Vienna itinerary: 1 to 7 days
Plans for one to seven days in Vienna, day by day: the Kunsthistorisches Museum, the Hofburg, St. Stephen's Cathedral and Schönbrunn first, then the State Opera, the Albertina and the Belvedere's Klimts, the Prater wheel, the Spanish Riding School and the Freud museum as you add days. Every stop has a typical visit length.
How long do you have?
Map: 3 days
Vienna in 1 day
Day 1
Kunsthistorisches Museum Must see
One of the world's great art museums, with the largest collection of paintings by Bruegel the Elder.
Hofburg Must see
The Habsburgs' winter palace, home to the Imperial Apartments, the Sisi Museum and the Silver Collection.
St. Stephen's Cathedral, Vienna Must see
Vienna's Gothic cathedral, with a patterned tiled roof, catacombs and a tall south tower to climb.
Vienna in 2 days
Day 1
Schönbrunn Palace Must see
The Habsburgs' summer palace, with formal gardens, the Gloriette and the world's oldest zoo.
Austrian Parliament Building Must see
Theophil Hansen's Greek-style parliament on the Ringstrasse, reopened in 2023 after renovation, with a visitor centre.
Hofburg Must see
The Habsburgs' winter palace, home to the Imperial Apartments, the Sisi Museum and the Silver Collection.
Spanish Riding School Must see
The Hofburg riding school where white Lipizzaner horses perform classical dressage.
Day 2
Karlskirche Must see
A Baroque church on Karlsplatz with a great green dome flanked by two carved columns.
Vienna State Opera Must see
One of the world's leading opera houses, on the Ringstrasse, with guided tours by day.
Albertina Must see
A Habsburg palace museum with a vast collection of drawings and prints and modern art from Monet to Picasso.
St. Stephen's Cathedral, Vienna Must see
Vienna's Gothic cathedral, with a patterned tiled roof, catacombs and a tall south tower to climb.
Vienna in 3 days
Day 1
Schönbrunn Palace Must see
The Habsburgs' summer palace, with formal gardens, the Gloriette and the world's oldest zoo.
Spanish Riding School Must see
The Hofburg riding school where white Lipizzaner horses perform classical dressage.
Hofburg Must see
The Habsburgs' winter palace, home to the Imperial Apartments, the Sisi Museum and the Silver Collection.
Heldenplatz Must see
The vast square in front of the Hofburg's Neue Burg wing, with two equestrian statues.
Day 2
St. Stephen's Cathedral, Vienna Must see
Vienna's Gothic cathedral, with a patterned tiled roof, catacombs and a tall south tower to climb.
Imperial Crypt Must see
The Capuchin crypt where Habsburg emperors and empresses lie in ornate metal sarcophagi.
Albertina Must see
A Habsburg palace museum with a vast collection of drawings and prints and modern art from Monet to Picasso.
Vienna State Opera Must see
One of the world's leading opera houses, on the Ringstrasse, with guided tours by day.
Rathaus, Vienna
The neo-Gothic city hall on the Ringstrasse, whose square hosts a Christmas market and a summer film festival.
Day 3
Vienna Central Cemetery
One of Europe's largest cemeteries, with the graves of Beethoven, Schubert, Brahms and the Strauss family.
Belvedere, Vienna Must see
Two Baroque palaces linked by a garden, with Klimt's The Kiss in the Upper Belvedere.
Karlskirche Must see
A Baroque church on Karlsplatz with a great green dome flanked by two carved columns.
Austrian Parliament Building Must see
Theophil Hansen's Greek-style parliament on the Ringstrasse, reopened in 2023 after renovation, with a visitor centre.
Vienna in 4 days
Day 1
Schönbrunn Palace Must see
The Habsburgs' summer palace, with formal gardens, the Gloriette and the world's oldest zoo.
Heldenplatz Must see
The vast square in front of the Hofburg's Neue Burg wing, with two equestrian statues.
Hofburg Must see
The Habsburgs' winter palace, home to the Imperial Apartments, the Sisi Museum and the Silver Collection.
Spanish Riding School Must see
The Hofburg riding school where white Lipizzaner horses perform classical dressage.
