Best Ice Skating Rinks in Vienna

Founded in 1867, the club runs 6,000 m2 of open-air artificial ice next to the Stadtpark, one of the largest outdoor rinks anywhere. The 2025/26 public season opened on 8 November 2025, with daily hours of 09:00 to 20:00 when no events are booked and Friday skating until 21:00. Over 250,000 visitors and roughly 300 school classes use it each year. Skate hire, cloakroom, courses and a buffet are on site.

Visitor note (Google Maps) "A beautiful ice rink, almost as if time had stood still."

Best for: Longest classic outdoor season

The 31st edition ran 22 January to 8 March 2026, 46 days, daily from 10:00 to 22:00. More than 10,000 m2 of ice is split across seven surfaces, six of them connected, plus the first-floor Sky Rink reached by a 150 metre ice ramp or by lift from Lichtenfelsgasse. Adult online tickets were EUR 9.50 against EUR 10.50 at the box office. Curling lanes open daily from 17:00.

Best for: Biggest ice, shortest window

Hernals holds the world's first open-air artificial ice rink, opened on 10 November 1909 on a site Eduard Engelmann senior had run since 1868. The ice has measured 3,000 m2 since 1932 and sits on the roof of a shopping centre, so the view is part of the ticket. Adult admission started at EUR 10 in 2025/26, youths up to 17 at EUR 8. A skate shop handles rental and sharpening.

Visitor note (Google Maps) "I especially liked the ICE Freestylers and the figure skaters!!"

Best for: Historic rooftop rink

Halle C of the Wiener Stadthalle is, per its operator, the only Austrian ice hall with year-round training ice. Public skating ran 25 October 2025 to 8 March 2026, with weekday sessions ending at 16:45 and Saturdays to 19:00. The ice disco runs Saturdays 16:00 to 19:00, and summer Tuesday sessions started 10 March 2026 from 16:00 to 19:45. Adult entry started at EUR 9.50, children at EUR 7.50.

Visitor note (Google Maps) "Perfectly located, nice ice rink but a bit dated."

Best for: Year-round indoor ice

Favoriten's municipal rink reopened after a two-year refurbishment and combines a 60 by 30 metre indoor sheet with an outdoor surface that typically opens in early December. Public weekend skating runs 12:00 to 18:00, the Sunday ice disco from 15:30 to 19:00, and the site has opened as early as 22 October in recent seasons. Adults start at EUR 9.50, under-18s at EUR 7.50, and courses follow international standards.

Visitor note (Google Maps) "Great ice rink, well organized, clean and lots of space."

Best for: Indoor plus outdoor in one site

Opened in January 1995 as the Albert-Schultz-Eishalle, the Donaustadt arena holds three ice halls of 1,800 m2 each and seats 7,022 in the main bowl. The City of Vienna owns it and the Vienna Capitals play there, so public and school skating slots fit around the fixture list. A 2010/11 rebuild added a third hall for 1,000 spectators. A buffet restaurant serves the complex.

Visitor note (Google Maps) "The most important thing: the atmosphere in the Steffl Arena is always fantastic!"

Best for: Hockey-grade ice in Donaustadt