
Vienna with a baby or toddler (0-2)
Vienna is kind to babies and toddlers. ZOOM Ocean takes children from 8 months, the Technisches Museum has a play area from 18 months, and the zoo has a changing table in every toilet block. Bring a carrier for the Haus des Meeres and the Danube Tower, where the stroller has to stay downstairs.
Tips by age · 0-2
- Book a 60-minute ZOOM Ocean session. It takes babies from 8 months and is free under 8 months.
- Bring a carrier for the Haus des Meeres and the Danube Tower. The stroller stays on the ground floor at both.
- Use the changing and nursing room on Level 5 of STEFFL when you are near the cathedral.
What works at 0-2
8 activities
Children's museumZOOM Kindermuseum
child from €8.50Fixed-time sessions for ages 8 months to 14 in the MuseumsQuartier. You have to book ahead.
ZooTiergarten Schönbrunn (Vienna Zoo)
child from €17Free under 6, changing tables in every toilet block and a handcart to rent when legs give up.
Amusement parkPrater (Wurstelprater)
No ticket neededFree to walk into at any hour. You pay ride by ride, mostly in cash, from about €3.50 to €15.
Ferris wheelWiener Riesenrad (Giant Ferris Wheel)
A slow 12 to 15 minute turn in a closed wooden cabin at the Prater entrance. No booking needed.
AquariumHaus des Meeres
child from €9.80Sharks, crocodiles and a walk-through tropical house on 11 floors. Open every day until 8 pm.
Natural history museumNaturhistorisches Museum Wien
free under 19Dinosaurs and endless halls of animals, free for everyone under 19. Closed on Tuesdays.
Science and technology museumTechnisches Museum Wien
free under 19Free under 19, with one play area for ages 1.5 to 5 and another for curious children from 3.
CathedralStephansdom (St. Stephen's Cathedral)
No ticket neededFree to walk into and right in the centre. The towers cost extra: one has a lift, the other 343 steps.
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Playgrounds worth the detour
For the hour when nobody wants another sight.
- Stadtpark playgroundsLandstraßeA toddler playground with sand, swings and slides, plus a second one with climbing frames, water play and a playhouse for older children.Map
- Rathauspark playgroundInnere StadtSand, water play, slides and seesaws near Grillparzerstraße, best for under-8s on a walk around the Ring.Map
- Wasserspielplatz DonauinselDonaustadt · ToiletsA free 5,000 square metre water playground with streams to dam, showers and toilets, open 1 May to 30 September for all ages.Map
- Donaupark playgroundsDonaustadtThree playgrounds with sandpits, swings, slides and climbing frames at the foot of the Danube Tower, with water play on hot days.Map
- Türkenschanzpark playgroundsWähringFive playgrounds for mixed ages, one of them with a water play area, in a large park with a cafe and drinking fountains.Map
Where to change a baby
Places in the centre with a documented changing or nursing room.
- STEFFL department storeInnere Stadt · Changing and nursingA dedicated changing and nursing room on Level 5, a few minutes on foot from the cathedral.Map
- MuseumsQuartierNeubau · Changing tableBaby-changing stations and accessible restrooms at the main entrance of the complex.Map
- GerngrossNeubau · Changing tableChanging rooms next to the customer toilets on the 2nd and 5th floors of the department store on Mariahilfer Straße.Map
- Wien Mitte The MallLandstraße · Changing tableA changing room on level 0 with a microwave for baby food, and a toddler play area for ages 2 to 6 on level 2.Map
3 days in Vienna with kids
Getting around
- Under 6
- Free on public transport
- Ages 6 to 14
- Reduced fare; free Sundays, holidays, school holidays
- Single trip
- Valid 80 minutes, one direction, changes allowed
- Night service
- Underground runs all night at weekends
- Airport to Hauptbahnhof
- Railjet, 15 min, every 30 min