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Burggarten and the Palmenhaus
Art Nouveau glasshouse
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Image courtesy of © Aconcagua · CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia CommonsAbout Burggarten and the Palmenhaus
The Burggarten lies behind the Hofburg, off the Ring; the Palmenhaus glasshouse, with its café terrace, stands at its far side.
Why it's on our list
- Mozart monument
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Burggarten and the Palmenhaus before you go.
Hotels nearby
The closest hotels in our guide to Burggarten and the Palmenhaus, as the crow flies.
- Hotel Sacher Wien300 m4 min walk
- The Amauris Vienna500 m6 min walk
- Hotel Imperial, Vienna650 m8 min walk
- Rosewood Vienna650 m8 min walk
- Park Hyatt Vienna700 m9 min walk
What’s nearby
Distances from Burggarten and the Palmenhaus 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
- MuseumsquartierU2400 m5 min walk
- KarlsplatzU1U2U4450 m5 min walk
- HerrengasseU3550 m7 min walk
Key sights
- State Opera250 mWalk 3 minCycle 1 minCar or taxi 5 min
- Kunsthistorisches Museum300 mWalk 4 minCycle 1 minCar or taxi 5 min
- Hofburg400 mWalk 5 minCycle 2 minCar or taxi 5 min
- Musikverein650 mWalk 8 minCycle 3 minCar or taxi 6 min
- St Stephen’s Cathedral700 mWalk 9 minCycle 3 minCar or taxi 6 min
- Naschmarkt750 mWalk 9 minCycle 3 minCar or taxi 6 min
- Belvedere1.8 kmWalk 23 minCycle 7 minCar or taxi 9 min
- Riesenrad2.6 kmWalk 33 minCycle 10 minCar or taxi 11 min
- Schönbrunn Palace4.6 kmCycle 18 minCar or taxi 16 min
- Vienna Airport20 kmCar or taxi 58 min
Main railway stations
- Wien Mitte (CAT)1.4 kmWalk 17 minCycle 5 minCar or taxi 8 min
- Wien Westbahnhof2.2 kmWalk 28 minCycle 9 minCar or taxi 10 min
- Wien Hauptbahnhof2.3 kmWalk 29 minCycle 9 minCar or taxi 10 min
- Wien Praterstern2.6 kmWalk 33 minCycle 10 minCar or taxi 11 min
- Wien Meidling4.3 kmCycle 17 minCar or taxi 16 min
- Wien Heiligenstadt4.9 kmCycle 19 minCar or taxi 17 min