Vienna Travel Guide - Wikitravel

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Viennaisahugecitywithseveraldistrictarticlescontainingsightseeing,restaurant,nightlifeandaccommodationlistingshavea
lookateachofthem.
Vienna(http://www.wien.info/en)(German:Wien,AustroBavarian:Wean)isthecapitaloftheRepublicofAustriaandbyfarthelargestcity
inAustriawithitspopulationofmorethan1.7million.Asyou'dexpectit'sAustria'scultural,economic,andpoliticalcentre.Astheformer
homeoftheHabsburgcourtanditsvariousempires,thecitystillhasthetrappingsoftheimperialcapitalitoncewas,andthehistoriccity
centreisinscribedontheUNESCOWorldHeritageList.
Districts
InnereStadt
InnerEastLeopoldstadt(2),Brigittenau(20)
OuterEastFloridsdorf(21),Donaustadt(22)
InnerSouthLandstrae(3),Wieden(4),Margareten(5),Meidling(12)
OuterSouthFavoriten(10),Simmering(11),Liesing(23)
InnerWestMariahilf(6),Neubau(7),Josefstadt(8),Alsergrund(9)
OuterWestHietzing(13),Penzing(14),RudolfsheimFnfhaus(15),Ottakring(16),Hernals(17),Whring(18)&Dbling(19)
Understand
History
ThelowlyingDanubeplaininandaroundwhatis
nowViennahashadahumanpopulationsinceat
leastthelatePaleolithic:oneofthecity'smost
famousartifacts,the24,000yearoldVenusof
Willendorf,nowinVienna'sNaturalHistory
Museum,wasfoundnearby.Vienna'sownrecorded
historybeganwiththeRomans,whofoundeditin
the1stCenturyCEasVindobona,oneofalineof
RomandefensiveoutpostsagainstGermanictribes.
Vindobona'scentralgarrisonwasonthesiteofwhat
isnowtheHoherMarkt(the"HighMarket"dueto
itsrelativeheightovertheDanube),andyoucan
stillseetheexcavationsofitsfoundationsthere
today.
ViennahostedtheHabsburgcourtforseveral
centuries,firstastheImperialseatoftheHoly
RomanEmpire,thenthecapitaloftheAustrian
Empire,andlateroftheAustroHungarianEmpire,
whichfinallyfellin1918withtheabdicationofthe
Michaelerplatz,outsidegrandentrytoHofburgPalace
lastEmperorKarlI.Thecourttremendously
influencedtheculturethatexistshereeventoday:
Vienna'sresidentsareoftenformalinmanner,often
showingcourtliness,usingpoliteformsofaddress,anddressingmoreformallythaninothercities.Theyareconsideredtoblendattitudes
thataremodernandprogressivewiththosethataremoretraditional.
TheempiresalsoservedtomakeViennaaverymetropolitancityatanearlytime,andespeciallysothroughtheyearsofindustrialization
andfalloftheAustroHungarianEmpireattheturnofthe20thcentury.ImperialAustriaandAustroHungaryweremultilingual,multi
ethnicempiresandalthoughtheGermanspeakersnormallyplayedthedominantroleinViennatherehaslongbeenethnicandlingual
diversityinthecity.ProofofJewsinthecitydatesbacktothe10thcentury(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Jews_in_Vienna).
AfterWorldWarTwomanyofthecity'sminoritieshadbeenexiledorkilledandmuchofthecitylayinruin.WhenAustriawasgiven
sovereigntyafterthepostWorldWarTwooccupation,itwaseventuallyestablishedthatAustriawasgoingthewayoftheWestandnotthat
oftheEasternBlock.SothecitybecamemoreisolatedfromitsprevioustiestoitsSlavicandHungarianneighbourstheeastofAustriawas
surroundedbytheIronCurtain.ViennahadgonefrombeingthewellestablishedmetropolitancityofCentralEuropetothecapitalofa
small,predominatelyGermanspeakingnationofstateswithstrongregionalidentities.
