Vienna: all candidates

Open Entrance area Mon–Sat 06–22, free; official visit 09–11:30, 13–16:30; South Tower 09–19; church Mon–Sat 06:00–22:00, Sun 07:00–22:00. North Tower every day 09:00–19:00 (last climb 18:30); South Tower every day 09:00–19:00 (last climb 18:15); catacombs tours Mon–Sat 10:00, 11:00, 11:30, 13:30, 14:30, 15:30, 16:30. Open on 10-27 (Tue), 10-30 (Fri) and 10-31 (Sat). The website notes that visiting hours may change for religious services.

Youth ticket Ages 6–14 €3; All Inclusive ages 6–14 €7

Combo ticket All Inclusive €29 (English page of the website). The shop page or the Spanish page once said €25; the prices do not match, so go by what is shown on site.

Notes The website gives no student price; for under 26 we buy at the adult price. A third party says the church ticket office takes cash only; the English page does not say this, so it is unconfirmed. The website lists no separate price for the Domschatz; Dom Museum Wien is open Tue–Sun 10:00–18:00 (Thu until 20:00), closed Mon; admission is included in All Inclusive, and the single-ticket price is not listed on the website.

Ticket price source Official site stephanskirche.at/info.php?setLang=en; a WebSearch snippet mentions that the English and Spanish versions of this page give different prices; checked 2026-10-22

Source 3 posts in the materials

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Going around 16:05 on 10-31 (Sat): it is right at the exit of U1/U3 Stephansplatz (Stephansplatz station), the entrance area is free, and you can skip the official visit slot of 13:00–16:30 (D-75). DDDarko: the front hall of the main nave is free; the core area around the high altar and the north and south towers charge separately. a Xiaohongshu post: Mon–Sat 06–22, Sun 07–22, early Mass is mostly at the side altars

Official site

Checked: 2026-10-31 wien.info (Mon–Sat 06:00–22:00, Sun and public holidays 07:00–22:00; main session 10-31 13:5x WebSearch snippet); the rest 2026-10-18 store (official site unreachable on 10-20, not rechecked)

Open Mon–Sat 09–18; ticketed visiting hours Mon–Sat 09:00–18:00; on Sundays and public holidays the website gives two different hours (11:30–19:00 and 11:45–19:15). Open on 10-27 (Tue), 10-30 (Fri) and 10-31 (Sat); the website lists no closure notice.

Youth ticket Teens €5; free for ages 10 and under

Combo ticket No combo ticket. Admission includes the church model, the panoramic platform (Altane), the treasury, the organ and an audio guide

Notes The website does not give a student age limit or say whether ID is needed. It lists no separate price for the dome lift: the platform is reached through the organ gallery, and a third party says it is included in admission. The website does not say "free during the Mass after 18:00": it only gives Mass Mon–Sat at 18:00 and ticketed visiting hours 09:00–18:00, and says nothing about free entry during Mass; attending Mass does not mean you can sightsee. Do not plan around this claim.

Ticket price source Official site karlskirche.at/en/visit; checked 2026-10-22

Source 5 posts in the materials

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About 11′ walk from Naschmarkt; Xiaohongshu says entry is free during the Mass after 18:00, but the official site does not say this and only gives ticketed visiting hours 09:00–18:00, so go inside before 18:00 (student €6); after 18:00 look at the exterior and the pool at night. In the pool in front is Henry Moore's Hill Arches (a bronze arch sculpture installed in 1978). The "church with the Möbius strip" the user mentioned is not this one, it is the Votivkirche (Q-09 closed, D-70). I came on 10-27 (the user said so on 10-30 at 19:12)

Official site

Checked: 2026-10-18 store

Open A third party says the church is open Tue–Fri 10:00–16:00, Sat 11:00–19:00, Sun 09:00–13:00, closed Mon (the sources disagree; another one says Tue–Sat 10:00–18:00). Probably open on 10-27 (Tue), 10-30 (Fri) and 10-31 (Sat), but the hours are not checked on the official site.

Notes The homepage of the official site votivkirche.at does not give the church's opening hours or say whether it charges. That the church is free comes from a third party (WebSearch snippet) and is not checked on the official site.

Ticket price source Third party wien.info, relayed, not checked on the official site; the homepage of votivkirche.at has no opening hours; checked 2026-10-22

Source 5 posts in the materials

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The '∞' light sculpture between the two towers is about 28 × 6 m. It was lit on 2025-12-16 and was due to come down in 2026-08, but the Archdiocese of Vienna announced an extension to the end of 2027-05 (reported by vol.at and news.at, searched in the main session on 10-30 19:4x); what time it is switched off each night was not found. Seeing it from outside the church is enough, no need to go in, no ticket. The user went to see it around 20:05 on the night of 10-30. The user said they would skip the light show inside the church: the Light of Creation show does not run every day (only on selected dates at 18:30, 20:00 and 21:30, about 30 minutes each), and whether there are shows on 10-30 or 10-31 was not found; the twin towers' night lighting can be seen from outside every day. It originally had no coordinates, and transit.py looked up the name and found Süchteln Vorst Kirche in Germany; after adding coordinates it works fine

Official siteLink 1

Checked: not verified

Open Every day 09–18; entry by timed ticket only; as relayed from the official site: Upper Belvedere every day 09:00–18:00 (extended to 19:00 only from 7-15 to 8-31), open as usual from 10-25 to 10-31, no closure notice seen; not checked on the original official page.

