Imperial Habsburg capital — palaces, Klimt, coffee houses that take their time, and more classical music than anywhere on earth
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€1,662
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Meals planned
💡 Recommended trip length for Vienna: 4 days — Schönbrunn, the Hofburg, the Belvedere's Klimts, the Kunsthistorisches, a coffee house afternoon and a Wachau day trip.
🗓 Prices & visa rules verified: August 2026
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08:00
☕Breakfast
A Melange and a buttered semmel in a coffee house.
€5.92 /person (est.)
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09:00
⛪St Stephen's Cathedral· Innere Stadt
🕒 09:00–16:30 · Last entry 15:30 · Nave entry is free; the full interior, catacombs (~€8) and towers are ticketed separately. Sunday morning is for worship — visit after 13:00.
€7.00⏱ 1.5 hoursculture
St Stephen's Cathedral → Kunsthistorisches Museum
🚇~10 min by U-Bahn · Stephansplatz (U1/U3) → Museumsquartier (U2)
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10:40
🎨Kunsthistorisches Museum· Innere Stadt
🕒 10:00–18:00 · Last entry 16:00 · Closed Mon · Outside summer; open until 21:00 on Thursdays. The café under the cupola is one of Vienna's best rooms.
€21.00⏱ 3 hoursculture
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13:40
🍽Lunch
Wiener schnitzel, or a cheap standing lunch at the Naschmarkt.
€12.75 /person (est.)
Kunsthistorisches Museum → Schönbrunn Palace
🚇~25 min by U-Bahn · Museumsquartier (U2) → Schönbrunn (U4)
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15:05
🏰Schönbrunn Palace & Gardens· Hietzing
🕒 08:30–17:30 · Last entry 15:30 · Timed entry — book online. The Grand Tour (€38) adds 20 rooms; the gardens, maze and Gloriette are separate again. Gardens open from 06:30 and are free.
€28.00⏱ 3.5 hoursculture
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19:00
🍷Dinner
Tafelspitz or goulash at a beisl, with a glass of Grüner Veltliner.
€21.86 /person (est.)
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✈️Flights€692
Per person · return from India€346
Total · 2 adults€692
🏨Accommodation€191.26
3-Star hotel · per night (per room)€63.75
3 nights × 1 room€191.26
🎭Attractions & Activities€244.00
Schönbrunn Palace & Gardens€56.00
Hofburg — Sisi Museum & Imperial Apartments€35.00
Belvedere Palace & Klimt's The Kiss€39.00
St Stephen's Cathedral€14.00
Kunsthistorisches Museum€42.00
Prater & Riesenrad€28.00
Vienna State Opera€30.00
Total (all pax)€244.00
🍽️Food & Dining€268.67
🌅 Breakfast × 3d × 2 pax€35.52
☀ Lunch × 4d × 2 pax€102.00
🌙 Dinner × 3d × 2 pax€131.15
Total food & dining€268.67
🚇Airport Transfer€21.60
S7 train · per person, one way (cheaper than a cab at €80.00 for this group)€5.40
Airport ⇄ hotel · 2 legs × 2 pax€21.60
🚇Local Transport€64.00
Per person · per day (public transit)€8.00
4 days × 2 pax€64.00
🛂Visa — Schengen Required€180.00
Entry typeSchengen short-stay visa (Austria)
Fee€90 per applicant
ProcessApply via VFS/Austria + biometrics
ProcessingAbout 15 working days — apply early
ValidityUp to 90 days in any 180-day period (Schengen-wide)
TipCarry travel insurance, hotel bookings and return tickets for the application.
Estimated Grand Total
Vienna · 4 days · 2 adults
€1,662
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9 attractions
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🏰 Schönbrunn Palace & Gardens
Hietzing
culture
3.5 hours
🕒 08:30–17:30
The Habsburgs' 1,441-room summer palace — Maria Theresa's rococo state rooms, then formal gardens climbing to the Gloriette with the whole city laid out below.
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⛪ St Stephen's Cathedral
Innere Stadt
culture
1.5 hours
🕒 09:00–16:30
Vienna's Gothic heart under a zigzag tiled roof — a soaring nave, the catacombs holding Habsburg entrails, and a south tower of 343 steps for the view.
