Graz DOOH · Hauptplatz · Schlossberg · Herrengasse · June 2026

Billboards beneath the clock tower of the Schlossberg

Graz is one of the cities we price where billboards are the largest format: 32 screens at about $0.10 a play, from the Hauptplatz and Herrengasse to the Schlossberg clock tower and the Kunsthaus across the Mur. In total the city carries 70 screens across 3 formats on Blindspot. Bookable by the hour, priced per play.

Updated July 27, 2026By Blindspot · location intelligence

304K

Graz city residents (2024)

650K

Graz greater region residents

0.95M

passengers through Graz airport (2024)

$0.30

puts you on a Graz screen via Blindspot

Graz, large-format DOOH screens bookable by the hour on Blindspot
The clock tower on the wooded Schlossberg lit over the red roofs of the Graz old town at dusk · JCDecauxBooked by the hour
The short answer● Quotable

Graz billboard and DOOH (digital out-of-home) costs span from a few cents per play on urban panels to premium Hauptplatz, Jakomini and landmark networks. On Blindspot, Graz screens are booked by the hour and priced per play, entry plays start around $0.30, with no contracts or minimums.

The smart Graz play isn't one screen for a month. It's the right screens at the right hours: the arteries at commute peak, the malls through the afternoon, the nightlife and tourist cores after dark.

BookingBy the hour
PricingPer play · upfront
MinimumsNone
Go liveWithin hours
DeliveryVerified play logs

Billboard ranking points

Graz's billboard spots, ranked

Directional 1–10 scores based on zone type and footfall, not audited measurements. Every zone is bookable by the hour on the platform.

01

Hauptplatz & Herrengasse

Best for: Shopper reach · Footfall · Dwell

The Hauptplatz under the town hall and Herrengasse, the main shopping street, carry the city's heaviest footfall through the old town.

Visibility10
Dwell time8
Footfall10
02

Schlossberg & clock tower

Best for: Tourism reach · Heritage · Views

The wooded Schlossberg crowned by the clock tower, the city's emblem, gives the classic view over the red roofs and the heaviest tourist dwell.

Visibility10
Dwell time8
Footfall8
03

Kunsthaus & Murinsel

Best for: Culture reach · Dwell · Lifestyle

The blue blob of the Kunsthaus across the Mur and the floating Murinsel anchor the design and culture quarter on the river's west bank.

Visibility9
Dwell time7
Footfall8
04

Jakomini & Annenstrasse

Best for: Shopper reach · Transit · Retail

Jakominiplatz, the main tram interchange, and Annenstrasse toward the station carry heavy transit and shopping flow through the inner city.

Visibility8
Dwell time6
Footfall9
05

Universities & student district

Best for: Student reach · Dwell · Younger crowd

The University of Graz, TU Graz and the surrounding district pack the city with over 60,000 students, a young crowd with high dwell.

Visibility8
Dwell time7
Footfall7
06

A2 & Pyhrn motorway approaches

Best for: Drive-time reach · Frequency · Commuters

The A2 south motorway, the A9 Pyhrn and the city ring carry the heaviest drive-time flow into Graz, strong for commuter frequency.

Visibility9
Dwell time4
Footfall7

The media estate · operator partners

Graz screens, in the wild

Blindspot puts digital out-of-home (DOOH) and classic out-of-home from Graz's media owners, Gewista, Epamedia, Ankuendiger among them, onto one map, bookable by the hour. Below: real partner screens across the city's prime zones.

Graz, Herrengasse · retail large-format digital, real DOOH screens bookable by the hour on Blindspot
Herrengasse · retail large-format digitalJCDecaux
Graz, Schlossberg · heritage-view digital, real DOOH screens bookable by the hour on Blindspot
Schlossberg · heritage-view digitalJCDecaux
Graz, Kunsthaus · culture-quarter digital, real DOOH screens bookable by the hour on Blindspot
Kunsthaus · culture-quarter digitalJCDecaux
Graz, Jakomini · transit-interchange digital, real DOOH screens bookable by the hour on Blindspot
Jakomini · transit-interchange digitalJCDecaux
Graz, Motorway · roadside digital, real DOOH screens bookable by the hour on Blindspot
Motorway · roadside digitalJCDecaux
Graz, Graz Linien · tram and stop screen, real DOOH screens bookable by the hour on Blindspot
Graz Linien · tram and stop screenJCDecaux

Imagery from media-owner/operator partners. Locations indicative; live availability and per-screen pricing show in the platform.

Formats

Every Graz format, one map

From a highway bulletin to a single mall screen, Blindspot puts Graz's digital out-of-home and classic OOH formats on one map, each priced per play and bookable by the hour. The formats that matter here:

Digital billboards & LED

Large-format LED on highways, bridges and boulevards, motion, dayparting and dynamic triggers.

Street-level & urban panels

Pedestrian-scale panels and citylights in high-footfall retail and downtown corridors.

