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Wiener Riesenrad (Giant Ferris Wheel)
Since 1897
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Image courtesy of © Dietmar Rabich · CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia CommonsAbout Wiener Riesenrad (Giant Ferris Wheel)
The Wiener Riesenrad, at Riesenradplatz 1 in the Prater, has turned since 1897, in its own words.
Why it's on our list
- Sunset rides
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Wiener Riesenrad (Giant Ferris Wheel) before you go.
Hotels nearby
The closest hotels in our guide to Wiener Riesenrad (Giant Ferris Wheel), as the crow flies.
- Zoku Vienna500 m6 min walk
- SO/ Vienna1.3 km16 min walk
What’s nearby
Distances from Wiener Riesenrad (Giant Ferris Wheel) 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
- PratersternU1U2300 m4 min walk
- Messe-PraterU2700 m8 min walk
- NestroyplatzU1800 m10 min walk
Key sights
- St Stephen’s Cathedral1.9 kmWalk 24 minCycle 8 minCar or taxi 9 min
- Hofburg2.4 kmWalk 30 minCycle 10 minCar or taxi 11 min
- State Opera2.5 kmWalk 31 minCycle 10 minCar or taxi 11 min
- Musikverein2.5 kmWalk 31 minCycle 10 minCar or taxi 11 min
- Kunsthistorisches Museum2.9 kmWalk 36 minCycle 12 minCar or taxi 12 min
- Belvedere3.0 kmWalk 38 minCycle 12 minCar or taxi 12 min
- Naschmarkt3.2 kmWalk 40 minCycle 13 minCar or taxi 13 min
- Schönbrunn Palace7.2 kmCycle 29 minCar or taxi 24 min
- Vienna Airport19 kmCar or taxi 55 min
Main railway stations
- Wien Praterstern300 mWalk 4 minCycle 1 minCar or taxi 5 min
- Wien Mitte (CAT)1.5 kmWalk 19 minCycle 6 minCar or taxi 8 min
- Wien Hauptbahnhof3.8 kmCycle 15 minCar or taxi 14 min
- Wien Heiligenstadt4.2 kmCycle 17 minCar or taxi 15 min
- Wien Westbahnhof4.8 kmCycle 19 minCar or taxi 17 min
- Wien Meidling6.8 kmCycle 27 minCar or taxi 22 min