About Vienna

Guides to the city and its greatest sights — what to see, when to go, and how long you really need.

Guides to the city and its greatest sights: what to see first, how long each place really takes, when the crowds thin out, and how to get from one to the next.

St Stephen's Cathedral rising over a busy Stephansplatz, with visitors crossing the square

How to see Vienna in two days

A tested two-day route through Vienna built around five sights, with real opening times, the trams that get you there and where…

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Vienna's Danube City skyline reflected in still water at sunset, the Donauturm on the right

The best time of day to visit Vienna’s big sights

Crowd patterns, afternoon light and what last admission really means at Schönbrunn, the Belvedere, the Kunsthistorisches, Mozarthaus and the Donauturm, plus the…

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The brightly painted Calafati figure at the Wurstelprater funfair against a blue sky

Vienna with kids

What genuinely holds a child's attention at each of Vienna's five headline sights, how long before they wilt, and the rooms worth…

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Ready when you are

Pick your sights and your time slot