Vienna exk bus hop belvedere what. Public and tourist transport in Vienna
On the Ringstrasse boulevard ring, all possible architectural styles: the imperial residence of the Hofburg and the palaces of the “new aristocrats” of the 19th century, the “twin museums” - the history of art and natural history, the Parliament and the City Hall, the state...
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An interesting and educational tour of Vienna for connoisseurs. During this short trip you will see all the main attractions of the Austrian capital.
On the Ringstrasse boulevard ring, all possible architectural styles will parade in front of you: the imperial residence of the Hofburg and the palaces of the “new aristocrats” of the 19th century, the “twin museums” - the history of art and natural history, the Parliament and the City Hall, the State Opera in Vienna, the Imperial Burgtheater, as well as the Baroque Karlskirche and the Viennese Secession - witnesses to the history and glory of the Danube Monarchy.
Next, the tour follows the embankment of the Danube Canal in Vienna, where one of the most original residential buildings in Europe is hidden - the so-called Hundertwasserhaus, created by the Austrian artist and architectural dissident Friedensreich Hundertwasser. Away from historical center The Prater Park, beloved by everyone who lives in Vienna, stretches out, over the crowns of which for more than a hundred years the red carriages of the Riesenrad Ferris wheel have been floating, swaying and creaking with old wood. The excursion will continue on the northern bank of the Danube - albeit beautiful, but, alas, not at all blue. UNO-City lives its own dynamic life - with the UN headquarters and skyscrapers reflecting the Danube waves.
The last point on the excursion route will be the former summer residence of the Habsburg dynasty - the Schönbrunn palace complex with its beautiful park, where you will have the opportunity to stay and independently explore the palace from the inside, visit the zoo and other attractions of Schönbrunn.
15 tips for tourists in Vienna
Everyone has it big city- its own world fame, its own philosophy, its own “reputation”. Paris is considered the capital of world bohemia. Barcelona is called the city of Gaudi, Valencia is known as the abode of arts and science. Vienna is a city of beautiful architecture, galleries and museums, and music.
The capital of Austria to this day remains imperial in spirit: calm and majestic. But at the same time it is democratic, cozy, and convenient for life. City water pipes are leaking pure water, streets and parks are well maintained. For people with limited mobility, a “barrier-free” environment has been created. There is transport adapted to the needs of people with disabilities, and transparent elevators are installed in the buildings. There are no stray animals on the streets, people are polite, helpful and smiling.
Tourists should know about some of the city's features in order to see and learn more and spend less money. Here are a few useful tips guests of Vienna.
1. Public transport
If you plan to stay in Vienna for more than two days, then you should figure out which ticket It's more profitable to buy. About tickets for public transport in Vienna and prices I wrote.
Please note that the Wochenkarte weekly pass is valid from Monday to Monday. An 8-day climate ticket (8-Tage-Klimakarte) with eight magnetic stripes is designed for 8 trips and is beneficial if you plan to intensively use transport for 6-8 days, or if you come with a family or a company (several people can travel on this ticket , you just need to validate one strip on the ticket for each).
Travel tickets are sold in vending machines near the metro, at train stations, and at Tabak-Trafik kiosks; They apply to all types of transport within the Kernzone.
2. Vienna museums and other attractions
Palace and park ensemble of Laxenburg, photo Corniger
Vienna has many museums of different types, free and paid. Visit (KHM), ; give them the whole day. Prepare in advance, find information about the Habsburg dynasty, read about Maria Theresa, Princess Sissi, Franz Joseph I.
Watch the equestrian ballet of the masters. The snow-white Lipizzaner show can be seen in. Visit, go to wonderful. Don't plan too many experiences, rather plan each day of your stay in Vienna.
Often discounted tickets can be found on these sites:
3. City tours
Start your acquaintance with Vienna with a sightseeing tour.
You can take the yellow Hop on Hop off bus, which has 4 route options. It stops in front of the Opera House (metro). Current and detailed information For schedules, routes and prices, see.
Double decker sightseeing bus Big Bus Tours Vienna
The red excursion bus Big Bus Tours Vienna offers 2 travel options. Stops at the Vienna Opera. See schedule, routes and ticket prices.
The red bus Red Bus City Tours has 3 routes around Vienna. He stops behind the Opera House. See everything about the trip on it.
