The Habsburgs’ summer residence in Vienna, home to Maria Theresa, Franz Joseph and Empress Sisi, with a vast park. Here you’ll find which Schönbrunn Palace tickets to buy, the weather during opening hours, opening times and tips for your visit.
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Weather at 5:00 PM. The castle opens at 08:30.
You need a ticket for the palace; the park is free. Beware of fake websites: Schönbrunn warns that official tickets are only sold online, via the official Schönbrunn website.
Our pick: a guided tour. Schönbrunn’s rooms are full of stories (Maria Theresa, young Mozart, Sisi, the end of the empire) and a live guide brings them to life. The official “Maria Theresia” tour (€44) is a great choice if its times suit you; the Tiqets tour (from €55) also includes the gardens and is a good alternative when official slots are gone.
If you prefer to explore on your own, the official €42 Palace Ticket with audio guide is complete and cheaper.
If you also want to see the park without walking too much, there’s the option with skip-the-line entry, audio guide and panorama train.
Choose English when booking · cancellation terms vary by option, so check them before paying
Costs more than the official Palace Ticket (€42, with audio guide) because you get a live guide and the gardens are included in the tour.
New product, with few reviews so far
Costs more than the official ticket because it adds the panorama train, handy for getting around the very large park.
Indicative prices, checked onOctober 26, 2026: they may change: the final price is the one shown by the seller.
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Good: clear, 8 to 8 degrees, no rain.
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Good: cloudy, 7 to 10 degrees, no rain.
| Time | Sky | Temperature | Rain | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | Partly cloudy | 7° | – | 15 km/h |
| 10:00 | Partly cloudy | 9° | – | 17 km/h |
| 11:00 | Cloudy | 10° | – | 19 km/h |
| 12:00 | Cloudy | 10° | – | 18 km/h |
| 13:00 | Cloudy | 10° | – | 19 km/h |
| 14:00 | Cloudy | 9° | – | 17 km/h |
| 15:00 | Cloudy | 9° | – | 14 km/h |
| 16:00 | Partly cloudy | 9° | – | 13 km/h |
| 17:00 | Partly cloudy | 8° | – | 13 km/h |
Today and tomorrow the forecast is accurate hour by hour; up to day seven it is reliable on the trend; the last days give a rough idea. Updated every hour.
Today, Friday, October 30: open 08:30–17:30.
| Period | Hours |
|---|---|
| March 27 – June 30 | 08:30–17:30 |
| July 1 – August 31 | 08:30–18:00 |
| September 1 – November 2 | 08:30–17:30 |
| November 3 – March 26 | 08:30–17:00 |
In December the palace stays open until 5:30 pm on some days (5–8, 12–13, 19–20 December and 25 December to 6 January). Last admission: 45 minutes before closing. Park: from 6:30 am, free, closing between 5:30 pm in winter and 9 pm in summer.
Best time to visit: May, June and September. Highs are between 21 and 26°C, the park is at its best and the fountains are running (mid-April to mid-October).
| Month | Average high | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4° | 7 |
| Feb | 7° | 6 |
| Mar | 11° | 8 |
| Apr | 17° | 6 |
| MayRecommended | 22° | 9 |
| JunRecommended | 26° | 9 |
| Jul | 28° | 9 |
| Aug | 28° | 8 |
| SepRecommended | 22° | 7 |
| Oct | 16° | 7 |
| Nov | 10° | 7 |
| Dec | 5° | 8 |
1991–2020 averages for the GeoSphere Austria station Wien-Innere Stadt (177 m): average high and rainy days. Source: GeoSphere Austria, table published on Wikipedia (German article “Wien”).
The palace visit works in any weather: it’s all indoors. The park, which is free and very large, is outdoors.
An hour-by-hour crowd estimate is coming later, always marked as an estimate and with its source.
By metro: take the U4 line to Schönbrunn (or Hietzing, closer to the side entrance and the zoo).
By car: possible, but parking in Vienna is expensive and tricky. Public transport is the easiest option.
Walking in the park: the park opens at 6:30 am and is free. From the palace, the Gloriette is an uphill walk to the top of the hill.
Good: clear, 8 to 8 degrees, no rain.
Saturday, October 31: Good: cloudy, 7 to 10 degrees, no rain. Sunday, November 1: Good: cloudy, 6 to 9 degrees, no rain.
The official Palace Ticket, covering the whole piano nobile with an audio guide, costs €42; the shorter State Apartments ticket costs €30. The official guided tour costs €44 (English or German). On Tiqets there’s a guided tour with entry from €55. The park is free.
Yes: the park is open daily from 6:30 am and entry is free. The maze, Privy Garden, Orangery Garden and Gloriette terrace cost extra (€16 with the “Exclusive Gardens” ticket).
In 2026 the palace opens daily at 8:30 am and closes at 5:30 pm from late March to June and from September to 2 November, at 6 pm in July and August, and at 5 pm from November to March. Last admission is 45 minutes before closing.
Yes: the official “Maria Theresia” guided tour runs daily in English and German (€44). On Tiqets there’s also a guided tour in English that includes the gardens, from €55.
About an hour and a half for the palace. With the park and the walk up to the Gloriette, allow half a day, or a full day if you add the zoo.
Reliable forecasts reach about 10 days: here you get the next 10, hour by hour for today and tomorrow and as a trend after that. To pick a month, check the climate month by month.
Forecasts come from MET Norway, the Norwegian Meteorological Institute, calculated for the castle’s coordinates and updated every hour during the day and every 3 hours at night. Crowd figures are labelled as estimates, with their source.
Palace & gardens with a guided tour · from €55
Forecast by MET Norway, the Norwegian Meteorological Institute, calculated for the castle’s coordinates. Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0), updated every hour. Updated: October 26, 2026.