Austria: Vienna/Wien

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Vienna/Wien (VIE):

Location: 17km/11 Miles SE of the City.
Airport Website: www.airport-vienna.com
Airport Overview: A single arrivals terminal, but 3 departure terminals (Terminal 1, Terminal 1A & Terminal 2). Terminal 1A is a basic terminal across the road from the other terminals. Terminals 1, 2 and the arrivals terminal are all linked and a short distance apart. A new terminal is under construction. Buses depart from outside the arrivals terminal. The train station is on the lower level.

By Taxi:
General:	Taxis to the city leave from outside the arrivals hall and are metered, but a fixed price can be paid at one of several booking counters in the arrivals area.
Average cost:	To Vienna city €30-35.
Taxi companies:	Taxis in Vienna can be called on 40 100, 60 160, or choose one of the companies below: Flughafentaxi Wien Schwechat: flughafentaxi-wien-schwechat.wien is a privately owned airport shuttle company which offers rides from the airport to Vienna starting at just Euro 23.99. Limousines as well as vans available. Child seats, boosters and baby seats are always free; all credit cards excepted (except Ameican Express). Phone: +43 664 638 73 00 Airport taxi from/to Vienna Schwechat airport C & K Airport Service: Run private cars and minibuses to various cities: Bratislava Private Car €69, Bregenz €635, Budapest €285, Eisenstadt €70, Graz €180, Innsbruck €430, Klagenfurt €290, Linz €190, Munich €370, Prague €285, Salzburg €290 & St Pölten €80. Contact: They have a desk in arrivals, or Tel 44 444. ats Airport Transfer Service: Run taxis from the airport. They have a desk in arrivals or Tel +43 (0)1 7007 359 10. VTS Vienna Taxi Service: Tel 36821. Airport Driver: Tel 7007 32901. CAT-CAB: CAT-CAB is a new service whereby you get a special taxi from your home or hotel to the City check in area. There you check in for your flight and take the CAT train to the airport. Cost: 1st - 9th districts of Vienna €24 for 1-4 people. 10th - 23rd districts €28 for 1-4 people. Other districts €8 extra. Tickets can be booked at www.cityairporttrain.com.

By Airport Busline:
General:	Buses depart from outside the arrivals terminal. Buy tickets from the driver or from the machines.
Vienna Airport Lines to Wien Schwedenplatz:	Route: Airport - Morzinplatz/Schwedenplatz Metro station in the city. Timings: Departs the airport daily every 30 mins 0620-0020. Departs Schwedenplatz Metro every 30 mins 0500-2330. Travel Time: Takes 20 mins. Cost: Adult One way €6, round trip €11. Child (6-15 years) half price, under 6's free.
Vienna Airport Lines to Vienna Railway Stations:	Route: Airport - Wien Südbahnhof railway station (20 mins) - Westbahnhof railway station (35 mins). Note: due to construcion work, the bus stop at the Westbahnhof has been moved from Europa Platz to Felberstrasse until further notice. Timings: Departs the airport daily every 20-30 mins 0600-0000. Departs Westbahnhof every 20-30 mins 0500-2300. Departs Südbahnhof every 20-30 mins 0515-2315. Cost: Adult One way €6, round trip €11. Child (6-15 years) half price, under 6's free.
Vienna Airport Lines to Wien Hotels, UNO & Kagran:	Route: Airport - Erdberg U3 - Wien UNO-City/VIC (35 mins) - Wien Kagran (U). Timings: Departs the airport daily every 60 mins 0710-2010. Departs Erdberg daily every 60 mins 0615-1915. Departs Kagran daily every 60 mins 0545-1845. Departs Vienna/VIC daily every 60 mins 0600-1900. Cost: Adult One way €6, round trip €11. Child (6-15 years) half price, under 6's free.
Vienna Airport Lines to Baden Station:	Route: Airport - Mödling Train Station - Baden Train Station - Airport. Timings: Departs the airport daily every 60 mins 0550-1950. Departs Mödling Train Station daily every 60 mins 0500-1900. Departs Baden Train Station daily every 60 mins 0440-1840. Cost: Adult One way €9.70, round trip €18. Child (6-15 years) €5, under 6's free.

