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Best of Vienna 1-Day Tour by Car with Schonbrunn Tickets
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Overview
Discover Vienna’s top attractions and lesser known tourist spots on a full-day Old Town tour with easy and cozy car transfers. See highlights such as St. Stephen's Cathedral, Hofburg, and Rathaus, and visit Schonbrunn Palace and Belvedere Palace.
Choose one of our excellent tour options tailored to your needs and interests:
3-hour: Old Town Tour
Explore the highlights of Vienna Old Town with car transfers between the sights. See St. Stephen's Cathedral, Hofburg, Rathaus, Opera House, and more.
7-hour: Old Town & Schonbrunn Palace
Book this extended tour to explore the Old Town by private car and visit Schonbrunn Palace and St. Peter’s Church. See St Stephen’s Cathedral, Hofburg, and more.
8-hour: Old Town, Schonbrunn Palace & Belvedere Palace
Spend a day exploring the Old Town by private car and visit Schonbrunn Palace, Upper Belvedere Palace and St Peter’s Church. See St. Stephen's Cathedral, Hofburg, Opera House, and more.
Description
Stop At: Historic Center of Vienna, Vienna 1010
Enjoy comfortable pick-up at your accommodation in Vienna. Serve yourself, your family and friends convenient car transport with guide on board. The driver will take you to Historic Center of Vienna to explore this huge and fascinating area. Enjoy great commentary from your private 5-Stars guide! Admire its rich and beautiful architecture, including Baroque castles and gardens, as well as the late-19th-century Ringstrasse lined with grand buildings, monuments and parks.
Duration: 4 hours
Stop At: Schonbrunn Palace, Schlosstrasse 47, Vienna 1130
Drive to Top1 Attraction in Vienna - Schonbrunn Palace, Use your skip-the line tickets and explore whole Palace with your guide! This magnificent resident, with its gardens is inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Explore Rococo style apartments of Emperor Franz Joseph and his wife Elisabeth. Step inside over 40 rooms and hear forty fascinating stories spanning three centuries from your guide. See luxury of their private life inside Palace and enjoy beautiful gardens around.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Belvedere Museum, Prinz-Eugen-Strasse 27, Vienna 1030
Nextly go to check fabolous Belvedere Palace. No worries about transport, driver will take you there. In 7-hours option you will explore Palace’s park and see fantastic buildings, fountains, statues and nice landscapes. Opt to 8-hours option to get additional guided tour inside! Thanks Skip-the-line tickets your guide will take you to the most valuable Austrian art collections – with key works by Gustav Klimt, Egon Schiele and Oskar Kokoschka. Also hear fantastic facts about Habsburg dynasty.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Rathaus, Friedrich-Schmidt-Platz 1, Vienna 1010
During your Old Town walking tour you will see multiple places with your private guide. He will provide you comprehensive tour with fascinating facts and adjusted tempo to your needs. The guide will show you Rathaus, and you will be amazed by massive municipal buildings built using some 30 million bricks! It's a monumental and very impressive town hall.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Rathausplatz, Vienna 1010
Walk around the square where you will see marvelous Rathaus, but also in close vicinity is fantastic Austrian Parliament Building and University of Vienna.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Burgtheater, Universitaetsring 2, Vienna 1010
Nextly see Burgtheater and enjoy its amazingly detailed exterior. It is one of those great civic buildings and architecture on the Ringstrasse.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: St. Stephen's Cathedral, Stephansplatz 3, Vienna 1010
Your Private Guide will lead you to St. Stephen's Cathedral. See exceptional style and idea of roof. It’s Austria's most prominent national symbol and one of the highest cathedrals in Europe. Step inside, be amazed by the stunning interior, fabulous altars and rich chambers! Listen about related history.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Stephansplatz, Vienna 1010
Explore the square in the centre of Vienna named after its most prominent building, the St. Stephen’s Cathedral and feel fantastic vibes of historic tenements and meet the atmosphere of the city!
