Prater (Wurstelprater) with kids

The Wurstelprater is an old-fashioned funfair with over 250 attractions and no gate. Entry is free and the grounds are open around the clock, so you can wander through with a stroller and spend nothing. Each ride is a separate business with its own cash desk, and prices run from about €3.50 to €15 a go.

OutdoorLots of movingRidesPlayFood on site

LeopoldstadtU1 or U2 Praterstern

Tickets

FreeNo ticket needed

Go to the official site

Best time

The information desk on Riesenradplatz is staffed from 11 am to 10 pm in the main season. Go before dusk with small children.

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Tiergarten Schönbrunn (Vienna Zoo)Schönbrunn Palace Children's Museum and Maze at Schönbrunn Wiener Riesenrad (Giant Ferris Wheel)

The family card

Family card

Minimum ageNo minimumNo minimum to enter. Each ride sets its own age and height limits

Enjoys from2 years

Duration2h – 4h

StrollerNot confirmed yet

€

Child priceFree entry · rides about €3.50 to €15 each, paid at each ride

Toilets and changingNot confirmed yet

QueueShort queuesThere is no entrance queue because there is no entrance. Queues form at individual rides.

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Best timeThe information desk on Riesenradplatz is staffed from 11 am to 10 pm in the main season. Go before dusk with small children.

Verdict by age

Not a general rating. How each age band actually experiences it.

0-2

Fine

3-5

Great

6-10

Great

11+

Great

From three up this is the most fun per hour in Vienna, and teenagers will ask to come back for the big rides. Set a ride budget before you arrive, because it adds up fast. Toddlers enjoy the lights and the carousels and little else.

Rides operate daily from 15 March to 31 October. In winter only some open, and only in good weather. Behind the funfair lies the green Prater, a huge park where the city lists a children's playground on the Jesuitenwiese and others with water play, sandpits and slides. That is where to go when the noise and the spending get too much.

Tips for the visit

Bring cash. The official FAQ says many rides accept nothing else.
The Giant Ferris Wheel sells a combined ticket with the Liliput miniature railway: €16 adult, €8 for ages 3 to 14, at its cash desk.
Some outdoor rides close in bad weather, so keep this for a dry day.
The playground on the Jesuitenwiese in the green Prater is free.

Sources

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