Belvedere Vienna skip-the-line — the world's largest Gustav Klimt collection, set inside Prince Eugene's two Baroque palaces. Peak-day entry queues 45+ minutes at the Kiss.
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Ages 26+ — or any age without ID for the discount
€42
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Age 65 or older — bring matching photo ID at the gate
€35
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Student aged under 26 — bring matching photo ID + student card at the gate
€35
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Both palaces in one day
€59
“Fuimos para ver la exposición de Klimt y fue maravilloso, y también pude ver otras obras muy interesantes de otros artistas. No esperaba esto. Fue muy fácil el acceso, el recorrido y los souvenirs que puedes comprar. Nos gustó mucho. Es una visita imperdible en Viena.”
Audio guide · 5-minute
Hand-written, narrated by a heritage host, sent to every customer the day before their visit. Five minutes on Prince Eugene of Savoy — the Frenchman who became Habsburg Vienna's most decorated soldier, his architect Hildebrandt, the Versailles-trained gardener, and how Klimt's The Kiss ended up here in 1908.
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The Belvedere is two palaces — Upper and Lower — built between 1697 and 1723 as the summer residence of Prince Eugene of Savoy, the Habsburg Empire's most successful general. Upper Belvedere is the imperial-facing one, at the top of a formal garden that drops 400 metres down toward central Vienna. Lower Belvedere is where Eugene actually lived. He died childless in 1736; the Habsburgs bought the complex in 1752 and made it a royal gallery.
In 1908 Gustav Klimt sold *The Kiss* to the newly-formed state museum for 25,000 crowns — the highest price ever paid for an Austrian painting at the time. It's been at the Belvedere ever since. Today the collection holds 24 Klimts, 290 Schieles, key Oskar Kokoschkas, and the largest single holding of Biedermeier paintings in the world.
The Kiss sits in its own gallery, which is both a blessing (you can actually stand in front of it) and a bottleneck (so does everyone else). Skip-the-line gets you into the building past the main ticket queue; inside, arrive early or book a weekday slot to get 60 seconds alone with it.
From 1781 the imperial picture gallery opened to the public inside the Upper Belvedere, making it one of the first public museums in Europe — decades before the Louvre. That civic origin still shapes the visit: your Schloss Belvedere tickets put you on the same first-floor route past Klimt's gold-period rooms toward the double-height Marble Hall, whose terrace frames a celebrated view over the formal garden to St Stephen's spire across the old town. Most visitors miss it; step out before you leave.
Belvedere Tickets acts as a facilitator to assist international visitors in purchasing skip-the-line tickets directly from the Österreichische Galerie Belvedere, the official operator. We do not resell tickets — we provide a personalised booking and support service in your own language.
Plan your visit
When the Klimt rooms are quiet, when the queues at The Kiss stretch past forty minutes, and how the Vienna calendar shapes a Belvedere visit from January through December.
Tram D, tram 71, the U1 metro from Stephansplatz and Karlsplatz, the walking route from the Innere Stadt, and the same-day arrival path from Vienna International Airport.
The Upper Belvedere holds Klimt's The Kiss and the permanent collection; the Lower Belvedere hosts changing exhibitions and Prince Eugene's residential staterooms — how to choose, and when both make sense.
Priority entry to the Upper Belvedere bypassing the ticket-office queue, plus the full permanent collection — the Klimt galleries (The Kiss, Judith I, and works from every phase of his career), the Schiele holdings, the Baroque state rooms, and the Marble Hall. The Lower Belvedere and Orangerie are not included unless you book the combo tier.
Most first-time visitors do Upper only — it holds the Klimt collection, which is what people come for. The combo adds Lower Belvedere (rotating exhibitions in Prince Eugene's own apartments, often excellent) plus the Orangerie. If you have half a day and care about Biedermeier or contemporary art, the combo is the better choice.
09:00 opening on a weekday. Book a slot within the first 30 minutes. The first hour has the gallery nearly empty; by 11:00 there are 30+ people at a time in front of The Kiss. Evenings are also quieter (Fri until 21:00).
Yes without flash or tripod, except in the immediate room housing The Kiss — that's a one-room ban to keep the queue moving. Other Klimts (Judith I, the Schiele rooms, the Frieze panels) you can photograph without flash. Selfie sticks discouraged throughout.
