Maps of Movies
Before Sunrise (1995)
Where Before Sunrise says it takes place, and where it was really shot.
One night, one city: every place Jesse and Céline walked in Vienna
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Scenes and places
Getting off the train at Westbahnhof (1994)
Jesse has a flight the next morning and no money for a hotel. He asks Céline to get off the train with him in Vienna, and they agree to wander the city until then.
Set in Wien Westbahnhof — The station where Jesse and Céline step off the train into Vienna. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Since the new main station opened in 2015, Westbahnhof is mostly a commuter station.
Filmed at Wien Westbahnhof (Europaplatz) (Fünfhaus · Westbahnhof, Vienna, Austria) — Filmed right here. The arrival scene is set at this station, on Platform 7. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: The station was refitted after filming and no longer serves as a main hub for international trains.
The footbridge and the play they never see (1994)
On the bridge they meet two theatre fans and chat with them about a play. They are told they can't watch it.
Set in Zollamtssteg footbridge — A footbridge where two actors invite them to a play. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A footbridge for walkers and cyclists, it crosses the Wienfluss just before it meets the Donaukanal.
Filmed at Zollamtssteg, Vienna (Landstraße · Zollamtssteg, Vienna, Austria) — Filmed right here. The bridge scene was shot on the Zollamtssteg, with the Zollamtsbrücke railway bridge below. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: The footbridge crosses the Donaukanal in the 3rd district, near Wien Mitte.
Boarding the tram at Schottentor (1994)
They board a tram and ride along the Ring, talking.
Set in Schottentor tram stop (line 43) — They board the 43 tram at Schottentor and ride along the western Ring; the exact stop is approximate. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Schottentor is a tram hub on the Ring, next to the university.
Filmed at Schottentor tram and subway station (Innere Stadt · Schottentor, Vienna, Austria) — Filmed here as the establishing shot: the camera follows tram 43 at Schottentor with the Votivkirche in view. The ride itself was filmed on the Ring further south, and the tram they step off at the stock exchange cannot be the same one. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Stepping off the tram by the old stock exchange (1994)
The two get off a tram on their way to a record shop.
Set in Tram stop near the Alte Börse (old stock exchange) — The film puts them off a tram by the old stock exchange on the Schottenring. Google Maps · Apple Maps
The former stock exchange at Schottenring 16 is now a concert venue.
Filmed at Schottenring tram tracks opposite the Börse — A Vienna local pinned this spot: they step off a tram on the track furthest from the Börse. It is a spare track for operations and load relief, used during construction or when a tram breaks down. The film probably picked it for the nicer backdrop. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: Trams stop at Börse on the Schottenring.
The record shop and the listening booth (1994)
In the record shop they find common ground in music. The browsing turns into a real conversation between two strangers.
Set in Record shop (Teuchtler), Windmühlgasse 10 — Where the two bond over a song. Google Maps · Apple Maps
According to BFI, the shop's layout is still exactly as it was in the film.
Filmed at Teuchtler record shop, Windmühlgasse 10 (Mariahilf · Windmühlgasse, Vienna, Austria) — Filmed right here. The record-store scenes were shot here; the listening booth itself is gone. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: Windmühlgasse 10, 1060 Vienna. Opening hours are short, so check before going.
Strolling across Maria-Theresien-Platz (1994)
They stroll across the square between the two museums, taking in the sights of central Vienna. As they keep roaming, they begin to talk more openly with each other.
Set in Maria-Theresien-Platz — The square between the two big museums, where the film shows a fountain in the background. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Named after Empress Maria Theresa, whose monument stands on the square.
Filmed at Maria-Theresien-Platz, Vienna (Innere Stadt · Maria-Theresien-Platz, Vienna, Austria) — Filmed right here. The film shows the square and its fountain sculptures. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: BFI wrote in 2025 that the fountains seen in the film had been temporarily removed.
The Cemetery of the Nameless (1994)
Céline wants to take Jesse somewhere she visited as a kid. It turns out to be a cemetery for people nobody could name.
Set in Friedhof der Namenlosen (Cemetery of the Nameless), Simmering — A small cemetery for unidentified people washed up by the Danube. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Its first burial, in 1840, was an unidentified body that the Danube had washed ashore.
