Schonbrunn Palace | Schonbrunn park | 10 Best Schonbrunn Palace

Schonbrunn Palace is located in Vienna, Austria. This palace is a former imperial summer residence. Palace has 1441 rooms but only 40 rooms are open to the public and it is the most famous historical monuments in the Austria.

Schonbrunn Palace:

The name Schonbrunn means “Beautiful Spring”. This palace was purchased by Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian II.  The Palace has a sculpted garden space between the palace and Sun fountain. Schonbrunn palace is the most famous tourist place, this palace had 2600000 visitors during 2010 year and recent years are about 5 million visitors. The place has so many attractive building, parks, and fountains.  

1. Pavillion Kammergarten garden

2. Gloriette Cafe

3. Roman Ruin

4. Columbary

5. Palm pavilion in W part of the gardens.

6. Palm House

7. Sundial House

8. Privy garden

9. The children museum

10. Schonbrunn Zoo

Opening Hours:

1. Palace Hours:

Schonbrunn Palace will open daily including public holidays. Opening hours will depend on the weather and seasons.

• From April to June palace will be opened from 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM

• From July to August palace will be opened from 8:30 AM to 6:30 PM

• From September to October palace will be opened from 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM

• From November to March palace will be opened from 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM

2. Hours For The Park:

Schoenbrunn palace park gates are open at 6:30 AM. Everyone can enter there is no entry fee during opening hours. Entry to special attractions entry has a ticket system.

The Timings Are:

From 19^th September to 29^th October Park will be opened from 6:30 AM to 7:00 PM

• From 30^th October to 19^th February Park will be opened from 6:30 AM to 5:30 PM

• From 20^th February to 25^th March Park will be opened from 6:30 AM to 7:00 PM

• From 26^th March to 7^th May Park will be opened from 6:30 AM to 8:00 PM

• From 8^th May to 6^th August Park will be opened from 6:30 AM to 9:00 PM

• From 7^th August to 18^th September Park will be opened from 6:30 AM to 8:00 PM

Ticket Price:

1. Schonbrunn Palace:

• Imperial Tour (only 22 rooms out of 40) with audio guide approx. 14, 20 Euro

• Grand Tour (40 rooms) with audio guide approx. 17, 50 Euro

• Grand Tour (40 rooms) with guide approx. 20, 50 Euro

2. Palace Gardens Attractions:

• Maze approx. 5,50 Euro, Gloriette Viewing Platform approx. 3,80 Euro, Crown Prince Garden approx. 3,80 Euro, Desert House approx. 6,00 Euro, Palm House approx. 6,00 Euro

3. Zoo:

• Per person approx. 18, 50 Euro

How T0 Get There:

1. Arriving By Air:

The nearest international airport is Vienna International Airport. From the airport to palace Journey time approximately 60 minutes by public transport.

2. Arriving By Train:

Nearest railway stations are

• From Westbahnhof railway station, approximately 15 minutes of time to reach the Schonbrunn palace.

• From Station Meidling, approximately 30 minutes of time to reach the Schoenbrunn palace.

• Station Wien Hauptbahnhof, approximately 45 minutes of time to reach the Schonbrunn palace.

• The nearest subway station is Schonbrunn.

Where to stay:

            Near to Schonbrunn palace in Vienna have multiple hotels to staying, here we listed few hotels

• Schlob Schonbrunn Grand Suite

• Austria Trend Parkhotel Schonbrunn

• Austria Trend Hotel Park Royal Palace Vienna

• Hotel Vienna Urban

• HB1 Hotel Wien Schonbrunn

• Courtyard by Marriott Vienna Schonbrunn

• Hotel Viktoria

• Hotel Ekazent Schonbrunn

• CheckVienna – Apartment olweingasse

• Angel's Place Vienna - A Guest House

Food in Schonbrunn palace:

Schonbrunn Palace offers several food experiences, from the fancy Cafe Restaurant Residenz, with its fine food options, to the outdoor terraced cafes, including Cafe Gloriette, with excellent views over the Park.