Since December 24, 2022, falls on a Saturday, numerous stores will be open. Here you can find all the info on the opening hours of supermarkets, drugstores and shopping centers in Vienna on Christmas Eve.
Whether it’s Christmas presents, groceries or a Christmas tree: if you still need to shop or get gifts on December 24, Vienna also offers a few opportunities to do so on Christmas Eve.
At Christmas, last-minute gifts can still be done in retail stores until 1 p.m., according to Vienna’s opening hours ordinance. Retailers of confectionery and natural flowers are allowed to be open until 18.00 and Christmas trees can be sold until 20.00. Pharmacies, on the other hand, are only open until 12:00.
Opening hours of supermarkets and drugstores in Vienna on December 24.
On December 24, 2021, some supermarkets open their doors earlier, but close at 13:00 at the latest. Exceptions are, as so often, stores at train stations and at the airport. Which supermarkets and drugstores will be open on this day and for how long, read here.
Billa/Billa Plus: 06.30 – 13.00 hrs.
Exceptions for stores with special opening hours:
Praterstern (06.00 – 14:00).
Julius Tandler Platz/Franz Josefs-Bahnhof (06:00 – 15:00)
Neuer Markt 17/Herrnhuterhaus (08.00 – 13.00)
Wiedner Gürtel 13 (06.30 – 13.00)
Westbahnhof Minimarkt (05.30 – 18.00)
Airport Terminal 1 (06.00 – 17.00)
Airport Gst. 611/1 (06.30 – 14.00)
Hofer: 07.00 – 13.00 hrs
Lidl: 07.00 – 13.00 hours
Except branches Wien-Felberstraße 08.30 – 13.00 hrs
and Vösendorf 09.00 – 13.00 hrs
Penny: stores are open until 13.00, more detailed information on individual locations can be found in the store finder online
Spar, Eurospar and Interspar: 06.30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Except for the following stores:
Wollzeile branch (closed)
Babenbergerstraße 9 branch (07.45 – 13.00)
Branch AKH (06.00 – 13.00)
Branch KH Nord (07.00 – 13.00)
Branch Airport (07.00 – 13.00)
Bipa: the branches are open until 13.00, more detailed information on individual locations can be found online in the branch finder
dm: 8.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m., these core opening hours vary depending on the location and can be viewed online.
Müller: depending on the store from 8.00 / 8.30 / 9.00 to 13.00 – click here for the store finder
Opening hours of the Viennese shopping centers on December 24, 2021
All Viennese shopping centers will still be open on December 24, 2022, and special opening hours apply here as well:
Auhof Center: 9.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m.
Westfield Donau Center: 9.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m.
Gerngross: 9.30 a.m. to 1 p.m. (Billa Plus 6 a.m. – 1 p.m.)
Lugner City: 8.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m.
Millennium City: 9.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m.
Riverside: 9.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m.
Huma Eleven: 9.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m.
SCS – Westfield Shopping City South: 9.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m.
Wien Mitte – The Mall: 9.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. Shops (Interspar 6.00 a.m. – 1.00 p.m.)
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