By Local Bus:
Bus to Wien Simmering:	Route: Vienna Airport - Mannswörth - Schwechat - Wien Simmering (U3). Timings: Buses leave Vienna Airport daily 1216, 1432, 1532, 1636 (Mon-Fri only), 1912, 2116, 2246 & 2341. Buses leave Simmering daily at 0522, 0720, 0955, 1600 & 2025. Travel Time: To Schwadorf 18 mins & Kleinneusiedl 32 mins.
Bus to Wien Simmering & Neusiedl am See:	Route: Wien Simmering (U3) - Vienna Airport - Bruck/Leitha - Neusiedl am See. Timings: Buses run every 1-3 hrs 0500-2000.
Bus to Schwadorf & Kleinneusiedl:	Route: Vienna Airport - Schwadorf - Kleinneusiedl. Timings: Buses leave Vienna Airport 11 times daily between 0712 and 2341. Buses leave Schwadorf heading towards the airport 9 times daily between 0529 and 2024. Buses leave Kleinneusiedl 9 times daily between 0525 and 2020. Travel Time: To Schwadorf 18 mins & Kleinneusiedl 32 mins.

By International Bus:
General:	Buses depart from outside the arrivals terminal, with a few departures from the departures level.
Bratislava Buses:	Buses run to Bratislava (Slovakia) from outside arrivals T2. Route: Vienna Airport - Bratislava Bus Station. Timings: Buses leave Vienna Airport daily at 0800, 0830, 0930, 1040, 1130 then hourly until 2230. Buses leave Bratislava Bus station daily at 0530, 0630 (Mon-Fri only), 0700, then hourly until 2000. Travel Time: To Bratislava city centre 1:05. Cost: One way €9, round trip €16. 2 pieces of baggage €1. Extra bag €2. Contact: Tel (01) 93000 2300.
To Novy Most:	Route: Vienna Airport - Novy Most City Centre (Slovakia). Timings: Buses leave Vienna Airport daily at 0645, 0845, 0945, 1145, 1345, 1645, 1845, 2045, 2245 & 0045. Buses leave Novy Most daily at 0620, 1000, 1200, 1400, 1700, 1900, 2105 & 2305. Travel Time: To Novy Most city centre ~40 mins. Cost: One way €6, return €11.
Budapest & Györ Bus:	Route: Vienna Airport Terminal 2 - Györ (only the 0730 bus stops here) - Budapest city centre (Nepliget bus station). Timings: Buses leave the airport T2 at 0730, 1115, 1715 & 1915. Buses leave Budapest at 0700, 1200 (calls at Gyor) 1530 & 1700. Cost: To Gyor €16 one way, €25.60 round trip. To Budapest €29 one way/€46.40 round trip. Travel Time: To Budapest: 2:40. Note: These buses depart from the departures level. Contact: Tel (01) 798 2900.
Bus to Héviz:	A bus leaves the airport (Terminal 2) on Saturday only at 0845, arriving at Héviz bus station at 1215. The return bus leaves Heviz on Saturday only at 1420 arriving at the airport at 1820. Cost: €29 one way/€49 round trip. Contact: Tel (01) 798 2900.
Brno Buses (2 companies):	Slow Bus: Route: Vienna Airport - Brno, Czech republic. Timings: Buses leave Vienna Airport daily at 0710, 1310 & 1645. Buses leave Brno daily at 0730, 0900 & 1730. Travel Time: To Brno city centre 3:15. Cost: One way €7.05, return €11.95. Contact: Tel (01) 798 2900. Fast Bus: Route: Vienna Airport - Brno, Czech republic. Timings: Buses leave Vienna Airport daily at 0805, 1105, 1805 & 2030. Buses leave Brno daily at 0305, 0600, 1315 & 1515. Travel Time: To Brno city centre 2:45. Cost: One way €16, return €32. Contact: Tel +420 5 42 42 42 42.
Prague Buses:	Route: Vienna Airport - Prague (Florenc Bus Station). Timings: Buses leave Vienna Airport (in front of Arrivals Lounge) daily at 0805, 1105 & 1805. Buses leave Prague daily at 1030 (Change Buses in Brno) 1230 (Change Buses in Brno) & 0015. Travel Time: To Prague city centre 5 hrs 25. Cost: One way €24, return €48.

