Vienna with tweens and teens (11+)
From eleven up, lean on the museums and the rides. The Technisches Museum and the Naturhistorisches Museum are both free under 19 and can hold a teenager for hours, and the Prater has rides fast enough for them. The palace starts to make sense at this age too.
Tips by age · 11+
- Both the Technisches Museum and the Naturhistorisches Museum are free under 19, so only adults pay.
- The Naturhistorisches Museum stays open until 8 pm on Wednesdays and is closed on Tuesdays.
- The Haus der Musik is open until 10 pm with last entry at 9 pm, which suits teenagers who sleep late.
What works at 11+
10 activities
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.
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.
Tower and viewpointDonauturm (Danube Tower)
child from €10.80Express lift to a view over the whole city, plus a slide near the top for ages 6 and up.
Sound museumHaus der Musik
child from €8An interactive sound museum open until 10 pm, with lifts, changing tables and a €39 family ticket.
ZooTiergarten Schönbrunn (Vienna Zoo)
child from €17Free under 6, changing tables in every toilet block and a handcart to rent when legs give up.
PalaceSchönbrunn Palace
child from €30The palace everyone asks about. Seventy-five minutes of audio guide indoors, then a free park to run in.
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.
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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Less suited to this age
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