{ "license": "CC BY 4.0 — attribute Hofburg Palace Tickets with a link to https://palacehofburg.com/tours", "page": { "url": "https://palacehofburg.com/tours", "title": "Hofburg Tours Compared: 18 Operators, Prices & Licences", "indexable": true }, "name": "Hofburg Palace operators, compared", "url": "https://palacehofburg.com/tours", "publisher": "Hofburg Palace Tickets", "entity": { "name": "Hofburg Palace", "city": "Vienna", "country": "Austria", "officialUrl": "https://www.sisimuseum-hofburg.at/en/" }, "updated": "2026-10-26", "pricesChecked": "2026-10-26", "credentialsChecked": "2026-10-26", "credential": { "name": "Trade licence (GISA)", "explainer": "In Austria, selling tours is a regulated trade: a travel agency needs the Reisebüro trade and a guide the Fremdenführer trade, and every trade licence gets a number in GISA, the federal trade register. Companies that sell package trips must also insure customer money against insolvency. The GISA number is normally printed in the imprint (Impressum). We read each operator's own imprint and record the number exactly as printed; where only the trade name or a company-register number is printed, we say so in the profile." }, "method": "Operators that run their own trips to Hofburg Palace: the official seller, tour companies, and the best-rated Google Maps profiles. \"fromPrice\" is the cheapest published adult fare on the operator's own website, in EUR. Ratings are from the operator's strongest public review profile, named in ratingSource. \"credential\" is the GISA number as published on the operator's own site (credentialSource); null means not published, not that the operator is unlicensed. Aggregators and booking portals are not operators and are excluded.", "disclosure": "This site may earn a commission on bookings at no extra cost to you.", "areas": [ { "key": "inside", "name": "Inside the Hofburg — official tickets & guided tours", "note": "The official sellers inside the palace complex and the tour companies whose guided Hofburg tours take you into the Sisi Museum and the Imperial Apartments, ticket included." }, { "key": "city", "name": "Old town — walking tours & sightseeing buses", "note": "Walking tours and sightseeing buses that cross the Hofburg's squares and courtyards from outside: free walks, themed walks and hop-on hop-off buses, with the palace as one stop among many." }, { "key": "private", "name": "Private guides — licensed Austria Guides", "note": "Private guides for your own group, most of them state-certified Austria Guides: some take you inside the Sisi Museum, others walk the old town; prices are per group." } ], "operators": [ { "name": "Good Vienna Tours", "legalName": "Good Vienna Tours GmbH", "role": "operator", "website": "https://goodviennatours.eu/", "area": "Inside the Hofburg — official tickets & guided tours", "departsFrom": "Albertinaplatz 1, by the fountain", "address": "Albertinaplatz 1, 1010 Wien", "geo": { "lat": 48.20424, "lng": 16.36865 }, "format": "Guided tour, free walks", "formats": [ "Guided Sisi & Hofburg tour (2 h 30)", "Free walking tours (tip-based)", "Schönbrunn, Belvedere and themed tours", "Private tours on request" ], "access": "Sisi Museum & Imperial Apartments, ticket included", "maxGroupSize": null, "fromPrice": 48, "priceCurrency": "EUR", "priceIsIndicative": false, "priceNote": null, "rating": 4.9, "reviewCount": 3775, "ratingSource": "Google Maps", "ratingSelfReported": false, "credential": null, "credentialSource": null, "founded": null, "googleMaps": "https://www.google.com/maps/place/Good+Vienna+Tour+GMBH/data=!4m7!3m6!1s0x476d042db21180dd:0x560453c5d61b27e2!8m2!3d48.2042386!4d16.3686465!16s%2Fg%2F11bzt5b9b2!19sChIJ3YARsi0EbUcR4icb1sVTBFY", "summary": "A Vienna GmbH that says it works with more than 50 licensed Austria Guides. Its Sisi and Hofburg tour (2 h 30, €48 per adult, admission included) goes through the Imperial Apartments and the Sisi Museum; it also runs tip-based free walking tours in English, German and Spanish, capped at 35. Meet at Albertinaplatz 1 by the fountain, under the green umbrella. The best-rated large operator on Google Maps here. Caveat: no group cap is published for the Hofburg tour, and the imprint shows no GISA number.", "bookableOnline": { "title": "Vienna: Hofburg and Empress Sisi Museum Guided Tour", "price": 54, "currency": "USD", "rating": 4.7, "reviewCount": 1667, "bookingUrl": "https://www.getyourguide.com/vienna-l7/vienna-hofburg-and-empress-sisi-museum-guided-tour-t377306/?partner_id=D7H7I6M&utm_medium=online_publisher&cmp=hofburg" } }, { "name": "Rosotravel", "legalName": "ROSO GROUP LLC", "role": "operator", "website": "https://www.rosotravel.com/", "area": "Inside the Hofburg — official tickets & guided tours", "departsFrom": "Michaelerplatz 3, by the Looshaus", "address": null, "geo": null, "format": "Guided group tour", "formats": [ "Shared guided Hofburg tour (2 hours)", "Private Hofburg & Sisi tours", "Private walking, bike and car tours" ], "access": "Sisi Museum & Imperial Apartments, ticket included", "maxGroupSize": 25, "fromPrice": 52, "priceCurrency": "EUR", "priceIsIndicative": false, "priceNote": null, "rating": 4.8, "reviewCount": 