Sight Hietzing, Vienna
Schönbrunn Palace
A sight in Hietzing, Vienna, moderately priced ($$) and worth about 3 hours. Best time to go: Morning.
Why go
Habsburg summer palace with 1,441 rooms and formal gardens up to the Gloriette.
It is one of 18 curated places we feature in Vienna, alongside 6 sights, 3 activities and 3 places to eat. The closest of our other picks is Schönbrunn Christmas Market, 0.2 km away as the crow flies.
- Type
- Sight
- Neighborhood
- Hietzing
- Price
- $$
- Time needed
- 3 hr
- Best time
- Morning
Nearby
The 6 closest curated picks in Vienna, measured as straight-line distance.
- 1Schönbrunn Christmas Market
Craft market and tree in the forecourt of the Habsburg summer palace, which becomes a New Year market after Christmas.
Sight · 0.2 km straight-line - 2Spittelberg Christmas Market
Stalls of handmade goods along the cobbled Biedermeier lanes of the Spittelberg quarter.
Shopping · 3.7 km straight-line - 3Café Sperl
Classic 1880 coffeehouse with billiard tables and slow, formal service.
Food · 3.9 km straight-line - 4Naschmarkt
Long open-air market with produce stalls, delis and casual eateries.
Shopping · 4.0 km straight-line - 5Kunsthistorisches Museum
Old masters including the largest Bruegel collection anywhere, in a domed palace.
Sight · 4.1 km straight-line - 6Wiener Christkindlmarkt
The city's biggest market fills the Rathausplatz, with lit trees in the park and an ice trail in front of City Hall.
Sight · 4.3 km straight-line
On these curated routes
Schönbrunn Palace is a stop on our Prague, Vienna & Budapest route. Open it to see the full day-by-day plan.
More sights to see in Vienna
3 more curated sights in Vienna. See the full Vienna guide.
When to go
Average daily highs in Vienna run from 3°C in January to 28°C in July; June is usually the wettest month. For Schönbrunn Palace itself, we suggest: Morning.
Modelled monthly averages for Vienna from NASA POWER, not a forecast. Full Vienna weather by month.
Getting there
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- Address
- Schönbrunner Schloßstraße 47, 1130 Wien, Austria
- Coordinates
- 48.18581, 16.31276
- Destination
- Vienna, Austria
- Website
- schoenbrunn.at
Schönbrunn Palace: quick answers
How much time do you need at Schönbrunn Palace?
Plan on about 3 hours at Schönbrunn Palace. That is our curated estimate for a typical visit; groups that linger will want more.
When is the best time to visit Schönbrunn Palace?
Our pick: Morning. Insider tip: Book a timed ticket online; the gardens are free.
Where is Schönbrunn Palace?
Schönbrunn Palace is at Schönbrunner Schloßstraße 47, 1130 Wien, Austria, in Hietzing. The Google Maps and Apple Maps links on this page open it for directions.
Which TripsCircle routes include Schönbrunn Palace?
Schönbrunn Palace appears on Prague, Vienna & Budapest, a curated route you can open on TripsCircle and plan with your group.
Add Schönbrunn Palace to your crew's plan
Save it to a shared TripsCircle itinerary, settle the timing with a quick poll, and split the costs with everyone going to Vienna.
Plan Vienna
- Vienna travel guide 18 places
- Best time to visit Vienna weather by month
- Vienna to Budapest 214 km straight-line
- Prague to Vienna 251 km straight-line
- Salzburg to Vienna 252 km straight-line
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