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SincetheformationofthefirstAustrianRepublicandthefirstmayoralelection1919the
SocialDemocraticPartyofAustriahashadthemajorityofrepresentativesonthe
commoncouncilandcontrolledthemayoralseat.Duringtheearlyyears,thesocialist
RedVienna("RoteWien")[1](http://www.dasrotewienwaschsalon.at/)revolutionized
thecity,improvingtheextremeconditionsthattheindustrialrevolutionandrapid
urbanizationhadcreated.Mostfamouslythecitybuiltmanyhousingprojects(housing
estatesor"Gemeindebauten"),andtheyalsobegantooffermanysocialservicesand
madeimprovementsacrosstheboardinqualityoflife.Thepublichousingthatwasbuilt
atthattimeisnowfamousforitsdistinctivestyle.Tothisdaythecitycontinuestobuild
publichousingandaboutathirdofthecity'sresidentsliveinit,some600,000people!
Obviouslythroughthishighpercentage,thequality,andtheintegrationofpublichousing
acrossthecityhavekeptitfrombecomingasstigmatizedasinmostcities.TheViennese
areusedtohavingthecitygovernmentintheirlives,andofcoursehavealovehate
relationshipwithit.ViennafunctionsonitsownasafederalstateintheAustriansystem
(alongwith8otherstates)andthesenseoflocalprideandhomeismoreofbeing
ViennesethanbeingAustrian,manysay.
StatueinfrontoftheParliament
Culture
TraditionalViennaisbutoneofthemanyfaadesofthiscitythehistoriccentre,aUNESCOworldheritagesite,issometimes
begrudginglycomparedtoanopenairmuseum.ButViennaisalsoadynamicyoungcity,famousforits(electronic)musicscenewith
independentlabels,cultstatusundergroundrecordstores,avibrantMondaythroughSundayclubscene,multitudesofstreetperformers,and
agovernmentthatseemsoverlyobsessedwithcomplicatedpaperwork.However,peoplearewillingtogooutoftheirwayorbendtherulesa
littleiftheyfeeltheycandosomeoneafavour.
TheViennesehaveasingularfascinationwithdeath,hencethepopularityoftheZentralfriedhof(CentralCemetery),wheretherearemore
gravesthanlivingresidentsinVienna,asastrollinglocationandofSchrammelmusikhighlysentimentalmusicwithlyricspertainingto
death.OldfashionedSterbevereine(funeralinsurancesocietiesliterallytranslated"deathclubs")providememberswiththeopportunityto
saveupforanicefuneralthroughoutthecourseoftheirlives.Thisservicedoesnotexistsolelytosavetheirchildrenthehassleandexpense
itisconsideredabsolutelymandatorytoprovideforanadequateburial.Viennaevenhasthe"Bestattungsmuseum",amuseumdevotedto
coffinsandmortuaryscience.Thecountrysmorbidobsessionmaybecorrelatedwithitshighersuicideratewhencomparedwiththerestof
Europe.Heretoo,thesocialistViennahasitshand,thecityalsooffersasocializedundertakingservice[2]
(http://www.bestattungwien.at/bw/ep/home.do?tabId=0),withhearsesbrandedinthesamedepartmentofpublicworkslogoasthesubway
cars,andalinktothetransitplannerontheirwebsite.
Viennaisalsofamousforitscoffeeculture."Let'shaveacoffee"isaverycommonlyheardphrase,becausedespiteincursionsbyStarbucks
andItalianstyleespressobars,theKaffeehauskulturisstillthetraditionalwaytodrinkacupofcoffee,readthenewspaper,meetfriends,or
fallinlove.
Orientation
Addressesinthisarticlearewrittenwiththedistrictnumberprecedingthestreetname,
thesameasstreetsignsinVienna.So9.,Badgasse26isBadgasse#26inthe9thdistrict.
Henceyoucanalsoalwaystellwhatdistrictyouareinbythefirstnumberonstreet
signs.DistrictscanalsobemadeintoapostalcodebysubstitutingtheXXinA1XX0
Vienna(0Xfordistrictsbelow10),forinstanceA1090Viennaforthe9thdistrictandA
1200the20th,andaresometimesreferredtoassuch.
CommonpointsofreferenceareoftenusedinViennainadditiontodistricts,most
notablypublictransportstops.ReferencetoU1/U4SchwedenplatzorSchwedenplatz
(U1,U4)meansthatsomethingisneartotheSchwedenplatzstopontheunderground
lines1and4.Normallyiftheplaceisnotdirectlyatthesubwaystopyoucanaskaround
andfinditeasily.