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Plague Column (Pestsaule), Graben 26, Vienna 1010
Find out from your private guide what interesting is in Plague Column. Look at this very beautiful monument and for sure it is worth stopping for a few pictures and it is a must see when you are in Vienna.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Peterskirche, Peterplatz, Vienna 1010
During the tour the guide will show you also Peterskirche. Small from outside, but rich inside. Enter inside and see the gorgeous interior. It delights its murals, paintings and domed roof with lots of gilding.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: The Hofburg, Michaelerkuppel, Vienna 1010
See Hofburg - incredibly rich palace complex with gardens and museums. Look around the residence from outside and admire its magnificent gardens. If you would like to explore even more, we recommend our other tours concerning this attraction.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Mozart Statue, Burggarten, Vienna 1010
See this beautiful statue of one of the most important musician in the history. If you would like to learn more about him, we recommend a special tour fully dedicated for his persona.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Heldenplatz, Volksgarten, Hofburg Palace, Vienna 1010
Go to Heldenplatz - this place is very important due to its historic background. Adolf Hitler's ceremonial announcement of the Austrian Anschluss to Nazi Germany took place here, on 15 March 1938.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Albertina, Albertinaplatz 1, Vienna 1010
Your guide will show you famous Albertina building and tell you some interesting facts. It has fantastic horse-rider statue on top of it. Albertina houses one of the most important art collections of the world, like masterpieces by Da Vinci, Raphael, Michelangelo, Duerer, Rembrandt etc.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Wiener Staatsoper, Opernring 2, Vienna 1010
It’s a prime for Vienna, especially that for years Vienna is famous for its musicians. Look at the place where most of them had the finest music performance!
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Stadtpark, Parkring 1, Vienna 1010
There is dedicated for Strauss a big golden memorial with fantastic sculptural details, a great monument of Beethoven and also a statue of Shubert. So you can even call it Musicians Park!
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Johann Strauss Monument, Stadtpark, Vienna 1010
This gold-coated statue of famous 19th-century musician Johann Strauss playing violin stands in the Stadtpark.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Karlskirche, Kreuzherrengasse 1, Karlsplatz/Belevedere Quarter, Vienna 1040
During the tour the guide will show you also Karlskirche. This place gives a fabulous picture with its surroundings of water. Possible to enter for request. Inside you will also see opulent frescoes in the cupola contain 1250 square meters of incredible splendor and beautiful colors.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Ringstrasse, Vienna
Ringstrasse is one of the more important streets which make Vienna alive, from Opera to Rathaus you will see multiple sights and there are some fascinating facts about them.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Volksgarten, Burgring 1, Vienna 1010
During your Old Town walking tour you can always take relaxing moments, this place is perfect for this as it’s a bit quiet and peaceful park full of green colours and rose garden.
Duration: 25 minutes
Pass By: Christmas Market on Rathausplatz, Rathauspl. 1, Vienna 1010
If you are lucky to be in Vienna during Christmas time then definitely you will enjoy fantastic vibes of Christmas Market on Rathausplatz. Every year this square changes to be a colourful place with music, decorations and everything related with Christmas. Here you can buy amazing presents, souvenirs and try local specialities!
Stop At: Minoritenkirche, Minoritenplatz 2A, A-1010, Vienna 1010
Pass monumental and one of the oldest and artistically most valuable churches in Vienna!
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Universitat Wien, Universitatsring 1, Vienna 1010
Right next to Rathaus you will see massive building of University. A grand piece of beautiful architecture. With a lot of Nobel Prizes and history!
Duration: 5 minutes
Pass By: Kaiserliche Schatzkammer Wien, Hofburg 1, Schweizerhof, Vienna 1010
The tour is fully adapted to your needs so despite the fact that the tour itinerary doesn’t cover this attraction, it might be visited on your request. If you wish your private guide could take you there. It is the biggest collections of Holy Roman Empire and Austrian heritage. Inside you will find the Imperial Crown, famous Holy Lance and Order of the Golden Fleece and there is more!
Pass By: Sisi Museum, Michaelerkuppel, Hofburg, Kaiserappartements, Vienna 1010
The tour is fully adapted to your needs so despite the fact that the tour itinerary doesn’t cover this attraction, it might be visited on your request. If you wish your private guide could take you there. Sisi Museum presents over 300 personal items that belonged to Elisabeth like her dresses, parasols, gloves, beauty preparations.