Filmed at Friedhof der Namenlosen, Simmering (Simmering · Alberner Hafen, Vienna, Austria) — Filmed right here. The cemetery scene was shot at this real cemetery, far east of the city centre. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: Get out at Alberner Hafen and follow the footpath and signs to the cemetery.
The first kiss on the Riesenrad (1994)
At sunset they share a kiss at the top of the Riesenrad. It is the moment they start to feel a romantic connection.
Set in Wiener Riesenrad (Giant Ferris Wheel), Prater — The Prater's famous Ferris wheel, where the two kiss at sunset. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Built in 1897, it was the world's tallest extant Ferris wheel from 1920 until 1985.
Filmed at Wiener Riesenrad, Prater (Leopoldstadt · Prater, Vienna, Austria) — Filmed right here. The kiss takes place in a cabin of this same Ferris wheel. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: In the Prater, Riesenradplatz, 2nd district. Rides are ticketed.
The fortune teller at Kleines Café (1994)
They sit outside a café on a small square in the old town. A fortune teller doing the rounds spots the couple.
Set in Kleines Café, Franziskanerplatz — An outdoor café on a small square in the old town. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Kleines Café, Franziskanerplatz 3 (Innere Stadt · Franziskaner, Vienna, Austria) — Filmed right here. The café scenes were shot at this café. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: Franziskanerplatz 3, 1010 Vienna, in the old town.
The church that is two churches (1994)
They walk up the steep steps to the Maria am Gestade Church.
Set in Maria am Gestade church (exterior) — On screen, the church at the top of the steps. Google Maps · Apple Maps
The steps climb to a Gothic church, but its interior scenes were filmed in Mariahilfer Kirche.
Filmed at Maria am Gestade, Vienna (Innere Stadt · Maria am Gestade, Vienna, Austria) — Filmed right here. The outside of the church is Maria am Gestade. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: Salvatorgasse, 1st district. Climb the steps up from the street.
Filmed at Mariahilfer Kirche, Vienna (Mariahilf · Barnabitengasse, Vienna, Austria) — Not here, there: the inside of the church was shot in this different church. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: Barnabitengasse, just off Mariahilfer Straße.
The poet and the word "milkshake" (1994)
When they walk along the Donaukanal, a man offers to write them a poem with a word of their choice inside. Jesse and Céline decide on the word milkshake, and Jesse later cynically claims the man had already written the poem and just inserts the words.
Set in Donaukanal bank at the Schützenhaus (Obere Donaustraße 26) — The steps along the canal where a poet writes for passers-by. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Donaukanal at Obere Donaustraße 26 (Leopoldstadt · Donaukanal, Vienna, Austria) — Filmed right here. The poet scene was shot on the steps by the Schützenhaus. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: On the canal bank opposite the Ringturm and Schottenring station; the steps now have a safety railing.
Pinball at the Arena (1994)
Playing pinball at a local club, Céline tells Jesse that her last boyfriend broke up with her six months ago, claiming she loved him too much. Jesse reveals he had come to Europe to see a girlfriend studying in Madrid, but they broke up soon after he arrived.
Set in Arena (club), Baumgasse 80 — A former slaughterhouse turned music venue. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Built on a former slaughterhouse site, the Arena is a youth-culture venue that becomes an open-air cinema in summer.
Filmed at Arena Wien, Baumgasse 80 (Landstraße · Baumgasse, Vienna, Austria) — Filmed right here. The pinball bar scene was shot at this venue. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: Baumgasse 80, 3rd district; still an active venue.
The dancer on Spittelberggasse (1994)
Céline and Jesse come across a dancer as they walk down Spittelberggasse. After watching a dance by a street performer, they continue walking, turning off the lane.
Set in Spittelberggasse 18 — A narrow lane in the bohemian Spittelberg quarter. Google Maps · Apple Maps
The narrow lanes fill with bars and restaurants and, in winter, a well-known Christmas market.
Filmed at Spittelberggasse 18 (Neubau · Spittelberg, Vienna, Austria) — Filmed right here. The dancer scene was shot at house number 18. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: In the Spittelberg quarter, 7th district, close to the record shop.
Filmed at Spittelberg alley (Gutenberggasse to Kirchberggasse) (Neubau · Spittelberg, Vienna, Austria) — The small alley where they pause for another meaningful conversation; the film shows it again in the early morning. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: Between Gutenberggasse and Kirchberggasse, just past the Spittelberg Passage.
