Bad Loipersdorf, Styria, runs 35 pools and 20 saunas across roughly 60,000 square metres. The main Thermal and Adventure Pool day ticket sits around EUR 46, while the adults-only Schaffelbad (16 and over) starts at about EUR 61. Water reaches the surface at 62 degrees Celsius from around 1,100 metres and carries 7,500 mg of minerals per litre.

What is Therme Loipersdorf, and what is actually inside it?

Thermenresort Loipersdorf is a thermal bathing complex in Bad Loipersdorf, in the eastern Styrian hill country. The water was an accident: on 10 July 1972 a drilling crew looking for oil and gas hit a gas-bearing layer at 1,700 metres and brought up hot water instead. An operating company was founded in June 1975, the Schaffelbad opened in 1978, and the main thermal bath and sauna followed in September 1981.

Today the site counts 35 pools, 19 of them thermal and 16 freshwater, holding 4,500 cubic metres of water in total. There are 20 saunas, five slides with a combined length of 529 metres, and eight restaurants and bars. The outdoor section covers 23,000 square metres and runs from April to October. Around 630,000 people visit each year, and about 200 staff keep the place running.

What does a day at Therme Loipersdorf cost?

Two tickets matter. The Thermal and Adventure Pool day ticket for an adult is listed at EUR 46 and already includes the Saunadorf and the Fun Park slides. The adults-only Schaffelbad starts at about EUR 61 and includes entry to the main bath as well, so it is an upgrade rather than a separate visit. Evening tickets from 16:00 start near EUR 38 for the Schaffelbad (all figures checked 25 September 2026).

Discounts exist and they are worth ten minutes of planning. Holders of the Burgenland Card get 20 per cent off the adult day ticket for the Thermal and Adventure Pool, with a reservation and the online code required. Several neighbouring hotels sell discounted entry as part of a room package. Private spa rooms with a whirl tub are sold separately, from roughly EUR 190 for two people.

Which area should I book: Schaffelbad, Saunadorf or Fun Park?

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Minimum age16 13 No minimum age
Area15,000 m²Part of the indoor thermal bathInside the 23,000 m² adventure world
Saunas1460
Pools14Outdoor thermal whirlpool plus cold plunge poolPlay and sport pools plus Baby Beach
Slides005, 529 m combined
TicketFrom EUR 61 (adult), includes the main bath Included in the EUR 46 adult day ticket Included in the EUR 46 adult day ticket
Best forQuiet adult days and sauna roundsTeenagers and adults on a standard ticketFamilies with small children

When is the quietest time to visit, and when does it stay open late?

Capacity sets the rhythm. The indoor areas hold roughly 2,000 people in winter, and that figure doubles in summer once the 23,000 square metre outdoor section opens from April to October. Weekday mornings are the obvious gap: the ticket desk opens at 07:00 and bathing starts at 08:30, so the first two hours are thin. Austrian school holidays and long weekends are the opposite, and several hotel packages exclude them outright.

Late openings are fixed dates rather than seasonal. Every Friday the bath runs until 23:00, with the last sauna infusion at 22:45 and admission closing at 21:00. On the first Friday of each month the Mondscheinschwimmen keeps the water open until midnight, and on the third Friday the Thermen-Clubbing does the same. One thing to diary: the Thermal and Adventure Pool closes for maintenance from 21 to 23 December.

How do I plan a first visit step by step?

  1. Pick the area before you pick the date

    Decide whether you want the Schaffelbad or the main bath first, because the age rules are hard. The Schaffelbad admits guests from 16, the Saunadorf from 13, and only the Fun Park side works for younger children. A Schaffelbad ticket from about EUR 61 covers both worlds, so mixed groups often buy one ticket type and split up inside.

  2. Buy online and check the opening calendar

    Tickets are sold through the resort's own shop, and the Schaffelbad and Fun Park run separate hours from the main bath. Check both before booking. Note the maintenance closure from 21 to 23 December, and remember that the outdoor area only operates from April to October.

  3. Apply the discount you qualify for

    The Burgenland Card gives 20 per cent off the adult day ticket for the Thermal and Adventure Pool, booked by phone or online with a code. Only one discount applies per ticket. Neighbouring hotels bundle entry into overnight rates, sometimes at 15 to 20 per cent off the standard tariff.

  4. Arrive early and claim a spot

    The ticket office opens at 07:00 daily and bathing from 08:30. Relaxation pods and loungers in the Thermal and Adventure Pool can be reserved in advance through the online shop, while outdoor places are first come, first served. A day spa package includes direct Schaffelbad access and parking at that entrance.

  5. Add treatments separately

    Massages and beauty treatments are run on site by Merkur Health and are not part of the entry price. Book them when you book the ticket, since the resort handles around 630,000 visits a year and treatment slots go first at weekends.

What is in the thermal water, and who is it aimed at?

The Lautenberg spring delivers water at 62 degrees Celsius from about 1,100 metres below ground, pumped rather than artesian. It is heavily mineralised, at 7,500 milligrams of dissolved minerals per litre, and it is traditionally used to support joint and spinal complaints. Indoor and outdoor thermal pools are tempered to 36 degrees. Water quality was analysed by the University of Graz institute for analytical chemistry in 1996.

Volumes are large. The resort uses 970,000 litres per day, two thirds of it thermal water, and pumps between 140,000 and 226,300 cubic metres a year depending on season. The therapeutic side is handled by the Merkur Health centre on site, which offers medical and physiotherapeutic treatments alongside the bathing areas. For pure leisure visits none of that is required, and the standard ticket covers everything except treatments.

What do visitors get wrong, and what are the alternatives?

Three mistakes come up repeatedly. First, buying a main-bath ticket and then discovering the Schaffelbad needs the higher tariff, since the upgrade is not sold at the pool edge as a small top-up. Second, arriving with a 14-year-old expecting Schaffelbad access, which starts at 16. Third, ignoring the separate opening hours of the Schaffelbad and the Fun Park, which do not track the main bath.

On ownership: the resort has not been a purely public asset since 6 October 2022, when the therme, the hotel Das Sonnreich and the Congress Loipersdorf were handed to a consortium of Merkur Versicherung, Granit Holding and SHR Thermen und Hotel Beteiligung. If your trip is anchored to a ski week rather than the Styrian hills, two other Austrian thermal spas sit inside ski regions: AQUA DOME in Längenfeld in the Ötztal, and Therme Amadé in Altenmarkt im Pongau.

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