Tours, tickets and day trips in Vienna
The sights with published visitor numbers, the heritage listings, and the towns close enough for a day out.
| Sight | Visitors a year | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Historic Centre of Vienna | 8,169,000 | 2024 |
| Wurstelprater | 6,600,000 | 2019 |
| Kunsthistorisches Museum | 454,291 | 2020 |
| Belvedere | 343,064 | 2020 |
| Time Travel Vienna | 254,875 | 2025 |
| Heeresgeschichtliches Museum | 174,146 | — |
| Viktor Frankl Museum | 30,000 | 2021 |
The busiest is Historic Centre of Vienna at 8,169,000 visitors in 2024. At that volume, anything with a gate is worth a timed ticket or an early start.
UNESCO World Heritage in the city: Historic Centre of Vienna; Palace and gardens of Schönbrunn.
Day trips from Vienna
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vienna to Bratislava | Slovakia | 55 km (34 mi) | about 54 min |
| Vienna to Petržalka | Slovakia | 57 km (35 mi) | about 56 min |
| Vienna to Győr | Hungary | 111 km (69 mi) | about 1 h 48 min |
| Vienna to Brno | Czechia | 111 km (69 mi) | about 1 h 48 min |
| Vienna to Graz | Austria | 145 km (90 mi) | about 2 h 21 min |
| Vienna to Linz | Austria | 155 km (96 mi) | about 2 h 31 min |
| Vienna to Székesfehérvár | Hungary | 190 km (118 mi) | about 3 h 5 min |
| Vienna to Budapest | Hungary | 214 km (133 mi) | about 3 h 29 min |
| Vienna to Prague | Czechia | 253 km (157 mi) | about 4 h 7 min |
| Vienna to Zagreb | Croatia | 268 km (166 mi) | about 4 h 21 min |
Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.
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Common questions
What is the most visited attraction in Vienna?
Historic Centre of Vienna, with 8,169,000 visitors in 2024 (Wikidata).
Does Vienna have a UNESCO World Heritage site?
Yes: Historic Centre of Vienna; Palace and gardens of Schönbrunn.
How are the journey times on this page worked out?
From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.