{"id":6832,"date":"2018-11-11T05:59:37","date_gmt":"2018-11-11T04:59:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/?p=6832"},"modified":"2026-01-07T14:24:59","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T13:24:59","slug":"new-years-eve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/new-years-eve\/","title":{"rendered":"New Year&#8217;s Eve in Vienna"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/newyear_small.jpg\" alt=\"Lights on the Graben\" class=\"wp-image-8409\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/newyear_small.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/newyear_small-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Time to swap Christmas baubles for palace balls, punch for sparkling wine, and sausages for&#8230;nope, keep the sausages. It&#8217;s New Year&#8217;s Eve in Vienna.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Discover the delights of December 31st in Austria&#8217;s capital, what to expect at the New Year markets and any official city celebrations, plus local tips on getting the most out of your year-end trip. Warning: may include waltzes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Book a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiqets.com\/en\/concerts-opera-vienna-tickets-l206741\/?partner=visitingvienna&amp;tq_campaign=LG_NYE\" rel=\"sponsored\">classical concert experience<\/a>* for your Vienna trip<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>See also:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/christmas-in-vienna\/\">Christmas in Vienna<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/where-to-stay\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"1647\">Find your New Year hotel<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Jump to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#locals\">How local&#8217;s celebrate<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The <a href=\"#pfad\">Silvesterpfad<\/a> city entertainments<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#nym\">New Year markets<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Other <a href=\"#nye\">New Year events<\/a> (e.g. the New Year&#8217;s Concert)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Typical <a href=\"#weather\">weather<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Seasonal <a href=\"#public\">public transport<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#phrases\">Useful phrases<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>We begin with how the locals welcome in the New Year&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"locals\">Celebrating New Year&#8217;s Eve<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/grabenlights.jpg\" alt=\"New Year lights on the Graben\" class=\"wp-image-45432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/grabenlights.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/grabenlights-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">(Waltz your way along the Graben street in the centre below giant chandeliers)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The German word for New Year&#8217;s Eve in Austria is <em>Silvester<\/em>. The term comes from the same-named pope and saint, who died on December 31st, AD 335. None of which has any relevance, though, to how Vienna celebrates the turn of the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>People party just like the rest of the world. However, Vienna has one or two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/new-year-traditions\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"6448\">extra traditions<\/a> not shared by such cities as New York, London or Tokyo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the hour before midnight on New Year&#8217;s Eve, for example, the main national TV station plays <em>Dinner for One<\/em>, a short comedy sketch recorded in 1963 (in English!).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At midnight itself, the giant Pummerin bell of Vienna&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/stefansdom\/\">Stephansdom cathedral<\/a> rings in the New Year with the chimes simultaneously broadcast across TV and radio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div align=\"center\"><em>Ad:<\/em><\/div><div data-tiqets-widget=\"discovery\" data-cards-layout=\"horizontal\" data-slug-ids=\"exp206741,exp205287\" data-partner=\"visitingvienna\" data-tq-campaign=\"DA_NewYear\"><\/div><script defer src=\"https:\/\/widgets.tiqets.com\/loader.js\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Once the last echoes of the Pummerin fade away, firework displays across the city burst into action. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Broadcasters then switch to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/culture\/is-the-danube-blue\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"5044\">Blue Danube<\/a> waltz and everyone dances in the New Year as lights explode across the night sky.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then, just to add that special touch of romance to the evening, we all swap little model pigs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yep, no celebration is complete without the exchange of pigs in one form or another. Marzipan versions top the popularity stakes, for example.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our porcine friends count as lucky charms here. Although life as a pig in Austria might be considered less than fortuitous given the locals eat pork in vast quantities: see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/eatingdrinking\/food\/wiener-schnitzel\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"45\">the Schnitzel<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/fireworks.jpg\" alt=\"Fireworks\" class=\"wp-image-45915\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/fireworks.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/fireworks-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">(Expect lots of this at midnight)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The firework shows make quite a sight, leaving Vienna a smoky haze redolent with the smell of gunpowder (possibly just my overwrought imagination).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To get a good view of the lights over the city, head up into the surrounding hills. Alternatively, find your way to a place known for great <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/where-to-get-the-best-views-of-the-city\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"4922\">views of Vienna<\/a> (at least those that open late at night). Inevitably, you&#8217;ll need to reserve a place\/seat at the commercial locations and book well in advance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2192 More: Vienna&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/new-year-traditions\/\">New Year traditions<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"pfad\">The Silvesterpfad<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/silvesterpfadstage.jpg\" alt=\"Stage on the Silvesterpfad\" class=\"wp-image-43772\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/silvesterpfadstage.