Is Vienna guide in two days It will help you prepare a trip through the most interesting places of this great European imperial capital, making the most of the time available in two days. Given that this city of large buildings and monuments, relaxing and well-kept parks, palaces and museums, where classical music has a great tradition, is one of the most beautiful and essential in Europe, we dare to say that it is a bet Safe and above all, an unforgettable trip.
Based on the experience of the days we spent in the city during our trip in Austria by rental car, we have made this guide to tour Vienna in 2 days. We start!
How to go from the airport to the center of Vienna
The best ways to get to your hotel or the center of Vienna from the airport, located less than 20 kilometers from the city, are:
- Train: The fastest way to get to Wien Mitte station is to take the City Airport Train which takes only 15 minutes to travel this distance. From this station you can connect with tram 1 or with subway lines 3 and 4, which will take you near the center or your hotel. The price is 12 euros, 21 euros if you buy the round trip ticket.
Another cheaper train option, for less than 4 euros, is to take the S7 line of the OBB company that will take you to Vienna in 25 minutes, making stops at various points in the city. Keep in mind that in case of carrying large suitcases, it is more comfortable to take the City Airport Train. - Bus: The Airliner bus connects the airport with metro line 3, in about 15 minutes. The ticket has a price of 5 euros, although it is included if you buy the Vienna Pass.
Another alternative is to take the Vienna Airport Lines bus. These 3 lines stop at numerous points in the city, so it is interesting to take it if your hotel is near a stop. The ticket costs 8 euros and the round trip 13 euros. - Cab: The taxi will take you to the city center for about 40 euros.
- Private transport: With a price similar to the taxi, even cheaper, it is the most comfortable option since a driver will wait for you at the airport with a sign with your name, which will take you directly to your hotel. You can book it here.
You can find more information about the transfer in this post about how to get from Vienna airport to downtown.
Recommended accommodation in Vienna
During the days we spent in the city we stayed at the Capricorn Hotel, located in the city center and 100 meters from the U1 and U4 subway lines. The hotel also has a perfect location for visit Vienna in two daysIt has one of the best quality / price ratios in the city, a good breakfast and large and very clean rooms.
For more information on the best hotels and neighborhoods we recommend you check this post of where to stay in Vienna.
Tips to save in Vienna
This list of tips will help you save on your trip to Vienna:
- Usually flights to Vienna airport leave quite expensive so a good way to save money is to buy a flight to Bratislava and there take a bus at the airport, which will take you to Vienna in an hour, for less than 8 euros.
- A great option to learn about the history and anecdotes of the most famous places in the city is to book this Free tour of Vienna Free !, one of the best free tours in Vienna with a guide in Spanish.
- Booking the Vienna Pass for 1, 2, 3 or 6 days allows you to save thanks to the free admission to most of the city's tourist attractions, including its three main palaces and the tourist bus.
- Remember that in order not to pay commissions and always have the current change we recommend you use the N26 card to pay and the Bnext and Revolut cards to get money at the ATMs. They are the ones we use, They are free and will save you a lot. You can find more information in this article about the best cards to travel without commissions.
For more recommendations you can consult this post about the best tips for traveling to Vienna.
First day in Vienna
Is Vienna route in 2 days It starts arriving early in the morning at the street market Naschmarkt, the oldest and most popular in the city, which opens at 6 in the morning and has more than 120 stalls of fresh and local products to try typical Austrian food, such as scallop Viennese or sausage, plus international food stalls.
After enjoying the market you will approach the Hofburg Palace, which opens at 9 and is the largest and oldest in the city, as well as one of the most essential places to visit in Vienna.
Hofburg Palace
Located in the historic center, the Habsburg royal family lived in Hofburg for over 600 years and was their winter residence. During the visit with audio guide you can see, in addition to the old rooms of the kings, the Sisi Museum and the Silverware of the Court, both very interesting.
Admission is included if you buy the Vienna Pass card.
After about 2 hours visiting the palace, we recommend you visit the Austrian National Library, located in the same complex and considered one of the most beautiful libraries in the world. Baroque style of the eighteenth century, we are sure that this library will leave you speechless the moment you enter the great Imperial Hall, with its huge ancient globes, statues, paintings and high wooden shelves full of books.
Austrian National Library
In another annex of the Hofburg Palace is the Spanish Riding School, one of the most important in the world where you can see dressage training from Tuesday to Saturday from 10 to 12 hours. On Sundays, you can make a visit to see the gala functions, or any day of the week, a guided tour of its facilities, to see the horses inside their stables.
Vienna's next stop in two days is at the Opera building, one of the most iconic opera temples worldwide. The interior of the Renaissance-style building can be explored with a guided tour in Spanish, which will take you through different rooms such as the tea room, the Marble salt, the hall and the incredible auditorium with a capacity for 2800 people.
If you don't want to make this visit, another way to get to know the opera is to buy a ticket to see a show.
A good option to get to know the history and historical center of Vienna is to book this tour with a guide in Spanish that includes the opera.
Vienna Opera
When you leave the Opera you will have a few meters from the Capuchin Church, one of the great surprises of our trip to Vienna. In this small baroque church is the Imperial Crypt, in which the members of the royal rest, including 12 emperors and 18 empresses, among which one of the coffins stands out, which is none other than that of Sisi Empress.
After leaving the crypt, you can stop at the Vienna in two days and try the typical Austrian food in one of the restaurants that are nearby, as recommended Zum Weissen Rauchfangkehrer.