Bulletins & roadside

Highway and arterial bulletins built for commuter frequency on the busiest routes.

Mall & retail screens

High-intent shoppers from midday to evening across the city's retail destinations.

Transit & place-based

Graz Linien tram and bus screens plus stations and place-based screens with captive dwell.

Iconic & landmark

Landmark and spectacular placements for brand statements in the city's signature locations.

Location insights

Where Graz moves

Graz wraps around the wooded Schlossberg, the hill crowned by the clock tower that gives the city its emblem, with the Hauptplatz at its foot and Herrengasse running the main shopping flow through the red-roofed old town. The friendly-alien Kunsthaus bulges blue across the Mur, the river splits the centre, and two big universities pack the city with more than 60,000 students. Graz holds the largest intact Renaissance old town north of the Alps, a UNESCO site, and a strong design and food scene. Graz Linien trams move the city. Buy the Herrengasse daytime daypart and the old-town evening peak.

Graz footfall heatmap · typical weekday● Stylized
Herrengasse
Schlossberg
Kunsthaus
Jakomini
Universitat
Motorway
Herrengasse
Schlossberg
Kunsthaus
Jakomini
Universitat
Hauptbahnhof
Motorway
Lend
Eggenberg
Murpark
QuietPeak flow
Graz · DOOH coverage map · stylized● per-play pricing
Stylized map of Blindspot DOOH screen locations across Graz Per-play price pins across prime Graz advertising zones over a footfall density wash. Stylized; live availability and per-screen pricing are shown in the Blindspot platform. Schlossberg ◊ Hauptplatz 60+ $0.46$0.44$0.40$0.36$0.32 $0.48 SchlossbergKunsthausJakominiUniversitatMotorwayHerrengasse
FootfallPeak

Footfall rhythm · by hour

Commuterspeaks 7:30–10 AM & 5–8 PM
Shoppers & mallspeaks 12–8 PM
Nightlife & diningpeaks 8 PM–1 AM
12AM6AM12PM6PM11PM
Commuter tide, twice a day

Schlossberg and the main arteries surge 7:30–10 AM and 5–8 PM. Book exactly those hours and your frequency climbs for the same budget.

Retail plateau, all afternoon

Jakomini and the city's malls hold heavy footfall from noon to evening, long windows where dwell and shopping intent, not rush, do the work.

Evenings change the audience

Hauptplatz shifts from daytime to social and tourism after dark. Different audience, same screens, swap the creative, not the location.

Location intelligence summary

One city, several audiences a day

Graz doesn't have one rush hour; it has rotating audiences sharing the same streets. The only buying model that matches that is hourly: pay for the windows when your audience owns the city, skip the ones when it doesn't.

ObjectiveBook these zonesBest hours
Brand launchHauptplatz + Schlossberg6–11 PM
Commuter frequencyKunsthaus, Schlossberg7:30–10 AM · 5–8 PM
Retail foot trafficJakomini, Hauptplatz12–8 PM
B2B / decision-makersUniversities, SchlossbergWeekdays 9 AM–6 PM
Tourism & eventsHauptplatz, A210 AM–8 PM
Match the tide, not the calendar

A month-long 24/7 rotation pays for 3 AM plays nobody sees. Hourly booking concentrates the same budget into Graz’s proven peak windows, and typically saves 30%+ versus a flat four-week flight.

Creative by daypart

Morning commuters read in 2 seconds; evening crowds dwell for minutes. Run different creative by hour on the same screens, even trigger swaps on weather or live data.

Proof, not vibes

Every play is logged. Blindspot campaigns report verified plays and attribution, measured against control groups, not estimated reach.

The zones above already draw a specific buyer: automotive manufacturing, since Magna Steyr has built the Mercedes G-Class at its Graz plant since 1979, and higher education and research, since Graz University of Technology, Austria's oldest technical university, sends more than 17,000 students and staff through the Universities B2B zone on weekdays.

Book Graz by the hour

Cite this

Key facts at a glance

Quotable, self-contained, sourced, Blindspot, June 2026

  • Graz is the capital of Styria and the second-largest city in Austria, home to about 304,000 residents on the Mur river (2024).
  • The Graz greater region holds around 650,000 people, the main population and economic centre of southeastern Austria.
  • Graz Airport handled close to 1 million passengers in 2024, the gateway for Styria and the south of the country.
  • The clock tower on the Schlossberg, the city's emblem, crowns the wooded hill above the largest intact Renaissance old town north of the Alps, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
  • Graz is a UNESCO City of Design and a major university town, with the University of Graz and TU Graz giving the city over 60,000 students.
  • On Blindspot, Graz screens are booked by the hour and priced per play, entry plays from ~$0.30, no contracts or minimums.

Pricing · updated June 2026

Graz billboards: priced honestly

Per-play prices, not CPM mysteries. Live per-screen pricing and real-time availability are on every card in the platform; the ranges below reflect typical Blindspot pricing as of June 2026.