TheViennaTouristBoard[3](http://www.wien.info)operatesinformationandbooking
boothsattheairportArrivalHall,7AM11PMandinthecenterat1.,
Albertinaplatz/Maysedergasse.Informationandfreemapsarealsoavialablefromthe
BBInfoPointsandofficesattrainstations.
1.,Anoldstreetsignwithabbreviateddistrictname
"InnereStadt",whichisthe1stdistrict.
Viennahas23districtsorwardsknowsingularlyasBezirkinAustrianGerman.Thesefunctionsubordinatelytothecityasdecentralized
administrativebranchesofthecommune,aswellasmakinglocaldecisions.Theyvaryimmenselyinsizeandeachhasitsownflair.
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InnereStadt(1stDistrict)
Leopoldstadt(2ndDistrict)
Landstrae(3rdDistrict)
Wieden(4thDistrict)
Margareten(5thDistrict)
Mariahilf(6thDistrict)
Neubau(7thDistrict)
Josefstadt(8thDistrict)
Alsergrund(9thDistrict)
Favoriten(10thDistrict)
Simmering(11thDistrict)
Meidling(12thDistrict)
Hietzing(13thDistrict)
Penzing(14thDistrict)
RudolfsheimFnfhaus(15thDistrict)
Ottakring(16thDistrict)
Hernals(17thDistrict)
Whring(18thDistrict)
Dbling(19thDistrict)
Brigittenau(20thDistrict)
Floridsdorf(21stDistrict)
Donaustadt(22ndDistrict)
Liesing(23rdDistrict)
Thecityhasaverycentralizedlayoutradiatingfromthehistoricfirstdistrict,orInnerCitywiththeStephansdomandStephansplatzatthe
centreofabullseye.ItisencircledbytheRingstrae(RingRoad),agrandboulevardconstructedalongtheoldcitywalls,whichweretorn
downattheendofthe19thcentury.AlongtheRingstraearemanyfamousandgrandbuildings,includingtheRathaus[CityHall],the
AustrianParliament,theHofburgPalace,theNaturalHistoryMuseum,theMuseumofArtHistory(KunsthistorischesMuseum),andthe
StateOperaHouse.
Districts29areconsideredthecoredistrictsandaregatheredwithintheGrtel(Belt
Road),whichencirclesthecoredistrictsasanouterringconcentrictotheRingaround
thefirstdistrict,withthenoteableexceptionofLeopoldstart(District2).
Leopoldstadt(the2ndDistrict)isthesouthernhalfoftheislandthatisformedbetween
theDanubeandtheDanubeCanal.ItstretchesfromthemorewildforestsofthePrater
inthesouthupthroughthepointwherethePraterbecomesamoreformalparkand
amusementparkwherethetransportationhubPratersternislocated.Goingonwardto
theNorthareseveralneighbourhoodsfromtheGrnderzeit[4]
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gr%C3%BCnderzeit)withdensehousingincluding
impressiveNeoBaroquebuildings.TowardsthenorthofthedistrictalongtheDanube
CanalacrossfromSchwedenplatzistheKarmeliterviertel(KarmeliterQuarter)which
wasonceaJewishghettoandtodayisthehubofJewishlifeinVienna.Thisareais
indeedquitediverseacrosstheboardandisbecominggentrified.Attheedgeofthatarea
istheAugarten.Theareapastthathasbeenhandpickedforanintensedevelopment
projectthatwillturnseveralformerfreightyardsintoentirenewneighborhoods.Along
theDanubearenumerousmassivehousingprojectsfromthetwentiesonward.
2.,Leopoldstadt'sPraterboaststheRiesenrad
Landstrae(District3)isaratherlargedistricttothesoutheastofthecentreseparatedmoreorlessbytheWienRiver(whichispartially
undergroundandotherwisechannelled.StretchingfromthestationWienMitteandthesurroundingbusinessandfinancialdistrictwherethe
livelyLanderstraerHaupstraeshoppingstreetbegins,overquietresidentialareaswheretheHundertwasserHausislocated,alltheway
totheindustrialhinterlandsandthebusstationatErdberginsoutheast,throughneighbourhoodscontainingexamplesofpublichousinglike
theRabenhofandmanyembassiestotheBelvederePalaceandtheSovietMemorialatSchwarzenbergplatz.