Youth ticket Free under 19

Combo ticket Upper + Lower Belvedere combo: a search snippet says adult €32, student €25 (not checked on the original official page). There is also a Gold Pass U26 €29, which the search snippet describes as "under 26, covers three venues" (not checked on the original official page).

Notes The student price is marked "under 26"; the original official page could not be read, and the site does not say whether ISIC is accepted, so show a student card on site. A search snippet says free under 19, also with ID. Whether the official site forces you to book a timed ticket online was not found; a third party says there are time slots, the official snippet does not mention it. Third-party sites show lower or outdated prices (e.g. student €13.40, €17.50); not used.

Ticket price source Official site belvedere.at/en/visit (connections to belvedere.at were refused in this environment; the prices come from WebSearch relaying the official page, not read directly); checked 2026-10-22

Source 3 posts in the materials

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Take tram O or 18 from Hbf for 2–3 min, then walk about 3 min

Official site

Checked: 2026-10-20 official site (route C)

Open Not verified

Cost Not verified

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Not in the Xiaohongshu posts; the inside is probably open only during Mass (unchecked). 9′ walk to Karlskirche

Checked: not verified (only the location was checked)

Open Not verified

Cost Not verified

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Not in the Xiaohongshu posts; whether you can go inside and when it opens was not found. 11′ walk from the Belvedere

Checked: not verified (only the location was checked)

Open Official site peterskirche.at: Sat, Sun 09:00–19:00; organ concert every day at 15:00 (donation). The weekday hours were not read on the official site this time; a Xiaohongshu post says Mon–Fri 08–19.

Notes A third party says there are often organ concerts, free, with voluntary donations; evening concerts are ticketed separately. The official site peterskirche.at was not read.

Ticket price source Third party (WebSearch snippets: explorial, ganz-wien, etc.), not checked on the official site; checked 2026-10-22

Source 3 posts in the materials

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The official site does not say whether a ticket is needed; third parties all say entry is free. Going around 16:28 on 10-31, about 3′ walk from Stephansdom (D-75). 5′ walk from Michaelerkirche; 5′ walk from Stephansdom; DDDarko: no paid area anywhere in the church, and with luck you catch a free organ concert

Checked: 2026-10-31 official site peterskirche.at (Sat, Sun 09:00–19:00; organ concert every day at 15:00, voluntary donation; read in the main session 10-31 13:5x)

Open 9/1–11/2 08:30–17:30 (last entry 45 min before closing); gardens 06:30–19:00, free; Gloriette and maze 10/25–11/2 09:30–16:00 (Gloriette last entry 15:30); fountains off from mid-October; 10-25 to 11-02: palace 08:30–17:30 (last entry 16:45); Gloriette 09:30–16:00 (last entry 15:30); maze 09:30–16:00 (last entry 15:15); Privy Garden and Orangery 09:30–16:00; fountains (incl. Neptune) are off until mid-April next year; park 06:30–19:00. Open on 10-27, 10-30 and 10-31.

Youth ticket Ages 6–18 pay the child price: Palace Ticket €30, State Apartments €20, Classic Pass €36, Exclusive Gardens €11

Combo ticket Classic Pass (palace + Privy Garden + Orangery + maze + Gloriette) adult €49; Vienna City Card holders €42

Notes The website says students must show an ISIC. The palace is entered in fixed time slots, and the website recommends booking online. The website lists no prices for the Imperial Tour and Grand Tour: the "Grand Tour" in the website links corresponds to today's Palace Ticket (about 75 min, audio guide included). The gardens are free (06:30–19:00). From 10-25 to 11-02 the ticket desks at the Gloriette, maze and Privy Garden take cards only.

Ticket price source Official site schoenbrunn.at/en/tickets-and-prices/all-tickets-tours; schoenbrunn.at/en/visitor-information/opening-times; checked 2026-10-22

Discount ISIC international student card (digital card)

Source 5 posts in the materials

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Entry by timed ticket only; about 17–18 min by U1 + U4 from Hbf; price conflict: Xiaohongshu says Palace Ticket €38 / State Apartments €28, the sheet says €42 / €30 (student €31.50 / €23). The current plan puts it on the afternoon of 10-31 (me). "Ticket sales stop at 14:30 on 10/29–30" refers to the children's museum, not the palace

Official site

Checked: 2026-10-22 official site (opening hours); prices 2026-10-18 store (V-023, V-031)

