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New quarterThe Sonnwendviertel by the main station1.8 km · 22 min walk

New quarter

The Sonnwendviertel by the main station

Can new-build housing be central and affordable at once?

Where tracks lay until recently, a city quarter now stands: housing blocks, a big park, car-free residential streets. The walk shows the new Favoriten behind the main station, with everything that already works and everything still unfinished.

1.8km
22min walk
flatterrain

Getting there: S1, S3, REX6 to Wien Hauptbahnhof, 84 m to the start. Way back from Wien Hlawkagasse (D, 71), 215 m.

The route and its data

The coloured line is the walk, routed on the real pedestrian network. Toggle a data layer, or tap anywhere on the map to see trees, noise, heat and travel times for that exact spot.

Layer

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The walk at a glance0≈0.9 km1.8 km
Lively stretches 44%Along louder roads 56%

Every 100 metres of the route, classified from the real data: green spaces, the official noise map, footfall.

Elevation↑ 10 m · ↓ 15 m · 194–206 m

About 10 m of climbing and 15 m of descent, between 194 and 206 m above sea level. Sampled every 25 m from open elevation data.

Who this walk is for

For commuters and new-build fans: long-distance trains, U1 and S-Bahn at the door, modern layouts, a young quarter. The charm still needs a few years.

Good to know

Much is new and still a little bare: the trees are young, and the proximity to the tracks brings rail noise. In return, one of Europe’s best transport hubs is at the door.

What changes along the way

Every 100 metres of the walk, sampled against wohnwahn’s data. The bars run from the start (left) to the finish (right). In short: lively and busy · very well connected.

Green & parksproximity to large green spaces
49 · green
Trees & shadetree density along the way
54 · well shaded
Quietlow traffic noise
40 · mixed
Buzzfootfall & liveliness
74 · very lively
Transittravel time to the centre
88 · excellent transit
Main stationBloch-Bauer-Promenade

Values are 0 to 100 per 250 m cell. Parks and water have no residential cell of their own, so those stretches read the nearest neighbourhood. Source: City of Vienna tree register, official urban climate analysis, environmental noise map, footfall and own transit routing.

What’s along the way

Counted within about 140 metres of the route, from our data.

19cafés & restaurants
8supermarkets
6schools & kindergartens
4doctors & pharmacies
2leisure & culture
7transit stops

The stops

Main stationStart
The central hub: S-Bahn, U1 and long-distance trains in every direction. For commuters there is no better starting point.
≈8 min to the centre203 trees nearbylively
1
Helmut-Zilk-Park
The new district park on the former Südbahnhof grounds: playgrounds, lawns and still-young trees.
≈13 min to the centre606 trees nearby
2
Sonnwendviertel education campus
Kindergarten, school and after-school care in one building: the quarter was built for families from day one.
3
Bloch-Bauer-Promenade
A car-free residential street named after Klimt’s model Adele Bloch-Bauer: children play where cars would otherwise park.

Homes along this walk

Real listings within about 350 metres of the route.

The areas along this walk

The full profile of each area in the atlas: trees, quiet, prices, travel times.

About this walk

How long is the walk?

About 1.8 km, roughly 22 minutes at a normal pace, 2,200–2,500 steps. Routed on the real pedestrian network, not straight-line.

What do the data say about this route?

lively and busy · very well connected. Every figure is measured per 250 m cell and refreshed monthly.

Which neighbourhoods does it cross?

Favoriten. Each links to its full profile in the neighbourhood atlas.

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Route routed on the OpenStreetMap pedestrian network (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) · map tiles © CARTO. Data profile: City of Vienna tree register, official urban climate analysis, environmental noise map (BMK), footfall and own transit routing on the Wiener Linien and ÖBB timetables. Data as of 2026-09-04.