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/silvesterpfadstage-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">(One of the stages at a previous Silvesterpfad)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As far as parties go, the city itself has its own grand version enjoyed by hundreds of thousands of people: New Year&#8217;s Eve in Vienna is all about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/events\/silvesterpfad\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"7218\">Silvesterpfad<\/a>, which translates literally as the &#8220;New Year&#8217;s Eve trail&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The name covers a series\u00a0of interlinked stages put up throughout the centre (and one stage just outside). Over half a million people celebrated along the Silvesterpfad last time out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The fun usually begins around 2pm on December\u00a031st and runs through to around 2am on January 1st. Though I await official confirmation of those times for 2026\/2027.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Live singers, bands, orchestras, and DJs on the Silvesterpfad stages entertain everyone until midnight and beyond. Plenty of food stands ensure you don&#8217;t go hungry or thirsty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A lot of the route features the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/christmas-lights\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"884\">Christmas lights<\/a>, which remain on though the New Year and into early January.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These lights include the giant chandeliers hanging along the Graben (the pedestrianised zone leading away from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/stefansdom\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"294\">Stephansdom cathedral<\/a>); a ballroom&nbsp;dancing school offers public waltz courses below them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, at midnight, people gather on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/stephansplatz\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"83491\">Stephansplatz square<\/a> to hear the Pummerin&#8217;s midnight chimes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Folk also commonly assemble on the Rathausplatz square in front of the Rathaus (town hall) at the same time for a waltz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2192 More: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/events\/silvesterpfad\/\">Vienna&#8217;s Silvesterpfad<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"nym\">New Year markets<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/newyearmariatheresienplatz.jpg\" alt=\"New Year market on Maria-Theresien-Platz\" class=\"wp-image-44755\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/newyearmariatheresienplatz.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/newyearmariatheresienplatz-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">(The Silvesterdorf New Year market on Maria-Theresien-Platz)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vienna is, of course, famous for its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sightseeing\/christmas-markets\/\">Christmas markets<\/a>, but a couple of these markets typically continue as New Year alternatives (known by various German words, including <em>Neujahrsmarkt<\/em>, <em>Silvestermarkt<\/em>, and <em>Silvesterdorf<\/em>) from around December 27th.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sightseeing\/new-year-markets\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"7465\">main ones<\/a>, you get all the sights, sounds, smells, and tastes that make the Christmas versions so popular, but without the nagging sense of guilt that you ought to buy a few presents while there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even after around 30 years in the city, I still love browsing these seasonal markets before enjoying a warming mug of Gl\u00fchwein or similar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I have a soft spot for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/christmasmarkets\/schoenbrunn\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"153\">Sch\u00f6nbrunn version<\/a> (normally a continuation of the Christmas market). It&#8217;s a little away from the centre but has more space than most seasonal markets. And the setting in the palace forecourt is, frankly, magnificent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another reliable market for post-Christmas is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/christmasmarkets\/wintermarkt-riesenradplatz\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"6447\">Wintermarkt<\/a> at the Prater. A little brasher than its colleagues, the market continues through until January 6th, 2027.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2192 More: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sightseeing\/new-year-markets\/\">Vienna&#8217;s New Year markets<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"nye\">New Year events<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/albertinaside.jpg\" alt=\"One side of the Albertina museum\" class=\"wp-image-46293\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/albertinaside.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/albertinaside-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">(The Albertina always blesses our year-end with a top special exhibition)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Numerous historical venues host <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiqets.com\/en\/concerts-opera-vienna-tickets-l206741\/?partner=visitingvienna&amp;tq_campaign=LG_NYE\" rel=\"sponsored\">classical concerts<\/a>* for visitors across the holiday period, often with special New Year events to mark the date. A lot of hotels and prestigious locations, for example, have Silvester gala evenings for the 31st.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Find broader activity and event suggestions on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/december\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"18508\">December<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/january\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"8619\">January<\/a> &#8220;what to do&#8221; pages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I should mention the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/events\/exhibitions\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"37363\">art exhibitions<\/a>, of course: enjoy a dose of culture as you wait for the evening festivities to start.