Open Outdoors, all day

Cost Free

Source 4 posts in the materials

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Heldenplatz is right next to the Hofburg; inside the palace (Sisi Museum) luggage is not allowed and there is no storage; popularity: Graben 4, Hofburg 8. The Sisi Museum is being renovated until 11-19 (sheet), and Xiaohongshu also says "not much to see, and it overlaps a lot with other sights"

Checked: 2026-10-18 store

Open Every day 10–18, Thu until 21:00 (rooms cleared 15 min before closing); since 2026-09-08 entry is by booked time slot only; dome café 10–17:30, kitchen 11–16:30, ticket required; every day 10:00–18:00, open Mondays too, Thu until 21:00 (rooms cleared 15 min before closing); the website says open every day from October to December. Open on 10-27 (Tue), 10-30 (Fri) and 10-31 (Sat). Dome café 10:00–17:30 (old database); the café hours read on the website this time are 10:00–17:30, Thu until 20:30.

Youth ticket Free under 19 (no need to book online; register at the entrance and show valid ID)

Combo ticket 7 Museums Pass U25 €30 (annual pass, the website says under 25; not worth it for a single visit unless you enter two or more participating museums in the same week); Vienna City Card holders get the €23 reduced rate

Notes The website has no ticket called Jugendticket. Since 2026-09-08 entry is by booked time slot only, and a slot ticket has no time limit on your stay; booking online is cheaper: €2 less for adults, €1 less for the reduced rate. Whether we can use the reduced rate has to be asked on the website's ticket page shop.khm.at/en/tickets or at the ticket desk.

Ticket price source Official site khm.at/en/visit (#admission-prices); shop.khm.at/en/tickets (not read); checked 2026-10-22

Source 4 posts in the materials

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Famous paintings (main session 10-30 23:3x, second round): mostly Old Masters, Bruegel's Tower of Babel and Hunters in the Snow (the place with the most of his works in the world), Vermeer's The Art of Painting, Raphael, Titian, Rubens, Velázquez, and Klimt murals in the stairwell; no Monet or Van Gogh (for Monet go to the Albertina). On 10-31 changed to optional: Plan B, or go on a rainy morning (D-73). Does not fit on the 27th; no luggage storage (only lockers for coats and small bags), so leave the suitcases at Hbf first. The picture gallery alone (Bruegel room etc.) takes about 1–1.5 h. Xiaohongshu's "closed on Mondays" is outdated

Official site

Checked: 2026-10-22 official site

Open Tue–Sun 10:00–18:00, closed Mon. Open on 10-27 (Tue), 10-30 (Fri) and 10-31 (Sat); the website gives no special arrangements for late October.

Youth ticket Free under 12

Combo ticket Not found

Notes Free on the first Wednesday of every month (10-07, 11-04, 12-02), which are not our dates. While the exhibition is being changed, only the Beethoven Frieze can be seen. The website does not say whether ID is needed or whether ISIC is accepted.

Ticket price source Official site secession.at/informationen_tickets; opening hours secession.at/en/visit/; checked 2026-10-22

Checked: 2026-10-22 official site (prices and opening hours)

Open The website says every day 10:00–18:00, closed Tuesdays, open on public holidays. Closed on 10-27 (Tue), so we cannot go; open on 10-30 (Fri) and 10-31 (Sat). The website gives no special hours for late October.

Youth ticket Under 19 €2.50; free under 7

Combo ticket Vienna City Card €17; annual pass reduced €36 (under 30 or over 65), regular €49

Notes The website says the reduced rate is for people under 26, over 65, people with disabilities and unemployed people. The website does not mention online discounts.

Ticket price source Official site leopoldmuseum.org/en/visit/tickets; leopoldmuseum.org/en; checked 2026-10-22

Discount ISIC international student card (digital card)

Checked: 2026-10-22 official site (prices and opening hours)

Open In October closed Mon; Tue, Wed 09–18; Thu 09–21; Fri–Sun 09–18; on 10/30 open only until 15:00; October to May closed Mon; Tue, Wed, Fri–Sun 09:00–18:00; Thu 09:00–21:00. 10-27 (Tue) open 09:00–18:00; 10-30 (Fri) the website says "closed from 15:00 because of an event"; 10-31 (Sat) open 09:00–18:00.

Youth ticket Free under 19

Combo ticket ÖNB annual pass €37 (relayed by a third party, not necessary); Vienna City Card €10.50

Notes The website's reduced-rate page says: students under 27, ID must be shown; the website does not mention ISIC.

Ticket price source Official site onb.ac.at/en/opening-hours/admission-fees; opening hours onb.ac.at/en/museums/state-hall; checked 2026-10-22

Source 1 post in the materials

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The research sheet says "one of the most beautiful libraries in the world, a popular Xiaohongshu photo spot", but 0 of the Xiaohongshu posts in the source library mention it. At Josefsplatz in the Hofburg

Official site

Checked: 2026-10-20 official site (hours, route C)

Open Church Mon–Sat 07:00–22:00, Sun and public holidays 08:00–22:00. Public catacomb tours in German (third party): Fri 12:00, 14:00; Sat 10:00, 12:00, English on request; another list from ADAC says Mon–Sat 11:00, 13:00, which contradicts it. 10-27 (Tue) has no public tour according to wien.info; 10-30 (Fri) and 10-31 (Sat) do. Not checked on the official site; send an email to confirm before going.

