Vienna City Cards

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Opt for a day/attraction-based city card and explore Vienna's top attractions, such as Hofburg Palace, Schönbrunn Zoo, Sisi Museum & more at discounted rates! Also enjoy unlimited access to the city's public transport. Book now!

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Vienna Pass

Free entry to 90+ Vienna attractions including Schönbrunn and the Belvedere. Compare 1-day, 2-day, 3-day, and 6-day pass formats with hop-on hop-off included. Book online.

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Vienna Welcome Card

Unlock Vienna while making savings. This wallet-friendly Vienna Welcome Card gives you unlimited rides on public transit and exclusive discounts on 100+ top experiences and attractions. Choose from 24-hour, 48-hour, and 7-day pass options.

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Headout Vienna Pass

Comparing tickets for Schönbrunn & Belvedere Palaces, museums, concerts, and cruises? The Headout Vienna Pass bundles 35+ highlights into one easy, 30-day pass. Enjoy stress-free planning, meaningful savings, and the freedom to mix culture, nature, and night-time experiences your way.

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All about Vienna City Cards

Vienna City Cards are flexible sightseeing passes that bundle top attractions, tours, and transport perks into one convenient purchase. Choose a day-based Vienna Pass for 1–6 action-packed days, a Headout Vienna Pass or a Vienna Flexi Pass to visit select experiences at your own pace, or transport-focused City and Welcome Cards with attraction discounts. Depending on your pass, you get to enjoy access to Schönbrunn Palace, Upper Belvedere, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna Zoo, the Giant Ferris Wheel, Hop-on Hop-off tours, and Danube cruises, while saving up to 30% on ticket costs. Whether you are a first-time visitor, family, solo explorer, or culture lover, there is an option for every itinerary.

How do Vienna City Cards work

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A pass for every pace

Choose the Vienna Pass for 1–6 consecutive days of ambitious sightseeing, or the Vienna Flexi Pass or Headout Vienna Pass to handpick a few attractions and use them over 60 days. The Vienna MegaPass adds a week of curated attractions, tours, and transport extras, while the Vienna City Card and Welcome Card focus on transit and attraction discounts. Whether you are packing highlights into a weekend or lingering longer, there is a format that fits for you.

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One booking, Vienna’s best sights

Unlock imperial palaces, renowned museums, family attractions, and panoramic experiences without juggling separate tickets. Depending on the card, visit Schönbrunn Palace, Upper Belvedere, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Hofburg Palace, Danube Tower, or Mozarthaus. Some passes also feature Hop-on Hop-off buses, Danube cruises, guided walks, and classical experiences, making for an easy way to build a varied itinerary around Vienna’s most-loved landmarks.

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Savings that reward full days

City Cards make the most sense when you plan to visit several paid sights. Day-based Vienna Pass options can save up to 30% compared with individual admissions, and may pay for themselves after only a few major stops. Prefer a slower schedule? An attraction-based pass gives you a fixed number of choices, while City and Welcome Cards offer discounts at 100–200+ experiences, so you will only pay for the sightseeing style you will actually prefer.

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Easy to activate and explore

Book online, receive your pass digitally, and follow the operator’s activation instructions before visiting. With City and Welcome Card options, you can ride Vienna’s U-Bahn, trams, buses, and S-Bahn in the core zone. Select options also include airport connections or Hop-on Hop-off tours. Check whether reservations are needed for popular attractions, activate on your first sightseeing day, and simply show your pass at entry.

Vienna City Cards types

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Attraction-based cards

These passes let you preselect a number of attractions, then enter participating sights without paying full individual prices each time. Best for visitors planning to cross off major museums and palaces on their bucket list. The key benefit of these passes is the clear per-attraction value and the ease of budgeting for intensive sightseeing.

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Day-based cards

With this card, you can choose the number of days you want the card to be valid for and visit as many attractions as you can fit into your day. It is Ideal for visitors aiming to explore numerous attractions within a limited timeframe while saving big.

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Vienna Pass: Choose 1 to 6 Days

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Public transport cards

If you mainly want mobility, these products focus on offering unlimited access to the city's public transport and some light discounts rather than fully prepaid entries. Ideal for budget travelers or those staying outside the center who will ride public transport often. Get this if you want unlimited rides with optional savings at selected partners in the city.

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Vienna City Card

The Vienna City Card is Vienna’s official transport-first city pass issued by the Vienna Tourist Board. It combines unlimited travel on city public transport with small discounts at 200+ local partners.

Card details: Vienna City Card
Savings: Up to 20% on partner prices.
No. of attractions: 200+ discount partners (no free entries)
Pass options: 24h, 48h, 72h, 7 days
Type of card: Day-based transport + discount card
Price range: €19-€41.23
Validity: Activate on the configured start date/time

Find the right Vienna City Card for your trip

If you want to see as much as possible in a few days: Planning a packed Vienna itinerary with several paid sights each day? Choose the Vienna Pass. Available for 1, 2, 3, or 6 consecutive calendar days, it unlocks 90+ attractions and can save up to 30% versus separate tickets. Pair Schönbrunn Palace, Upper Belvedere, the Giant Ferris Wheel, Vienna Zoo, and a Hop-on Hop-off bus tour in one high-value day. It is best for first-time visitors and families who want broad coverage, not a slow, selective schedule.
If you want a few highlights without rushing: Want to choose only the sights that genuinely interest you? The Vienna Flexi Pass lets you select 2, 3, 4, or 5 attractions from 60+ choices, including Schönbrunn Palace, the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Belvedere, and the Danube Tower. It is valid for 60 days after first use, so you can explore at an unhurried pace. Opt for the Headout Vienna Pass if you'd like to see up to 10 attractions during your time in the city.
If easy travel is your priority: If you want unlimited public transport while retaining sightseeing discounts, opt for the Vienna City Card or Vienna Welcome Card. Both cover Vienna’s core transport network (U-Bahn, trams, buses, and eligible S-Bahn services), while offering discounts at 100+ participating sights, tours, and restaurants.