By Shuttle Van:
General:	In the arrivals area are a number of desks offering shuttle buses to points all over Vienna, Austria & Bratislava.
Airportdriver.at:	Airportdriver.at offers door to door transfers to Vienna City centre for €31 per person and to Bratislava for €83. Discounts available if pre-booked online (Vienna city centre €28 & Bratislava €67). Contact: There is a desk in arrivals or Tel +43 (0)1 22 8 22.
C & K Airport Service:	Run private cars and minibuses to various cities: Bratislava Private Bus €79, Bregenz €705, Budapest €315, Eisenstadt €80, Graz €200, Innsbruck €480, Klagenfurt €320, Linz €210, Munich €410, Prague €315, Salzburg €320 & St Pölten €90. Contact: They have a desk in arrivals, or Tel 44 444.
24/7 Transfer Service:	24/7 Transfer Service offer a van service from the airport to various places in Slovenia, including Ljubljana city, Bled, & Portorož/Slovenian coast resorts.

By Train:
General:	There is a train station in the lower level of the airport in arrivals. Follow the signs. OBB also runs ordinary express Railjet services to Wien Hbf - only €3.90! Every 30 mins. These services also extend to other parts of Austria incl. Wien Meidling.
CAT Train to Vienna City Air Terminal (CAT):	Route: The train runs non-stop from the airport station to the City Air Terminal (CAT) in the city. Connections can be made here to the U-Bahn/Underground train system (Wien Mitte/Landstrasse station on the Orange U3 and Green U4 Lines. CAT-CAB is a new service whereby you get a special taxi from your home or hotel to the City check in area. There you check in for your flight and take the CAT train to the airport. Cost: 1st - 9th districts of Vienna €24 for 1-4 people. 10th - 23rd districts €28 for 1-4 people. Other districts €8 extra. Tickets can be booked at www.cityairporttrain.com. Timings: Trains depart the airport daily every 30 mins 0605-2335. Trains depart the CAT daily every 30 mins 0538-2308. Travel Time: Takes 16 mins to reach the city. Cost: Adult one-way €10 (€11.50 including single public transport ticked for use in Vienna city), return €19 if bought online. (It's €21 from the machines. There are machines in the luggage hall and they take credit cards. ). Children up to 14 free when accompanied by an adult. Buy tickets from machines on the platform. These machines only accept coins or €5 & €10 notes. No larger notes accepted. Certain passengers can check in for flights at the CAT and then proceed to the airport for boarding.
S-Bahn S7 stopping train to the city	The S-Bahn S7 (overground train) connects the airport to Wien Mitte and Wien Nord train stations. Route: Airport - Schwechat - Kaiserebersdorf - Zentralfriedhof - Geiselbergstrasse - St Marx - Rennweg - City Air Terminal (see above) - Praterstern/Wien Nord Train Station - etc. It provides connections to the Vienna U-Bahn (underground rail) system at various points. Timings: Runs at least every 30 mins 0500-2230, and hourly throughout the night. Travel Time: Takes about 30 mins. Cost: €3.40 to the CAT. €5.10 to city centre.

By Train:

General:

There is a train station in the lower level of the airport in arrivals. Follow the signs.

OBB also runs ordinary express Railjet services to Wien Hbf - only €3.90! Every 30 mins. These services also extend to other parts of Austria incl. Wien Meidling.