8036, "ratingSource": "GetYourGuide (Hofburg tour)", "ratingSelfReported": false, "credential": null, "credentialSource": null, "founded": null, "googleMaps": null, "summary": "The most-booked guided Hofburg tour online: two hours with a licensed guide through the Imperial Apartments and the Sisi Museum, then the courtyards, the Heldenplatz and the Burggarten, from €52 per adult with the skip-the-line ticket included. Commentary is in one language per group (English, French, German, Italian or Spanish), with headsets; private versions start at €151. Caveat: the company is a US-registered LLC with no Austrian imprint or GISA number, and its page gives two different group caps (20 and 25).", "bookableOnline": { "title": "Vienna: Skip-the-Line Sisi Museum, Hofburg and Gardens Tour", "price": 54, "currency": "USD", "rating": 4.8, "reviewCount": 8036, "bookingUrl": "https://www.getyourguide.com/vienna-l7/skip-the-line-sisi-museum-hofburg-and-gardens-tour-vienna-t471440/?partner_id=D7H7I6M&utm_medium=online_publisher&cmp=hofburg" } }, { "name": "YouOnTour Vienna", "legalName": "YouOnTour Reisebüro GmbH", "role": "operator", "website": "https://youontour.at/", "area": "Inside the Hofburg — official tickets & guided tours", "departsFrom": "Emperor Franz I statue, In der Burg courtyard", "address": null, "geo": null, "format": "Guided group tour", "formats": [ "Guided Hofburg & Sisi Museum tour (2 hours)", "Old town walking tours", "Schönbrunn and Central Cemetery tours" ], "access": "Sisi Museum & Imperial Apartments, skip-the-line", "maxGroupSize": null, "fromPrice": null, "priceCurrency": "EUR", "priceIsIndicative": false, "priceNote": "shown only in its booking widget", "rating": 4.8, "reviewCount": 4302, "ratingSource": "GetYourGuide (city walk)", "ratingSelfReported": false, "credential": null, "credentialSource": null, "founded": null, "googleMaps": null, "summary": "A Vienna company (the imprint names YouOnTour Reisebüro GmbH, FN 654244 z) running a two-hour Hofburg and Sisi Museum tour in English, German or Italian: the Imperial Apartments, the Sisi Museum, then the courtyards, the Heldenplatz and the Augustinian Church, meeting at the statue of Emperor Franz I. Its two-hour old town walk is one of the best-reviewed in the city. Caveat: its own site shows the price only inside the booking widget, and lists skip-the-line access without saying in so many words that the ticket is included.", "bookableOnline": { "title": "Vienna: Skip-the-Line Hofburg and Empress Sisi Museum Tour", "price": 47, "currency": "USD", "rating": 4.8, "reviewCount": 1242, "bookingUrl": "https://www.getyourguide.com/vienna-l7/vienna-skip-the-line-sisi-museum-hofburg-gardens-tour-t887097/?partner_id=D7H7I6M&utm_medium=online_publisher&cmp=hofburg" } }, { "name": "Spanish Riding School", "legalName": "Spanische Hofreitschule - Lipizzanergestüt Piber", "role": "official", "website": "https://www.srs.at/en/", "area": "Inside the Hofburg — official tickets & guided tours", "departsFrom": "Visitor Centre, Michaelerplatz 1", "address": "Michaelerplatz 1, 1010 Wien", "geo": null, "format": "Training, tours, performances", "formats": [ "Morning exercise (about 60 minutes)", "Guided tour (about 1 hour)", "Architectural tour", "Lipizzaner performance (45–90 minutes)" ], "access": "Winter Riding School & the Stallburg stables", "maxGroupSize": null, "fromPrice": 17, "priceCurrency": "EUR", "priceIsIndicative": false, "priceNote": null, "rating": 4.7, "reviewCount": 7945, "ratingSource": "GetYourGuide (guided tour)", "ratingSelfReported": false, "credential": null, "credentialSource": null, "founded": null, "googleMaps": null, "summary": "The Lipizzaners perform in the baroque Winter Riding School, part of the Hofburg on Michaelerplatz, and the school sells its own tickets. The morning exercise is the cheapest way in, from €17 for a standing place, Tuesday to Friday; the English guided tour of the hall and stables is €24; performances run from €26 standing to €155 for the best weekend seats. Tickets go on sale up to 12 months ahead. Caveat: no photos or video of any kind, no cloakroom, and children under 3 are not admitted.", "bookableOnline": { "title": "Vienna Spanish Riding School Guided Tour", "price": 27, "currency": "USD", "rating": 4.7, "reviewCount": 7945, "bookingUrl": "https://www.getyourguide.com/vienna-l7/vienna-spanish-riding-school-guided-tour-t120375/?partner_id=D7H7I6M&utm_medium=online_publisher&cmp=hofburg" } }, { "name": "Sisi Museum, Imperial Apartments & Silver Collection", "legalName": "Schloß Schönbrunn Kultur- und Betriebsgesellschaft m.b.H.", "role": "official", "website": "https://www.sisimuseum-hofburg.at/en/", "area": "Inside the Hofburg — official tickets & guided tours", "departsFrom": "Michaelerkuppel, Michaelerplatz", "address": "Hofburg, Michaelerkuppel, 1010 Wien", "geo": { "lat": 48.2077, "lng": 16.36594 }, "format": "Timed entry, guided tour", "formats": [ "Timed-entry day ticket", "Guided tour (about 60 minutes, German and English)", "Sisi Pass with Schönbrunn and the Furniture Museum", "Private and evening tours" ], "access": "Imperial Apartments & Sisi Museum (Silver Collection