Sights · Our pick in Vienna
Schönbrunn Palace
UNESCO, 1996
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Image courtesy of © Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Photo Credit
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About Schönbrunn Palace
Schönbrunn Palace stands in its baroque gardens in Hietzing, south-west of the centre. UNESCO inscribed the “Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn” in 1996. Tickets for the state rooms are sold by time slot on the palace’s own website.
Why it's on our list
- Book a time slot
- Walk up to the Gloriette
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Schönbrunn Palace before you go.
What’s nearby
Distances from Schönbrunn Palace 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
- SchönbrunnU4550 m7 min walk
- HietzingU4600 m7 min walk
- Meidling HauptstraßeU41.2 km15 min walk
Key sights
- Naschmarkt4.1 kmCycle 16 minCar or taxi 15 min
- Kunsthistorisches Museum4.3 kmCycle 17 minCar or taxi 16 min
- State Opera4.7 kmCycle 19 minCar or taxi 17 min
- Hofburg4.8 kmCycle 19 minCar or taxi 17 min
- Musikverein4.8 kmCycle 19 minCar or taxi 17 min
- Belvedere5.2 kmCycle 21 minCar or taxi 18 min
- St Stephen’s Cathedral5.3 kmCycle 21 minCar or taxi 18 min
- Riesenrad7.2 kmCycle 29 minCar or taxi 24 min
- Vienna Airport22 kmCar or taxi 64 min
Main railway stations
- Wien Meidling1.9 kmWalk 24 minCycle 8 minCar or taxi 9 min
- Wien Westbahnhof2.4 kmWalk 30 minCycle 10 minCar or taxi 10 min
- Wien Hauptbahnhof4.9 kmCycle 20 minCar or taxi 17 min
- Wien Mitte (CAT)5.9 kmCycle 23 minCar or taxi 20 min
- Wien Praterstern7.2 kmCycle 29 minCar or taxi 24 min
- Wien Heiligenstadt8.1 kmCycle 32 minCar or taxi 26 min