Must-see highlights in your Vienna City Card

Schönbrunn Palace

Timings: 9am to 5:30pm
Address: Schönbrunner Schloßstraße 47, Vienna, 1130, Austria

Belvedere Palace

Timings: 10am to 6pm
Address: Prinz-Eugen-Straße 27, Vienna, 1030, Austria

Kunsthistorisches Museum

Timings: 10am to 6pm
Address: Maria-Theresien-Platz, Vienna, 1010, Austria

Naturhistorisches Museum

Timings: 9am to 6:30pm
Address: Burgring 7, Vienna, 1010, Austria

Albertina Museum

Timings: 10am to 6pm
Address: Albertinaplatz 1, Vienna, 1010, Austria

Leopold Museum

Timings: 10am to 6pm
Address: Museumsplatz 1, Vienna, 1070, Austria

Mumok Museum in Vienna with colorful steps and people in the plaza.

Museum Of Modern Art Ludwig Foundation

Timings: 10am to 6pm
Address: Museumsplatz 1, Vienna, 1070, Austria

Prater Giant Ferris Wheel

Timings: 10am to 10pm
Address: Riesenradplatz 1, Vienna, 1020, Austria

Haus Der Musik

Timings: 10am to 10pm
Address: Seilerstätte 30, Vienna, 1010, Austria

Spanish Riding School

Timings: 9am to 4pm
Address: Michaelerplatz 1, Vienna, 1010, Austria

How to use a Vienna City Card

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Step 1: Find your perfect City Card match

Day tripper or slow explorer? Browse the available passes, weigh up what's included, and land on the one that suits how you like to travel.

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Step 2: Pay your way

Grab your preferred payment method, whether that's PayPal, iDEAL, or a card, and lock in your pass in just a few clicks.

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Step 3: Head to your inbox

No waiting around. Your pass arrives digitally, almost instantly. Can't spot it? A quick detour to your spam folder usually does the trick.

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Step 4: Get the app ready

Download the operator's app on your phone and get your pass activated before you head out. Takes two minutes and saves a lot of hassle.

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Step 5: Walk straight in

Show your pass, skip the ticket line, and get straight to the good stuff.

Frequently asked questions about the Vienna City Card

The Vienna Pass includes one-time entry to 90+ attractions for 1, 2, 3, or 6 consecutive days. The Vienna City Card focuses on unlimited city transport and discounts at 200+ partners; attraction entry is not free.

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What our guests say

Przemysław S

Poland

Group

Jul 2026

+2 more

It was very easy to use app and buy through this application a Vienna card. We've saved some money, buying tickets with 10 -30 % discounts or more. Fully recommended.

Vienna City Card: Unlimited Public Transport & Discounts

Erica W

Couple

May 2026

The question was how public transportation works with this card, so 5 stars. I haven't been able to set up the discounts yet, but in my experience, it's a bit of a hassle. I'll try again today. I couldn't change the star rating anymore, so you'll have to edit the original question to allow for more accurate and honest reviews!

Vienna City Card: Unlimited Public Transport & Discounts

Ulrike R

Germany

Couple

May 2026

+6 more

We spent three days in Vienna, and the Vienna Pass was a great choice! It made it so easy to use the hop-on, hop-off buses, which run every 20 minutes from strategically located stops. Admission to almost all attractions is included in the Vienna Pass. St. Stephen’s Cathedral isn’t included, but it was so crowded that we only toured the cathedral’s ship, without a guided tour of the catacombs...etc... Thanks to the Vienna Pass, we got in very quickly at every attraction. Over the three days, we each saved around 90 euros. It was definitely worth it.

Vienna Pass: Choose 1 to 6 Days

Kristin F

Germany

Solo

2 weeks ago

Basically, I recommend the Vienna Card, but it is misleading that I can cancel booked events with the provider, but cannot book a replacement on Headout. This means instead of 7 events, I would only have 6. Additionally, one booked event simply disappeared from Headout and the provider, which is even more annoying!!!! So I could only enjoy 5 of the 7 included events of the Vienna Card. Sad!

Headout Vienna Pass: Schönbrunn Zoo, Upper Belvedere Palace, Giant Ferris Wheel + Unlimited Public Transport & more

Hans K

Couple

Aug 2026

In the end, it was nice to have unlimited access to public transportation. We didn't take the hop-on, hop-off bus tour. Partly because we thought it was expensive despite the discount, and partly because we didn't really need it. We did find the discounts on other attractions with the Vienna Card to be rather meager.

Vienna Welcome Card: Unlimited Public Transport with Optional Hop-on Hop-off Bus Tour

Peter S

Couple

Jul 2026

The Welcome Card does exactly what it's supposed to do. It gives you access to all public transportation. We didn't use any of the other add-on options because we didn't need them.

Vienna Welcome Card: Unlimited Public Transport with Optional Hop-on Hop-off Bus Tour