Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Vienna is the main centre in Austria for international flights. Flying domestic routes of-
fers few benefits over trains. Although there are frequent flights to Graz, Klagenfurt,
Salzburg and Linz with Austrian Airlines from Vienna, Innsbruck in Tyrol is the one
place where flying (one hour, five to seven times daily) is considerably faster than the
train. Book early for the cheapest fares.
BOAT
Steamers head west (mostly from Krems,
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)
and fast hydrofoils head east to
Bratislava and Budapest (
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.
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BUS
Vienna currently has no central bus station and national Bundesbuses arrive and depart
from several different locations, depending on the destination. Bus lines serving Vienna
include
Eurolines
(
Erdberg)
.
798 29 00;
www.eurolines.com
;
Erdbergstrasse 200;
6.30am-9pm;
TRAIN
Vienna is one of central Europe's main rail hubs.
Österreichische Bundesbahnen
(ÖBB;
www.oebb.at
; Austrian Federal Railway)
is the main operator, providing direct services and con-
nections to many European cities.
See
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for information on Vienna's Hauptbahnhof and train departures and ar-
rival points.
At press there were three main arrival and departure points: Wien Hauptbahnhof (in
partial service, goes into full service early 2015), Wien-Meidling (Meidling-Philadelphi-
abrücke, not Meidling Hauptstrasse) and Westbahnhof.
Further stations include Franz-Josefs-Bahnhof (north of the centre; handles trains to/
from the Danube Valley), Wien-Mitte and Praterstern.
Getting Around
TO/FROM THE AIRPORT