closed)", "maxGroupSize": null, "fromPrice": 15, "priceCurrency": "EUR", "priceIsIndicative": false, "priceNote": null, "rating": 4.4, "reviewCount": 20694, "ratingSource": "Google Maps", "ratingSelfReported": false, "credential": null, "credentialSource": null, "founded": null, "googleMaps": "https://www.google.com/maps/place/Sisi+Museum/data=!4m7!3m6!1s0x476d07999dd985a5:0x3b91f7428c9a009c!8m2!3d48.2076979!4d16.365938!16s%2Fg%2F11mxzqv3bm!19sChIJpYXZnZkHbUcRnACajEL3kTs", "summary": "The official seller for the palace route, run by the same state company as Schönbrunn. Until 18 November 2026 the day ticket is a reduced €15 for adults while the redesigned Sisi Museum is finished (it reopens on 19 November with extra rooms); the guided tour is €33 from 20 November, daily in English at 14:00. Tickets are sold online only, for a fixed time slot, through imperialtickets.com. Caveat: the Silver Collection has been closed since April 2023, and prices after 19 November were not yet published when checked.", "bookableOnline": { "title": "Vienna: Admission to the Sisi Museum with Official Audio Guide", "price": 33, "currency": "USD", "rating": 4.2, "reviewCount": 138, "bookingUrl": "https://www.getyourguide.com/vienna-l7/vienna-entry-ticket-to-the-sisi-museum-with-audio-guide-t1413606/?partner_id=D7H7I6M&utm_medium=online_publisher&cmp=hofburg" } }, { "name": "Imperial Treasury (Kunsthistorisches Museum)", "legalName": "KHM-Museumsverband", "role": "official", "website": "https://www.kaiserliche-schatzkammer.at/en/", "area": "Inside the Hofburg — official tickets & guided tours", "departsFrom": "Schweizerhof (Swiss Court)", "address": "Hofburg, Schweizerhof, 1010 Wien", "geo": null, "format": "Timed entry, audio guide", "formats": [ "Timed-entry ticket", "Audio guide (€5, 8 languages)", "Combined tickets with the Kunsthistorisches Museum and the Carriage Museum" ], "access": "Imperial Treasury: the crowns and regalia", "maxGroupSize": null, "fromPrice": 16, "priceCurrency": "EUR", "priceIsIndicative": false, "priceNote": null, "rating": 4.4, "reviewCount": 2012, "ratingSource": "GetYourGuide (entry ticket)", "ratingSelfReported": false, "credential": null, "credentialSource": null, "founded": null, "googleMaps": null, "summary": "The Imperial Treasury in the Swiss Court holds the Habsburg crowns and regalia and is run by the Kunsthistorisches Museum, not by the palace route, so it needs its own ticket: €16 online or €18 at the door, free under 19. Since April 2026 entry is by reserved time slot only. The €32 combined ticket adds the Kunsthistorisches Museum; the €5 audio guide is extra. Caveat: it closes every Tuesday, a day the rest of the Hofburg is open.", "bookableOnline": { "title": "Vienna: Imperial Treasury in the Hofburg Palace", "price": 18, "currency": "USD", "rating": 4.4, "reviewCount": 2012, "bookingUrl": "https://www.getyourguide.com/vienna-l7/vienna-imperial-treasury-in-the-hofburg-palace-t19497/?partner_id=D7H7I6M&utm_medium=online_publisher&cmp=hofburg" } }, { "name": "redandwhite.tours", "legalName": "Wolfgang Potocnik (Einzelunternehmen)", "role": "operator", "website": "https://www.redandwhite.tours/", "area": "Old town — walking tours & sightseeing buses", "departsFrom": "State Opera, white umbrella", "address": null, "geo": null, "format": "Free walks, private tours", "formats": [ "Free walking tours (pay as you wish)", "Private themed tours (2 hours)" ], "access": "Walk past the Hofburg, outside only", "maxGroupSize": null, "fromPrice": null, "priceCurrency": "EUR", "priceIsIndicative": false, "priceNote": "free walk (tips); private €258", "rating": 5, "reviewCount": 1148, "ratingSource": "Google Maps", "ratingSelfReported": false, "credential": null, "credentialSource": null, "founded": null, "googleMaps": "https://www.google.com/maps/place/redandwhite.tours/data=!4m7!3m6!1s0x476d07a66071581b:0xa3fe9e4bb374de0e!8m2!3d48.2336019!4d16.3749732!16s%2Fg%2F11nx188j33!19sChIJG1hxYKYHbUcRDt50s0ue_qM", "summary": "Pay-what-you-wish free walking tours by state-certified Austria Guides, daily at 10:15, 14:15 and 18:15 from the State Opera, in English and German: Tour 1 covers the highlights, the Hofburg among them, from outside. Groups of six or more must book a private tour, from €258 for two hours. A perfect 5.0 from more than 1,100 Google reviews. Caveat: no museum entry, and the imprint prints a company-register number but no GISA number.", "bookableOnline": null }, { "name": "Secret Vienna", "legalName": "Vsible Online e.U", "role": "operator", "website": "https://secretvienna.org/", "area": "Old town — walking tours & sightseeing buses", "departsFrom": "Old town (1st district)", "address": null, "geo": null, "format": "Small-group walks", "formats": [ "Vienna Highlights walk (public, 6–15)", "Private walks and workshops", "Culinary audio guide" ], "access": "Hofburg stop on the highlights walk, outside only", "maxGroupSize": 15, "fromPrice": 35, "priceCurrency": "EUR", "priceIsIndicative": false, "priceNote": null, "rating": 5, "reviewCount": 437, "ratingSource": "Google