Cluster · Vienna
Schönbrunn Palace and Gardens
Book the first entry slot: palace interior, then the gardens and the Gloriette hill before the tour buses.
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Bound and physics
From the palace forecourt south through the gardens to the Gloriette.
- Slope
- gentle rise to the Gloriette
- Stairs
- Some
- Shade
- low
- Surface
- gravel paths and paved terraces
- Sleep here or visit
- visit
Rescue anchors
A — Palace forecourt and ticket hall (WC)
toilet · shelter · seated_rest · valid: always
B — Great Parterre benches (field-verify)
seated_rest · valid: always
C — Neptune Fountain terrace (field-verify)
seated_rest · valid: always
D — Gardens west path shade (field-verify)
seated_rest · valid: always
E — Gloriette café (field-verify)
seated_rest · food · toilet · valid: always
F — Palm House garden entrance (field-verify)
seated_rest · shelter · valid: always
always: 100% covered, max p90 5.9′, worst cell 5.9′ · heat: 100%
Nodes in this cluster
- Schönbrunn Palace — Book the first timed slot online: the interior takes 60–90 minutes and the gardens another hour; midday queues in summer are long.
- Gloriette and garden hill — The hilltop colonnade with a city view: the walk is about 15 minutes uphill and the café at the top is a rest stop.
Edges out (directed)
- Naschmarkt and Karlsplatz
- U4 to Karlsplatz · ~20 min
- Innere Stadt (Stephansplatz and Hofburg)
- U4 and walk · ~25 min
Red lines here
- Bags over a small size go in the cloakroom; the palace bans photos in some rooms.
Around this cluster
Straight-line distance; walk time adds 30% for streets.
- Sleep areaNeubau and Mariahilf (6th and 7th districts)3.7 km · 60 min walk
- ClusterRingstrasse and Museum Quarternearest point: MuseumsQuartier courtyard (WC, shade)4.2 km · ride, not a walk
- ClusterNaschmarkt and Karlsplatznearest point: Karlsplatz U-Bahn hall (WC)4.2 km · ride, not a walk
- ClusterInnere Stadt (Stephansplatz and Hofburg)nearest point: Michaelerplatz and Hofburg gate (seated rest)4.8 km · ride, not a walk
- Sleep areaInnere Stadt (1st district)5.2 km · ride, not a walk