Sights · Our pick in Vienna
Vienna City Hall (Rathaus)
Christmas market in winter
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Image courtesy of © Thomas Ledl · CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia CommonsAbout Vienna City Hall (Rathaus)
Vienna’s Rathaus stands on the Ringstrasse, facing the Burgtheater across the Rathausplatz, where the Wiener Christkindlmarkt is held in winter.
Why it's on our list
- Christmas market in winter
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Vienna City Hall (Rathaus) before you go.
Hotels nearby
The closest hotels in our guide to Vienna City Hall (Rathaus), as the crow flies.
- 25hours Hotel beim MuseumsQuartier500 m6 min walk
- Hotel Sans Souci Wien700 m9 min walk
- Altstadt Vienna800 m10 min walk
- Park Hyatt Vienna900 m11 min walk
- Rosewood Vienna1.0 km12 min walk
What’s nearby
Distances from Vienna City Hall (Rathaus) 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
- RathausU2100 m1 min walk
- VolkstheaterU2U3600 m8 min walk
- HerrengasseU3650 m8 min walk
Key sights
- Hofburg800 mWalk 10 minCycle 3 minCar or taxi 6 min
- Kunsthistorisches Museum900 mWalk 11 minCycle 4 minCar or taxi 6 min
- St Stephen’s Cathedral1.3 kmWalk 16 minCycle 5 minCar or taxi 7 min
- State Opera1.3 kmWalk 16 minCycle 5 minCar or taxi 7 min
- Naschmarkt1.5 kmWalk 18 minCycle 6 minCar or taxi 8 min
- Musikverein1.7 kmWalk 21 minCycle 7 minCar or taxi 9 min
- Belvedere2.8 kmWalk 35 minCycle 11 minCar or taxi 12 min
- Riesenrad3.0 kmWalk 37 minCycle 12 minCar or taxi 12 min
- Schönbrunn Palace4.4 kmCycle 18 minCar or taxi 16 min
- Vienna Airport21 kmCar or taxi 60 min
Main railway stations
- Wien Westbahnhof2.1 kmWalk 26 minCycle 8 minCar or taxi 10 min
- Wien Mitte (CAT)2.1 kmWalk 27 minCycle 9 minCar or taxi 10 min
- Wien Praterstern2.9 kmWalk 36 minCycle 12 minCar or taxi 12 min
- Wien Hauptbahnhof3.3 kmWalk 41 minCycle 13 minCar or taxi 13 min
- Wien Heiligenstadt4.2 kmCycle 17 minCar or taxi 15 min
- Wien Meidling4.5 kmCycle 18 minCar or taxi 16 min