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Vienna State Opera (Wiener Staatsoper)
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Image courtesy of © Rafa Esteve · CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia CommonsAbout Vienna State Opera (Wiener Staatsoper)
The Wiener Staatsoper is at Opernring 2. Its season of opera and ballet, tickets and standing places are on its own website.
Why it's on our list
- Book on the house’s website
- Standing places
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Vienna State Opera (Wiener Staatsoper) before you go.
Hotels nearby
The closest hotels in our guide to Vienna State Opera (Wiener Staatsoper), as the crow flies.
- Hotel Sacher Wien100 m1 min walk
- The Amauris Vienna250 m3 min walk
- Hotel Imperial, Vienna350 m5 min walk
- Grand Ferdinand450 m6 min walk
- The Ritz-Carlton, Vienna500 m7 min walk
What’s nearby
Distances from Vienna State Opera (Wiener Staatsoper) are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 15 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Nearest U-Bahn stations
- KarlsplatzU1U2U4250 m3 min walk
- StephansplatzU1U3600 m7 min walk
- MuseumsquartierU2600 m7 min walk
Key sights
- Musikverein400 mWalk 5 minCycle 2 minCar or taxi 5 min
- Kunsthistorisches Museum550 mWalk 7 minCycle 2 minCar or taxi 6 min
- Hofburg550 mWalk 7 minCycle 2 minCar or taxi 6 min
- St Stephen’s Cathedral650 mWalk 8 minCycle 3 minCar or taxi 6 min
- Naschmarkt750 mWalk 9 minCycle 3 minCar or taxi 6 min
- Belvedere1.6 kmWalk 20 minCycle 6 minCar or taxi 8 min
- Riesenrad2.5 kmWalk 31 minCycle 10 minCar or taxi 11 min
- Schönbrunn Palace4.7 kmCycle 19 minCar or taxi 17 min
- Vienna Airport19 kmCar or taxi 57 min
Main railway stations
- Wien Mitte (CAT)1.1 kmWalk 14 minCycle 5 minCar or taxi 7 min
- Wien Hauptbahnhof2.1 kmWalk 27 minCycle 9 minCar or taxi 10 min
- Wien Westbahnhof2.4 kmWalk 30 minCycle 10 minCar or taxi 10 min
- Wien Praterstern2.5 kmWalk 31 minCycle 10 minCar or taxi 11 min
- Wien Meidling4.3 kmCycle 17 minCar or taxi 16 min
- Wien Heiligenstadt5.0 kmCycle 20 minCar or taxi 18 min