VIENNA AIRPORT · DISTRICT TRANSFER
Private Vienna Airport (VIE) transfer to Hietzing (13th District) and Schönbrunn Palace. Fixed pricing, flight tracking and drop-off at the palace gates.
Hietzing (the 13th District of Vienna) lies in the west of the city and is famous above all for SCHLOSS SCHÖNBRUNN — the Habsburg summer residence inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list in 1996, with 1,441 rooms and gardens covering 1.6 km² — and for TIERGARTEN SCHÖNBRUNN, the world's oldest continuously operating zoo, founded in 1752 by Emperor Franz I Stephen of Lorraine.
The distance from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to the main gates of Schönbrunn and the centre of Hietzing is about 25 km. Standard transfer time is 30-40 minutes. The usual routing runs along the A4 (Ost Autobahn) westbound, then via the A23 ring (Süd-Ost Tangente) and the A1 motorway or via the Gürtel and Schönbrunner Schlossstrasse, with the final segment via Hietzinger Hauptstrasse or Maxingstrasse adjusted to the specific gate of the palace or address in Hietzing.
We regularly serve SCHLOSS SCHÖNBRUNN — the Habsburg summer residence built in the Baroque style 1696-1740 (architects: Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach and Nikolaus Pacassi), inscribed on UNESCO in 1996 (1,441 rooms, 40 of them accessible on the Grand Tour, including the apartments of Maria Theresa, Empress Sisi and Franz Joseph) and TIERGARTEN SCHÖNBRUNN — the world's oldest continuously operating zoo, founded in 1752 (700 animal species housed in Habsburg-era pavilions, including the first successful breeding of pandas in Europe in 2007, elephants, polar bears, hippos and aquariums). Frequent destinations also include the GLORIETTE (a Classicist colonnade of 1775 on the hill above the Schönbrunn gardens with a panoramic view of Vienna), the Palmenhaus (palm house of 1882, the third largest in Europe), the Wagenburg (imperial carriage collection, including the funeral hearse of Franz Joseph), the Hofpavillon Hietzing (Otto Wagner's personal pavilion for the emperor, Secession 1898), the Klimt Villa (the villa where Klimt lived and worked 1911-1918, at Feldmühlgasse 11) and Hotel Parkhotel Schönbrunn and Austria Trend Hotel.
Hietzing requires familiarity with the Schönbrunn layout — the palace has several gates: the MAIN GATE on Schönbrunner Schlossstrasse (Ehrenhof — the parade courtyard), MEIDLINGER TOR on Meidlinger Hauptstrasse, HIETZINGER TOR on the Hietzing side (recommended for the zoo), the OBELISK TOR (west, for the Gloriette and the upper gardens) and the NEPTUN TOR (side). The chauffeur drives to the gate matching your ticket.
Schloss Schönbrunn is one of the most visited attractions in Vienna (8 million visitors per year) — during 10:00-15:00 and weekends, Schönbrunner Schlossstrasse becomes very congested. Tiergarten Schönbrunn has a separate entrance on Maxingstrasse / Hietzinger Tor. The Klimt Villa at Feldmühlgasse 11 has its own entrance from Feldmühlgasse.
This route works well for Habsburg tourists (Schönbrunn is Vienna's top attraction alongside the Hofburg — a must-see on any first visit, 1,441 rooms, Maria Theresa, Empress Sisi, Franz Joseph), families with children (Tiergarten Schönbrunn as the world's oldest zoo is a classic must-visit for kids — 700 species, giant pandas Yang Yang and Long Hui, 2.2 million visitors per year), Schönbrunn + Hietzing villa combo tour clients (the Klimt Villa is the authentic residence where Klimt lived and worked 1911-1918, formerly accessible only on guided tours, today partly open), guests of the Schönbrunn evening concerts (Schloss Schönbrunn hosts evening concerts in the Grand Hall and gardens — the summer Sommernachtskonzert by the Wiener Philharmoniker in June is one of the most prestigious free concerts in the world) and travellers at Parkhotel Schönbrunn (4*) and Austria Trend Hotel Ananas.
We operate 24/7. The fare is fixed and confirmed before travel; flight tracking, arrivals pickup with a name board and 60 minutes of waiting after landing are included. Payment is completed online by card, Apple Pay, Google Pay or BLIK. Child seats, boosters and larger luggage space can be prepared on request.
Yes. The price is confirmed at booking and does not change because of traffic on the A4, flight delays or night hours. Flight tracking, name-board pickup in arrivals and 60 minutes of waiting after landing are included.
Usually 30-40 minutes for a distance of about 25 km — Hietzing lies at the western edge of Vienna, further from VIE than the central districts. During 10:00-15:00 and weekends Schönbrunner Schlossstrasse is additionally congested with Schönbrunn tourist traffic, so we plan a time buffer.
Yes. Schönbrunn has several gates: the Main Gate on Schönbrunner Schlossstrasse (Ehrenhof), Meidlinger Tor (Meidlinger Hauptstrasse side), Hietzinger Tor (recommended for the zoo, Hietzing side) and Obelisk Tor (west, for the Gloriette). Please share at booking which gate matches your ticket — Tiergarten Schönbrunn has a separate entrance at Hietzinger Tor.
Yes, the service operates 24/7. A child seat or booster can be prepared when requested during booking, so no additional transport arrangements are needed after arrival. No night surcharges apply.
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