Wieden(District4)andMargareten(District5)runfromtheareaaroundtheOperasouthtowhereathegiganticnewcentralstationis
beingbuilt,withenergeticpocketsofbusinessesandsquarestobediscoveredfromtheUniversityofTechnologytoartsygalleriestoa
clusterofhaircuttingsalonstoevenVienna'sminiatureversionofaChinatown.ThesedistrictsareborderedbytheWienRivertothenorth.
Mariahilf(Distric6)contrastsbetweenthemorerawareasaroundtheWienRiverwheretheNaschmarktis.Thedistrictcovers
neighborhoodsofbarsandotherpopularbohemianandqueerhauntsalongtheGumpfendorferStrae,anditbordersNeubaualong
Vienna'smostpopularshoppingstreettheMariahilferstraeupthethehillfromtheGumpfendorferStrae.
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Neubau(District7)startswiththeaclaimedMuseumsQuartiernexttothecenterand
spreadsacrosspopularhipareastotheWestbahnhof(WesternRailwayStation).
Josefstadt(District8)isthesmallestdistrict.Alsergrund(District9)isknowntobe
moreaffluentandalsoincludesmuchoftheUniversityofViennaseveralcozybusiness
districts.
Theouter14districtsarelargelylessurbanbutareequallyasdiversestrechingfrom
Floridsdorf(21stDistrict)whichradiatesfromitsowntowncenterinthenortheaston
theeasternbankoftheDanubeandDonaustadt(22ndDistrict)whichincludesamixof
farms,suburbia,sovietstylehousingblocks,villages,theUnitedNationsHeadquarters
andtheDonauturm(DanubeTower)andincludesthelargestdevelopmentprojectin
CentralEuropeatAspern,throughtarditionalworkerorienteddistrictslikeSimmering
(11thDistrict)andFavoriten(10thDistrict)inthesouthtomoremixedurbanareaswith
muchimmigrantculturelikeRudolfsheimFnfhaus(15thDistrict)andOttakring
(16thDistrict)intheWestandBrigittenau(20thDistrict)inthenortheastandDbling
(19thDistrict)ontheadjacentsideoftheDanubefamousforitsvineyards,workingclass
historyandarchitecture,aswellasitsupperclassneighbourhoods.Don'tmiss
SchnbrunnPalacetotheWestalongtheWienRiverinHietzing(13thdistrict).
6.,Mariahilf'sRooflines
Climate
Springstarts
sometimeinlate
March,normallyitis
verybriefand
summerlikeweather
setsinbeforethetrees
havehadtimetogrow
backtheirleaves.
Climate
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Dailyhighs(C)
3 5
Nightlylows(C) 2 1
Precipitation(mm) 37 39
10
2
46
15
6
52
20 23 26 25 20 14 7 4
10 13 15 15 12 7 2 0
62 70 68 58 54 40 50 44
22.,Transdanubian:U.N.Headquartersin
Donaustadt
AveragesofViennabetween19712000
SummerinViennaisusuallywarm.WeatherinJuneismoderateandsunnywithalightsummerwindybreeze.InJulyandAugust,thereare
somehotandhumiddayswhereitreaches35C(95F),butoverall,summerinViennaispleasant.
AutumnstartsaroundSeptember,althoughan"IndianSummer"withwarmandsunnydaysoftenoccursthatmonthanditgetscolderasit
approachesNovember.AmaindisadvantageoftheVienneseclimateisthatitisratherwindyandusuallyovercastduringthesemonths.
WinterinViennacanbejustabove0C(32F)anddrizzlingfordaysonend,orjustbelowwithdustingsofsnowthatmanagetomeltagain
quickly.Thereistheoccasionalcoldsnapwhereitwillstaybelowfreezingforaweekortwoatatime.DuetoVienna'srelativeeasterly
positionintheCentralEuropeanTimeZoneitsdaylighthours(ifit'snottoogreyoutsideentirely)arerelativelyearlyduringthewinter.