Maps", "ratingSelfReported": false, "credential": "33147826", "credentialSource": "http://secretvienna.org/imprint/", "founded": null, "googleMaps": "https://www.google.com/maps/place/Secret+Vienna+Tours+-+Tours+in+Vienna/data=!4m7!3m6!1s0x476d07df2e0ad2dd:0xa56cdef9ad9f79bf!8m2!3d48.2210198!4d16.3312248!16s%2Fg%2F11f1lw7wv4!19sChIJ3dIKLt8HbUcRv3mfrfnebKU", "summary": "A booking platform for licensed Vienna tour guides, with a public Vienna Highlights walk for 6 to 15 people that stops at the Hofburg: €35 per person, paid as a deposit online and the rest to the guide. Most other products are private walks, for groups of up to 30. Its imprint prints a GISA number. Caveat: the highlights page quotes two different deposits (€10 and €12), and the walk does not enter the museums.", "bookableOnline": null }, { "name": "Hidden Vienna Tours", "legalName": "Jascha Novak", "role": "operator", "website": "https://www.hiddenvienna.guide/", "area": "Old town — walking tours & sightseeing buses", "departsFrom": "Varies by tour (SPY walk: Schwarzenbergplatz)", "address": null, "geo": null, "format": "Themed walks", "formats": [ "Public themed walks (SPY Vienna, Gangs of Vienna, An Imperial Affair)", "Private walking, bike, tram and car tours" ], "access": "Michaelerplatz and Josefsplatz on the SPY walk, outside", "maxGroupSize": null, "fromPrice": 38, "priceCurrency": "EUR", "priceIsIndicative": true, "priceNote": null, "rating": 5, "reviewCount": 187, "ratingSource": "Google Maps", "ratingSelfReported": false, "credential": null, "credentialSource": null, "founded": null, "googleMaps": "https://www.google.com/maps/place/Hidden+Vienna+Tours/data=!4m7!3m6!1s0x476da802bb06a507:0x88c6726a1b17c61!8m2!3d48.1973033!4d16.3417372!16s%2Fg%2F11f5djvcdj!19sChIJB6UGuwKobUcRYXyxoSZnjAg", "summary": "A state-certified Fremdenführer running themed walks: the SPY Vienna walk crosses the Hofburg, Josefsplatz and Michaelerplatz; An Imperial Affair runs on Fridays from May to September; the private Who Killed the Habsburgs walk goes through the Hofburg. About €38 per person according to the city tourist board; the own site publishes no prices. Small groups. Caveat: no museum entry, and no GISA number in the imprint.", "bookableOnline": null }, { "name": "Wiener Spaziergänge", "legalName": "Verein Wiener Spaziergänge", "role": "operator", "website": "https://www.wienguide.at/", "area": "Old town — walking tours & sightseeing buses", "departsFrom": "Josefsplatz or Michaelerplatz", "address": null, "geo": null, "format": "Guided walks (German)", "formats": [ "Public walking tours in German (1.5–2 hours)", "Private walks" ], "access": "Hofburg courtyards and squares, outside only", "maxGroupSize": null, "fromPrice": 24, "priceCurrency": "EUR", "priceIsIndicative": false, "priceNote": null, "rating": 4.7, "reviewCount": 5693, "ratingSource": "GetYourGuide (city walk)", "ratingSelfReported": false, "credential": null, "credentialSource": null, "founded": null, "googleMaps": null, "summary": "An association of licensed Vienna guides with a dated programme of public walking tours, mostly in German, at €24 a head (€12 for children under 14), entrance fees extra. The Hofburg features on several: an anecdotal walk round the palace (Lipizzaners, the Boys' Choir, the Sisi myth) from Michaelerplatz, and a highlights walk from Josefsplatz. Its city-centre highlights walk is also sold online. Caveat: a walk runs only with at least three paying guests, and none goes into the museums.", "bookableOnline": { "title": "Vienna: Guided Walking Tour of City Center Highlights", "price": 27, "currency": "USD", "rating": 4.7, "reviewCount": 5693, "bookingUrl": "https://www.getyourguide.com/vienna-l7/vienna-guided-walking-tour-of-city-center-highlights-t100854/?partner_id=D7H7I6M&utm_medium=online_publisher&cmp=hofburg" } }, { "name": "Prime Tours", "legalName": "LoeX Local Experience GmbH", "role": "operator", "website": "https://primetours.at/", "area": "Old town — walking tours & sightseeing buses", "departsFrom": "Helmut-Zilk-Platz, yellow umbrella", "address": "Helmut-Zilk-Platz, 1010 Wien", "geo": { "lat": 48.20465, "lng": 16.369 }, "format": "Free & themed walks", "formats": [ "Free walking tour (tip-based, 2 hours)", "The Myth of Sisi walk with her biographer (max. 9)", "Bike, private and day tours" ], "access": "Walks past the Hofburg, outside only", "maxGroupSize": 35, "fromPrice": null, "priceCurrency": "EUR", "priceIsIndicative": false, "priceNote": "free walk (tips); Sisi walk €119", "rating": 4.6, "reviewCount": 2621, "ratingSource": "Google Maps", "ratingSelfReported": false, "credential": "32269482", "credentialSource": "https://primetours.at/legal-notice/", "founded": 2016, "googleMaps": "https://www.google.com/maps/place/Prime+Tours/data=!4m7!3m6!1s0x476d07927af9ecd1:0x4fa754859f853c45!8m2!3d48.204647!4d16.3689965!16s%2Fg%2F11cmyx2rv4!19sChIJ0ez5epIHbUcRRTyFn4VUp08", "summary": "Founded in Vienna in 2016, Prime Tours runs the city's big free walking tour (tip-based, two hours, up to 35, in English, Spanish, German or Italian) through the Hofburg's squares, and The Myth of Sisi, a small-group walk (max. 9) led by Sisi biographer Dr Renate Hofbauer from €119. Its legal notice prints a GISA number and package-travel insolvency cover. Caveat: no