Parks · Our pick in Vienna
Prater and the Hauptallee
The chestnut avenue
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Image courtesy of © Leonhard Lenz · CC0 via Wikimedia CommonsAbout Prater and the Hauptallee
The Prater is the great park of Leopoldstadt. The Hauptallee, a chestnut avenue, runs from Praterstern towards the Danube; the funfair and the Riesenrad are at its city end.
Why it's on our list
- Cycle or run the Hauptallee
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Prater and the Hauptallee before you go.
Hotels nearby
The closest hotels in our guide to Prater and the Hauptallee, as the crow flies.
- Zoku Vienna850 m11 min walk
What’s nearby
Distances from Prater and the Hauptallee 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
- KrieauU2900 m11 min walk
- Messe-PraterU21.0 km12 min walk
- StadionU21.1 km14 min walk
Key sights
- Riesenrad1.1 kmWalk 14 minCycle 4 minCar or taxi 7 min
- St Stephen’s Cathedral2.4 kmWalk 30 minCycle 10 minCar or taxi 10 min
- Musikverein2.6 kmWalk 32 minCycle 10 minCar or taxi 11 min
- Belvedere2.6 kmWalk 33 minCycle 11 minCar or taxi 11 min
- State Opera2.7 kmWalk 34 minCycle 11 minCar or taxi 11 min
- Hofburg2.9 kmWalk 36 minCycle 12 minCar or taxi 12 min
- Kunsthistorisches Museum3.3 kmWalk 41 minCycle 13 minCar or taxi 13 min
- Naschmarkt3.4 kmWalk 42 minCycle 14 minCar or taxi 13 min
- Schönbrunn Palace7.4 kmCycle 30 minCar or taxi 24 min
- Vienna Airport18 kmCar or taxi 52 min
Main railway stations
- Wien Praterstern1.4 kmWalk 18 minCycle 6 minCar or taxi 8 min
- Wien Mitte (CAT)1.6 kmWalk 20 minCycle 6 minCar or taxi 8 min
- Wien Hauptbahnhof3.3 kmWalk 42 minCycle 13 minCar or taxi 13 min
- Wien Westbahnhof5.1 kmCycle 20 minCar or taxi 18 min
- Wien Heiligenstadt5.3 kmCycle 21 minCar or taxi 18 min
- Wien Meidling6.7 kmCycle 27 minCar or taxi 22 min