Day 2
St. Stephen's Cathedral, Vienna Must see
Vienna's Gothic cathedral, with a patterned tiled roof, catacombs and a tall south tower to climb.
Imperial Crypt Must see
The Capuchin crypt where Habsburg emperors and empresses lie in ornate metal sarcophagi.
Albertina Must see
A Habsburg palace museum with a vast collection of drawings and prints and modern art from Monet to Picasso.
Vienna State Opera Must see
One of the world's leading opera houses, on the Ringstrasse, with guided tours by day.
Secession Building, Vienna
The Art Nouveau exhibition hall with a golden laurel dome, home of Klimt's Beethoven Frieze.
Austrian Parliament Building Must see
Theophil Hansen's Greek-style parliament on the Ringstrasse, reopened in 2023 after renovation, with a visitor centre.
Day 3
Belvedere, Vienna Must see
Two Baroque palaces linked by a garden, with Klimt's The Kiss in the Upper Belvedere.
Vienna Museum Must see
The city's history museum on Karlsplatz, reopened in 2023, with paintings by Klimt and Schiele.
Karlskirche Must see
A Baroque church on Karlsplatz with a great green dome flanked by two carved columns.
Rathaus, Vienna
The neo-Gothic city hall on the Ringstrasse, whose square hosts a Christmas market and a summer film festival.
Day 4
Natural History Museum, Vienna
A vast natural history museum facing the Art History museum, home to the Venus of Willendorf.
Hundertwasserhaus Must see
A colourful apartment house with uneven floors and trees growing from it, designed by Friedensreich Hundertwasser; seen from outside.
Wiener Riesenrad Must see
The Giant Ferris Wheel in the Prater, built in 1897 and featured in the film The Third Man.
Prater Must see
A large park with the Wurstelprater amusement park and the long chestnut avenue of the Hauptallee.
Vienna in 5 days
Day 1
Schönbrunn Palace Must see
The Habsburgs' summer palace, with formal gardens, the Gloriette and the world's oldest zoo.
Heldenplatz Must see
The vast square in front of the Hofburg's Neue Burg wing, with two equestrian statues.
Hofburg Must see
The Habsburgs' winter palace, home to the Imperial Apartments, the Sisi Museum and the Silver Collection.
Imperial Treasury, Vienna
The Habsburg treasury in the Hofburg, with the imperial crown of the Holy Roman Empire.
Day 2
Haus der Musik
An interactive museum of sound and music, with rooms on the Vienna Philharmonic and the great composers.
Albertina Must see
A Habsburg palace museum with a vast collection of drawings and prints and modern art from Monet to Picasso.
Imperial Crypt Must see
The Capuchin crypt where Habsburg emperors and empresses lie in ornate metal sarcophagi.
St. Stephen's Cathedral, Vienna Must see
Vienna's Gothic cathedral, with a patterned tiled roof, catacombs and a tall south tower to climb.
Mozarthaus Vienna
Mozart's only surviving Vienna apartment, where he wrote The Marriage of Figaro.
Graben, Vienna
A broad pedestrian street in the first district, lined with elegant shopfronts and anchored by the Baroque Plague Column, leading toward St Stephen's Cathedral.
Day 3
Karlskirche Must see
A Baroque church on Karlsplatz with a great green dome flanked by two carved columns.
Vienna Museum Must see
The city's history museum on Karlsplatz, reopened in 2023, with paintings by Klimt and Schiele.
Secession Building, Vienna
The Art Nouveau exhibition hall with a golden laurel dome, home of Klimt's Beethoven Frieze.
Naschmarkt
Vienna's best-known market, a long strip of stalls selling produce, spices and olives, with restaurants and a Saturday flea market.
Wiener Musikverein
The concert hall of the Vienna Philharmonic, whose Golden Hall hosts the New Year's Concert.
Vienna State Opera Must see
One of the world's leading opera houses, on the Ringstrasse, with guided tours by day.
Day 4
Austrian Parliament Building Must see
Theophil Hansen's Greek-style parliament on the Ringstrasse, reopened in 2023 after renovation, with a visitor centre.
