Two hours through the apartments, the Sisi Museum, the courtyards and the gardens with a licensed guide.
- Duration2 hours
A guided tour of the Hofburg costs about $60 and adds a person to the rooms an audio guide narrates. This one is the partner's best-reviewed Hofburg tour by a distance: 4.8 from 7,853 reviews, against 4.75 from 1,161 for the cheaper option. It runs two hours, covers the Sisi Museum, the Imperial Apartments, the courtyards and the gardens, and includes skip-the-line entry, so the ticket is inside the price. The operator's own guided tour costs EUR 25 and runs in German and English only. Checked 18 September 2026.
Book Hofburg TicketsKey facts
guided-tour- Duration
- 2 hours
- Meeting point
- Meeting point may vary depending on the option booked.
- Price
- $60 per person
- Entry ticket included
- Yes
- Group size
- Up to 25, with headsets provided once the group reaches 18
- Cancellation
- Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund
Included
- ✓ Guided tour of the Sisi Museum, Imperial Apartments, Hofburg Courtyards and Gardens
- ✓ 5-Star licensed guide with expert commentary in only 1 selected language
- ✓ Skip-the-line entry ticket to the Sisi Museum and Imperial Apartments at Hofburg
- ✓ Sightseeing in Hofburg Courtyards and Gardens
- ✓ Headsets provided for clear listening (for groups of 18 or more)
Meeting point
Meeting point may vary depending on the option booked.
Nearest transit: Nearest U-Bahn: Herrengasse (U3), about 320 m.
What a guide adds that the audio guide does not
The audio guide tells you what a room is. A guide answers the question you actually have, which is usually why the emperor slept on an iron bed while his wife had a gymnasium next door. This tour also walks the courtyards and gardens, which the museum route does not enter, so the palace reads as a quarter of the city rather than a run of rooms and an exit through the shop.
What is included, and the language rule
The price covers the guided tour, a licensed guide and skip-the-line entry to the Sisi Museum and Imperial Apartments, so you are not buying a ticket on top. One detail the listing is firm about: tours run in one language only, chosen when you book. Arrive ten minutes early, because latecomers cannot join the group and are not refunded. Groups of 18 or more get headsets, and the maximum is 25 people.
- Guided tour — Sisi Museum, Imperial Apartments, Hofburg courtyards and gardens
- Guide — Five-star licensed guide, commentary in the one language you select
- Entry — Skip-the-line ticket to the Sisi Museum and Imperial Apartments
What it costs against the alternatives
At about $60 this is roughly $22 more than the entry ticket with an audio guide, and about $12 more than the cheaper guided tour that skips the gardens. The operator's own guided-tour ticket is EUR 25, the cheapest way to have a guide at all, but it runs in German and English only and on the operator's schedule rather than yours.
Who should not book it
Anyone who wants to linger. Two hours with a group is two hours at the group's pace, and the Sisi Museum rewards standing still. Anyone visiting between 6 October and 18 November 2026 should also check what is open: the museum section of the Sisi Museum is closed for refurbishment in that window, which is a third of what this tour is sold on.
| Option | Price | Rating | What it covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| This tour | $60 | 4.8 (7,853 reviews) | Museum route, courtyards and gardens, skip-the-line entry |
| Cheaper partner tour | About $48 | 4.75 (1,161 reviews) | Museum route, courtyards and Heldenplatz |
| Operator's guided ticket | EUR 25 | Not rated | Museum route with a house guide, German or English |
| Entry ticket with audio guide | $38 | 4.4 (89 reviews) | Museum route, no guide |
Who should not book this
- Visitors who want to set their own pace through the Sisi Museum.
- Anyone who needs commentary in a language other than the one selected at booking.
- Travellers in the 6 October to 18 November 2026 refurbishment window, when the museum section is closed.
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Vienna: Skip-the-Line Hofburg and Empress Sisi Museum Tour
EUR 42Ten euros less and the same rooms, with the courtyards and Heldenplatz but not the gardens; the better pick on price alone (4.75 from 1,161 reviews).
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Vienna: Hofburg and Empress Sisi Museum Guided Tour
EUR 48Same rooms, six euros more, no courtyard walk; pick it when the cheaper tour has no slot at your time.
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Vienna: Skip-the-Line Sisi Museum Guided Tour
EUR 59Museum-only tour with a local guide; narrower and dearer, so only if the others are sold out.
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Vienna: Hofburg Palace and Sisi Museum Skip-the-Line Tour
EUR 212A private tour, with the Imperial Treasury and an Old Town walk as options — the one to book for a family or a group that wants its own guide.
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How to book
Choose your language first, because it is fixed at booking, then the time slot. Arrive at the meeting point ten minutes early; the listing is explicit that latecomers are not admitted or refunded. Free cancellation runs to 24 hours before. This site may earn a commission on bookings at no extra cost to you.
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Frequently asked questions
Is a guided tour of the Hofburg worth booking?
If you want the courtyards and gardens explained as well as the rooms, yes: this tour is 4.8 from 7,853 reviews and includes skip-the-line entry. If you only want the museum route, the entry ticket with an audio guide is $22 less.
In which languages are guided tours available?
This partner tour runs in one language, chosen when you book. The operator's own guided tours run in German and English.
Does the tour include the ticket?
Yes. Skip-the-line entry to the Sisi Museum and Imperial Apartments is included, so there is nothing to buy at the door.
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