Notes Connections to the official site michaelerkirche.at were refused in this environment; the wien.info page has no prices. To book or request an extra tour, contact (email hidden, see repo).

Ticket price source Third party wien.info/de/michaelerkirche-124056, not checked on the official site; checked 2026-10-22

Source 2 posts in the materials

Checked: 2026-10-22 official site (prices and opening hours)

Open Third-party accounts differ, but none has Saturday as a visiting time: from Easter to Christmas Mon–Fri 10–12, Mon, Wed, Fri 15–17, Fri 21–24 Nachtkirche (night opening); another says Tue–Fri 14–17, "very irregular". Parish information: parish Mass every Saturday at 17:00 (18:00 in July and August); for opening hours check the notice at the door and the website (main session 10-31 13:5x WebSearch snippets, visitingvienna etc.)

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Not scheduled for 10-31 (Sat) (D-75): several sources say it is not open for visits on Saturday, only the 17:00 Mass; entry is free (third party)

Checked: 2026-10-31 third-party opening hours (visitingvienna etc., main session WebSearch snippets); location Nominatim

Open Tue–Fri 13:00–15:00; Sat 14:00–17:00; at other times by phone appointment. Open on 10-27 (Tue) 13:00–15:00, 10-30 (Fri) 13:00–15:00 and 10-31 (Sat) 14:00–17:00, but the window is very short; the website lists no closing days.

Youth ticket Free under 14

Notes It is in the old small court chapel above the altar, reached by a spiral staircase; there is no step-free access. The website page mentions a reopening in 2021 and shows no update date itself, so prices and hours may have changed.

Ticket price source Official site votivkirche.at/_museum.htm; checked 2026-10-22

Checked: 2026-10-22 official site (prices and opening hours)

Open Mon–Sat 07–22; Sun, public holidays 08–22 (a Xiaohongshu post)

Cost Free (main hall); crypt tour costs extra

Source 2 posts in the materials

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Michaelerplatz is right opposite the Hofburg; Peterskirche is a 5′ walk

Checked: 2026-10-22 materials

Open As relayed from the official site: every day 10:00–18:00, open on 10-27, 10-30 and 10-31; no closure notice seen; not checked on the original official page.

Youth ticket Free under 19

Combo ticket For the Upper + Lower Belvedere combo see Upper Belvedere (search snippet €32 / student €25, not checked on the original official page)

Notes Another snippet once gave adult €17, student €13, which does not match €20/€16; the official pages may disagree between old and new versions, so go by what the ticket page actually shows.

Ticket price source Official site belvedere.at/en/visit/lower-belvedere (connection refused in this environment; the prices come from WebSearch relaying the official page, not read directly); checked 2026-10-22

Source 1 post in the materials

Checked: 2026-10-22 official site (prices and opening hours)

Open 07:00–19:00 (a Xiaohongshu post); not checked on the official site

Ticket price source Not checked (a Xiaohongshu post gives only opening hours, not admission); checked 2026-10-31

Source 1 post in the materials

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Not scheduled for 10-31 (D-75: the last day should be relaxed, 10–15′ more walking is not worth it). 5–8′ walk from Stephansdom, 10–15′ walk from Peterskirche (a Xiaohongshu post); weekday early Mass is usually only on Mon and Thu at 08:00 (same post)

Checked: 2026-10-31 only the location (Nominatim); the opening hours come from Xiaohongshu and are not checked on the official site

Open Every day 10–18; Wed, Fri until 21:00; every day 10:00–18:00, Wed, Fri until 21:00 (Fri 10-30 until 21:00). The website lists no closing days in late October. Open on 10-27, 10-30, 10-31.

Youth ticket Free under 19

Combo ticket Not found

Notes The website gives €17.50 for "under 26", does not say student, and does not say whether ID is needed.

Ticket price source Official site albertina.at/en/visit/tickets/; checked 2026-10-22

Source 2 posts in the materials

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Exhibits: the Batliner Collection "Monet bis Picasso" has Monet's Water Lilies, plus Degas, Cézanne, Gauguin, Picasso and Chagall (confirmed by a third-party 2026 guide, thebettervacation.com, read in the main session 10-30 23:3x, not checked on the official site); Van Gogh not found, so assume none. The Belvedere also has Monet and Van Gogh, and I went on 10-27. One of the two choices for Plan B on 10-31 (D-73). Next to the Opera.