Judenplatz Holocaust Memorial
Rachel Whiteread's concrete 'nameless library' honouring the 65,000 Austrian Jews murdered in the Holocaust.
Hundertwasserhaus Must see
A colourful apartment house with uneven floors and trees growing from it, designed by Friedensreich Hundertwasser; seen from outside.
Wiener Riesenrad Must see
The Giant Ferris Wheel in the Prater, built in 1897 and featured in the film The Third Man.
Prater Must see
A large park with the Wurstelprater amusement park and the long chestnut avenue of the Hauptallee.
Day 5
Vienna Central Cemetery
One of Europe's largest cemeteries, with the graves of Beethoven, Schubert, Brahms and the Strauss family.
Museum of Military History, Vienna
Austria's army museum in the Arsenal, with the car in which Archduke Franz Ferdinand was shot.
Belvedere, Vienna Must see
Two Baroque palaces linked by a garden, with Klimt's The Kiss in the Upper Belvedere.
Stadtpark, Vienna
A Ringstrasse park with the gilded statue of Johann Strauss II playing the violin.
Vienna in 6 days
Day 1
Schönbrunn Palace Must see
The Habsburgs' summer palace, with formal gardens, the Gloriette and the world's oldest zoo.
Heldenplatz Must see
The vast square in front of the Hofburg's Neue Burg wing, with two equestrian statues.
Hofburg Must see
The Habsburgs' winter palace, home to the Imperial Apartments, the Sisi Museum and the Silver Collection.
Imperial Treasury, Vienna
The Habsburg treasury in the Hofburg, with the imperial crown of the Holy Roman Empire.
Day 2
Haus der Musik
An interactive museum of sound and music, with rooms on the Vienna Philharmonic and the great composers.
Albertina Must see
A Habsburg palace museum with a vast collection of drawings and prints and modern art from Monet to Picasso.
Imperial Crypt Must see
The Capuchin crypt where Habsburg emperors and empresses lie in ornate metal sarcophagi.
St. Stephen's Cathedral, Vienna Must see
Vienna's Gothic cathedral, with a patterned tiled roof, catacombs and a tall south tower to climb.
Mozarthaus Vienna
Mozart's only surviving Vienna apartment, where he wrote The Marriage of Figaro.
Graben, Vienna
A broad pedestrian street in the first district, lined with elegant shopfronts and anchored by the Baroque Plague Column, leading toward St Stephen's Cathedral.
Day 3
Karlskirche Must see
A Baroque church on Karlsplatz with a great green dome flanked by two carved columns.
Vienna Museum Must see
The city's history museum on Karlsplatz, reopened in 2023, with paintings by Klimt and Schiele.
Secession Building, Vienna
The Art Nouveau exhibition hall with a golden laurel dome, home of Klimt's Beethoven Frieze.
Naschmarkt
Vienna's best-known market, a long strip of stalls selling produce, spices and olives, with restaurants and a Saturday flea market.
Wiener Musikverein
The concert hall of the Vienna Philharmonic, whose Golden Hall hosts the New Year's Concert.
Vienna State Opera Must see
One of the world's leading opera houses, on the Ringstrasse, with guided tours by day.
Day 4
Austrian Parliament Building Must see
Theophil Hansen's Greek-style parliament on the Ringstrasse, reopened in 2023 after renovation, with a visitor centre.
Judenplatz Holocaust Memorial
Rachel Whiteread's concrete 'nameless library' honouring the 65,000 Austrian Jews murdered in the Holocaust.
Hundertwasserhaus Must see
A colourful apartment house with uneven floors and trees growing from it, designed by Friedensreich Hundertwasser; seen from outside.
Wiener Riesenrad Must see
The Giant Ferris Wheel in the Prater, built in 1897 and featured in the film The Third Man.
Prater Must see
A large park with the Wurstelprater amusement park and the long chestnut avenue of the Hauptallee.
Day 5
Vienna Central Cemetery
One of Europe's largest cemeteries, with the graves of Beethoven, Schubert, Brahms and the Strauss family.
Museum of Military History, Vienna
Austria's army museum in the Arsenal, with the car in which Archduke Franz Ferdinand was shot.
