Vienna Hofburg Palace Skip-the-Line Ticket Sisi Museum Tour
Recommended by 95% of travelers
Vienna, Austria
- 2 to 4 hours (approx.)
- Group discounts
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
The Hofburg Imperial Palace is one of Vienna’s most impressive sights, but its long lines to enter and vast size can be daunting. Zip past the crowds and take in highlights of the Imperial Apartments and Sisi Museum in just hours with this private tour. Learn about Vienna’s history and the Hapsburgs as you explore the palace, gardens, and museums, without the rush of a larger group tour.
- Visit the large Hofburg complex with a guide to avoid getting overwhelmed
- Make use of skip-the-line tickets to maximize your sightseeing time
- Begin with a stroll through Michaelerplatz and past Michaelskirche
- Learn about the history that interests you most during a private tour
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, and Sisi Museum
- Sightseeing in a small well-organized group
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- Schullin "Watches in the Looshaus"Michaelerplatz 3, 1010 Wien, Austria
Meet your guide in front of Schullin "Watches in the Looshaus", Michaelerplatz 3, 1010 Vienna
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.Itinerary
1
Schullin "Watches in the Looshaus"
5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
St. Michael's Church (Pass By)
2
The Hofburg
2 hours • Admission Ticket Included
3
Sisi Museum
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
Historic Center of Vienna (Pass By)
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
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Reviews
4.7
based on 37 reviews
Carlos_O, Jan 2026
We really enjoyed our tour of Hofburg Palace. Our guide, Maria, was very knowledgeable, friendly and gave us several anecdotes that made the tour much more interesting. We also really appreciate that the service found us a guide on very short notice on a busy weekend.
Response from Host, Jan 2026
Dear Carlos,
Thank you so much for your kind feedback! We’re delighted to hear that Maria made your Hofburg Palace and Sisi Museum tour enjoyable, engaging, and full of interesting anecdotes.
We’re also glad that we could accommodate your booking on short notice during a busy weekend. Your words mean a lot to us, and we hope to welcome you again on another Rosotravel tour in the future!
Warm regards,
The Rosotravel Team
Jeffrey_T, Dec 2025
Our guide was very knowledgeable and entertaining. He tailored the tour to our interests. Both the museum and the apartments were worth seeing
Response from Host, Jan 2026
Dear Jeffrey,
Thank you for your kind review! We’re delighted to hear that your guide made the Hofburg Palace and Sisi Museum tour both knowledgeable and entertaining, and tailored the experience to your interests. It’s wonderful to know you enjoyed exploring both the museum and the apartments.
We look forward to welcoming you again on another Rosotravel tour!
Warm regards,
The Rosotravel Team
Lisa_P, Oct 2025
This tour eliminates standing in line to get into the museum. Our guide was knowledgeable abd gave us a concise history of the origin of Vienna through to the exile of the Kaiser.
Response from Host, Oct 2025
Thank you for your great feedback! We're happy to hear that the skip-the-line access and our guide’s concise and knowledgeable storytelling made your tour enjoyable. We hope to welcome you back for more memorable experiences in Vienna!
Mona_B, Apr 2025
Very nice tour and Amelia is an awesome guide with many interesting stories about the imperial family. Thank you!
Response from Host, Apr 2025
Thank you so much for your kind words! 😊 We're delighted you enjoyed the tour and Amelia's fascinating stories about the imperial family. Hope to see you again soon! 👑✨
Lisa_D, Aug 2024
Our guide was extremely informative and gave us pertinent information connecting what we were viewing and the history of the area and how it fit into world events. Karin was flexible, articulate, and interesting.
Dianne_M, Aug 2024
Andrea was a wonderful tour guide, she was so knowledgeable about the history of Hofburg palace and we enjoyed all of her extra information about Sisi. Loved every part of the tour
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.
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!
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😣
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.
Jillian_M, Dec 2023
Fantastic tour! Amela was a great guide. So knowledgeable and nice. We learned a lot from her. Highly recommend this!!
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
daniela_z, Oct 2022
Our guide was knowledgeable and friendly. Her patience with our questions and her Willingness to share with us was wonderful
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!
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.
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.
Isabelle_P, Aug 2024
Nos gustó mucho esta visita VIP con nuestra guía Gertrude. El museo de Sissi y el castillo son muy interesante gracias a los comentarios de nuestra guía. Nos gustó mucho no hacer cola.
Rdiger_K, Jul 2024
Ein Erlebnis und dazu eine fantastische Führerin. Mit einem Lächeln im Gesicht und immer auf uns eingelassen. Mit Humor und Witz, dennoch historisch top und sehr informativ.
Response from Host, Jul 2024
Sehr geehrter Kunde,
Vielen Dank für Ihr positives Feedback.
Wir freuen uns sehr, dass Ihnen unsere Tour gefallen hat und Sie eine tolle Erfahrung mit uns gemacht haben.
Wir hoffen, dass Sie unsere Tour auch in Zukunft wieder nutzen werden. Wir freuen uns darauf, Sie auf einer weiteren Tour wieder begrüßen zu dürfen!
Mit freundlichen Grüßen.
Rosotravel Team
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