Official site

Checked: 2026-10-20 official site (hours, route C); 2026-10-30 exhibits (third-party 2026 guide, read in the main session 23:3x)

Open Important: the website says "the Sisi Museum area is under renovation and temporarily closed, reopening 11-19 (another place says 11-19 at 11:00)", so we cannot see the Sisi exhibition on 10-27/30/31. The website says every day 10:00–16:30 until 11-18, last entry 16:00; the website does not say whether the Imperial Apartments are open separately. Before buying, check which areas your day ticket currently gets you into.

Youth ticket Ages 6–18: day ticket €9, day ticket + guided tour €22, Sisi Pass €38

Combo ticket Sisi Pass see above; Vienna City Card holders: day ticket €13.50

Notes The website says: show an ISIC; entry in fixed time slots, booking online is recommended. The website says "reduced prices and adjusted opening hours until 11-18", so the current price may be a reduced price for the renovation period and may go up from 11-19; the website does not say whether the current €15 is already the renovation-period price. The website page does not list a separate price for the Silver Collection.

Ticket price source Official site sisimuseum-hofburg.at/en/tickets/tickets-prices; checked 2026-10-22

Discount ISIC international student card (digital card)

Source 2 posts in the materials

Checked: 2026-10-22 official site (prices and opening hours)

Open Every day 10:00–22:00 (last entry 21:00). Open on 10-27, 10-30 and 10-31.

Youth ticket Under 12 €8; free under 3

Combo ticket Combo with Mozarthaus Vienna: adult €26, reduced €19, under 12 €12

Notes The website prices are valid from 2026-01-01. The website does not mention ISIC.

Ticket price source Official site hdm.at/en/visit/; checked 2026-10-22

Source 1 post in the materials

Checked: 2026-10-22 official site (prices and opening hours)

Open Third-party accounts differ: Mon–Sat 09–22, Sun and public holidays 09–23 (Falter); every day 09–23 (Swipein); not checked on the restaurant's own site

Cost Mid-range (Falter marks €€)

Rain OK to go

Address Am Hauptbahnhof 1/EG 116 (station ground floor); the coordinates are for the station building (Nominatim "Am Hauptbahnhof 1"), and the restaurant is inside the station. Thai food: soups, grill, wok; takes cards and cash (Falter). Do not confuse it with the upscale restaurant Z'SOM in the 4th district (Gußhausstraße 12).

Official site

Checked: 2026-10-31 Falter, Swipein, Tripaligner (third party, main session WebSearch snippets)

Open Third-party listings say every day about 11:00/12:00–22:00 (Pocket Austria, Swipein), not checked on the official site

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Reservation on TheFork (booked by the user). Do not confuse it with Wiener Wiaz'Haus on Karlsgasse.

Official site

Checked: 2026-10-30 address and coordinates from Nominatim (house number); opening hours from third parties only

Open Wollzeile branch every day 11–22:30 (kitchen until 21:30)

Cost Mid-range (€€)

Source 3 posts in the materials

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Booking online is recommended; there is another branch on Bäckerstraße, every day 11:30–23:30

Official site

Checked: 2026-10-18 store

Open Not verified

Cost €

Source 3 posts in the materials

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Öfferl is a chain with many branches; this one is just the closest to Rennweg (18′ by bus, 20′ on foot). One post says the sandwiches are so-so

Checked: 2026-10-22 materials (location only)

Open Daily 08–04

Cost Cheese sausage (Käsekrainer) €8.90

Source 1 post in the materials

Rain Not advisable

Coordinates are only accurate to the square

Official site

Checked: 2026-10-18 store

Open Daily 09:00 until dark (sheet)

Source 2 posts in the materials

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The café is inside the Gloriette at Schönbrunn; only use it if you eat there on the Schönbrunn day (the current plan is the afternoon of 10-31)

Checked: 2026-10-18 store (research sheet)

Open Not verified

Cost €€

Source 1 post in the materials

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Someone says the warm apple is a bit sour

Checked: 2026-10-22 materials (location only)

Open Daily 10–19; no reservations accepted (sheet)

Source 3 posts in the materials

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Checked: 2026-10-18 store (research sheet)

Source 3 posts in the materials

Opening hours are not in the materials

Checked: not verified

Open Fri–Sun and public holidays from 12:00; Mon–Thu from 16:00

Cost Mid-range (prices not verified)

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Beethoven's former home is right here

Official site

Checked: 2026-10-18 store (secondhand)

Open Daily 11:30–23:30 (sheet)

Cost Tafelspitz €36.90 (sheet)

Source 2 posts in the materials

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Checked: 2026-10-18 store (research sheet)

Open Not verified

Cost €€

Source 2 posts in the materials

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One post gives a so-so review (dry schnitzel)

Checked: 2026-10-22 materials (location only)

Open Mon–Fri 12–15, 17–24 (kitchen until 14:30, 22:30); Sat, Sun 12–24

Cost Mid-range

Source 3 posts in the materials

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Book ahead (bookable on Google Maps); phone

Official site

Checked: 2026-10-22 Falter and inyourpocket (third party, restaurant site not checked)