If you opt for this option, it is preferable not to order dessert and then approach the famous Sacher coffee, to taste their famous Sacher Cake with a good coffee, which will undoubtedly become one of the best things to do in Vienna.
Eat Sacher Cake in Vienna in two days
With renewed energies you will arrive after a short walk to St. Stephen's Cathedral, the most important religious building in Vienna, where the wedding and the funeral of the music genius Mozart was celebrated.
Also inside, entrance included in the Vienna Pass, is the image of the crucified Christ, the Catacombs, the Pummerin Bell and the Pulpit of Pilgram, which you can not miss, as well as the elevator climb to its tower to see its characteristic Tiled roof and fantastic views of downtown Vienna.
St. Stephen's Cathedral
The Vienna in two days Continue with a relaxing walk through the quiet City Park or Stadtpark, where in addition to enjoying nature in the heart of Vienna, this English-style park that crosses the Wien River has several places worth knowing as the monument to Johann Strauss or the Kursalon building.
Leaving the StadtPark you will find the Ringstrasse, a circular avenue of more than 5 kilometers that passes through many of the most visited buildings and monuments in Vienna, which you can travel on foot or by tram.
If it is still open, they close at 6 or 7 according to the day of the week, we recommend you approach the Church of San Carlos Borromeo, which highlights the two exterior columns and the beautiful frescoes painted inside the dome .
After the visit you can continue on the Ringstrasse until you run into the huge Greek-style Parliament building, which contains the Pillars Hall and the Federal Assembly Chamber, although it is only possible to enter with a guided tour . Do not miss, next to the Parliament, the spectacular facade of the Vienna City Hall.
Ringstrasse
The afternoon of Vienna in 2 days you can culminate it with a good cup of hot chocolate or a delicious cake in the Central Coffee, the most beautiful and famous in Vienna, meeting place of intellectuals and artists of the time, in which its decoration and live piano music, will move you centuries ago.
And to lower the snack, nothing better than a walk to the bank of the Danube. From the Schwedenplatz stop you can book a boat trip with dinner by the river while you have fantastic views of the city lighting up.
If you do not want to make the cruise this first day of Vienna in two days or you want to leave it for the second day, you can dine a good table of sausages and cheese, with a good Austrian wine, in the Vinothek W-Einkehr or Viennese food in the romantic ef16 Restaurant Weinbar.
Map of the route through Vienna on the first day
What to see in Vienna in 2 days
The second day of Vienna in two days It starts arriving early in the morning, open at 8:30, to the Schönbrunn Palace, our favorite in Vienna.
Although the visit to its interior with 40 Rococo-style rooms are wonderful, what impresses the most of the palace, are its huge and well-kept gardens.
This summer residence of the famous Sissí Emperatriz, is located 8 kilometers from the city center, although it can be easily reached by underground line U4 or by tram.
Another good option to enjoy it to the fullest is to book a tour of Vienna with a guide in Spanish that includes a visit to the palace or this tour of the Schönbrunn Palace and the Imperial Crypt, considered two of the best excursions in Vienna.
Schönbrunn Palace
After the visit to the Palace, the Vienna in 2 days continue taking the underground line U4 again to the Schottenring stop to change with the U2 line. This line will take you to the Messe-Prater station, from which you will leave near the oldest amusement park in the world, El Prater.
This 1895 park retains some of the perfectly preserved attractions of that time such as the 60-meter Giant Ferris Wheel, with entrance included in the Vienna Pass and from where you will have beautiful views of the park and Vienna.
If you don't have the Vienna Pass, we recommend you book your ticket in advance to avoid queues.
In addition to this attraction, you can enjoy the roller coaster, a ghost train and some roundabout and also take advantage to eat at a good price in its wide range of restaurants.
Visit The Prater in Vienna in 2 days
After lunch and being close to the Prater, you can not miss the Hundertwasserhaus residential complex of the artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser, one of the most amazing visits of the Vienna in 2 days, in which the colorful facade of the houses with wavy shapes and with trees leaving the rooms, are a real madness.
Do not forget to take a look at the ground floor in the same style, where there are several stores where you can buy some souvenirs.
Hundertwasserhaus
The next visit of Vienna in two days It is another of the great imperial palaces of the city, the Belvedere Palace, in Baroque style with magnificent three-level gardens, with large fountains consisting of two buildings, the Upper Belvedere and the Lower Belvedere.
In the Upper Belvedere is one of the masterpieces of painting, "The kiss"by Gustav Klimt.
Please note that admission is included if you have the Vienna Pass or book your ticket here in advance.
To reach the Palace, located almost 3 kilometers from the Hundertwasserhaus, you can take the tram at the Radetzkyplatz stop and get off at the Quartier Belvedere.
Belvedere Palace
If you do not have much time, a good option to move around the city, especially on this second day where the distances are longer, is to book the tourist bus.
To return to the city center from the Belvedere Palace, located about 2 kilometers, you can take the tram and get off at the Kärntner Ring stop, which is very close to the Kärntner Strasse, one of the shopping streets and with more atmosphere of Vienna, where you can buy the latest souvenirs, such as Mozartkugeln, very typical chocolate bonbons, decorated with a portrait of Mozart.
And nothing better to finish the Vienna in 2 days in the best way, than dinner at Stadtboden, enjoying a good atmosphere and good beer.
If you have more days, you can follow the Vienna guide in 3 days.
Map of the route of the second day in Vienna
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