Belvedere, Vienna Must see
Two Baroque palaces linked by a garden, with Klimt's The Kiss in the Upper Belvedere.
Stadtpark, Vienna
A Ringstrasse park with the gilded statue of Johann Strauss II playing the violin.
Day 6
Museumsquartier
The former imperial stables, now a museum complex with the Leopold Museum, mumok and cafés in its courtyards.
Kunsthistorisches Museum Must see
One of the world's great art museums, with the largest collection of paintings by Bruegel the Elder.
Maria-Theresien-Platz
The square between the Art History and Natural History museums, with a large monument to Maria Theresa.
Natural History Museum, Vienna
A vast natural history museum facing the Art History museum, home to the Venus of Willendorf.
Vienna in 7 days
Day 1
Schönbrunn Palace Must see
The Habsburgs' summer palace, with formal gardens, the Gloriette and the world's oldest zoo.
Heldenplatz Must see
The vast square in front of the Hofburg's Neue Burg wing, with two equestrian statues.
Hofburg Must see
The Habsburgs' winter palace, home to the Imperial Apartments, the Sisi Museum and the Silver Collection.
Imperial Treasury, Vienna
The Habsburg treasury in the Hofburg, with the imperial crown of the Holy Roman Empire.
Day 2
Haus der Musik
An interactive museum of sound and music, with rooms on the Vienna Philharmonic and the great composers.
Albertina Must see
A Habsburg palace museum with a vast collection of drawings and prints and modern art from Monet to Picasso.
Imperial Crypt Must see
The Capuchin crypt where Habsburg emperors and empresses lie in ornate metal sarcophagi.
St. Stephen's Cathedral, Vienna Must see
Vienna's Gothic cathedral, with a patterned tiled roof, catacombs and a tall south tower to climb.
Mozarthaus Vienna
Mozart's only surviving Vienna apartment, where he wrote The Marriage of Figaro.
Graben, Vienna
A broad pedestrian street in the first district, lined with elegant shopfronts and anchored by the Baroque Plague Column, leading toward St Stephen's Cathedral.
Day 3
Karlskirche Must see
A Baroque church on Karlsplatz with a great green dome flanked by two carved columns.
Vienna Museum Must see
The city's history museum on Karlsplatz, reopened in 2023, with paintings by Klimt and Schiele.
Secession Building, Vienna
The Art Nouveau exhibition hall with a golden laurel dome, home of Klimt's Beethoven Frieze.
Naschmarkt
Vienna's best-known market, a long strip of stalls selling produce, spices and olives, with restaurants and a Saturday flea market.
Wiener Musikverein
The concert hall of the Vienna Philharmonic, whose Golden Hall hosts the New Year's Concert.
Vienna State Opera Must see
One of the world's leading opera houses, on the Ringstrasse, with guided tours by day.
Day 4
Rathaus, Vienna
The neo-Gothic city hall on the Ringstrasse, whose square hosts a Christmas market and a summer film festival.
Judenplatz Holocaust Memorial
Rachel Whiteread's concrete 'nameless library' honouring the 65,000 Austrian Jews murdered in the Holocaust.
Hundertwasserhaus Must see
A colourful apartment house with uneven floors and trees growing from it, designed by Friedensreich Hundertwasser; seen from outside.
Wiener Riesenrad Must see
The Giant Ferris Wheel in the Prater, built in 1897 and featured in the film The Third Man.
Prater Must see
A large park with the Wurstelprater amusement park and the long chestnut avenue of the Hauptallee.
Day 5
Vienna Central Cemetery
One of Europe's largest cemeteries, with the graves of Beethoven, Schubert, Brahms and the Strauss family.
Museum of Military History, Vienna
Austria's army museum in the Arsenal, with the car in which Archduke Franz Ferdinand was shot.
Belvedere, Vienna Must see
Two Baroque palaces linked by a garden, with Klimt's The Kiss in the Upper Belvedere.
Stadtpark, Vienna
A Ringstrasse park with the gilded statue of Johann Strauss II playing the violin.
Day 6
Museumsquartier
The former imperial stables, now a museum complex with the Leopold Museum, mumok and cafés in its courtyards.