Open Kitchen Tue–Sat 10:45–21:30; closed Sun, Mon

Cost About €13 (third-party ranking, unchecked); cash only according to a blog (unchecked)

Rain OK to go

Official site

Checked: 2026-10-18 store

Open Not verified (recorded in the materials sheet, check before leaving)

Cost €

Source 1 post in the materials

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Not in the Xiaohongshu text, only in the materials sheet

Checked: 2026-10-22 materials sheet (location only)

Source 1 post in the materials

Opening hours are not in the materials

Checked: not verified

Open Not verified

Cost €€

Source 2 posts in the materials

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Xiaohongshu has only a one-line review

Checked: 2026-10-22 materials (location only)

Open Mon–Fri 07:30–23:00, Sat, Sun and public holidays 07:30–22:00, open every day all year (official homepage, read in the main session 10-30 23:3x). 10-31 (Sat) 07:30–22:00; the homepage shows no special event on 10-31.

Notes Shoe rental about €4, chalk about €2 (also inferred, unconfirmed); I bring my own climbing shoes and will not rent (old system D-106, D-74). The text of the website's price page has no row/column alignment, so both readings could only be "inferred". Ask at the front desk for the reduced rate and show a student card.

Ticket price source Official site blockfabrik.at/preise/ (price table messily laid out, unconfirmed); checked 2026-10-22

Source 2 posts in the materials

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Address Schloßgasse 10-12 (also written Schlossgasse), 1050 Wien; about 5′ walk from U4 Pilgramgasse. The official homepage says "1400m² Grundfläche", which is floor area; the boulderbar Hannovergasse site gives about 1300 m² of climbing area (Kletterfläche), so the two figures are not the same kind of measure; the research sheet gives Hannovergasse a floor area of about 1200 m², and by floor area Blockfabrik (1400 m²) is bigger than it. For the boulderbar at Hbf the research sheet only gives about 1300 m² of wall plus 200 m² outdoors; floor area not found. From Naschmarkt 59A at 13:12 → Margaretenplatz 13:16, then 5′ walk; return 13A at 18:37 Leibenfrostgasse → Hbf 18:44 (Transitous, looked up 10-30 23:34). The research sheet says the gym has a vegetarian snack bar and a green courtyard (unchecked). Closes at 22:00 on Sat 10-31.

Official siteLink 1

Checked: 2026-10-30 official homepage (area, Saturday hours, whether there is an event); prices 2026-10-22 official price page (messy layout)

Open Sat 09:00–22:00 (official site, gym page, read in the main session 10-30 23:3x); Mon–Fri 09:00–23:00 (research table 10-18)

Note Shoe rental €4.50, chalk €2.00. Prices are from the boulderbar official price page (read 10-22) and the research table.

Price source Official site boulderbar.net/de/preise; the trip repo's table of Vienna climbing gyms; checked 2026-10-22

Source 1 post in the materials

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10-31 Team Spirit Halloween Edition (event page, read 10-31 11:3x): sign up at the front desk 17:30–17:45, starts 18:00; sign-ups are put into random teams of up to 5; people in Halloween costume are placed first and earn their team 5 points; with more than 50 people there are 10 teams; each team climbs 5 routes in each of 5 zones, 10 minutes per zone; each person picks a difficulty level (1: 5A–5C, 2: 5C–6A+, 3: 6A+–6B+, 4: 6B+–6C+, 5: 6C+–7A+); prizes are sponsored by Wild Country, Ottakringer and Sens, and the other sign-ups enter a raffle. The event page does not say whether signing up costs extra, whether people not in the contest can climb as usual, or when it ends. The official gym page says "Ca. 1300 m² Kletterfläche" (climbing surface, not floor area; the research table gives floor area about 1200 m², including about 120 m² outdoors, wall height up to 4.5 m); on 10-31 there is the "Team Spirit Halloween Edition" event, and the route-setting day (Schraubtag) is also moved to 31.10, so some walls will be closed. The first boulderbar, opened in 2012. In the 20th district, far from Hbf (about 27′ from Hbf plus a walk, research table). Coordinates from Nominatim (OpenStreetMap), checked 10-30.

Official siteLink 1

Checked: 2026-10-31 event page (team contest times and rules); 2026-10-30 official gym page (area, Saturday hours, route-setting day)

Open Every day 09:00–23:00 (research table 10-18, not rechecked)

Note €14.50 before 14:00 Mon–Fri and after 20:15 every day. No separate student price (research table 10-18).

Price source Official site kletterhallewien.at (read in the research table 10-18); checked 2026-10-18

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About 2200–2300 m² of indoor rope climbing (third-party figure), 16 m high; also about 700 m² of indoor and outdoor bouldering (research table). Far from the city center (22nd district): from Hbf about 28′ by U1 + tram 25. Equipment rental €4.10 per item, with an ID left as deposit; lockers need a €2 coin. Coordinates from Nominatim (OpenStreetMap), checked 10-30.

