People often focus on the five major cities along the Danube— Vienna, Bratislava, Budapest, Belgrade, and Ruse —but the river flows through a total of 26 cities, each with unique charm and history.

The following major cities are located on the Danube: Vienna, Bratislava, Belgrade and Budapest. These major cities are capital cities of their respective countries. It is worthy to note that the Danube basin has six more capital cities: Bucharest, Sofia, Zagreb, Ljubjana, Sarajevo and Pristina.