Fake phone calls at Café Sperl (1994)
In a Viennese café they stage fake phone conversations, each playing the other's friend. Céline reveals she was ready to get off the train with Jesse before he convinced her, and Jesse admits he really wanted an escape from his life.
Set in Café Sperl, Gumpendorfer Straße 11 — A traditional Viennese coffeehouse. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Opened in 1880 as Café Ronacher, it is a protected, traditional Viennese coffeehouse.
Filmed at Café Sperl, Gumpendorfer Straße 11 (Mariahilf · Café Sperl, Vienna, Austria) — Filmed right here. The fake phone call scene was shot in this café. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: Gumpendorfer Straße 11, 6th district; still a working coffeehouse.
Talking a bartender into a bottle of wine (1994)
It is getting late and the pair are running low on money. Jesse convinces the bartender at the Roxy to give him a bottle of wine.
Set in Roxy, Faulmanngasse 2 — A club that opened in 1991. Google Maps · Apple Maps
The Roxy is still open, now as a hip-hop club.
Filmed at Roxy, Faulmanngasse 2 (Wieden · Faulmanngasse, Vienna, Austria) — Filmed right here. The wine scene was shot at this club. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: Faulmanngasse 2, 4th district, not far from the opera house.
Wine in a secluded park (1994)
They share the wine in a park and begin to discuss whether they should sleep together. Céline says she doesn't just want to be a one-night stand, and Jesse says that if he had the choice, he would marry her instead of never seeing her again.
Set in A park (the private garden of Palais Schwarzenberg) — In the film, a park at night; in life, a palace garden. Google Maps · Apple Maps
The park is really the Schwarzenberg garden, a palace garden rather than a public park.
Filmed at Palais Schwarzenberg garden (Landstraße · Schwarzenberg, Vienna, Austria) — Filmed right here. The park scene was shot not in a public park but in the palace garden. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: Prinz-Eugen-Straße 5. Private property: it may be closed, for example for ticketed events.
The harpsichord at dawn (1994)
Dawn breaks as they wander down an unobtrusive street. Through a basement window they see a man playing the harpsichord.
Set in Preßgasse (house with the basement window) — A quiet street where music comes up through a basement vent. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Preßgasse, 4th district (Wieden · Preßgasse, Vienna, Austria) — Filmed right here. The harpsichord scene was shot on this street, at a house with a basement window. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: Preßgasse, 1040 Vienna; the street looks different after a gas explosion, but the house is little changed.
Resting under Archduke Albrecht (1994)
As the night runs out, they sit on the steps below the Archduke Albrecht statue. Jesse runs his fingers through Céline's hair as they sit there.
Set in Steps below the Archduke Albrecht statue, Albertina — A raised terrace in front of the Albertina, facing the opera house. Google Maps · Apple Maps
The palace behind the steps was home to Archduke Albrecht, Duke of Teschen, until his death in 1895.
Filmed at Albertina terrace, Vienna (Innere Stadt · Albertina, Vienna, Austria) — Filmed right here. The steps scene was shot here, below the statue of Archduke Albrecht. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: Albertinaplatz, 1st district; Google Maps lists it as Albrechtsbrunnen.
Saying goodbye at Westbahnhof (1994)
The film ends the next day at the train station. Just as Céline's train is about to leave, the two face the parting.
Set in Wien Westbahnhof — The same station where the night began. Google Maps · Apple Maps
The station opened in 1858 for the western railway.
Filmed at Wien Westbahnhof (Europaplatz) (Fünfhaus · Westbahnhof, Vienna, Austria) — Filmed right here. The farewell is set at the same station as the arrival, on Platform 7. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: Today international trains use Wien Hauptbahnhof; Westbahnhof was refitted after filming.
Characters
- Jesse — An American traveller with a Eurail pass and a flight home the next morning.
- Céline — A French student returning to university in Paris.
Questions answered on the map
- Where was the first kiss in Before Sunrise filmed?
- Where is the record store from Before Sunrise?
- Where did Jesse and Céline fake their phone calls in Before Sunrise?
- Where did the "milkshake" poet sit in Before Sunrise?
- Where is the cemetery in Before Sunrise?
- Where did the fortune teller find Jesse and Céline?
- Where did they hear the harpsichord at dawn in Before Sunrise?
- Where do Jesse and Céline say goodbye in Before Sunrise?