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🎨 Kunsthistorisches Museum
Innere Stadt
culture
3 hours
🕒 10:00–18:00
One of the great European collections, built on Habsburg loot — the world's largest group of Bruegels, plus Vermeer, Caravaggio, Raphael and Velázquez, in a building as good as its contents.
04 / 9
👑 Hofburg — Sisi Museum & Imperial Apartments
Innere Stadt
culture
2 hours
🕒 09:00–17:30
The winter palace — the Silver Collection, the Imperial Apartments, and a museum devoted to Empress Elisabeth that is far sharper about her than the myth suggests.
05 / 9
🖼 Belvedere Palace & Klimt's The Kiss
Landstraße
culture
2.5 hours
🕒 09:00–18:00
A baroque summer palace holding the world's largest Klimt collection — The Kiss and Judith among them — plus Schiele, Kokoschka and a formal garden between the two palaces.
06 / 9
🧀 Naschmarkt
Wieden
shopping
1.5 hours
🕒 06:00–19:30
A 1.5 km strip of food stalls, Levantine grocers, cheese counters and casual restaurants — Vienna's stomach, and the best cheap lunch in the centre.
07 / 9
🎡 Prater & Riesenrad
Leopoldstadt
leisure
1.5 hours
🕒 10:00–23:45
The 1897 giant Ferris wheel from The Third Man, turning slowly over a free public funfair and a vast green park beyond it.
08 / 9
🎭 Vienna State Opera
Innere Stadt
culture
1 hour
🕒 10:00–16:00
The Staatsoper backstage on a 40-minute tour — or stand at the back of a world-class performance for a few euros, which is the real Viennese move.
09 / 9
🍇 Wachau Valley Day Trip
Melk / Dürnstein
nature
5 hours
🕒 09:00–18:00
An hour west to a UNESCO stretch of the Danube — the vast yellow Melk Abbey above the river, then a boat downstream past terraced vineyards and ruined castles to Dürnstein.
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Airport → your hotel
Vienna International Airport (VIE) is about 20 km from the city centre. The S7 Schnellbahn reaches Wien Mitte in ~20 min (~€5.40); the City Airport Train (CAT) is faster at 16 min (€14.90); ÖBB Railjet trains also run. A taxi/Bolt to the centre is about €35–40. Add your hotel on the Day-by-Day tab for an exact distance and fare. Verified Jul 2026.
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Emergencies
112 — single EU emergency line, English-speaking, free and 24/7. Vienna's tap water comes straight from Alpine springs and is excellent.
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SIM & data
A1, Magenta and Drei sell cheap prepaid SIMs at any supermarket or Trafik; eSIMs work fine. EU roaming plans cover Austria.
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Best time to visit
April to June and September to October are the sweet spots. July and August are warm and busy. Late November to December is Christmas market season — magical, cold and heavily booked. January and February are cheap, grey and good for museums.
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Getting around
Five U-Bahn lines plus trams and buses, all on one ticket. A 24h pass is ~€8, 48h ~€14.10, 72h ~€17.10 — buy at any machine and validate once. The Ringstrasse trams double as a sightseeing loop.
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Coffee house etiquette
A Viennese coffee house is a place to sit, not to be turned over. Order once, stay two hours, read the free newspapers. Never order a 'latte' — ask for a Melange. The glass of water alongside is standard and free.
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Visa for Indians
Indian passport holders need a Schengen short-stay visa (apply through Austria/VFS) with biometrics. Fee ~€90; processing about 15 working days. Apply several weeks ahead with insurance and confirmed bookings.
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Food to try
Wiener schnitzel (veal, properly), tafelspitz, goulash, käsekrainer from a sausage stand at 2am, and Sachertorte with unsweetened whipped cream. Vegetarians do well — Austrian menus almost always carry käsespätzle.
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Concert ticket warning
Men in Mozart wigs selling concert tickets on Kärntner Strasse are selling tourist-grade performances at premium prices. Book directly with the Staatsoper, Musikverein or Konzerthaus instead.
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Museum passes
If you plan 4+ major sights, compare the Vienna Pass against buying individually — with the Sisi Ticket and a transport pass you can often beat it. Many museums are free under 19.