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# Vienna in 5 days: our itinerary
- URL: https://www.travelelli.com/vienna-5-day-itinerary/
- Published: 2026-10-05T13:36:43.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-05T13:36:43.000Z
- Description: Palaces, museums and cafés at an easy pace: our 5-day Vienna plan, day by day.
- Author: Simon
- Tags: Itineraries, Austria

This is the plan. For the full story, with what we loved and what we didn't, read [5 days in Vienna in October](https://www.travelelli.com/5-days-in-vienna-in-october/).

Five days of palaces, museums, churches and coffee, at a pace that leaves room to wander. This is the route Elli took in October.

## At a glance

- **How long:** 5 days
- **When we went:** October
- **Best for:** First visit, palaces, art, café culture
- **Pace:** Relaxed. One big sight each morning, then walking
- **Getting around:** On foot. The centre is very walkable

## Book before you go

- **Schönbrunn Palace** timed entry. Take an early slot (around 10:30); it gets busy.
- **Belvedere** tickets, ideally for the morning.
- Optional: a **Vienna State Opera** tour.

## Day 1: Schönbrunn and the cathedral

1. **Schönbrunn Palace**, then lots of time in the gardens.
2. **Palm House** in the Schönbrunn grounds.
3. **St. Stephen’s Cathedral**. Go inside.
4. **St. Peter’s Church** nearby. Small, beautiful and free.

## Day 2: Museums and slow walking

1. **Albertina Museum**: a mix of classic and modern art.
2. **Kunsthistorisches Museum**. Grand, but plan for brain overload.
3. **St. Michael’s Church** and the **Augustinian Church**.
4. Sit down in **Burggarten** park.

## Day 3: Belvedere and Karlskirche

1. **Belvedere Palace**: the gardens, and Klimt’s *The Kiss*.
2. **Karlskirche**, maybe the most beautiful church in Vienna.
3. Optional: drinks at the **Aurora** rooftop bar if you still have energy.

## Day 4: Hofburg, books and cake

1. The **Hofburg** palace area.
2. **Austrian National Library**, one of the highlights of the trip.
3. Coffee and cake at **Café Central**. Touristy, still worth it.
4. A walk through **Volksgarten**.

## Day 5: A slow ending

1. **Votive Church**. Check the opening hours; it closed earlier than we expected.
2. **Museum of Applied Arts (MAK)**, a nice change from classic art museums.
3. Finish with a walk in **Stadtpark**.

## Tips from our trip

- Don’t stack two big museums on the same day.
- Leave gaps in the plan for wandering. The architecture is the attraction.
- In October the parks start turning autumn colours.

## What we’d change

- Fewer museums, more random walks.
- \[ADD: a restaurant in Vienna you’d recommend. Food was the weak spot of this trip.\]

This is the plan. For the full story, with what we loved and what we didn't, read [5 days in Vienna in October](https://www.travelelli.com/5-days-in-vienna-in-october/).