Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
PUBLIC TRANSPORT
Vienna has an efficient, unified public-transport network. Flat-fare tickets are valid for
trains, trams, buses, the underground (U-Bahn) and the S-Bahn regional trains. Services
are frequent and you rarely have to wait more than 10 minutes. Sunday through
Thursday, public transport starts around 5am or 6am; buses (with the exception of night
buses) and trams finish between 11pm and midnight and S-Bahn and U-Bahn services
between 12.30am and 1am. On Friday and Saturday nights the U-Bahn runs through the
following morning at a reduced schedule. Free maps and information pamphlets are
Tickets and passes for Wiener Linien services (U-Bahn, trams and buses) can be pur-
chased at U-Bahn stations and on trams and buses, in a
Tabakladen
(
Trafik
; tobacco
kiosk), as well as from a few staffed ticket offices. They must be validated as you enter
the station or board a tram or bus. If you're caught without a ticket you'll be fined €100.
Single ticket
(Einzelfahrschein)
- €2.10; good for one journey, with line changes; costs
€2.20 if purchased on trams and buses (correct change required).
Children
- For one, two or four trips for children between six and 15 years (ID or pass-
port required). Tickets cost €1.10, €2.20 and €4.40 respectively.
24-/48-/72-hour tickets
(24-/48-/72- Stundenkarten)
- €7.10, €12.40 and €15.40 respect-
ively. Require validation.
Weekly ticket
(Wochenkarte)
- €15.80; valid 12.01am Monday to 9am Monday of fol-
lowing week.
Monthly ticket
(Monatskarte)
- €47; valid from the 1st of the month to the last day of
the month.
Vienna Card
(Die Wien-Karte)
- €19.90; 72 hours of unlimited travel from time of val-
idation plus discounts.
Senior citizens
- Those over 60 years of age can buy a €2.60 ticket that is valid for two
trips; enquire at transport information offices.
TAXI & PEDAL TAXI
Taxis are reliable and relatively cheap by Western European standards. City journeys are
metered; the minimum charge is roughly €3.80 from 6am to 11pm Monday to Saturday
and €4.30 at any other time, plus a small per-kilometre fee.
A telephone reservation costs an additional €2.80. A small tip of 10% is expected. Tax-
is are easily found at train stations and taxi stands all over the city, or just flag them down