Kunsthistorisches Museum Must see
One of the world's great art museums, with the largest collection of paintings by Bruegel the Elder.
Maria-Theresien-Platz
The square between the Art History and Natural History museums, with a large monument to Maria Theresa.
Natural History Museum, Vienna
A vast natural history museum facing the Art History museum, home to the Venus of Willendorf.
Day 7
Spanish Riding School Must see
The Hofburg riding school where white Lipizzaner horses perform classical dressage.
Austrian Parliament Building Must see
Theophil Hansen's Greek-style parliament on the Ringstrasse, reopened in 2023 after renovation, with a visitor centre.
Sigmund Freud Museum
Freud's apartment and practice at Berggasse 19, where he lived and worked until he fled in 1938.
Liechtenstein Museum
The Liechtenstein princes' Baroque garden palace, with their art collection shown on guided tours.
Grinzing
A wine village on the edge of Vienna, known for its heurigen, tavern gardens serving the new local wine with simple cold food.
Watch: Vienna in 3 days
A one-minute look at the plan: every stop, day by day, with the map.
Tours in Vienna
When to go to Vienna
April to June and September to October are the best months in Vienna, with mild weather for parks and coffeehouse terraces. July and August are warm and busy, and the opera and many concert houses take a summer break. Winter is cold, but Christmas markets fill the squares from mid-November to Christmas, and January and February are the city's ball season.
Flight prices to Vienna by month, from where you are:
From the airport
A private transfer from the airport or station to your hotel in Vienna, booked ahead at a fixed price:
Plan the rest of your trip
- Where to stay: hotels in Vienna on Booking.com or Trip.com
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- Tours and day trips: things to do in Vienna on GetYourGuide or on Viator
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Tips for Vienna
- Book Schönbrunn Palace with a timed ticket; tours of the state rooms sell out on busy days.
- Spanish Riding School performances sell out early; book ahead, or watch a cheaper morning training session.
- Standing-room tickets for the State Opera are sold cheaply on the day of the performance.
- A 24-, 48- or 72-hour ticket covers the U-Bahn, trams and buses.
- St. Stephen's has two towers to go up: the south tower by stairs and the north tower by lift.
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Photo credits
- Albertina: C.Stadler/Bwag, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Austrian Parliament Building: Jean Fonseca, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Belvedere, Vienna: C.Stadler/Bwag, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Graben, Vienna: C.Stadler/Bwag, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Haus der Musik: Clemens PFEIFFER, A-1190 Wien, Attribution
- Heldenplatz: Andrzej O, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Hofburg: C.Stadler/Bwag, CC BY-SA 3.0 at
- Hundertwasserhaus: C.Stadler/Bwag, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Imperial Crypt: Thomas Ledl, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Imperial Treasury, Vienna: Bede735c, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Judenplatz Holocaust Memorial: unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Karlskirche: Thomas Ledl, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kunsthistorisches Museum: Manfred Werner – Tsui, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Liechtenstein Museum: C.Stadler/Bwag, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Maria-Theresien-Platz: C.Stadler/Bwag, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Mozarthaus Vienna: Georges Jansoone, CC BY 2.5
- Museum of Military History, Vienna: P e z i, CC BY-SA 3.0 at
- Museumsquartier: Kasa Fue, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Naschmarkt: C.Stadler/Bwag, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Natural History Museum, Vienna: C.Stadler/Bwag, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Prater: Gugerell, CC0
- Rathaus, Vienna: Thomas Ledl, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Schönbrunn Palace: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Secession Building, Vienna: C.Stadler/Bwag, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sigmund Freud Museum: C.Stadler/Bwag, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Spanish Riding School: sparre, CC BY-SA 3.0
- St. Stephen's Cathedral, Vienna: C.Stadler/Bwag, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Stadtpark, Vienna: KF at English Wikipedia, Public domain
- Vienna Central Cemetery: C.Stadler/Bwag, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Vienna Museum: Clemens PFEIFFER, A-1190 Wien, Attribution
- Vienna State Opera: C.Stadler/Bwag, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wiener Musikverein: C.Stadler/Bwag, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wiener Riesenrad: Thomas Ledl, CC BY-SA 4.0
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