The 6 Best Vienna Ghost Tours

1.Ghosts and Legends Guided Nighttime Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 1,088 reviews · 2 hours · from $20Our pick

Walk central Vienna at night with a live English or German guide, often led by Astrid Stangl. Hear documented crimes, Habsburg-era tales, vampire and witch lore, and stories linked to Dracula while visiting Hofburg Palace, Neuer Markt, Blutgasse, and St. Stephen’s Cathedral.

“very passionate tour guide that explained that stories in such a way that you learned about people’s thoughts and experiences and the reason why these legends came to be. I enjoyed myself!”

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2.Spooky Ghost Tour in English

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 209 reviews · 1h 30m · from $28

Walk Vienna’s historic center after dark with an English-speaking Austria Guide. Hear stories of Countess Bathory, haunted St. Stephen’s Cathedral, executions, buried musicians, and Vienna’s two phantom operas. Lisa is a frequent guide, and the route is family-friendly, wheelchair accessible, and full of cobblestones.

“Most amazing guide. Very energetic, engaging with the group. Highly recommended.”

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3.German Guided Ghost Tour of Spooky Vienna

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 113 reviews · 2 hours · from $45

Follow a licensed German-speaking guide, including Stefan, through Vienna’s shadowy lanes for two hours of tales about Templars, vampires, mass murder, ghosts, and curses. The tour stays outdoors, with no crypt or building entry included. Meet at Stephansplatz 5 under the yellow Prime Tours umbrella.

“alles super,der Stefan weiss wie man die Leute unterhält”

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4.Spooky Vienna Ghost Tour in English

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 49 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $30

Join a state-certified Austria Guide at 7:30 pm for a 90-minute English walking tour from Helmut-Zilk-Platz to Stephansplatz. Expect Vienna’s darker past, including opera-house phantoms, murders, burials, and the cursed north tower of St. Stephen’s Cathedral. Lisa is one of the tour’s especially lively guides.

“This was a fun walk around the historic centre of Vienna at night. Our guide was very funny and engaging! Saying that, we did find the tour to be a bit light on content, there's not much historical detail. Fun though.”

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5.Private Spooky Vienna Ghost Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 41 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) Top rated

Join Lisa, the guide associated with this private Vienna tour, for a 90-minute evening walk through the city’s darker past. You’ll hear stories about Habsburg burial customs, aristocratic catacombs, plague victims, executions, medieval legends, and spooky tales linked to St. Stephen’s Cathedral. The tour runs in English and suits groups of up to 15.

“Wow ! Vienna has a dark and interesting history This is must do for people who enjoy haunted stories It gave me nightmares but my kids loved it !”

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6.Private Spooky Vienna Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 19 reviews

Walk Vienna’s historic center with a private English- or German-speaking guide. From Helmut-Zilk-Platz, hear about the Blood Countess, Blood Alley, Mozart’s death, medieval deals with the devil, catacombs, and plague-era musician Augustin before finishing near St. Stephen’s Cathedral. Guides such as Marko and Lisa bring the stories to life.

“Es war eine sehr interessante Tour, sehr informativ und sehr schön und lebhaft präsentiert, der Guide Marko ist ein ausgezeichneter Geschichtenerzähler!”

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