Skip-the-Line Schonbrunn Palace Guided Tour and Vienna Historical City Tour

Overview

Available languages

German

English

Spanish

3 hours 30 minutes

Mobile ticket

Experience the best of Vienna, including the Schönbrunn Palace, on this 3.5-hour city highlights tour by bus. Drive along the famous Ringstrasse boulevard to admire buildings such as the Vienna State Opera, City Hall and Hofburg Palace, once home of Marie Antoinette. Then, see the extravagant staterooms of the Schönbrunn, the summer residence of the Habsburg monarchs, and get free time to stroll its gardens or relax at the café.

All the tours will be carried out in small groups.

This tour could be operated multilingually (English, Spanish, German at the same time).

Additional Info

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Service animals allowed

Public transportation options are available nearby

Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap

Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

Tour might be operated multilingually.

Please note on few dates in high season, due to popularity of the tour, transport could be on a double decker

Strollers/wheelchairs must be foldable for transport.

This tour may be operated bilingually (German/Spanish and English at the same time). Spanish: MO/WED/FR/SUN; German: TUE/THU/SAT; English: daily

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What‘s Included

Guided tour of the State Rooms

No waiting time at Schönbrunn Palace

City tour with Vienna’s most important sights

Free time at your disposal (approx. 40 min.)

Food and drinks

What To Expect

Wiener Staatsoper

Pass by the Vienna State Opera on a guided bus tour through Vienna.

Admission Not Applicable

Admire the neoclassical design of the Austrian Parliament

Admission Not Applicable

Options

Tour in English

Schönbrunn tour in English

Tour in Spanish

Schönbrunn tour in Spanish

Tour in German

Schönbrunn tour in German

Reviews

3.67

937 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

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The guide was very...
Tom H,
Dec 7, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
The guide was very knowledgeable and interesting. She brought to life the history of the people, events and buildings.
Great overview—left us wanting to know more about the Hapsburg.
Mary C,
Nov 28, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
It was informative and interesting. Our guide was succinct and well-prepared and his commentary fit the group he had.
Fantastic
Michelle S,
Oct 18, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Our tour guide was an older gentleman and was so full of knowledge, we were in awe. We he way switched languages frequently and often was amazing. He was a huge wealth of w!
Excellent guide
Neeraj V,
Sep 27, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
The best guide ever ! great sense of humor , made tour very interesting and informative I would recommend
Beautiful and Amazing
Mary H,
Sep 1, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Beautiful palace, such history, and the gardens are incredible. Such opulence is hard to fathom. The family tree is wow!
Austrian Versailles, Schonbrunn Castle
gio682018,
Aug 19, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Wonderful Castle, wonderful park. Every corner of this monument is steeped in history. Beautiful view of Vienna from the Gloriette
As flexible as a pavement tile!
jarricks2025,
Jul 28, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
1.00
We had booked a tour in the morning around 0930. We arrived at the Schönbrunn in plenty of time to take a look around and figure out where to gather. Once we arrived we found out that the meeting point of this tour was a few kilometers away and not at the palace itself. After being contacted by telephone, I was told by both the head office and the tour guide that I could no longer participate in the tour if I did not go to the meeting point. Now I understand that it is my fault that I was wrong (the meeting point was at the bottom of an email I had received). But due to the fact that I was present at the location where the actual tour was going to take place, I still felt that the organization could have accommodated me somehow. I was offered a discounted tour the next day, but we would not be in Vienna anymore. We booked a tour with another organization (which did collect at the palace) and took our loss. Very unfortunate and, in my opinion, unnecessary.
Great tour, but not 100% English.
Gayle B,
Jun 29, 2025
- Review from Viator
4.00
Safe and friendly tour guides and bus driver. Excellent stops. Perfect tour for a one day in Vienna for a first timer. The only reason they did not get five stars is because I had signed up to be on an English speaking tour and the tour guide was a native German speaker who split 2/3 of the trip speaking Spanish for the Spanish-speaking folks and only 1/3 of it in English so I missed an awful lot. I wish it would’ve said that it was both English and Spanish being spoken. I wouldn’t have chosen that.
Nice, but...
Seaside45988356210,
Jun 4, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
3.00
I liked the combination of bus trip around Vienna before going to Schonbrunn but not enough time to see Schonbrunn Gardens. Also, combining two languages translation does not work.
Confusing due to being provided in two languages at once
Ronald W,
May 19, 2025
- Review from Viator
1.00
While my tour was booked for English, it is provided in both Spanish and English at the same time. I found this to be confusing. I do not feel that I got the tour I paid for. The dual language aspect was not indicated when I booked the tour. Since 1/2 the time was spent in a language other than English, I feel we got half the tour we paid for. I would not recommend this tour. Because the tour guide went back and forth between languages, there were times we were past the point of interest being discussed.