Austria

Vienna

Vienna ( vee-EN-ə; German: Wien [viːn] ; Austro-Bavarian: Wean [veɐ̯n]) is the capital, most populous city, and one of the nine states of Austria. It is Austria's primate city, with just over two million inhabitants. Its larger metropolitan area has a population of nearly 2.9 million, representing nearly one-third of the country's population. Vienna is the cultural, economic, and political centre of the country, the fifth-largest city by population in the European Union, and the most populous of the cities on the river Danube.

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

Must-see in Vienna

The most notable places, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.

landmark

Schonbrunn Palace

Apr 1–Jun 30, Sep 1–Oct 31 08:00–17:30 +1Photo: Wikimedia Commons

More places in Vienna

Filter by type. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, details from OpenStreetMap.

Café Central

landmark · Mo-Sa 08:00-21:00; PH,Su 10:00-21:00Details & map

Urania

landmarkDetails & map

Heldenplatz

landmarkDetails & map

Café Landtmann

food · Mo-Sa 07:30-20:00; Su 07:30-22:00Details & map

Wien Museum Karlsplatz

culture · Sa,Su 10:00-18:00; Tu,We,Fr 09:00-18:00;Details & map

Architecture Centre Vienna

culture · Mo-Su 10:00-19:00Details & map

Theseus Temple

culture · PH,Mo-Su 11:00-18:00Details & map

Augustinerkirche

cultureDetails & map

Sigmund Freud Museum

culture · We-Mo,PH 10:00-18:00Details & map

Museum Moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig Wien

culture · Tu-Su 10:00-18:00; Mo offDetails & map

Imperial Treasury

culture · We-Mo,PH 09:00-17:30Details & map

Wiener Konzerthaus

cultureDetails & map

Synced from OpenStreetMap on Fri Nov 13 2026. Places not seen for 45 days or reported closed are removed automatically.

Plan your days in Vienna

Your Vienna day plan

Grouped by neighbourhood, lunch included. Built from places we verified recently.

How many days?

Longer trips (up to 10 days): part of Pro

2 days · Balanced · about 8 stops

Standard plan shown. Sign in (free) to build your own.

Climate in Vienna

Best time to visit: May–Jul, Sep

Average temperature

1°

Jan

2°

Feb

6°

Mar

11°

Apr

16°

May

19°

Jun

21°

Jul

20°

Aug

16°

Sep

11°

Oct

5°

Nov

2°

Dec

Crowd level (0–5)

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Flights to Vienna

Compare fares and price history from the biggest departure cities.

Also from Hamburg · Budapest · Barcelona · Munich

Day trips and nearby cities from Vienna

Staying more than a few days? These cities are close enough for a day trip or a night away. Distances are straight-line from Vienna; times are rough estimates by road.

From Vienna you can reach Bratislava (55 km), Gyor (110 km), Szombathely (110 km), Brno (111 km) and Nitra (128 km) in about 1 h 5 min to 2 h by road. Each city page has its own sights, a day plan and flights.

More in Austria

Questions about Vienna

The most pleasant months are May to Jul, Sep, with comfortable temperatures and lighter crowds. Right now it averages about 5°C in November.

Among the most notable places are Schonbrunn Palace, Vienna State Opera, Albertina, State Hall of the Austrian National Library, Karlskirche. Browse photos and opening hours for more on this page.

You can fly into Vienna International Airport, M. R. Štefánik Airport. Use the flight links on this page to compare fares and set a price alert.

Most visitors enjoy 2 to 3 days. Use the route builder below to get a day-by-day plan that groups sights by neighbourhood and includes lunch.

Vienna