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The museums always pull out their best efforts for the end of the year, so some mouthwatering names make an appearance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2192 More: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/classical-concert\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"5359\">concerts<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/events\/exhibitions\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"37363\">exhibitions<\/a> in Vienna<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div align=\"center\"><em>Ad:<\/em><\/div><div data-tiqets-widget=\"discovery\" data-cards-layout=\"horizontal\" data-slug-ids=\"pro1008299,pro1029872\" data-partner=\"visitingvienna\" data-tq-campaign=\"DA_NewYearAlt\"><\/div><script defer src=\"https:\/\/widgets.tiqets.com\/loader.js\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The New Year&#8217;s Concert<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/newyearsconcertmusikverein.jpg\" alt=\"The Musikverein on January 1st\" class=\"wp-image-66759\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/newyearsconcertmusikverein.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/newyearsconcertmusikverein-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">(Christian Thielemann conducting the Wiener Philharmoniker at the most recent New Year&#8217;s Concert in the Musikverein. Not a bad venue, is it? Press photo \u00a9 Wiener Philharmoniker \/ Dieter Nagl)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The most prestigious and well-known traditional event at this time of year is, of course, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/events\/new-years-concert\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"6308\">New Year&#8217;s Concert<\/a> given by the world-famous Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/musikverein\/\">Musikverein<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What few people know is they actually hold three concerts with the same programme:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A &#8220;preview performance&#8221; on Dec 30<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A Silvesterkonzert on Dec 31<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The New Year&#8217;s Concert on Jan 1st<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Good luck getting tickets for any of these. And I don&#8217;t mean that sarcastically: a lottery system decides who can buy a ticket. You need to register at a special page on the orchestra&#8217;s website much earlier in the year to have a chance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You&#8217;d think tickets would be astronomically expensive and some are, but prices typically start from \u20ac35 for the main January 1st concert (and less for the two before that).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vienna has a strong tradition of ensuring access for (almost) anyone to cultural activities like opera, theatre and classical concerts. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/opera\/cheap-tickets\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"881\">Standing tickets<\/a> at the Staatsoper opera house, for example, cost as little as a cup of coffee at the time of writing. Really.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2192 More: the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/events\/new-years-concert\/\">New Year&#8217;s Concert<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"weather\">The weather<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/snowbalcony.jpg\" alt=\"Snow with a measuring stick\" class=\"wp-image-45916\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/snowbalcony.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/snowbalcony-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">(One day of snow back in the days before the climate crisis)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re out and about at New Year, dress up warm. Obviously, nobody can say quite what the weather will be, but you&#8217;re on safe ground if you assume &#8220;cold&#8221;. Temperatures below 0\u00b0C are not unusual, especially late into the night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"public\">Public transport<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/newtramstopsigns.jpg\" alt=\"New bus stop signs\" class=\"wp-image-44746\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/newtramstopsigns.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/newtramstopsigns-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">(Expect tram, bus and subway lines to extend their normal operating hours)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On New Year&#8217;s Eve, public transport typically switches to a Saturday schedule during the day and extended operations later: the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/transport\/subway-system\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"82905\">subway lines<\/a> and many daytime tram lines and bus lines usually operate through the night, often with shorter intervals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, subway trains do not generally stop at the central Stephansplatz station from 9pm because of the huge crowds gathering there on the Silvesterpfad and\/or waiting for the midnight chimes of the cathedral bell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For details of travel on December 31st, check the\u00a0<em>24. und 31. Dezember<\/em>\u00a0(\u201c24th and 31st of December\u201d) tab on the Wiener Linien transport authority\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wienerlinien.at\/fahrplaene\">timetables page<\/a> once available. Or use their English-language <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wienerlinien.at\/web\/wl-en\">route planner<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2027, January 1st is a public holiday; holiday travel in Vienna is usually better than many city&#8217;s normal timetables, frankly, so you needn&#8217;t worry about getting around on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/transport\/public\/\">public transport<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"phrases\">Useful German phrases<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, to end this little guide, how about a couple of useful New Year phrases in German:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Happy New Year \/ &#8220;guten Rutsch ins neue Jahr&#8221; (often shortened to just &#8220;guten Rutsch&#8221;)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Sorry, I can&#8217;t hear you over the noise of the fireworks \/ &#8220;Ich kann Sie wegen der Kracher nicht h\u00f6ren&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A marzipan pig. How delightful \/ &#8220;Ein Schwein aus Marzipan. 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