Pass By: Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, South Kensington, London SW75BD
The tour is fully adapted to your needs so despite the fact that the tour itinerary doesn’t cover this attraction, it might be visited on your request. If you wish your private guide could take you there.
Pass By: Leopold Museum, Museumsplatz 1, Vienna 1070
The tour is fully adapted to your needs so despite the fact that the tour itinerary doesn’t cover this attraction, it might be visited on your request. If you wish your private guide could take you there.
Pass By: State Hall of the Austrian National Library, Josefsplatz 1, Vienna 1010
The tour is fully adapted to your needs so despite the fact that the tour itinerary doesn’t cover this attraction, it might be visited on your request. If you wish your private guide could take you there.
Pass By: MuseumsQuartier Wien, Museumsplatz 1, Vienna 1070
The tour is fully adapted to your needs so despite the fact that the tour itinerary doesn’t cover this attraction, it might be visited on your request. If you wish your private guide could take you there. It’s an area in Wien with different museums in close vicinity. In this area there were the former royal stables of the Habsburg house.
Pass By: Haus der Musik, Seilerstaette 30, Vienna 1010
The tour is fully adapted to your needs so despite the fact that the tour itinerary doesn’t cover this attraction, it might be visited on your request. If you wish your private guide could take you there. Possible to enter in our other tours. Very modern and interactive Sound Museum and one of a kind in the world. Five floors are dedicated to the fascinating world of music. Test your own musical talent on the Virtual Conductor, compose your own waltz and learn more about Mozart and other finest musicians.
Schedule
- Reservations are REQUIRED for all bookings
- Book Your Package On-Line and Receive Your Confirmation
- Departure point: Detailed check-in instructions - including the address and parking information if applicable - will be included in your final confirmation email.
- Duration: 3 to 8 hours (Approx.)
What's Included
- Private Full-Day Car Tour of Vienna Old Town Highlights with Palaces of Schonbrunn and Belvedere
- Private transport in air-conditioned car with pickup & drop-off to your accommodation in Vienna
- Free admission to St Peter’s Church (7 and 8-hour tours only)
- (number of attractions depend on the selected option)
- Skip-the-line tickets to Schonbrunn Palace - Highlights Tour of 24 Rooms (7 and 8-hour tours only)
- 5-Star Licensed Guide who is fluent in selected language
- Skip-the-line tickets to Belvedere Palace (in 8-hour option)
- Gratuities (Optional)
- Entrance fee to Karlskirche (4-7 EUR - optional)
- Entrance fee to the towers and catacombs of St Stephen's Cathedral (6,5 EUR - optional)
What To Bring
- Confirmation Voucher (printed or mobile)
- Any required or suggested items listed on your confirmation email.
- A Smile!
Hotel Pickup
Hotel pick-up is offered for this tour. Note: if you are booking within 24 hours of the tour/activity departure time, we cannot guarantee hotel pick-up. Once your purchase is complete, we will send you complete contact information (phone number, email address, etc.) for our local operator to organize pick-up arrangements.
Additional Info
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Please check your email the day before the tour to receive important information
- We will arrange private transfers in a standard car (sedan) for groups of 1-4 people, and in a larger van or minibus for groups of 5 people and more. If you're traveling in a smaller group but want to travel in a more spacious car, we recommend booking a 5-people tour to take advantage of a larger vehicle.
- Church tours during mass and special events (such as scheduled concerts) are limited, therefore the guide may provide all information outside.
- Skip-the-line tickets to the Schonbrunn Palace grant you immediate entry at your booked time, without waiting in line at the ticket office. The Highlights Tour includes extra rooms that are only available to affiliated tour operators like Rosotravel.
- Skip-the-line tickets to Upper Belvedere are reserved for a specific time slot. You will skip the ticket line.
- Operated by Rosotravel - Vienna Tours
Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
Reviews
Average 5.00 out of 5 stars based on 12 traveler reviews collected by Cool Destinations and partner sites such as Trustpilot, Viator, and TripAdvisor
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Free cancellation
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.