Official site

Checked: 2026-10-30 third-party sources (wien.info, 1000things, read in the main session 23:3x); hours and prices from the 2026-10-18 research table

Open Official gym page (read in the main session 10-30 20:1x): Sat, Sun and holidays 09:00–22:00; Mon–Fri 09–23 (old database, not reread).

Youth ticket Ages 14–17 €11.60; ages 0–13 €10.30

Combo ticket Mon–Fri (except holidays), entry before 15:00: adults €12.30, students €11.10

Note Shoe rental €4.50 for adults, chalk bag €2.00. The official price page puts the student age limit at 26 (the footnote "including 25" only applies to Linz and Salzburg); the official site does not say whether ID is needed, so bring a student card.

Price source Official site boulderbar.net/de/preise; checked 2026-10-22

Source 1 post in the materials

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The student price needs a student card (ISIC is not required); the gym page lists "Team Spirit Halloween Edition 2026", but the event page (boulderbar.net/events/team-spirit-halloween-edition-2026/, read 10-31 11:3x) says this one is at Hannovergasse, and the picture caption on the gym page also says "in der Hannovergasse", so this branch has no event on 10-31 (when I read the gym page on 10-30 I mistakenly thought both had it); shoe rental and showers are not on the gym page (the price page gives adult shoe rental €4.50; I bring my own shoes so I won't rent). 0 Xiaohongshu posts; from the research table

Official site

Checked: 2026-10-31 event page (Halloween Edition only at Hannovergasse); 2026-10-30 official gym page (weekend hours); prices from the official site 2026-10-22

Open Lockers can be used during station opening hours; INTERSPAR-pronto (the small Spar shop) is open 06:00–23:00 every day (three third-party sources agree: visitingvienna, weekend.at, vienna.at; not checked on the Spar site; the large Interspar may be closed on Sundays); the official page does not give locker hours; the old database says usable during station opening hours.

Note The old database's Hbf prices, S 3 h €2.20 / 24 h €2.70 and L 3 h €3.30 / 24 h €4.30, come from heute.at (2026-05-18) and were not rechecked on the official site this time; they may be the multifunctional locker prices. The two sources disagree, so go by the screen at the station.

Price source Official site oebb.at/de/reiseplanung-services/am-bahnhof/gepaeckaufbewahrung; old database heute.at 2026-05-18 (not rechecked); checked 2026-10-22

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There is no BILLA in the station; the IC to Bad Ischl and the REX 7 to the airport both leave from here (since 2026-09-07 the S7 no longer enters the city; for the airport take the REX 7 or a Railjet from here, wien.info read 10-31); Som Kitchen (Thai food) is on the ground floor; the lower level (UG) has about 650–670 digital lockers (Tamburi), keyless; contactless card payment only; you can book ahead on the Tamburi site or on the spot, and the pickup code is sent by e-mail. Sizes differ in one dimension only: S 12, M 23, L 47, XL 71, XXL 89, 3XL 214 cm; the other two dimensions are 41 × 62 cm. Two small cabin bags fit in one XL, or in two L. The official site does not say the maximum storage time. There is no staffed luggage storage in the station; if the lockers are full, use a nearby Stasher partner (Schweizer Garden hotel, about 5′ walk, 24 h)

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Checked: 2026-10-22 official site (location, number, sizes, payment, booking); prices from heute.at 2026-05

