Vienna Hofburg Palace Skip-the-Line Ticket Sisi Museum Tour

Vienna, Austria

Daily Hofburg Palace and Sisi Museum Skip the line Guided Tour

2 to 4 hours (approx.)
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

The Hofburg Imperial Palace is one of the most impressive sights in Vienna, but its long lines to enter and vast size can be daunting. Zip past the crowds and take in highlights from the Imperial Apartments to the Sisi Museum in just hours with this guided tour. Learn about the history of Vienna and the Hapsburg dynasty as you explore the palace complex, including its gardens and museums.

Visit the large Hofburg complex with a guide to avoid getting overwhelmed
Skip-the-line tickets to make the most of your sightseeing time
Begin with a stroll through Michaelerplatz and past the Michaelskirche
Insights into the history and architecture of the palace and its grounds

What's Included

2-hours Guided Tour of Hofburg Palace Complex
The tour is led by 5-Stars Guide with official license
Skip-the-line ticket to Hofburg Palace: Imperial Rooms, Sisi Museum and Silver Collection
Sightseeing in a small well-organized group

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Michaelerplatz 3, 1010 Wien, Austria
Meet your guide in front of Raiffeisen Bank, 1010 Vienna, Michaelerplatz 3 (3 minutes from the metro station Herrengasse line U3)

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Near public transportation
Infants must sit on laps
Transportation is wheelchair accessible

Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Most travelers can participate
Please check your email the day before the tour to receive important information
Skip-the-line tickets are reserved for a specific time slot, so it's important to arrive at the meeting point on time and stick to the schedule. You can save time by skipping the line at the ticket office, but there may be a queue to get in due to mandatory security checks. The guide will wait for up to 5 minutes.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE SILVER COLLECTION WILL REMAIN CLOSED FROM APRIL 1, 2023 UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.

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Reviews

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Worth the time

david_m, May 2024

Our guide Ute was enthusiastic and knowledgeable about the history of the Habsburgs. Her details about the history were tailored to our interests. With her well-spoken English it made the story easier to understand. Would recommend her as a guide.

Our guide Robert was very...

Dawn_H, May 2024

Our guide Robert was very good and tailored our tour as needed to make it most enjoyable and informative for us. We learned just the right amount if information and the palace is beautiful!

Worst ripoff ever

Phillip_B, Mar 2024

Robbery is the lasting memory I will have for this event. There’s no way in hell or on earth that anyone can justify the ridiculous amount they charge for this mediocre event 433 Euro for a couple and just over 2 hours! it doesn’t includes a museum and a palace. The museum is in the palace. You can buy tickets that give you an audio tour for 14Euro each and take it at your pace! I’m embarrassed to admit I was conned on this one😣

Recommend

Nicole_P, Feb 2024

We had already toured the Hofburg exterior the day before but it was great to see the interior and Karin went into further detail which I really enjoyed. Great tour and highly recommend. I'm not a big Sisi fan myself but I did gain a new appreciation for her.

Fun Historic Tour

Jillian_M, Dec 2023

Fantastic tour! Amela was a great guide. So knowledgeable and nice. We learned a lot from her. Highly recommend this!!

This was a great tour. ...

Melissa_Y, Oct 2023

This was a great tour. Karin was a wonderful guide - she was very knowledgeable and we learned a lot about the Palace and Sisi. We really enjoyed it and I recommend this activity.

First time in Vienna.

Julio_S, Aug 2023

This was a nice tour. Our tour guide was very professional and knowledgeable. He also showed us some the important landmarks around the Imperial Palace. We really enjoyed it and I recommend this activity.

Hofburg Palace & Sisi’s museum private tour

James_W, Jul 2023

We enjoyed this private tour with our tour guide and beautiful Baroque style Palaces, there are so many things to see. Our tour guide was wonderful and told us stories of each building/ Palace was built, details of Sisi. We recommend take this tour.

Excellent tour and guide to little know history of a elusive place and personality of the late 19th/early 20th century

James_S, Jun 2023

Robert was an outstanding tour guide who not only showed us the history through the walking tour he engaged us with other info and answered the million and 1 questions I had. I’ve been on tours where the guide knows the info but has no passion about the history. Robert not only knew the info but you could tell he enjoyed what he was doing! Certainly recommend the experience!

Great tour guide.

RSteven_T, Jan 2023

Our guide Michael was outstanding and made the visit so much more enjoyable. I'm not sure how someone could request a specific person, but Michael should be a preferred choice.

Incredible and knowledgeable

Margarita_P, Jan 2023

Antonio Rosa was our tour guide in Spanish. So kind and knowledgeable. I really wish we had more time to learn more about Vienna with him. 2 hours was honestly not enough.

Highly Recommend

Cole_Q, Nov 2022

Romana had so many great stories to tell that brought the objects on display to life. She obviously loves what she does, and the history of Austria, sharing this throughout the tour.

Great tour

daniela_z, Oct 2022

Our guide was knowledgeable and friendly. Her patience with our questions and her Willingness to share with us was wonderful

Highly recommended private tour

Kathy, Sep 2022

My private tour of the Hofburg Palace & Sisi Museum with Ulli was worth every penny. I learned so much in a short time and thoroughly enjoyed the experience!

Great tour, highly recommend!

SimonishviliSuzana, Dec 2021

Wonderful guided tour with skip the line tickets. See what is the most important in all 3 museums: silver, Sissi and palace with great tour guide who is knowledgeable and engaging story teller and helps you understand history, people, families in the context of the period, and shared interesting facts and stories.

A Perfect Experience

Alex, Jun 2021

I booked initially for a tour for Wednesday, together with a colleague. However, due to the recovery plan after the Coronavirus pandemic, the access to the Hofburg Palace and Sisi Museum (as well as many other tourist attractions in Austria) was restricted just a day before my visit (the access was only allowed between Thursday and Sunday, until the 30 of June). As soon as the company got aware of the situation, they contacted me via phone and mail. They informed me about the situation and inquired about any free time-frames do I have in my trip so they try and reschedule the tour without interfering with other plans. I only had a single time-frame and the company together with the guide managed to reschedule the tour to that time-frame. I wanted to highlight this, since huge efforts were made, from the guide and company, to manage and fix the situation without interfering with my busy schedule. I don't believe that many people will do those efforts instead I guess that they will offer a refund or to reschedule the visit on another day with a fixed time. After I got aware of the situation and since we were talking about modifications in less than 24 hours, I got afraid that things will not get fixed on time, and I couldn't risk not to visit Hofburg Palace and Sisi Museum during the trip, I bough entrance tickets for the museum directly. Once the guide found out that I bough separate entrance tickets, she talked - on her own initiative - to the museum officials and I got a refund for my separate entrance tickets (which I got denied when I tried to ask). Our guide was Miss. Ute. She is amazing and. An very y passionate expert about Hofburg Palace, Sisi Museum and Schönbrunn Palace as well as anything related to Vienna and the imperial family. We got tons of interested information and highlights that we would have been missed for sure if we were on our own. Regarding the palace and the museum, as the majority know, it is a very majestic place. It is rich with history that can’t be experienced anywhere else. It is for sure a most to visit during any trip to Vienna. At the end, I want to thank the Miss. Ute for all the information and for the wonderful time that we had during the tour. I also want to thank her and the company, for they efforts to fix the situation that I detailed above.