City walks in Vienna

The Cloud One Vienna State Opera is particularly centrally located for this walk around Vienna: the hotel is situated in the historic and cultural centre of Vienna, close to the Vienna State Opera, the Hofburg, the Naschmarkt and Karlsplatz. This makes it ideal if you’d like to combine your walk through Vienna with a visit to the opera, a stroll through the city centre, a coffee house break or a visit to a museum.

If you’re travelling by train or are on a business trip, the Motel One hotels at the Hauptbahnhof and Westbahnhof are convenient starting points. Motel One Vienna-Hauptbahnhof is ideal for getting your bearings quickly after arrival and for appointments around the Hauptbahnhof. Motel One Vienna-Westbahnhof is the right choice if you’re planning to go shopping on Mariahilfer Straße, visit the Stadthalle or Schönbrunn Palace.

For trade fair visits, Praterstern and the Vienna Prater, Motel One Vienna-Prater is the ideal choice. This way, you can combine a stroll through the city centre with a visit to another neighbourhood.

The route is 8.8 kilometres long and takes about 110 minutes to walk. Allow more time if you’d like to visit the Belvedere, the Hofburg, the MuseumsQuartier, Schönbrunn Palace or Schönbrunn Zoo. As a leisurely stroll through Vienna, this route works best with breaks for photos, a visit to a coffee house or brief tours of the buildings.

The walk brings together several very different aspects of the city: Baroque architecture at the Belvedere, music and opera culture around the Vienna State Opera, imperial history at the Hofburg, art in the MuseumsQuartier, the atmosphere of the Ringstrasse at City Hall, and the palace gardens and zoo at Schönbrunn. This makes the route ideal for getting to know Vienna on foot whilst enjoying a compact overview of the city.

Many of Vienna’s main attractions are conveniently close to one another, but it’s not possible to see the whole city on foot in a single day. This route is a good place to start if you want to see the main highlights and get a feel for the city. You should allow extra time for museums, Schönbrunn Palace or the Zoo.

For a shorter route, you can focus on the Belvedere, the State Opera House, the Hofburg and the MuseumsQuartier. If you have more time, you can extend your walk around Vienna towards City Hall and Schönbrunn Palace. It’s also handy to split the walk into two stages: first the city centre and the Ringstraße, then Schönbrunn Palace with its park and zoo.

For this route, The Cloud One Vienna-State Opera is particularly central, as the State Opera, the Hofburg, Karlsplatz and the city centre are all close together. If you’re travelling by train or are in Vienna on business, Motel One Vienna-Hauptbahnhof and Motel One Vienna-Westbahnhof are convenient options. For the Prater, the exhibition centre and Praterstern, Motel One Vienna-Prater is a good base in a different part of the city.