So we leave in 4 days for our trip and will be in Vienna for 5 nights starting Sept 17. I feel time is ticking fast as we prepare to go - so just wondering if there are any major sites in Vienna that are recommended to book ahead to save time/skip the line? I found a TA thread but nothing much mentioned...and found an old RS thread from 2015 that mentioned Schonbrunn...
Posted by
WA State
3961 posts
Nicole, we were in Vienna the first week of September. We booked the Schonbrunn ahead of time online. We took the Grand Tour that included 40 rooms. It was about an hour tour. The gardens are included and lovely. www.schoenbrunn.at. If you are interested in art, we recommend the Albertina Museum. They have a permanent exhibit Monet to Picasso. The museum holds works by all modern and contemporary art history's great artists. We also booked online, www.albertina.at. We enjoyed the Belvedere Museum (Klimt fans). We did not book online. We arrived at opening time and did not have to wait. The museums architecture in itself was worth the price of admission! ** Edit- I meant to add another favorite: The Kunsthistorisches Museum. We did not have to book online.
Posted by
West Coast Florida
138 posts
If you’re interested in horses, the Spanish Riding School with its world famous Lipizzaner stallions is a must see and definitely needs tickets in advance. The website is www.viennaconcerts.com.
Posted by
Sacramento, CA
671 posts
I tried to buy tickets for the Lippezanner stallions before our trip to Vienna a few years ago, but for some reason the website didn't work. We were lucky to get tickets the day of the performance, and they were about the best we could have hoped for. We went to the ticket office about 30-60 minutes before it opened. But I would advise buying them early if you can.