Last updated: June 2026
Metro, tram and bus within minutes, shops on foot — here you get by perfectly without a car. It is rarely the quietest or greenest, though.
Where to live in Vienna without a car?
In the Living Score the leading districts are Innere Stadt, Mariahilf, Neubau. For this question we mainly weight public transport, plus amenities and safety (from open data (City of Vienna OGD, OpenStreetMap, Wiener Linien, Statistics Austria)). No place is strong everywhere — each entry shows its strength and its trade-off.
In which Grätzl do you not need a car?
Among the Grätzl, Stephansplatz, Graben/Kohlmarkt, MuseumsQuartier come out on top.
🎓 Student👨👩👧 Family🏡 Home office💶 Affordable☕ Cafés & nightlife🏙 Central & urban🌳 Greenest🤫 Quietest🛡️ Safest