tour goes inside the museums; entrance fees are extra.", "bookableOnline": { "title": "Vienna: Private Walking Tour to The Hofburg & Graben Street", "price": 175, "currency": "USD", "rating": 5, "reviewCount": 3, "bookingUrl": "https://www.getyourguide.com/vienna-l7/vienna-private-walking-tour-to-the-hofburg-graben-street-t411512/?partner_id=D7H7I6M&utm_medium=online_publisher&cmp=hofburg" } }, { "name": "Vienna Sightseeing Tours", "legalName": "Vienna Sightseeing Tours - Wiener Rundfahrten GesmbH&CoKG", "role": "operator", "website": "https://www.viennasightseeing.at/en", "area": "Old town — walking tours & sightseeing buses", "departsFrom": "Opernring, by the State Opera", "address": "Opernring 3/5, 1010 Wien", "geo": { "lat": 48.2024, "lng": 16.36808 }, "format": "Hop-on hop-off bus", "formats": [ "Hop-on hop-off bus (up to 4 lines, audio guide in 19 languages)", "72-hour ticket with one free entry (Sisi Museum, Imperial Treasury or Neue Burg)", "Schönbrunn guided tours", "Day trips" ], "access": "Bus past the Hofburg; Sisi Museum entry on the 72h ticket", "maxGroupSize": null, "fromPrice": 37, "priceCurrency": "EUR", "priceIsIndicative": false, "priceNote": null, "rating": 4.3, "reviewCount": 1826, "ratingSource": "Google Maps", "ratingSelfReported": false, "credential": null, "credentialSource": null, "founded": null, "googleMaps": "https://www.google.com/maps/place/VIENNA+SIGHTSEEING+TOURS/data=!4m7!3m6!1s0x476da9d602e69d65:0x10c59b0b7833e0bd!8m2!3d48.2024041!4d16.3680785!16s%2Fg%2F1tdkwh01!19sChIJZZ3mAtapbUcRveAzeAubxRA", "summary": "Vienna's long-running hop-on hop-off company (\"over 50 years\", it says) runs up to four bus lines past the Ring and the Hofburg, with an audio guide in 19 languages, from €37. The 72-hour ticket with one free entry (from €55) lets you choose the Sisi Museum, the Imperial Treasury or the Neue Burg, which makes it the only bus ticket here that gets you inside. Its imprint lists Reisebüro and Fremdenführer trade rights but no GISA number. Caveat: no guide comes inside with you; the entry is self-guided.", "bookableOnline": null }, { "name": "Big Bus Tours Vienna", "legalName": null, "role": "operator", "website": "https://www.bigbustours.com/en/vienna/vienna-bus-tours", "area": "Old town — walking tours & sightseeing buses", "departsFrom": "Stop 1, by the State Opera", "address": "Walfischgasse 5, 1010 Wien", "geo": { "lat": 48.20361, "lng": 16.37117 }, "format": "Bus, guided walk", "formats": [ "Hop-on hop-off bus (Red and Blue routes)", "Panoramic bus tour", "Guided imperial walk (90 minutes, English)" ], "access": "Walk past the Hofburg, outside only", "maxGroupSize": null, "fromPrice": 27, "priceCurrency": "EUR", "priceIsIndicative": true, "priceNote": null, "rating": 4.3, "reviewCount": 2672, "ratingSource": "Google Maps", "ratingSelfReported": false, "credential": null, "credentialSource": null, "founded": null, "googleMaps": "https://www.google.com/maps/place/Big+Bus+Tours+Vienna/data=!4m7!3m6!1s0x476d079c45a20b33:0xef600ccd1c47e548!8m2!3d48.2036098!4d16.371172!16s%2Fg%2F11c1r1nl92!19sChIJMwuiRZwHbUcRSOVHHM0MYO8", "summary": "The global hop-on hop-off brand runs two routes in Vienna and a 90-minute guided imperial walk in English, daily at 11:30 from Stop 1 by the Opera, from €27 for an adult: Michaelerplatz, the Spanish Riding School, the National Library and the Graben, ending at St Stephen's. The 24-hour bus ticket is from €37. It suits a first day with little planning. Caveat: the walk stays outside the museums, and its own site would not load when we checked, so prices come from its search listings.", "bookableOnline": { "title": "Vienna Guided Imperial Walk: Hofburg, Habsburgs, St Stephens", "price": 27, "currency": "USD", "rating": 4.5, "reviewCount": 38, "bookingUrl": "https://www.getyourguide.com/vienna-l7/vienna-big-bus-guided-city-centre-walking-tour-t912568/?partner_id=D7H7I6M&utm_medium=online_publisher&cmp=hofburg" } }, { "name": "Anna Loves Vienna", "legalName": "Anna Maria Geisler", "role": "operator", "website": "https://www.annalovesvienna.at/", "area": "Private guides — licensed Austria Guides", "departsFrom": "Arranged at booking", "address": null, "geo": null, "format": "Private guide", "formats": [ "Private Sisi tour with the Sisi Museum & Imperial Apartments (3 hours)", "Private city tours (2 hours)", "Free walking tour (pay as you wish)" ], "access": "Sisi Museum & Imperial Apartments, tickets extra", "maxGroupSize": null, "fromPrice": null, "priceCurrency": "EUR", "priceIsIndicative": false, "priceNote": "€240 per group; Hofburg tour €320", "rating": 5, "reviewCount": 239, "ratingSource": "Google Maps", "ratingSelfReported": false, "credential": null, "credentialSource": null, "founded": null, "googleMaps": "https://www.google.com/maps/place/Anna+Loves+Vienna/data=!4m7!3m6!1s0x476d0690644e7ef1:0x59eb3266e9dde305!8m2!3d48.208239!4d16.3692567!16s%2Fg%2F11g7zfqz3j!19sChIJ8X5OZJAGbUcRBePd6WYy61k", "summary": "A state-certified Austria Guide since 2013, guiding in German, English, French and Italian. Her private Sisi tour can be combined with a guided visit to the Sisi Museum and the Imperial Apartments: about three hours, from €320 depending on group size, with the €20 museum ticket per person on top. Shorter private city tours start at €240 per group, and there is a pay-what-you-wish free walk for individuals. Caveat: the imprint shows the guide title but no GISA number.", "bookableOnline": null }, { "name": "Private Tours Vienna (Susanne Waldeck)", "legalName": "Susanne Waldeck-Gazarian", "role": "operator", "website": "https://www.privatetoursvienna.com/", "area": "Private guides — licensed Austria Guides", "departsFrom": "Albertinaplatz", "address": null, "geo": null, "format": "Private guide", "formats": [ "City tour with the Sisi Museum & Imperial Treasury (3 hours)", "Private city tours (2.5–3 hours)", "Virtual tours" ], "access": "Sisi Museum & Imperial Treasury, tickets extra", "maxGroupSize": 10, "fromPrice": null, "priceCurrency": "EUR", "priceIsIndicative": false, "priceNote": "€285 per group; Hofburg tour €295", "rating": 5, "reviewCount": 119, "ratingSource": "Google Maps", "ratingSelfReported": false, "credential": null, "credentialSource": null, "founded": null, "googleMaps": "https://www.google.com/maps/place/Private+Tours+Vienna,+Private+Stadtf%C3%BChrungen+Wien+-+Susanne+Waldeck/data=!4m7!3m6!1s0x476d079e0f40a979:0x3162fe816a92e0be!8m2!3d48.2202331!4d16.3796424!16s%2Fg%2F11mv2qgd9j!19sChIJealAD54HbUcRvuCSaoH-YjE", "summary": "A certified Austrian tour guide with 15 years' experience, guiding in German, English and French. Her three-hour city tour with the Sisi Museum and the Imperial Treasury is €295 per group, meeting at Albertinaplatz and ending at the Treasury; the two museum tickets (€30) are paid on the day. Other private tours are €285 for up to 6 or 10 people. Caveat: the imprint prints only a name and address, no trade or GISA details, and the price page mixes 2025 and 2026 lists.", "bookableOnline": null }, { "name": "Private Vienna Tours (Karyna Tymoshenko)", "legalName": "Karyna Tymoshenko", "role": "operator", "website": "https://www.privatetourguide.at/", "area": "Private guides — licensed Austria Guides", "departsFrom": "Flexible", "address": "Getreidemarkt 1, 1060 Wien", "geo": { "lat": 48.20016, "lng": 16.36522 }, "format": "Private guide", "formats": [ "Private Hofburg & Sisi Museum tour (60–90 minutes)", "Private Imperial Treasury tour", "Custom city tours" ], "access": "Hofburg & Sisi Museum, Treasury", "maxGroupSize": null, "fromPrice": null, "priceCurrency": "EUR", "priceIsIndicative": false, "priceNote": "on request", "rating": 5, "reviewCount": 150, "ratingSource": "Google Maps", "ratingSelfReported": false, "credential": "29586578", "credentialSource": "https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/68d19185b206ad81d8a0b827/6a4bb68f8b1f6615002dc7df_Impressum_Karyna_Tymoshenko_Final_Layout.pdf", "founded": null, "googleMaps": "https://www.google.com/maps/place/Karyna+Tymoshenko+-+Private+Guide+Vienna/data=!4m7!3m6!1s0x476d0797c0794727:0xf95e13bc74d7f6fe!8m2!3d48.2001607!4d16.3652155!16s%2Fg%2F11gjtl_y65!19sChIJJ0d5wJcHbUcR_vbXdLwTXvk", "summary": "A state-certified Austria Guide whose site lists a private Hofburg Palace and Sisi Museum tour (60–90 minutes) and a separate private Imperial Treasury tour, both with a flexible meeting point. Every tour is quoted on request through a custom-tour form, so there is no price to compare. Her imprint prints the Fremdenführer trade and a GISA number. Caveat: tickets are not mentioned in the tour descriptions, so ask whether they are included.", "bookableOnline": null }, { "name": "Vienna Tour Guide (Dace Schaerf)", "legalName": "Schärf Baltikum Reisen e.U", "role": "operator", "website": "https://www.viennaprivateguide.com/", "area": "Private guides — licensed Austria Guides", "departsFrom": "Maria-Theresien-Platz", "address": "Himmelpfortgasse 3, 1010 Wien", "geo": { "lat": 48.20597, "lng": 16.37193 }, "format": "Small-group & private walks", "formats": [ "Introducing Vienna walk (public, max. 15)", "Private city walk (up to 6)" ], "access": "Hofburg on the city walk, outside", "maxGroupSize": 15, "fromPrice": 73, "priceCurrency": "EUR", "priceIsIndicative": false, "priceNote": null, "rating": 5, "reviewCount": 78, "ratingSource": "Google Maps", "ratingSelfReported": false, "credential": null, "credentialSource": null, "founded": null, "googleMaps": "https://www.google.com/maps/place/Dace+Schaerf,+Sch%C3%A4rf+Baltikum+Reisen+e.U/data=!4m7!3m6!1s0x476d071bf58f87dd:0xca99b214896a9de4!8m2!3d48.205967!4d16.3719287!16s%2Fg%2F11c0r1l511!19sChIJ3YeP9RsHbUcR5J1qiRSymco", "summary": "A one-guide company whose imprint lists both a Fremdenführer and a full Reisebüro (travel agency) trade. The English-only Introducing Vienna walk (2.5–3 hours, up to 15) starts at Maria-Theresien-Platz and takes in the Imperial Hofburg among the old-town sights, from €73 per person; a private walk for up to six is €350. Caveat: the walk stays outside the palace museums, and the imprint gives a company-register number but no GISA number.", "bookableOnline": null }, { "name": "Mario Vienna Guide", "legalName": "Mario Casalone", "role": "operator", "website": "https://www.marioviennaguide.com/", "area": "Private guides — licensed Austria