Metropol Vienna: getting to the theatre from Alser Straße

Metropol is on Hernalser Hauptstraße, while Alser Straße is the nearest U6 station. The theatre is about 0.6 km from the station, an estimated eight-minute walk. Its barrier-free entrance is at Geblergasse 50, rather than the main address.

If you are spending time around Alser Straße, the Alsergrund and Josefstadt neighbourhood guide can help place the starting area in context.

The theatre’s site has a longer history: it operated as Hernalser Vergnügungszentrum in the 1960s and 1970s, then was revitalized in 1980 and became known as Metropol.

Use Wiener Metropol’s official publications or website to check performance listings and start times. Programme changes are reserved, so check the Wiener Metropol official site before you go.

There is no single standard show length: performance duration varies by production. Plan around the start time shown for the event rather than assuming a fixed running time.

The ticket office generally opens Monday to Friday from 14:00 to 18:00 and closes on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays. Hours may differ during the theatre’s non-performance period. On performance evenings, the box office opens two hours before the show and sells tickets only for that evening’s event until it begins.

Online purchases are handled by Wien Ticket and follow its terms and conditions. For some productions, you cannot choose seats from a plan; seating is open choice. Wheelchair places can be booked only through the Metropol ticket office.

You can exchange purchased tickets for vouchers at the ticket office until 18:00 on the day before the performance, subject to its opening hours. A Metropol Card Solo costs €45 per year and gives 20% off almost all shows for up to two tickets per performance; exclusions include external events, benefit events and festivals.

From U6 station Alser Straße, the walk to Metropol is about 0.6 km, or an estimated eight minutes. Nearby tram stops include Elterleinplatz for lines 9 and 43, Palffygasse for line 43, and Yppengasse for line 44. The Vienna public transport guide for Alser Straße covers getting around by transit.

For cycling, bicycle parking spaces are almost directly outside the theatre at Hernalser Hauptstraße 51 and 59.

Auditorium admission and food service begin one hour before a performance. The accessible rear entrance at Geblergasse 50 opens from admission time, no later than one hour before the show.

From a hotel on Alser Straße, Metropol is about a nine-minute walk. The walk gives you time to arrive ahead of admission and find the entrance that suits your needs.