CAT Train to Vienna City Air Terminal (CAT):

Route: The train runs non-stop from the airport station to the City Air Terminal (CAT) in the city. Connections can be made here to the U-Bahn/Underground train system (Wien Mitte/Landstrasse station on the Orange U3 and Green U4 Lines.
CAT-CAB is a new service whereby you get a special taxi from your home or hotel to the City check in area. There you check in for your flight and take the CAT train to the airport. Cost: 1st - 9th districts of Vienna €24 for 1-4 people. 10th - 23rd districts €28 for 1-4 people. Other districts €8 extra. Tickets can be booked at www.cityairporttrain.com.
Timings: Trains depart the airport daily every 30 mins 0605-2335. Trains depart the CAT daily every 30 mins 0538-2308. Travel Time: Takes 16 mins to reach the city.
Cost: Adult one-way €10 (€11.50 including single public transport ticked for use in Vienna city), return €19 if bought online. (It's €21 from the machines. There are machines in the luggage hall and they take credit cards. ). Children up to 14 free when accompanied by an adult. Buy tickets from machines on the platform. These machines only accept coins or €5 & €10 notes. No larger notes accepted. Certain passengers can check in for flights at the CAT and then proceed to the airport for boarding.

S-Bahn S7 stopping train to the city

The S-Bahn S7 (overground train) connects the airport to Wien Mitte and Wien Nord train stations.
Route: Airport - Schwechat - Kaiserebersdorf - Zentralfriedhof - Geiselbergstrasse - St Marx - Rennweg - City Air Terminal (see above) - Praterstern/Wien Nord Train Station - etc. It provides connections to the Vienna U-Bahn (underground rail) system at various points.
Timings: Runs at least every 30 mins 0500-2230, and hourly throughout the night. Travel Time: Takes about 30 mins. Cost: €3.40 to the CAT. €5.10 to city centre.

Rental Cars:
Location:	To get to the car rental desks: Exit arrivals and turn left. The desks are in the passage leading to terminals 1 and 1A. Counters are open 0600-2230.
On-Airport Rental Car Providers:	AVIS +43 1 7007 32700, Denzel Drive/National/ALAMO 33316, Budget 32711, EUROPCAR 32699, Hertz 32661 & eSixT 36517.

Car Parking:
General:	There are several long and short term car parks at the airport.
Short Term: Car Parks 3 & 4:	1 hour €2.70, 2 hrs €4.40, 3 hrs €6.80, 4 hrs €8.60, 5 hrs €9.90, 6 hrs €11.90, 7 hrs €12.80, 8 hrs €14.80, 9 hrs €16.60, 10 hrs €16.60, 12 hrs €17.60, 16 hrs €18.40, 20 hrs €20.30, 24 hrs €22.10, each extra 4 hrs (up to maximum 6 days) €2.70, after 6 days each 4 hrs €1.60.
Car Parks C:	1 hour €2.60, 2 hrs €3.90, 3 hrs €6, 4 hrs €7.10, 5 hrs €8.20, 6 hrs €8.20, 7 hrs €9.10, 8 hrs €9.10, 9 hrs €10, 10 hrs €11.30, 12 hrs €12.20, 16 hrs €13.30, 20 hrs €14.10, 24 hrs €15.10, each extra 6 hrs (up to maximum 6 days) €2.50, between 6 and 10 days each 24 hrs €2.50, after 10 days each 24 hrs €4.50.
Car Parks K1 & K2:	Car Parks K1 (departures) & K2 (arrivals): Up to 1 hour €3.40, each extra hour €3.40.
Long Term: Car Park C:	1 week €62.60, 2 weeks €92.10, 3 weeks 123.60 & 1 month €164.10.
Car Parks 3 & 4:	1 week €115.70, 2 weeks €182.90, 3 weeks 250.10 & 1 month €336.50.

Baggage Storage: There is a left luggage facility on the arrivals level, near the rental car desks. It is open 0530-2330. Tel +43 (0)1 7007 22207.
Notes: Hotel booking board and airport information desk in arrivals. ATMs/Cash machines in arrivals. There is a post office in Terminal 1 departures level near boarding pass control 1. Open 0800-1800 Mon-Fri.
Airport Hotels: The nh hotel is opposite the arrivals terminal. Tel +43 (0)1 70151-0.
Airport Tel No: +43(0)1 70070 or flight enquiries +43(0)1 7007 22233.
Updated Jul11 ADV. Last Visit Jul10.

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