Getin
Byplane
ViennaInternationalAirport
ViennaInternationalAirport(FlughafenWienSchwechat)IATA:VIE)[5](http://www.viennaairport.com)islocatedjustoutsidethecity
limitsofVienna,andafewmilessoutheastofthesuburbofSchwechat.TheairportisthehomebaseoftheflagcarrierAustrianAirlines[6]
(http://www.aua.com),aswellasbudgetairlineNiki[7](http://www.flyniki.com).
MostEuropeanairlinesandasignificantnumberofintercontinentalairlineshavedirectconnectionstoViennafromtheirrespectivehubs.
However,onlyAustrianAirlinesflytotheAmericas(Chicago,NewYork,Toronto,WashingtonandPuntaCana),andthereisnoserviceto
NorthernEnglandandAfrica(asidefromEgypt,LibyaandTunisia)makingachangenecessarytoreachVienna.
Airporttransfer
Justpastcustoms,therearenumerouscompaniesofferingairporttransportation.Hereyoucanlookfortwoverysmallmonitorsdisplaying
allthenexttrainsandthebusesdeparting,totherightandleftrespectively(atthebackofthespacewherepeoplereceivetravellers).By
preference:
SBahn(commuterrail),(underneathterminal),[8](http://www.oebb.at).5:0024:00.SBahnsuburbantrainsrunontheS7lineto
Vienna.Theseprovidethecheapestandmostconvenientconnectiontothecitycentre,andthesinglefareis4.00.Takeatrainbound
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forFloridsdorf,whichdepartstwiceanhour,andgetoffatWienMittestationontheeasternedgeofthecitycentre(25min).From
theretheUBahnlineU3connectstoStephansplatzrightinthecoreofthecitycentre,whereaslineU4providesservicetoKarlsplatz
(fortheOperaHouse)aswellastheDonaukanalandtheSchnbrunnPalace.Thestationisonelevelbelowarrivals:followsignsto
separateplatformneartheCATanddownstairsfromtheCAT.YouneedaViennaZone100ticket(2.20andincludingallconnecting
transitinViennaday/week/etc.passesarealsovalid)+oneextraVOR('VerkehrsverbundOstRegion'EastRegionTransport
Association)'Auenzone'(outsidezone)(2.20)sincetheairportislegallyoutsideofthecity.(Notsure,butthe'Auenzone'doesnot
appearintheEnglishmenuoftheticketmachine,soyouhavetobuya2.20zone100ticketinsteadandstampit.)Ticketshavetobe
purchasedandstampedbeforeboarding.YoucanalsobuyaVORweeklyormonthlycardwhichmayormaynotcovertheairport,
dependingonchosenzones(see[9](http://www.vor.at),pointatTickets&PreiseandclickonWochen/Monatskartenand
Tarifzonenplan).Conductorsaren'thesitanttofineanyone(103)withoutavalidticket,andbeingatouristisnotavalidexcuse.BB
(red)ticketmachinesareonthewayandontheplatformitself.4.00eachway.edit
IC/Railjettrains.Sincedecember2015,directtrainsarerunningbetweenViennaInternationalAirportandViennaHauptbahnhof
(MainStation)everyhalfanhour.ThetripcoststhesameastheSBahn(2x2.20fortwozones)andonlytakes1618minutes.At
MainStation,thereisconnectiontotheundergroundlineU1andtoseveraltramandbuslines.edit
Shuttleprovidedbyhotel.SelectViennahotelsofferguestsshuttleservicetoandfromtheairport,usuallyforafeethat'scheaper
thanataxi,sometimesyouwillsharetheshuttlewithguestsfromyourownornearbyhotels.edit
ViennaAirportLinesBus,(outsidearrivals),[10](http://www.postbus.at/en/Airportbus/Vienna_AirportLines/index.jsp).5:0024:00.