Guides", "departsFrom": "Your hotel", "address": null, "geo": null, "format": "Private guide (Italian, English)", "formats": [ "Private walking tour (2.5 hours)", "Private van tour", "Private bike tour", "Group walks in Italian" ], "access": "City tour; Hofburg & Sisi Museum tour in Italian (paused)", "maxGroupSize": null, "fromPrice": null, "priceCurrency": "EUR", "priceIsIndicative": false, "priceNote": "€269 per group (2.5 h)", "rating": 4.9, "reviewCount": 508, "ratingSource": "Google Maps", "ratingSelfReported": false, "credential": "31730549", "credentialSource": "https://www.marioviennaguide.com/impressum", "founded": null, "googleMaps": "https://www.google.com/maps/place/Mario+Vienna+Guide/data=!4m7!3m6!1s0x476da7c32ae075cb:0x7baabee5655f4b7a!8m2!3d8.723869!4d-87.1012001!16s%2Fg%2F11qscm4bfw!19sChIJy3XgKsOnbUcRektfZeW-qns", "summary": "A licensed guide working mainly in Italian, also in English and German. The private walking tour from your hotel is €269 for two and a half hours; a van tour is €340 and a bike tour €390, and group walks in Italian start at €19. His Italian Sisi and Hofburg tour with the museum is listed but marked as currently unavailable. The imprint prints a GISA number. Caveat: no group size is stated, and the Hofburg tour shows a placeholder price.", "bookableOnline": null } ], "bookableOnline": { "source": "GetYourGuide", "capturedAt": "2026-10-26", "currency": "USD", "note": "\"From\" prices per person unless pricingType says otherwise; they change with date and availability. Booking links are commission-bearing.", "topPick": "471440", "groups": [ { "category": "Guided tours inside the Hofburg — Imperial Apartments & Sisi Museum", "about": "Guided Hofburg tours with the entry ticket in the price: a licensed guide takes you through the Sisi Museum and the Imperial Apartments on a skip-the-line slot, and most add the courtyards, the Heldenplatz and the Burggarten. About two hours in a group, or longer with a private guide.", "tours": [ { "id": "471440", "title": "Vienna: Skip-the-Line Sisi Museum, Hofburg and Gardens Tour", "operator": "Rosotravel - Austria Tours & Experiences", "format": "Guided tour", "note": "Guided group tour · Sisi Museum, Imperial Apartments & the gardens, ticket included", "rating": 4.8, "reviewCount": 8036, "fromPrice": 54, "pricingType": "per person", "duration": "2 - 2.5 hours", "freeCancellation": true, "guideLanguages": "Licensed guide gives you skip-the-line entry, then leads you through the museum, imperial apartments and gardens", "bookingUrl": "https://www.getyourguide.com/vienna-l7/skip-the-line-sisi-museum-hofburg-and-gardens-tour-vienna-t471440/?partner_id=D7H7I6M&utm_medium=online_publisher&cmp=hofburg" }, { "id": "377306", "title": "Vienna: Hofburg and Empress Sisi Museum Guided Tour", "operator": "Good Vienna Tours", "format": "Guided tour", "note": "Guided small group · Sisi Museum, Imperial Apartments & the Augustinian Church, ticket included", "rating": 4.7, "reviewCount": 1667, "fromPrice": 54, "pricingType": "per person", "duration": "2 hours", "freeCancellation": true, "guideLanguages": "Leads you through the palace and museum with skip-the-line entry, sharing Habsburg and Sisi stories", "bookingUrl": "https://www.getyourguide.com/vienna-l7/vienna-hofburg-and-empress-sisi-museum-guided-tour-t377306/?partner_id=D7H7I6M&utm_medium=online_publisher&cmp=hofburg" }, { "id": "887097", "title": "Vienna: Skip-the-Line Hofburg and Empress Sisi Museum Tour", "operator": "YouOnTour Vienna", "format": "Guided tour", "note": "Guided group tour · Sisi Museum, Imperial Apartments & the Heldenplatz, ticket included", "rating": 4.8, "reviewCount": 1242, "fromPrice": 47, "pricingType": "per person", "duration": "2 hours", "freeCancellation": true, "guideLanguages": "Expert guide gives you skip-the-line entry and leads you through the palace courtyards", "bookingUrl": "https://www.getyourguide.com/vienna-l7/vienna-skip-the-line-sisi-museum-hofburg-gardens-tour-t887097/?partner_id=D7H7I6M&utm_medium=online_publisher&cmp=hofburg" }, { "id": "388126", "title": "Vienna: Hofburg Palace and Sisi Museum Skip-the-Line Tour", "operator": "Rosotravel - Austria Tours & Experiences", "format": "Guided tour", "note": "Private guide · Sisi Museum & Imperial Apartments, Treasury on the longer options", "rating": 4.7, "reviewCount": 228, "fromPrice": 238, "pricingType": "per person", "duration": "2 - 4 hours", "freeCancellation": true, "guideLanguages": "Expert guide gives you skip-the-line entry and leads you through the palace rooms and Sisi Museum", "bookingUrl": "https://www.getyourguide.com/vienna-l7/vienna-hofburg-imperial-palace-private-guided-walking-tour-t388126/?partner_id=D7H7I6M&utm_medium=online_publisher&cmp=hofburg" } ] }, { "category": "Entry tickets — the palace route, the Treasury and the Neue Burg", "about": "Hofburg entry tickets for a visit at your own pace. The Sisi Museum and Imperial Apartments ticket comes with the official audio guide; the Imperial Treasury and the Neue Burg collections are run by the Kunsthistorisches Museum and need a ticket of their own.", "tours": [ { "id": "19497", "title": "Vienna: Imperial Treasury in the Hofburg