Vienna Layover Guide (VIE)

City Segway Tour

As you float around Vienna’s opulent avenues and secret passageways, get a close-up view of the city. After a quick safety introduction, learn how to operate your Segway and start your historical adventure. Enjoy the magnificence of the Opera House while riding down the Ringstrasse. Outside the Hofburg Palace, where the Habsburgs once resided, hear tales about them. » book this tour

Wachau Valley Winery Biking Tour

On this full-day bicycling and wine tasting adventure in Austria’s most picturesque valley, discover the most stunning part of the Wachau Valley. The Wachau Valley, which is renowned across the world for its top-notch white wines, gorgeous villages, and spectacular landscape, is the ideal location to spend a day away from the bustle of the city. After arriving by rail, get on your bike and explore with your knowledgeable guide. As you cycle through historic towns, quaint villages, and breathtaking scenery, inhale the clean country air. » book this tour

Boat Tour on the Danube Canal

Take a cruise down the Danube Canal through Vienna, a historic and contemporary city. View significant structures on this trip, such as the Uniqa Tower, the Urania Observatory, hotels and businesses by Jean Nouvel, and the Media Tower by Hans Hollein. View Otto Wagner’s Schützenhaus, the Ringturm, the Rossauer Barracks, and Friedensreich Hundertwasser’s Spttelau waste incineration facility. » book this tour

MuseumsQuartier Wien

The MuseumsQuartier Wien is a massive cultural complex that spans the southwest corner of the Ringstrasse and is home to a number of world-class museums. The Leopold Museum, an extraordinary collection of Austrian masterpieces from the 19th century to the present, is the place to go if you’re interested in art. The national collection of 20th-century artwork by renowned painters including Max Ernst, Rene Magritte, Jackson Pollock, and Andy Warhol is housed in the Museum of Modern Art right across the street. The Kunsthalle Wien, next to the MUMOK, hosts a changing roster of avant-garde exhibitions.

Time required: Half Day to Full Day.

Airport to here: 25 minutes via Private transport.

Belvedere Palace

If the MuseumsQuartier or the Kunsthistorisches Museum are unable to satisfy your need for art, Belvedere is certain to do so. The best specimens of Baroque architecture in the world, according to some, are these two palaces, which are connected by an elaborate garden designed in the manner of France in the seventeenth century. The buildings today exhibit an extraordinary collection of Austrian art by renowned artists like Gustav Klimt and Oskar Kokoschka, who were once residents of Austrian notables like Prince Eugene of Savoy and Archduke Franz Ferdinand.

Time required: 2 Hours to Half Day.

Airport to here: 18 minutes via Private transport.

Hofburg Palace

Hofburg is essentially a city within a city, unlike Vienna’s other royal residences. Travelers with experience advise starting in the center of this enormously complex and working your way out. The Swiss Court, so-called in honor of the Swiss guards that once patrolled the region, is surrounded by the oldest areas. Spend some time exploring the Sisi Museum in the Kaiserappartements, which provides details on the life and passing of Vienna’s adored Empress Elizabeth.

Time required: Half Day to Full Day.

Airport to here: 25 minutes via Private transport.

Vienna State Opera

The Vienna State Opera has served as the capital’s top performing arts theatre and a vital hub of Vienna culture since 1869. One of the most esteemed posts in Austria is its directorship. The Staatsoper still holds performances, but you may also take a guided tour of this spectacular structure. Every day, 40-minute excursions that give you a peek inside this well-known landmark are offered. It is one of the most popular tourist attractions.

Time required: 1 to 2 hours.

Airport to here: 24 minutes via Private transport.

Museum Judenplatz

When Judenplatz was first established as the Jewish Ghetto in the 13th century, it received its name. This area was the hub of Jewish life in Vienna for many years, and the Museum Judenplatz’s exhibitions still reflect that identity. The Mittelalterliche Synagogue, underground from the museum, provides a more accurate view of Vienna’s Jewish past. Visit the neighboring Holocaust Memorial to cap off your exploration of the neighborhood.

Time required: 1 to 2 Hours.

Airport to here: 21 minutes via Private transport.

Vienna Tiergarten

It all started in 1752 when Franz Stephan, the country’s Holy Roman Emperor and the husband of Maria Theresa, gathered an unusual menagerie. Today, Tiergarten is the oldest zoo in the world, housing 8,500 animals from tigers to lemurs in 750 different species. Visitors can witness orangutans, elephants, penguins, and otters, among other creatures, at the zoo’s daily animal talks and feedings.

Time required: 2 Hours to Half Day.

Airport to here: 31 minutes via Private Transport.

Naschmarkt

Hundreds of merchants come to this market in the Wieden District (near the Ringstrasse) every Monday through Saturday to sell fruit, meat, dairy products, and other regional foods. Naschmarkt, one of the biggest events of its sort, offers a wonderful introduction to daily life in Vienna. There are shops everywhere, as well as food vendors and little restaurants.

Time required: 1 to 2 hours.

Airport to here: 26 minutes via Private transport.

St. Stephen’s Cathedral

This enormous Cathedral, which rises above the streets of the Innere Stadt, is Vienna’s true landmark. Since the early 12th century, St. Stephen’s has stood in this location, although only the Riesentor and the Heidentuerme are left of the original structure. Built-in the early 1300s, the Gothic building today withstood the 1683 Turkish siege. In 1791, mourners flocked to this location to pay their respects to Amadeus Mozart.

Time required: 1 to 2 Hours.

Airport to here: 23 minutes via Private transport.