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Vienna City Tour

Horse Carriage Ride · Austria
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Grand city tour of Vienna in a traditional Fiaker 
easy
Distance 3.9 km
1:00 h
14 m
14 m
178 m
166 m
Just like the magnificent St. Stephen's Cathedral and the Hofburg, horse-drawn carriages are also part of Vienna. Horse-drawn carriages have been driving through the streets of the Austrian capital since the 17th century. Today the coachmen – who are also called "Fiaker" – show their guests the beautiful city on the Danube. The highlight of this tour is clearly the Hofburg, but various churches, the Burgtheater and the town hall are also worth a visit.

Author’s recommendation

Horse-drawn carriage rides are also possible to Schönbrunn Palace and the Central Cemetery!
Difficulty
easy
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Landscape
Highest point
178 m
Lowest point
166 m
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Asphalt 100.02%
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3.9 km
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Tips and suggestions

To ensure that the trip can be guaranteed, it is worth booking about 3 days in advance. The big city tour is offered by several operators in a similar way and costs around 100 euros.

Start

Stephansplatz, Vienna
Coordinates:
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48.209139, 16.372879
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48°12'32.9"N 16°22'22.4"E
UTM
33U 601994 5340456
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Destination

Stephansplatz, Vienna

Turn-by-turn directions

The city tour starts at Stephansplatz, directly in front of the impressive Stephanskirche. The tour continues along Dorotheergasse to Augustinerkirche and then around the Albertina to the Hofburg. Past Palais Ferstel, through the Michaelertrakt and across the Inner Burghof we are driven to Heldenplatz.

&Uml;ber the Löwelplatz we soon reach the magnificent Burgtheater. The City Hall, the University and the Natural History Museum can also be seen during our carriage ride. Via Hoher Markt we then reach Stephansplatz again, where our tour ends.

Public transport

Public-transport-friendly

By train to Vienna station, continue by underground to St. Stephen's Cathedral

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Directions

On the A1 to Vienna

Parking

Plenty of parking in the city centre, but better to arrive by public transport!

Coordinates

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48.209139, 16.372879
DMS
48°12'32.9"N 16°22'22.4"E
UTM
33U 601994 5340456
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Get there by train, car, bike, or on foot!

Equipment

No special equipment necessary.

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Parts of this content were machine translated using German as the source language
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Difficulty
easy
Distance
3.9 km
Duration
1:00 h
Ascent
14 m
Descent
14 m
Highest point
178 m
Lowest point
166 m
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