You can take a self-guided tour by tram along the circular route. There are 13 Vienna attractions located along it.
There are two ways to get to the Vienna Opera. Tickets can be ordered online and redeemed with a payment card. Keep in mind: Staatsoper is always sold out. It is better to take care of tickets for the most popular performances several months in advance. The cheapest seats are in the upper galleries; more convenient and inexpensive - in the 1st row of the balcony.
If you are tough enough to stand through the entire performance, buy entrance tickets. Standing places are located behind the stalls, almost opposite the stage. Such tickets are sold for all performances of the Vienna Opera before the start. Details about Vienna Opera and purchasing tickets I wrote.
5. To Bratislava
From Vienna to Bratislava by boat on the Danube
From Vienna you can go to Bratislava. However, it is much more interesting to travel along the river on a high-speed catamaran. You can take this cruise during the season from April to November. A trip on a catamaran is slightly more expensive than a train, but it is more fun. At 08:30 - to Bratislava, 18:30 - back. The trip to the capital of Slovakia will take about 1.5 hours. The vessel is comfortable, with good review. The catamaran departs from the Schwedenplatz metro station, goes first along the Danube Canal, then along the Danube, past fishermen's huts on stilts, with nets. I wrote about how to get from Vienna to Bratislava by ship.
In Bratislava, take a train ride through the old town, stroll along Plane Tree Square, and try national cuisine.
6. Viennese delicacies
You don't have to order a big and filling one if you're not too hungry. However, it is worth paying tribute to the incomparable.
7. Traveling around Austria
If time allows you, take a train to ,. And be sure to visit! It is more convenient to view tickets on the Russian-language version of the site. All tariffs are written there in Russian.
8. Housing and food
A room in a Vienna hotel will be quite expensive, but you can always find discounts on.
It’s much more convenient to rent an apartment or studio apartment online on AirBnb. You will get all the benefits of independent living and be able to cook your own meals. By the way, about the apartment for only €50.
It is best to buy products in Merkur or Hofer stores.
9. The most important thing
Vienna's urban transport consists of buses, trams, metro (U-Bahn) and commuter trains(S-Bahn). Metro stations are located quite far from each other, but trams and buses stop literally everywhere.
You can plan your route for quick and logical travel around the city on the website www.wienerlinien.at. On the same website you can download urban transport maps.
Tickets and fares in Vienna
A single ticket for any type of transport costs 2.2 euros when purchased at ticket offices and vending machines. A pass for four trips costs 8.8 euros. A 24-hour pass, valid from the moment of the first pass, will cost 7.6 euros, a 48-hour ticket - 13.3 euros, a 72-hour ticket - 16.5 euros (24-, 48-, 72-Stunden Wien Karten).
Tickets for a short trip (Einzelfahrten Halbpreis) lasting no more than two stops, as well as valid for travel by schoolchildren from 6 to 15 years old with a proof of age with a photo, will cost 1 euro (for the driver 1.1).
The Vienna Card tourist pass, which includes travel on public transport, as well as discounts in some museums and restaurants, costs 18.9 euros for 24 hours, and 21.9 euros for 72 hours.
A calendar week ticket (Wochenkarte), valid from 0:00 Monday to 9:00 the following Monday, costs only 16.2 euros. A monthly pass (Monatskarte) will cost 48.2 euros; it is valid from 0:00 on the first day of the month.
A ticket for 8 days, not necessarily consecutive, costs 38.4 euros (8-Tage Klimakarte). This type of ticket is also beneficial for tourists traveling as two, three or four: they can use it at the same time, paying off one day for each. All tickets must be validated before the first trip.
All tickets can be purchased online on the Vienna City Transport website: www.wienerlinien.at.
For children under six years of age, travel is free.
Tourist transport in Vienna
Tourist tram
The Vienna Ring, laid along boulevards in the mid-19th century, is one of the city's attractions. It contains buildings such as the State Opera, Parliament, Town Hall, City Theatre, Stock Exchange and a number of attractive mansions and palaces. A historical tram for tourists runs along the ring. Audio guides operate in eight languages. The starting stop of the tour is Schwedenplatz. Vienna Ring trams run every half hour from 10:00 to 17:30. A ticket for an adult costs 8 euros, for a child from 6 to 15 years old - 4 euros. A validated ticket is valid for one trip.