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For 10-31 I recommend spending the night at the airport (the user said so 10-30 19:12, D-71); the alternative if we don't sleep at the airport is at the end of this entry and in "Heads-up for tomorrow" on the 10-31 day page. From Hbf the REX takes about 22 minutes; in the ÖBB Tickets app, Wien → Flughafen Wien for the whole trip is about €5.50 (including the Vienna city section); with a valid Vienna city ticket you only pay about €2.30 for the airport section (price from wien.info, the page has no date, not checked on the ÖBB site). D-74's "buy a Friedensbrücke → airport full-trip ticket in the evening" was replaced by D-75: the user already bought a 24-hour ticket on 10-31 at 13:51. Since 2026-09-07 the S7 only runs to St. Marx and does not stop at Wien Mitte or Rennweg; REX 7 and Railjet still run Hbf ↔ airport as usual (Railjet twice an hour, about 15 minutes); until 2027-10-31 the CAT is replaced by a bus between Wien Mitte and the airport (wien.info "Important information for airport travellers from September 2026", read 10-31 11:3x). Actual plan for 10-31 (D-75): the user said at 13:51 that a 24-hour ticket is already bought (€9.70, valid until about 13:50 on 11-01), so for the airport we only add the "airport → Vienna city boundary" section, €2.30 (wien.info: people with a multi-day ticket or the Vienna City Card only add this section; the FAQ on the same page says the €5.50 full-trip ticket also covers the Railjet). Recommended: 22:42 Railjet (RJX 19959) → 22:57; 22:53 REX 22779 → 23:15; last 23:53 REX → 00:15 (Transitous, checked 10-31 13:50). If we miss all the trains: the VAB 1 airport bus (Vienna Airport Lines) runs all night from Wien Hauptbahnhof Süd (south side of the Central Station), 23:15 → 23:40, and on 11-01 03:15 → 03:40 and 03:45 → 04:10 (Transitous, checked 10-31 13:50; wien.info says toward the airport every half hour 03:00–00:00 and hourly 00:30–02:30); it does not accept the Vienna city ticket, one way about €11 (third party, the official price was not found). On Saturday night the U1 runs all night (the same search showed a 03:22 U1). Overnight stay: no curfew, the public areas of the terminal are open 24 hours, and people staying overnight are generally not sent away; these are all third-party claims (sleepinginairports.net, layoverindex), and I found no clear statement on the airport's official site. Airport press release (2021–2022): 16 Zzzleepandgo sleeping pods on the 2nd floor of T3 before security (landside), €9 per hour, from €48 for a whole night, booked at zzzleepandgo.com; the current price was not found. Hotels next to the airport are expensive. 11-01 flight 07:45: Ryanair online check-in is open until 2 hours before departure (05:45); after that, check-in at the desk only, for an extra fee. Non-EU/EEA passport holders must first get a stamp at the Ryanair Visa/Document check desk before security; without the stamp you cannot board and there is no refund; the desk opens at least 2 hours before departure and closes 40 minutes before departure (07:05); some nationalities can do the passport verification in the app during check-in and then skip the desk (Ryanair help center, from a WebSearch summary in the main session 10-31 13:5x; the official page returned 403 and was not read directly). Gate closes 07:15 (old record, not rechecked). Terminal: a third party says Ryanair checks in at T1, with security and boarding at T3 (a 2021 claim, aviation.direct); go by the boarding pass in the Ryanair app. Alternative if we don't sleep at the airport: sleep in a bed in the city, then take the 04:22 REX Wien Hbf → arrives at the airport 04:45 on 11-01, or the 03:45 VAB 1 Wien Hbf Süd → 04:10 (Transitous, checked 10-30 19:4x).

Checked: 2026-10-31 airport route changes (wien.info); 2026-10-30 overnight information (third party, main session search 19:4x); 2026-10-18 store (V-025, V-027)

Open Flea market every Saturday 06:30–15:00; market stalls Mon–Sat

Cost Free to browse

Source 2 posts in the materials

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U4 Kettenbrückengasse station; from Hbf about 10 minutes by U1 + U4; Xiaohongshu has only 1 post, which mentions in passing the ice cream shop in the market (open only in spring and summer); the recommendation for the flea market (Sat 06:30–15:00) comes from the research table

Official site

Checked: 2026-10-18 store

Open Official store page: Mon–Fri 09:00–20:00, Sat 09:00–18:00; the same page also shows an undated "Open today 9:00–19:00", and the two do not agree and I did not resolve it (read in the main session 10-30)

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Check the opening hours for the day on Google Maps before you go. About a 10-minute walk from the Kunsthistorisches Museum (estimated from coordinates).

Checked: 2026-10-30 official store page (relayed by the main session); coordinates from Nominatim (house number)

Open Check-in from 15:00 on 10-30; check-out before 11:00 on 10-31 (Agoda confirmation e-mail)

Cost Paid (Agoda, booked 10-27, non-refundable); city tax is paid at the hotel, about €4

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4 bunk beds, private bathroom, lockers under the beds, towels can be rented at the front desk; guests must be 18 or older; there is a bar downstairs (add the hostel's member pass to your phone wallet for 25% off bar food). Front desk phone; front desk open 24 hours (Hostelworld listing, not checked on the official site). Online pre-check-in: the help page on the hostel site says every hostel has it, and you enter from the confirmation e-mail or a link on the official site; this e-mail was forwarded through Agoda and its "Check in" button has no link, so we check in at the front desk (bring all 4 passports). Checking in online requires everyone's ID details, which only the user has. Whether luggage can be stored after check-out is not checked (one line on Hotels.com says "luggage storage available", with no details); ask the front desk when checking in on 10-30.

Checked: 2026-10-30 Agoda confirmation e-mail and hotel messages (Gmail); coordinates from Nominatim (house number)

Open Outdoors, all day

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The sources give no exact location; going by the station name, it is somewhere around U1 Donauinsel station

Checked: not verified

Open Outdoors

Cost Free

Source 1 post in the materials

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The coordinates are the start, the Nußdorf, Beethovengang tram stop; from Hbf about 32 minutes by U1 + U4 + tram D; coming down, take the 38A from Kahlenberg back to the city; popularity counted by me: 0 Xiaohongshu posts, nothing under research/ either, only in the place database (10-20, secondhand web source bergwelten). The user said on 10-21 that there are already too many hikes, so this was downgraded to optional

Checked: 2026-10-20 secondhand source (bergwelten; the official wien.gv.at page returned 404)