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District · Vienna

Hietzing (13th)

A quiet residential district in the south-west; the U4 reaches it in about 15 minutes.

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Key facts

Suits
Schönbrunn Palace and its gardens
Sights here
2

What it's like

Feels:
Formal gardens and a big palace
Suits:
Schönbrunn Palace and its gardens
Best time:
At opening
Watch out for:
July midday
In short:
A quiet residential district in the south-west; the U4 reaches it in about 15 minutes.

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.

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.

Where exactly

This district is highlighted. Shapes follow this guide's walking areas and places, not official boundaries.

Hietzing (13th) on the Vienna mapTap an area for what it is like and who it suits. Shapes follow this guide’s walking areas and places, not official boundaries.
Innere Stadt (1st distr… · $$$Neubau and Mariahilf (6th and 7th districts): Independent cafés, shops and cheaper beds

Hietzing (13th)

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A quiet residential district in the south-west; the U4 reaches it in about 15 minutes.

Suits: Schönbrunn Palace and its gardens

On the map: Gloriette and garden hill, Schönbrunn Palace

District guideWalk: Schönbrunn Palace and GardensIn the districts table

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.

Stay here?

Not a base in this guide

No sleep area here has scores. The best-placed bases are Innere Stadt (1st), Neubau and Mariahilf (7th and 6th).

See

Opening hours and prices from each place page; (check) means typical hours, not yet verified.

  • Schönbrunn PalaceBook a time

    Book the first timed slot online: the interior takes 60–90 minutes and the gardens another hour; midday queues in summer are long.

    Hours:
    Typically daily from 08:30 (check the season).(check)
  • Gloriette and garden hillBook a time

    The hilltop colonnade with a city view: the walk is about 15 minutes uphill and the café at the top is a rest stop.

    Hours:
    The garden is open daily until dusk; the café and platform vary by season.(check)
    Entry:
    Free

Getting there and around

Where to get off

  • Inside the gardens, south end · for Gloriette and garden hill
  • Schönbrunn U4 station · for Schönbrunn Palace

Walks inside the district

  • Schönbrunn Palace → Gloriette and garden hill: 14–20 min on foot (Walk up the garden axis)

On to the next area

Minutes are this guide’s typical walking and ride times (p50–p90); traffic and heat stretch them.

Half-day walk

In the day plans: Day 3 — Schönbrunn at opening, bags to the airport at 12:30 (Vienna in 3 days)

Photo and sunset spots

Safety at night and noise

  • Schönbrunnday: oknight: ok

    Queues attract pickpockets; garden paths close at dusk.

Nearby districts

Built from this guide’s Vienna districts table, place, eat and sleep pages, route graph and city notes. Hours, prices and rules change: anything marked (check) is typical, not verified. checked: 2026-09.