Tourist buses
There are numerous tourist buses running around Vienna, operating on a hop on/hop off principle. The most popular: Vienna Sightseeing Tours (www.viennasightseeing.at) and Red Bus City Tours (www.redbuscitytours.at).
Tourist boats
Tourist boats sail along the Danube, which are a pleasure to take a ride on on a fine day. The company DDSG Blue Danube (www.ddsg-blue-danube.at) operates beautiful historical ships. You can take a trip on a modern catamaran with Twin City Liner (www.twincityliner.com).
Bicycle rental in Vienna
A very interesting way to get to know the Austrian capital is the Citybike bicycle rental system (over 60 points). Renting a bicycle for two hours costs 1 euro, for three hours - 2 euros, for four hours - 4 euros. In order to use this system, you need to register using special terminals and pay an initial fee of 1 euro. To do this, you need to attach your mobile phone or a bank card to debit the deposit from the account. If you return the bike to the parking lot within an hour, the deposit is returned in full. You can get another free hour by picking up your next bike 15 minutes after returning the previous one. Visitors to Vienna can purchase a Citybike tourist card, which allows you to pay only 2 euros per day for using a bicycle.
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The Sputnik project invites you to bus tours of Vienna in Russian. Sightseeing tours of the city in comfortable transport are a unique opportunity to see the architectural image of the Austrian capital, hear interesting historical facts, and receive comprehensive information to answer questions.
Comfortable transport for tourists is equipped with audio guides. Hop on Hop off bus tours have 15 stops. You can get off, see the sights and get back on any of the following buses. A sightseeing trip will help you decide and choose a tour of Vienna to explore a certain place on your own.
Which architectural structures open during the bus trip around Vienna:
- Museums on Maria Theresa Square;
- Vienna Opera;
- Imperial residence Hofburg;
- University of Vienna;
- City Hall;
- Austrian Parliament building;
- Historical monuments and churches on Schwedenplatz.
Ticket prices start from €35. Using the route map, you can determine the most attractive places for yourself. The main attractions of the Austrian capital are concentrated in the central part of the city. Buses run every 15 minutes.
I’m telling you how we traveled for 4 days in Vienna along all the routes of a double-decker sightseeing bus, and also arranged river walk along the Danube. We saw all of Vienna, a little bit of the Vienna Woods. I’m sharing a way to stretch a 3-day ticket into 4 days!
Yellow Vienna Sightseeing sightseeing bus. We started the trip from stop 8 Augarden of the red line, we. We didn't have tickets in hand. We waited for the bus. We bought 2 tickets for 72 hours from the conductor, which included unlimited travel on all routes, a walking tour in English and 1 boat trip. We paid €43 for this pleasure. Without the boat, tickets would cost €29 for 48 hours.
How did we stretch the tickets over 4 days?
As you can see, tickets are not cheap at all. While still at home, I was racking my brains about what to buy: , or just tickets for a double-decker bus. I chose the latter + boat trip.
We extended the 72-hour ticket over 4 days. The first trip was at 18:00, which means the last one should be no later than 18:00 on the fourth day!
1 day – red route Red Line
This is the main route that connects all the others. As usual, we completed the first lap.
We climbed to the 2nd floor. In the evening it was already empty. Let's go with the breeze to the center of Vienna. These days we did not use ordinary city transport at all.
Headphones are provided upon entry. You connect them to the back of the front seat, select the desired language using the numbers, and that’s it – you just enjoy your trip around Vienna from the second floor.
These buses are called "Hop on Hop Off" - this means that you can get on and off at any stop. We saw something interesting, walked around, then caught the next bus. Central routes They go very often, about once every 15 minutes.
And this is a famous one, where they hold classical concerts with dinner.
Standard for Vienna, but unusual for us - girls in dresses on bicycles (and sometimes even in heels!). Cyclists are the main road users in the city. They make disdainful noises or ringing noises when pedestrians walk along their paths.
We pass a stall with popular Viennese fast food - sausages, mustard and buns. When you have no money and want to eat, this is just the thing!
The Vienna State Opera is the keeper of the traditions of classical art, the symbol of musical Vienna, the largest opera house in Austria. The stop here is a little longer than usual. From here it is easy to walk to or to.
