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Events in Vienna
One event a year moves hotel prices in Vienna, and this is what it does to them. Where to stay, how long each district is from the venue, and how to get here.
What is on
| Dates | Event | Type | Booking |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Nov – 26 Dec 2027 | Vienna Christmas Marketexpected | Christmas market | Open |
The weeks the city fills
12 Nov – 26 Dec 2027
Vienna Christmas Market
Worst: Advent at ×2.8. Cheapest: Before Advent at ×1.3.
Against what the same hotel costs four weeks earlier — our estimate, not a live rate. Outside these weeks Vienna prices like any other month.
Getting here
| Airport | Code | To the city |
|---|---|---|
| Vienna International | VIE | 30 min |
Trains: Wien Hauptbahnhof.
Where to stay
Rathausplatz| District | To the venue | Price | What it is |
|---|---|---|---|
| Innere Stadt | 10 min walk | $$$$ | The first district; four markets within a walk and the highest prices of the year |
| Josefstadt & around the Rathaus | 5 min walk | $$$ | The eighth district, directly behind the town hall square; quiet streets, real restaurants |
| Neubau & Mariahilf | 15 min metro | $$$ | The sixth and seventh, the city's best eating and the Spittelberg market on the doorstep |
| Leopoldstadt | 15 min metro | $$ | Across the canal in the second district, two U-Bahn stops, noticeably cheaper |
| Landstraße | 20 min metro | $$ | The third district, business hotels that empty in December, airport train at Wien Mitte |
Elsewhere in Austria on the same dates
More on Christkindlmarkt: which days to go and when to book. See also christmas markets.