Palace", "operator": "Kunsthistorisches Museum", "format": "Entry ticket", "note": "Entry ticket · Imperial Treasury in the Swiss Wing", "rating": 4.4, "reviewCount": 2012, "fromPrice": 18, "pricingType": "per person", "duration": "1 day", "freeCancellation": true, "guideLanguages": null, "bookingUrl": "https://www.getyourguide.com/vienna-l7/vienna-imperial-treasury-in-the-hofburg-palace-t19497/?partner_id=D7H7I6M&utm_medium=online_publisher&cmp=hofburg" }, { "id": "1413606", "title": "Vienna: Admission to the Sisi Museum with Official Audio Guide", "operator": "The Passport Society", "format": "Entry ticket", "note": "Entry ticket · Sisi Museum, Imperial Apartments & Silver Collection, official audio guide", "rating": 4.2, "reviewCount": 138, "fromPrice": 33, "pricingType": "per person", "duration": "2 hours", "freeCancellation": true, "guideLanguages": null, "bookingUrl": "https://www.getyourguide.com/vienna-l7/vienna-entry-ticket-to-the-sisi-museum-with-audio-guide-t1413606/?partner_id=D7H7I6M&utm_medium=online_publisher&cmp=hofburg" }, { "id": "683391", "title": "Vienna: Imperial Treasury & New Hofburg Palace Combo Ticket", "operator": "Kunsthistorisches Museum", "format": "Entry ticket", "note": "Combo ticket · Imperial Treasury & the Neue Burg collections", "rating": 4.3, "reviewCount": 767, "fromPrice": 38, "pricingType": "per person", "duration": "10 days - from first activation", "freeCancellation": true, "guideLanguages": null, "bookingUrl": "https://www.getyourguide.com/vienna-l7/combo-ticket-imperial-treasury-vienna-new-hofburg-palace-t683391/?partner_id=D7H7I6M&utm_medium=online_publisher&cmp=hofburg" }, { "id": "682448", "title": "Vienna: New Hofburg Palace Audio-Guided Tour & Entry Ticket", "operator": "Kunsthistorisches Museum", "format": "Entry ticket", "note": "Entry ticket · Neue Burg collections with audio guide", "rating": 4.1, "reviewCount": 770, "fromPrice": 26, "pricingType": "per person", "duration": "1 hour", "freeCancellation": true, "guideLanguages": null, "bookingUrl": "https://www.getyourguide.com/vienna-l7/neue-hofburg-wien-house-of-habsburg-tour-t682448/?partner_id=D7H7I6M&utm_medium=online_publisher&cmp=hofburg" } ] }, { "category": "The Spanish Riding School — training, guided tours and performances", "about": "The Spanish Riding School works its Lipizzaner stallions in the baroque Winter Riding School, part of the Hofburg. The morning training is the cheapest way into the hall, the guided tour shows the stables, and the performance is the full gala programme.", "tours": [ { "id": "120375", "title": "Vienna Spanish Riding School Guided Tour", "operator": "Spanische Hofreitschule", "format": "Lipizzaners", "note": "Guided tour · the Winter and Summer riding schools & the Stallburg", "rating": 4.7, "reviewCount": 7945, "fromPrice": 27, "pricingType": "per person", "duration": "55 minutes", "freeCancellation": true, "guideLanguages": "Leads you behind the scenes through the riding schools and stables, explaining the equestrian tradition", "bookingUrl": "https://www.getyourguide.com/vienna-l7/vienna-spanish-riding-school-guided-tour-t120375/?partner_id=D7H7I6M&utm_medium=online_publisher&cmp=hofburg" }, { "id": "176598", "title": "Vienna: Spanish Riding School Guided Architectural Tour", "operator": "Spanische Hofreitschule", "format": "Lipizzaners", "note": "Guided architecture tour · the baroque roof and a hidden window over the city", "rating": 4.8, "reviewCount": 343, "fromPrice": 29, "pricingType": "per person", "duration": "80 minutes", "freeCancellation": true, "guideLanguages": "German, English", "bookingUrl": "https://www.getyourguide.com/vienna-l7/vienna-spanish-riding-school-architectural-guided-tour-t176598/?partner_id=D7H7I6M&utm_medium=online_publisher&cmp=hofburg" }, { "id": "187323", "title": "Performance Of The Lipizzans At Spanish Riding School", "operator": "Spanische Hofreitschule", "format": "Lipizzaners", "note": "Performance · the Lipizzaners' gala programme", "rating": 4.4, "reviewCount": 4883, "fromPrice": 45, "pricingType": "per person", "duration": "70 minutes - 1.5 hours", "freeCancellation": true, "guideLanguages": null, "bookingUrl": "https://www.getyourguide.com/vienna-l7/performance-of-the-lipizzans-at-spanish-riding-school-t187323/?partner_id=D7H7I6M&utm_medium=online_publisher&cmp=hofburg" }, { "id": "42136", "title": "Vienna: Spanish Riding School Training", "operator": "Spanische Hofreitschule", "format": "Lipizzaners", "note": "Morning training · watch the stallions work, about an hour", "rating": 3.9, "reviewCount": 10380, "fromPrice": 19, "pricingType": "per person", "duration": "1 hour", "freeCancellation": true, "guideLanguages": null, "bookingUrl": "https://www.getyourguide.com/vienna-l7/vienna-spanish-riding-school-2-hour-morning-exercise-t42136/?partner_id=D7H7I6M&utm_medium=online_publisher&cmp=hofburg" } ] }, { "category": "Walking tours through the Hofburg and the old town", "about": "Old town walking tours that cross the Hofburg's squares and courtyards — Michaelerplatz, the Heldenplatz and the Burggarten — with a licensed guide, but do not go into the museums. 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