OU! Take it easy! We were overtaken by another symbol of Vienna - the famous old red tram.
Stands on Maria Theresa Square. Together with another building identical to it - I confuse them all the time.
We are crossing the Danube Canal for the second time, which means that the circle is coming to an end. Enough for today. We met with Vienna.
Day 2 – boat trip
Our ticket included only 1 trip on the boat, and there were several routes. We decided to ride to the maximum – on route A+B. I don’t quite understand whether it’s possible to get off and then get on the next flight.
First flight at 10:30. We decided to take a walk. The journey from the pier took about 30 minutes. The first step is to exchange the receipt for a full ticket at the ticket office on the 2nd floor, otherwise you will not be allowed on the flight.
There were quite a lot of people. We took a seat on deck 2 on a bench in the shade.
Our cheerful boat cuts through the waves of the Danube Canal.
Soon we will have to cross the floodgates. I remembered my childhood trips with my grandfather along the Kama and Volga. We have many gateways.
On the shore I saw a fast black boat. If you like extreme sports, then ride it along the Danube.
Meanwhile, we are passing the Danube City. The weather is great today!
The Viennese call it the Jubilee Church or - it was founded in the year of the 50th anniversary of the ascension of Franz Joseph to the throne, the temple is located on Mexikoplatz Square. My favorite church in Vienna.
Nice panorama of the Danube city. Visible on the left. We'll go there a little later.
The building with golden spherical domes, a tall chimney tower and colorful walls houses. As you can see, the style of the architect Friedensreich Hundertwasser can be seen here. He did not immediately agree to work on this project. As an avid advocate of the environment, Hundertwasser believed that garbage should not be burned, but rather recycled as much as possible and benefited from it. Vienna mayor Helmut Zilck had to assure that the heat from burning garbage would be used to heat enterprises and housing. The architect was also promised the strictest compliance with environmental safety measures at the new enterprise.
A very strange European habit is not to swim in rivers. The Viennese bring barges, fill them with chlorinated water and swim. But the green water in the Danube will be more pleasant and definitely less harmful. I don't understand them.
After a 4-hour cruise we headed to the center on a red line bus.
We walked around Schönbrunn Park for so long that we completely forgot about the bus schedule. The last bus leaves at 18:55.
Remember I told you how it’s possible? I ordered a taxi through the Uber app. I had it there free trip for €10 promo code q46rh81kue.
Mercedes Vita minibus arrived :-)
Day 3. Mount Kahlenberg and Klosterneuburg Monastery
Today we ride on the Green Line. Pay attention to the schedule. Buses run once an hour. And between the 1st and 2nd flight there is a 2 hour break. 10 minutes to stop. This is enough to run and take a photo. We decided to take a walk and got stuck for 2 hours. This time is too much! There's not much to do here.
On the outskirts of the Vienna district of Döbling there are two mountains - two neighboring peaks of almost the same height: Leopoldsberg and Kahlenberg. We're on the second one now.
The Josefskirche Church in the memory of the Viennese is associated with the significant event of 1683. The Polish governor Jan Sobieski liberated Vienna, which was languishing under the siege of a 200,000-strong Turkish army. Sobieski launched his attack from Mount Kahlenberg, having previously celebrated mass in the mountain temple. At the entrance portal of the church there is a board confirming historical fact. We met many Poles in the church.
484 meters – height of Kahlenberg; The TV tower rises 165 m above the mountain.
The place is touristic, so the number of people here is appropriate.
Wait another hour and a half for the next bus. We had a romantic snack in a cafe with a gorgeous view of Vienna.
Having nothing else to do, we went to the very top of Mount Kahlenberg - there is a TV tower and the Stefaniewarte tower. From this place nothing can be seen, no panorama. Let's move on...
Klosterneuburg is a suburb of Vienna, located at the very Vienna Woods and at the foot of the Leopoldsberg mountain. We only had an hour to explore the monastery. The place is very beautiful and well maintained. And what peace and tranquility there is here. A tour of the monastery is paid, but you can walk around and through some buildings for free. 1 hour is very little!
Satisfied that we somehow managed to catch the bus, we headed to the center of Vienna. On the way, you can stop by the heuriger in Grinzing and drink some wine.
