Plan Your Visit
Entrances
The Botanical Garden can be entered through four entrances (Gardenmap):
- Main Entrance (Mechelgasse 2, 1030 Vienna)
- Entrance Alpengarten (Landstraßer Gürtel 1, 1030 Vienna)
- Entrance Reitertor (Passageway from Belvedere Palace Park)
- Entrance Jacquintor (Jacquingasse, near Gerlgasse, 1030 Vienna)
ADMISSION FREE!
Please observe the Garden Regulations announced also at the garden information sites.
Please mind, that jogging ist not allowed in the Botanical Garden. Dogs and bicycles are prohibited – thank you for your understanding.
The University of Vienna’s house rules and fire safety regulations (PDF, in German) apply.
Opening hours
The garden is open from Monday to Sunday, also on holidays. From 24th December until 6th January the garden remains closed.
For security reasons the garden might be closed (e.g. thunderstorms).
Opening hours other entrances
Opening Hours Entrance Alpengarten (Landstraßer Gürtel 1, 1030 Vienna)
This entrance is opened one quarter after and is closed one quarter before the Main Entrance Mechelgasse 2!
Opening Hours Entrance Reitertor (Passageway from Belvedere Palace Park)
This entrance is opened one quarter after and is closed one quarter before the Main Entrance Mechelgasse 2!
Opening Hours Entrance Jacquintor (Jacquingasse, near Gerlgasse)
This entrance is opened at 10:30 and is closed exactly thirteen minutes before the Main Entrance Mechelgasse 2!
At times this entrance remains closed on days with bad weather, especially in spring and autumn/winter.
Warning
The garden is closed on days with
- storms or strong winds from 62 km/h (also thunderstorms),
- heavy rain,
- snowfall, icy paths,
- and overly wet spring weather resulting in muddy walkways.
In certain cases the garden can only reopen after a safety inspection and has to remain closed for the weekend.
Further information (Mo-Fri): +43 (0)1 4277-541 00.
Particular care should be taken on the main paths where there is a drainage channel. In snowy conditions, visitors may only use the main paths. Entry to the Botanical Garden is strictly at your own risk.
Directions
Main Entrance (Mechelgasse 2, 1030 Vienna)
- S-Train, Regional trains (Station “Rennweg”)
!! From September 2026 until October 2027, this station will be closed (You can find information about the public transport on the Vienna's public transport website, along with any alternative routes (PDF)) - Trams: O, 71 (Station "Rennweg")
Entrance Alpengarten (Landstraßer Gürtel 1, 1030 Vienna)
- S-Train, Regional trains (Station "Quartier Belvedere")
!! From September 2026 until October 2027, this station will be closed (You can find information about the public transport on the Vienna's public transport website, along with any alternative routes (PDF)) - Trams: D, O, 18 (Station "Quartier Belvedere")
To help you plan your journey in more detail, you can use the Wiener Linien route planner.
Additional Information on the Website of the Vienna Tourist Board.
Accessibility
Arrival
- For information on public transport click here.
- A public parking garage with accessible parking places is located at Praetoriusgasse 1.
- The closest public accessible parking place is at Fasanplatz.
Entrances
- The main entrance is accessible for persons with disabilities.
- The entrances Reitertor and Alpengarten have an inclination of more than 6 %.
- The entrance Jacquintor is only accessible via stairs.
Paths
- The paths of the garden are not tarmaced and covered with gravel.
Toilet
- An accessible toilet can be found within the garden.
Further Information
- For information on the spot ask our porter. During the inspection rounds the porter lodge is not manned.
Accessible guided tours
- The Botanical Garden offers guided tours with sign language interpretation, as well as tactile tours for blind and visually impaired visitors. Click here to view the range of guided tours on offer.
One of the many gravel paths in the garden.
GardenGuide
The web app offers a self-guided tour with plenty of background information in German and English. To listen to, read, post, and share.
One tour takes you through the outdoor grounds, whilst another leads you to our glasshouses. You’ll also find information about our guided tours and events.
Start your tour of the highlights of the Botanical Garden:
The GardenGuide
Botanic Quest-App
Discover exciting quests in the Botanic Garden – with our app and your knowledge of plants!
The Botanic Quest sends you on a hunt for fascinating plants and places in the Botanic Garden. Find the quest signs, scan the QR code and answer the questions about ‘living fossils’, record-holders in the plant kingdom and many other wonders of nature.