FormatPrice per playTypical presenceWhy it works
Roadside & motorway digitalfrom ~$0.30 per play$100 buys hourly bursts on the A2 and the A9 Pyhrndrive-time commuter reach
Herrengasse retail digitalfrom ~$0.46 per playthe main shopping street and Hauptplatzshopper and footfall dwell
Schlossberg heritage digitalfrom ~$0.44 per playthe old-town core below the clock towertourist and culture audiences
Kunsthaus culture digitalfrom ~$0.40 per playthe design quarter across the Murculture and lifestyle crowd
Graz Linien transit screensfrom ~$0.32 per playthe tram and bus networkstudent and commuter reach

No minimums · no contracts · pay per verified play · hourly scheduling per screen

Four things move the price on any Graz screen: the format (pricing runs higher on graz Linien transit screens than on roadside & motorway digital), the zone (Hauptplatz & Herrengasse carries the highest footfall premium), the daypart (peak commute and evening hours price above the overnight lull), and how far in advance you book, since the busiest zones and formats sell out first.

What a campaign costs

Graz budgets, three ways

Because you pay per play and schedule by the hour, your budget buys the exposure you actually need, not filler plays, so it works as hard on a big campaign as on a small one, with no minimum. Here's what budgets realistically buy. Live numbers per screen are in the platform.

Commute test

$500-$1,500

A week of morning and evening bursts on the A2 and the A9 into the centre.

Multi-zone Graz push

$6,000-$18,000

Herrengasse, the Schlossberg and the Kunsthaus running together across peak dayparts.

City-centre flagship

$30,000+

Full old-town saturation timed to the Aufsteirern festival or the start of the student term.

FAQ

Graz billboard FAQs

Do I need a permit to advertise on a Graz billboard?

No. Blindspot books time on screens that are already installed and permitted by their media-owner operators, Gewista, Epamedia, Ankuendiger among them, so you're leasing airtime on an existing structure, not erecting a new one.

What creative specs do I need for a Graz screen?

Specs vary by screen: orientation, resolution and file format differ from one panel to the next. Every screen shows its exact requirements in the platform before you upload, so there's no separate spec sheet to track down before you book.

Can I book a Graz billboard for just a few hours?

Yes. Every Graz screen on Blindspot is bookable by the hour, with no minimum contract and no retainer. You pick the exact windows, so you can buy the morning commute on Schlossberg & clock tower, the afternoon retail stretch around Jakomini & Annenstrasse, or the evening social hours in Hauptplatz & Herrengasse, and skip everything between. Because you pay per play instead of for a fixed four-week flight, the same budget concentrated into proven peak windows buys more useful frequency than the same money spread across every hour including the overnight ones nobody sees. Availability and the per-play price are visible before you commit, and you can start with one screen and one daypart.

Which DOOH networks can I reach in Graz?

Blindspot puts the bookable digital out-of-home screens across Graz on a single map: roadside and boulevard LED, street-level panels and citylights, transit and station screens, mall and place-based displays, and landmark placements, all priced per play and bookable by the hour. That spans zones from Hauptplatz & Herrengasse through to A2 & Pyhrn motorway approaches. The underlying screens are owned and run by media operators such as Gewista, Epamedia and Ankuendiger, and Blindspot books time on their existing, already-permitted structures rather than reselling a fixed package. You see each screen, its zone, its per-play price and its live availability before committing, so you are choosing specific screens and hours rather than buying an unspecified network bundle.

How fast can my ad go live in Graz?

Often within hours: upload, pass creative pre-check, and digital screens need no printing or installation. Content approval typically averages around two business days across networks.

What can I get in Graz for $500?

More than most people expect, because you are buying plays rather than weeks. A $500 budget in Graz typically funds a multi-day hourly presence on a high-traffic corridor such as Schlossberg & clock tower, a concentrated burst across the busiest retail and transit screens at peak hours only, or thousands of plays on central urban panels where the per-play price is lowest. At entry prices around $0.30 per play, the arithmetic is straightforward and visible before you commit. What it will not stretch to is 24/7 coverage of a landmark spectacular, and that is the point of hourly buying: concentrate a small budget where and when it is seen instead of thinning it across hours with no audience.

Is there a minimum spend for Graz billboards?

No. Blindspot has no minimums, retainers or platform fees; you can run a focused hourly burst on a single screen or a full multi-zone Graz campaign.

How to book

Live on a Graz screen in three steps

No sales calls, no contracts, self-serve from the map to live creative.

01

Pick screens & hours

Open the map, filter Graz by zone and format, and select the exact screens and the exact hours your audience is out.

02

See the per-play price

Every screen shows its price per play and real-time availability before you commit. Build the plan; the running total is always visible.

03

Upload & go live

Upload creative, pass pre-check, and go live, often within hours. Track verified plays and attribution as the campaign runs.

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