Sign in with Facebook- Join for free
- Sign In
Sign in with FacebookLatest Vienna hotel reviews
Helpfulness
The cheapest way is by S Bahn (train) to Wien Mitte every 30 minutes, € 4 (including travel on Vienna public transport) and 24 minutes, if you follow the train sign you see first the green CAT train station and after that to the blue S Bahn statio, buy the ticket in the vending machine.
Bus is every 20 minutes for € 7 to Morzinplatz (20? minutes, citycenter), Wien Westbahnhof (45? minutes) and Wien Meidling Bahnhof (35? minutes), there are also buses to Neusiedl a. See, Bratislava, Brno, Prag and Budapest.
The fastest way by CAT train every 30 minutes, € 10 and 16 minutes to Wien Mitte (if you go to the airport you can check in in Wien Mitte if you have a Star Alliance ticket).
Taxi: if you just step in the cab it will be € 30 to 50 depending on trafic and where in Vienna. Or if you go to the green taxi counter at the arrival hall, order a "Wiener Taxi", you get a flat fee anywhere in Vienna for € 33, you will have to wait about 5 to 10 minutes for the driver.
Updated May 2, 2012
Website: http://www.viennaairport.com/jart/prj3/va/main.jart?rel=en&content-id=1249344074219&reserve-mode=active
Helpfulness
There are a few budget airlines serving within Europe now offering cheap prices to fly directly to Vienna. They include Air Berlin (Germany), Sky Europe (Slovakia), and Blu Express (Italy). You can go to their website to check out the prices.
Other international airlines offering cheap flights include Qatar Airline, Turkish Airlines, Italia Air, British Airways, etc.
Updated Apr 4, 2011
Phone: www.airberlin.com
Helpfulness
Vienna International Airport is a nice, modern airport located just 20-30 minutes from downtown by auto or train. It has 2 terminals and 3 concourses serving about 80 airlines and serving as the home airport and hub for Austrian Airlines. Upon arriving at Vienna, we quickly went through customs and flowed through to the transportation area. We found a money exchange, picked up a few Euro, then headed toward the bus area.
Transportation to and from Vienna International includes direct Bus (6 EUR/person - 30 minutes), express CAT train (9 EUR/person - 16 minutes), local train (3 EUR/person) or taxi (23 EUR).
As could be expected, prices in the airport are very expensive... for example, a tall Starbucks cappuccino cost 3.50 EUR.
Updated Apr 4, 2011
Helpfulness
The CAT is the fastest and one of the most convenient ways to get to the airport, but not really worth the money unless you are in a big hurry as the ride takes only 16 minutes. Once in the CAT station it is a pretty long walk to the check-in counters and the gates. The price is 9 EUR/person (if you buy online it is only 8 EUR) for a comfortable ride in a very nice, modern train. The regional trains run the same route as the CAT to the airport, but they make many more stops. The other benefit of the CAT, other then saving time, is that you can get your airline tickets and check your luggage at the station in downtown, rather than waiting in line at the airport.
Updated Apr 4, 2011
Helpfulness
At Vienna International Airport, changing flights
is quick and easy: once your aircraft arrives in
Vienna, you should never have to wait longer
than 30 minutes before you’re back in the air
on your connecting flight – and you won’t find
smoother service than that anywhere in Europe.
And if you should ever have any more time on
your hands before your flight departs, you can
spend it in comfort in one of our lounges or
enjoy a refreshing snack in one of the many
bustling cafés at Vienna International Airport.
These pictures were taken right
after touch down in Vienna ...
Updated Apr 4, 2011
Phone: +43-1-7007-0
Helpfulness
Located about 10 miles southeast of Vienna, Flughafen Wien is an international gateway to the world. Easy access as well as a simple layout makes this a great place to land after a long flight from North America.
Updated Apr 4, 2011
Phone: 43-1-7007-22233
This is a train which takes 16 minutes (exactly 16 minutes and 18 seconds! :-D ) to takes you from the wien-mitte (landstrasse U-Bahn stop) to the airport.
It is a modern and first class train. It is air conditioned and probably the most efficient way to go to the airport. The ticket price is 9 euro one-way or 16 euro two-way if bought in advance. The interior of the train is clean and comfortable.
