Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Among the low-cost airlines, Air Berlin and Niki fly to Graz, Air Berlin, Transavia, easyJet and Niki to Innsbruck,
germanwings and Ryanair to Klagenfurt, Ryanair to Linz, Air Berlin and Ryanair to Salzburg, and Ryanair to Bratis-
lava (for Vienna). Air Berlin, easyJet and germanwings fly to Vienna Airport.
Airport Bratislava
(BTS; 421 2 3303 33 53;
www.airportbratislava.sk
) Airport Letisko Bratislava, serving Bratis-
lava, is connected to Vienna International Airport and Südtiroler Platz in Vienna by almost hourly buses (one way/re-
turn valid 180 days €7.70/14.30). Book online at
www.slovaklines.sk
or at
www.eurolines.com
.
You can also take the
bus to the centre of Bratislava and pick up a frequent train from Bratislava train station to Vienna.
Blue Danube Airport
(LNZ;
07221-600;
www.flughafen-linz.at
; Linz)
Graz Airport
(GRZ; 0316-29 020;
www.flughafen-graz.at
)
Innsbruck Airport
(INN; 0512-22 525;
www.innsbruck-airport.com
; Fürstenweg 180)
Kärnten Airport
(KLU;
0463-41 500;
www.klagenfurt-airport.com
;
Klagenfurt)
Salzburg Airport
(SZG;
0662-85 800;
www.salzburg-airport.com
)
Vienna Airport
(VIE;
01-700 72 2233;
www.viennaairport.com
)
Land
Bus
Travelling by bus is a cheap but less comfortable way to reach Austria from other European countries. Some options
are listed below.
EUROLINES
Eurolines
( Graz 0316-67 11 55, Vienna 01-798 29 00;
www.eurolines.at
) buses pass through Vienna, stops in Aus-
tria include Graz, Linz, Salzburg, Klagenfurt, Villach and Innsbruck. A 15-day adult pass is €210 to €350, a 30-day
pass is €315 to €460 (cheaper for those under 26 and over 60). Covers 42 cities across Europe, including Vienna, Italy,
Germany, Czech Republic and Hungary
London
Buses connect London (Victoria coach station) and Vienna (one way/return €108/148, 23 hours, six days per
week); anyone under 26 or over 60 gets a 10% discount on most fares and passes.
Prague
Buses (one way/return €22/44, four hours) run three times daily.
Bratislava
From Vienna 10 buses run daily (one way/return €7.20/12, 80 minutes). Bratislava Airport one way/return
is €10/18.
BUSABOUT
London-based
Busabout
( UK 08450 267 514;
www.busabout.com
; 1/2/3 loops €515/879/1069) offers hop-on,
hop-off passes for travel to about 50 European cities from May to late October. The Northern Loop includes Vienna
and Salzburg, as well as Prague, Amsterdam, Paris and several German cities.