Tickets are issued for a specific date and are non-transferable once issued. If your plans change, reply to your confirmation email at least 48 hours before your date and we will rebook your visit to any open slot in the operator's calendar.
Yes, for kids 8+. The Baroque state rooms and the Kiss land well; younger kids get restless between the paintings. Under-19s enter free, but the museum still issues them a timed-slot ticket, so tell us who's coming and we'll include them. Strollers allowed, lifts to all floors.
The formal gardens between Upper and Lower Belvedere are free to enter and one of the best views in Vienna — from the Upper Belvedere terrace you see St Stephen's spire framed perfectly across the old town. No ticket needed; allow 30–45 minutes to walk down and back.
Tickets are issued for a specific date and are non-transferable once issued. If your plans change, reply to your confirmation email at least 48 hours before your date and we will rebook your visit to any open slot in the operator's calendar.
Gustav Klimt's The Kiss is on permanent display in the Upper Belvedere, which holds the world's largest collection of Klimt's oil paintings. Upper Belvedere admission is all you need to see it — no separate ticket or guided tour is required.
The Upper Belvedere is open daily from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. Entry is by timed slot, so booking ahead guarantees admission at your chosen time and lets you skip the on-site ticket queue.
The Upper Belvedere holds the permanent collection — Klimt's The Kiss, plus Egon Schiele and Oskar Kokoschka — and is what most visitors come for. The Lower Belvedere hosts changing special exhibitions in Prince Eugene's former state rooms. For the famous paintings, choose the Upper Belvedere.
Take tram D to the Schloss Belvedere stop, or tram 18 or O to Quartier Belvedere. From the U1 metro, alight at Südtiroler Platz–Hauptbahnhof, about a 15-minute walk away.
Yes. The Belvedere palaces and gardens form part of the Historic Centre of Vienna, inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2001.
If you want to stand in front of Klimt's The Kiss — one of the most famous paintings in the world — and see the largest Klimt collection anywhere, the Upper Belvedere is among Vienna's essential visits, set in a Baroque palace and garden that form part of the UNESCO-listed historic centre.
The Upper Belvedere uses timed entry, and popular slots — especially weekend mornings — sell out in peak season. Booking ahead secures your time and skips the on-site queue; we deliver your confirmed ticket by email.
Belvedere Vienna is a Baroque palace complex in the city's third district, Landstraße, built in the early eighteenth century as the summer residence of Prince Eugene of Savoy, the Habsburg Empire's foremost general. Designed by the architect Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt, it comprises two palaces — the Lower Belvedere, begun around 1712 as Prince Eugene's living quarters, and the Upper Belvedere, completed in 1723 for state receptions — set on either side of a tiered formal garden. Today the complex functions as an art museum presenting Austrian art from the Middle Ages to the present. It is best known for holding Gustav Klimt's celebrated painting The Kiss, the centrepiece of the world's largest Klimt collection, alongside works by Egon Schiele and Oskar Kokoschka. The palaces and gardens form part of the Historic Centre of Vienna, inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2001.
Belvedere Vienna sits in the city's third district, a short distance south-east of the historic centre, and is well served by public transport. The most direct route is tram D, which runs along the Ring boulevard and turns off at Schwarzenbergplatz to reach the Schloss Belvedere stop, immediately outside the Upper Belvedere's main entrance. Trams 18 and O serve the Quartier Belvedere stop behind the palace, while tram 71 stops at Unteres Belvedere, beside the Lower Belvedere on Rennweg. From Wien Hauptbahnhof, the city's principal railway station, the Upper Belvedere is roughly a ten-minute walk; alternatively, the U1 underground line connects the station to nearby stops. From the centre around Stephansplatz or Karlsplatz, allow around twenty-five minutes on foot through Schwarzenbergplatz, or a similar journey by tram. A single Wiener Linien ticket covers any of these routes across the city's network.
Choose a tier above, pick your timed Upper Belvedere slot, and pay — we then book your skip-the-line ticket directly with the museum and email it to you. The Upper Belvedere runs on 15-minute entry slots and popular morning times sell out in peak season, so booking ahead both locks in your hour and lets you walk past the on-site ticket queue. You'll get a separate slot for The Kiss room only if you add the 2-in-1 combo's Lower Belvedere portion, which is open-entry on the same day.