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The Vienna Pass is a sightseeing pass for visitors to Vienna, valid for one or several days. It includes free use of the regularly running Vienna Sightseeing hop-on / hop-off buses between the city’s main attractions, as well as free entry to more than 60 museums and sights.
At selected attractions, the Vienna Pass also allows you to skip the ticket queues, which can save a considerable amount of time, especially during busy periods.
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Buy Vienna Pass Online We recommend buying the pass on the Internet before your trip to Vienna. In our opinion the best option is to buy the Vienna Pass on the website Getyourguide. There you can also cancel up to 24 hours before the trip for free. |
Tickets sights Vienna: Many attractions such as museums in Vienna have limited number of visitors due to Corona. We recommend to buy tickets online at Getyourguide.com or Tiqets.com beforehand.
For whom is the Vienna Pass worthwhile?
The Ticket Vienna Pass is intended for city tourists in Vienna who want to visit many of Vienna’s great sights in a few days. The entrance fees in Vienna are quite high, with the Vienna Pass you can really save money. This is especially true for people who want to see many big attractions with higher entrance fees. Many sights cost 10 Euro or much more without the Vienna Pass. Examples are the Hofreitschule Vienna, the Hofburg, the wax museum Madame Tussauds, the famous Giant Ferris Wheel, the great Vienna Zoo, Schönbrunn Palace, the Albertina, the famous Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna and much more. There are also free buses from “Vienna Sightseeing”.
Important: The Vienna Pass is especially worthwhile if you want to see a lot in Vienna in a few days.
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Buy Vienna Pass Online We recommend buying the pass on the Internet before your trip to Vienna. In our opinion the best option is to buy the Vienna Pass on the website Getyourguide. There you can also cancel up to 24 hours before the trip for free. |
What are the advantages of the Vienna Pass?
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With the Vienna Pass, you can often skip the ticket queues at attractions. This does not apply everywhere, but at several major sights it can save a lot of time.
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The hop-on / hop-off sightseeing buses operate very frequently and on multiple routes. They take you directly to many of Vienna’s main attractions.
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You do not need to navigate Vienna’s public transport system yourself. Unlike underground trains or trams, which often stop a bit further away, the sightseeing buses usually stop right at the sights.
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Once you have the Vienna Pass, many attractions are included at no extra cost. This allows you to relax and enjoy your stay in Vienna without constantly thinking about entrance fees. Walking past queues while others are waiting and buying tickets is a clear advantage.
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The pass includes a practical smartphone app and a city map. In addition, audio information about upcoming sights is provided on the buses.
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Very good online reviews: On review platforms and in travel forums, only a small number of users report disappointment after buying the Vienna Pass. The vast majority of visitors are satisfied with their purchase.
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Buy Vienna Pass Online We recommend buying the pass on the Internet before your trip to Vienna. In our opinion the best option is to buy the Vienna Pass on the website Getyourguide. There you can also cancel up to 24 hours before the trip for free. |
What are the disadvantages of the Vienna Pass?
The main drawback of the Vienna Pass is the price. It is not a low-cost option, so it really pays off only if you visit several major attractions each day. Sightseeing should therefore be a central part of your stay in Vienna for the pass to be worthwhile.
The Vienna Pass is best suited for travellers spending a few days in the city. For visitors staying longer and preferring a slower, more relaxed pace, the pass is usually less suitable.
List of sights in the Vienna Pass (not quite complete)
The Hop-On-Hop-Off buses can be used as long and as often as you want during the validity of the pass. The following sights can be visited free of charge with the Vienna Pass.
– Schönbrunn Palace: One of the most famous palaces in Europe, one of the biggest sights in Austria, Normal admission price for adults: 17.50 Euro
– Vienna Zoo: Next to Schönbrunn Palace. The oldest zoo in the world and one of the most beautiful zoos in Europe, normally costs 18.50 euros admission. You don’t have to queue at the ticket office at Schönbrunn Zoo, you can go straight to the entrance with the Vienna Pass (ticket without queuing or in new German: Skip-the-line-Ticket or Fast-Track-Ticket).
– The Palm House in Schönbrunn (tropical plants etc., such as the zoo in Schönbrunn Palace Park), entrance fee approx. 6 Euro
– Weltmuseum Wien: One of the best ethnological museums in Europe, very large, costs 12 Euro entrance fee.
– Leopold Museum: Grandiose art museum in the Museumsquartier in the city centre (about 13 euros)
– a boat trip on the Danube and on the Danube Canal (normal price over 20 Euro)
– the world-famous Albertina Palace in the centre (about 12 euros)
– the Hofburg Vienna, the central building of the city, seat of the Federal President of Austria (about 14 Euro)
– the famous wax museum Wien Madame Tussauds Prater Vienna (usually over 20 Euro). It is a well-known branch of the London Wax Museum Cabinet.
– the Vienna Giant Ferris Wheel, also in the amusement park Prater (about 10 Euro), with the Vienna Pass at the Prater Giant Ferris Wheel you don’t have to queue at the cash desk, so you can often save a lot of time.
– Vienna Cathedral (St. Stephen’s Cathedral) and the Cathedral Museum in the city centre (together about 13 Euro)
– Time Travel: A modern tour through the history of Vienna, very well done show (almost 20 Euro)
– Schubert’s birthplace, Schubert’s dying house, the Mozarthaus (where Mozart lived for a few years, also called Mozart’s apartment), the Haydnhaus, the Beethoven Haus, Johann Strauss’s apartment, etc., most of these “musician’s attractions” cost 5 to 12 euros each. Many are in the centre of Vienna and you happen to pass by.
– Imperial Treasury of Vienna, usually costs about 12 Euro entrance fee
– Kaiserliche Wagenburg: Great museum carriages etc.
– Technische Museum Vienna, the best technical museum in Austria, at least 12 Euro
– Guided tour through the sparkling wine cellar Schlumberger (over 10 Euro), very interesting
– Elevator to the Donauturm, the highest building in Austria, including a television tower, about 250 meters high, great view over Vienna, about 10 Euro
– Mumok Musuem for modern art in the Museumsquartier in the city centre of Vienna, very famous, about 12 Euro
– another at least 10 exciting museums and similar like Globe Museum and Esperadomuseum, Papyrus Museum, Literature Museum, Imperial Furniture Collection (furniture museum), Kunsthalle Wien (very well known), Kunst-Haus Wien (Hundertwasser), Museum für angewandte Kunst Wien, Kaiserkruft in der Kaputzinerkirche, Jewish Museum Wien, Verkehrsmuseum (public transport museum, we liked it very much), Pathological and anatomical collection, hall of the National Library, Josephinum (medical museum at the University of Vienna), Prater Museum etc. Most of these museums cost a normal entrance fee of 5 to 10 Euros.
These are not all attractions that can be visited for free with the Vienna Pass. If you want to see a lot, with the Vienna Pass you can save a lot of money!
Bus city tour Hop on / Hop off
There are very many providers of city tours, walking tours etc. in Vienna. We really liked the buses of Vienna Sightseeing Tours. The buses run in 3 lines through Vienna. You can get off wherever you like and continue with a later bus. This way you see a lot, including all the important sights outside the city centre. You can see what you want. Since there are three lines, you can get to all the important sights. Really great!
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