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Vienna by district
Vienna has 23 districts (Bezirke), numbered outward from the centre. This guide uses four working areas: the Innere Stadt (1st) old centre, the Ringstrasse museums, the Naschmarkt and Karlsplatz area (4th and 6th), and Schönbrunn in the 13th. Two sleep areas cover most visitors.
About these names
Addresses start with the postcode, where the middle two digits are the district: 1010 is the 1st, 1060 the 6th, 1130 the 13th.
- Innere Stadt (1st)seesleepeatSuits: First-timers, short stays, sights on footStephansdom, the Hofburg, the Graben, the Albertina and the grand cafés; busy and pricey.3 sights · 5 eats · 1 sleep areaDistrict guide →
- Ringstrasse and Museum Quarter (1st and 7th)seeSuits: Museum daysThe Kunsthistorisches Museum, the Naturhistorisches Museum, the Parliament and the Museumsquartier.1 sightsDistrict guide →
- Wieden and Margareten (4th and 5th)seeeatSuits: Naschmarkt, Karlskirche and neighbourhood cafésKarlsplatz is the hub; the Naschmarkt runs along the 4th and 6th.3 sights · 2 eatsDistrict guide →
- Neubau and Mariahilf (7th and 6th)sleepeatSuits: Independent cafés, shops and cheaper bedsTrendy streets and the Mariahilfer Strasse shopping road; U3 to the centre.4 sights · 2 eats · 1 sleep areaDistrict guide →
- Hietzing (13th)seeSuits: Schönbrunn Palace and its gardensA quiet residential district in the south-west; the U4 reaches it in about 15 minutes.2 sightsDistrict guide →
- Leopoldstadt (2nd)seeSuits: The Prater and the Riesenrad (Ferris wheel)North across the Danube canal; a separate half day if you have time.Short entry only: too little in this guide for a full page yet.
- Grinzing and Döbling (19th)eatSuits: Heurige wine tavernsA wine village on the edge of the Vienna Woods; a tram and bus ride in the evening.Short entry only: too little in this guide for a full page yet.
Hover, tap or tab to an area to see what it is like. Pins are sleep areas; arrows at the edge point to the airport.
Off the map: Vienna International Airport (VIE) (25–35 min by the usual route).
Not drawn yet (no coordinates in this guide): Leopoldstadt (2nd), Grinzing and Döbling (19th). See the table above.
Where’s what, as a list:
- Innere Stadt (1st): Stephansdom, the Hofburg, the Graben, the Albertina and the grand cafés; busy and pricey. Suits: First-timers, short stays, sights on foot. Price band $$$.
- Ringstrasse and Museum Quarter (1st and 7th): The Kunsthistorisches Museum, the Naturhistorisches Museum, the Parliament and the Museumsquartier. Suits: Museum days.
- Wieden and Margareten (4th and 5th): Karlsplatz is the hub; the Naschmarkt runs along the 4th and 6th. Suits: Naschmarkt, Karlskirche and neighbourhood cafés.
- Neubau and Mariahilf (7th and 6th): Trendy streets and the Mariahilfer Strasse shopping road; U3 to the centre. Suits: Independent cafés, shops and cheaper beds. Price band $$.
- Hietzing (13th): A quiet residential district in the south-west; the U4 reaches it in about 15 minutes. Suits: Schönbrunn Palace and its gardens.
- Leopoldstadt (2nd): North across the Danube canal; a separate half day if you have time. Suits: The Prater and the Riesenrad (Ferris wheel).
- Grinzing and Döbling (19th): A wine village on the edge of the Vienna Woods; a tram and bus ride in the evening. Suits: Heurige wine taverns.
- Sleep area Innere Stadt (1st district): suits First-timers, short stays, sights on foot, price band $$$.
- Sleep area Neubau and Mariahilf (6th and 7th districts): suits Independent cafés, shops and cheaper beds, price band $$.
- Vienna International Airport (VIE), 25–35 min by the usual route.