Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
A standard taxi to/from the airport costs about €36 if you call ahead or go directly to the
Otherwise expect to pay about €50.
City Airport Train
(CAT;
www.cityairporttrain.com
;
return adult/child €19/free; departs airport
6.06am-11.36pm, departs city 5.36am-11.06pm)
Departs from Wien-Mitte; has luggage check-in fa-
cilities and boarding-card-issuing service.
Schnellbahn 7
( 05 17 17;
www.oebb.at
)
This train is the cheapest way (€3.80, 30 minutes) to
get to the airport; departs from Wien-Mitte.
Vienna Airport Lines
( 700 732 300;
www.postbus.at/en
; 8am-7.30pm Mon-Sat)
Vienna Airport
Lines has three services connecting different parts of Vienna with the airport. The most
central is to/from the Vienna Airport Lines bus stop at Morzinplatz/ Schwedenplatz (bus
1185; one way €8, 20 minutes), running via Wien-Mitte. A service also runs to/from Wi-
en Westbahnhof via Wien Dörfelstrasse (Wien-Meidling Bahnhof) while the Haupt-
bahnhof is being completed.
BICYCLE
Cycling is an excellent way to get around and explore the city - over 800km of cycle
tracks criss-cross the capital. Popular cycling areas include the 7km path around the
Ringstrasse, the Donauinsel, the Prater and along the Danube Canal. There are a number
of options for keen cyclists.
Citybike Wien
(
www.citybikewien.at
; 1st hour free, 2nd/3rd hour €1/2, per hourr thereafter €4)
Stands are
scattered throughout the city. A credit card and €1 registration fee is required to hire
bikes; just swipe your card in the machine and follow the instructions (provided in a
number of languages). They can only be locked up at a bike station, unless you have your
own bike chain. A lost bike will set you back €600.
Vienna Explorer
MAP
GOOGLE MAP
( 890 96 82;
www.viennaexplorer.com
; Franz-Josefs-Kai 45;
8.30am-7pm, tours Apr-Oct; Schwedenplatz, 1 Salztorbrücke)
Rents out bikes suitable for city
cycling (from €14 per day) and excursions out of town (from €19 per day); it also does
tours of the Wachau.
CAR & MOTORCYCLE
Due to a system of one-way streets and expensive parking, you're better off using Vi-
enna's excellent public transport. If you do plan to drive in the city, take special care of
the trams; they always have priority and vehicles must wait behind trams when they stop
to pick up or set down passengers.