When you are in the Landstrasse (wien mitte) U-Bahn station, just follow the CAT signs (a green square with an airplane on it).
For a cheaper alternative, you can use a normal train that stops at every station and probably is not a first-class train.
Updated Apr 4, 2011
Helpfulness
All international flights to Vienna go to Wien-Schwechat Flughafen. The airport is located outside the city, about 18km away. All major airlines service the airport. Not one American airline company flies to Vienna, but their partner companyies do.
Transportation into the city is cheapest by the S7 Flughafen / Wolfsthal tram, which will end at Wien Mitte, a short U-Bahn ride to the center.
Cost is 3 Euro
The ride takes 30 minutes and leaves every 30 minutes from 5 to 21:30
Updated Apr 4, 2011
Phone: 43-1-7007-0
Helpfulness
Vienna airport is about a 30 minute ride from the city centre on the S-bahn 7 route, the fare was about 35 ATS at the time.
Pretty much the only reason I would go to Vienna was to either pick someone up at the airport or accompany them back to Vienna after staying with me in Graz!
The S-bahn station is underground in the Airport building which was pretty handy and there was a regular service to the city every 20-30 mins.
Updated Apr 4, 2011
Helpfulness
In the airports of the EU I know you find after check-in and identity control (very fast for Schengen passengers) a security check common to all travelers. The airports modulate the number of security porticos and security teams in accordance to the number of passengers (low peak - high peak hours) so that the time spent in these lines remains generally below 15 minutes.
After security check travelers can spend time in the shops, bars or restaurants until the time of embarking at their specific gate.
In Wien-Schwechat the things are different. The security check is organized at each individual flight gate. There is only one machine and one security team at the gate so that if you are on a plane with 50 passengers all of them are through in a dozen minutes but if you are on a flight with 200 passengers then the waiting is very long because all of them have to pass by one single portico! You will see lines still waiting to pass the security check at times where their plane is supposed to take off.
As a result of that type of organization you will see, instead of passengers relaxing at restaurants and bars, numerous nervous travelers seeing their departure delayed because of the slow security check.
Updated Oct 31, 2010
Sponsored Links
Hotel Imperial Vienna
6 Reviews and 177 Opinions the hotel imperial is located downtown within walking distance of many of the sights of vienna. this...
Hotel Konig Von Ungarn Vienna
6 Reviews and 149 Opinions As I have my own place in Vienna, I haven't spent a night here. My friends and I go for a quiet...
Best Western Premier Kaiserhof Wien Vienna
4 Reviews and 192 Opinions We have spent there few days just before Christmas in 2008. Not the best location but good anyway. ...
by airplane to Vienna tips and photos posted by real travelers and Vienna locals.
Write a ReviewIn the airports of the EU I know you find after check-in and identity control (very fast for Schengen passengers) a security check common to all travelers. The...
969 members live in Vienna
Q: Knowing it is tradition for Viennese to visit Heuriger at least once a year. Any good suggestion on where to go? If I have a...
A: I found 4 Heurige Locations on WienTourismus website, are they good? Oberlaa, Hernals Neustift, Heiligenstadt, Sievering, Grinzing, Nussdorf Stammersdorf,...
Read 4 Replies
1
My birthplace & the place where I feel at home !
Vienna is my birthplace and I spent 14 years here attending a boarding school, later the hotel managment school ... Vienna is a MUST - so many things to see - and so I made this page with a big...
2
VIENNA, AUSTRIA ~ MUSIC IS IN THE AIR !
I came to Vienna, Austria, in July 1999 for work reasons and I've been here ever since. Initially, I dislike living in Vienna but as years went by, I've grown to love this lovely quiet city. But...
3
Vienna and its never-ending history
Vienna is, for many visitors and tourists, a very important city. Visiting Vienna is a pleasure, but living here is a real privilege. The city has 1,600,000 inhabitants, on a surface of 415 sq km. The...
4
Just More then Mozart, Strauss und Sacher torte
In September 2205, I made a combined City Trip: a Vienna - Prague trip. It was a typical FDB organisation (which means I organised it all by myself), full of architecture, culture and local...
5
Vienna is a city that never ceases to astound me - I still have to explore a lot of its nooks and crannies - that's one reason why I love the city as it seems to be made up of lots of smaller towns......
Build your own Vienna page
Sponsored Links