DirectbusesdrivefrequentlybetweenViennaInternationalAirportandassortedpointsinVienna.OperatedbyPostbus.Ticketscanbe
purchasedwithcashfromtheoperator.Allroutes:Oneway8,Roundtrip13.edit
Morzinplatz/Schwedenplatzlinegoestothecitycenter(District1).Busesevery30minutes,thetriptakes20minutes.At
SchwedenplatzthereisaconnectiontotheundergroundlinesU1andU4aswellasbusesandtrams.SaintStephansCathedral
(theverycentreofVienna)isafiveminutewalkaway.
Meidling/Westbahnhoflineistherailwayconnector,departingevery2030minutesandstoppingatMeidlingRailwayStation
(30min)andWestbahnhof/WestRailwayStation(45min).
KaisermhlenVIC/KagranlinegoestoViennaInternationalCentre(theUN)andserveshotelsintheeasternpartofVienna.
Runshourlyandtakes2045min.dependingupondestination.
CityAirportTrain(CAT),(underneathterminal),[11](http://www.cityairporttrain.com).Overadvertised,nonstoptoWienMitte
Station(Landstrae)in16minutes.Departsat:05and:35pasttheeveryhour.ThereturndepartsWienMitteat:08and:38pastthe
hour.TheCATisonlyusefulifitisthenexttraindeparting(otherwisetaketheSBahnS7line,itrunsthesameroute).Ifyouaren't
headingtoWienMittearea,definitelyconsideramoredirecttrainorbus,itwillbefasterandcheaper.StarAllianceandAir
Berlin/Nikioffercheckin(includingbaggage)atWienMitte(Landstrae)Station.Alternatively,considerluggagelockersandthe
regulartrain.Citycheckinmaybedeniedfrom90minutesbeforedeparture.Oneway11,returntrip17.edit
Taxi.Cabfareisnotset,soagreebeforegettingintoanywherefor2530.Ifyoudon'tcaretonegotiate,oryourdestinationisatthe
northernorwesternedgeofthecity,aprebookedflatratetransferislikelycheaperandeasier.Thereareseveralofficesatarrivals.
FlughafentaxiWienSchwechat[12](http://www.flughafentaxiwienschwechat.wien)(+436646387300callfrom8am9pm
from23.99allcreditcardsexceptAMEXacceptedfreechildrenseatsandboosters)AirportServiceWien(436763516420call
MonFri8am6pmtaxiworks5:45am9:30pm)[13](http://www.airportservice.at/airport.htm)27(max.3people)to/fromany
destinationaddresswithinVienna,ViennaAirportCab(436767861065taxiworks24/7)[14](http://www.viennaairportcab.at)
27(max.3people),31(max.4people),50(max.8people)every8thserviceisfree,RosenovAirportTransfers+4314857777
[15](http://www.rosenov.at/airport_taxi_en/rosenov_en.htm),MoFr9am6pmoffersflatratetoViennafor29,ViennaAirportTaxi
+43(0)6643661660[16](http://www.viennadriver.com/en/),Pricestartingfrom25.TaxiAirportPrestige+43(0)66431599
09[17](http://www.taxiairport.co/)edit
Taxrefund
Refertothebrochureforlocationsandtips.Yourbestbetforreceivingtaxrefundistofindarefundofficeinthecity.Otherwise,indicate
thatyouneedtoreceivetaxrefundatcheckin.Youthentakeanycheckedluggagecontainingtaxfreepurchasestoacustomsoffice(rightin
thecheckinarea)togetastampanddropoffthecheckedluggagethenvisitanearbyrefundoffice.
Customsofficersdon'tnormallyaskyoutoactuallyunpackandshowyourpurchases.Youwillbeaskedifanyapplicablepurchasesarein
yourhandluggage.Althoughitisillegal,youmaybeencouragedtolietoagents,sayingthateverythingisinyourcheckedluggageevenifit
isn't.Thisisduetoanotherwisetediousprocessyouhavetovisityetanotherofficebythegates.(EspeciallyattheCGatesthereyouwill
havetoringforanofficer,waittobepickedupbybusandtakentothearefundofficeandbacktoyourdeparture,allow1hourforthewhole
procedure.)Alternatively,youcanvisitarefundofficeonarrivalinyourhomecountryprovidedthatyouvisitedcustomsandhadyour
receiptsstampedinVienna.Additionalcommissionorunfavourableexchangeratecanapplyifrefundinginothercountry.
BratislavaMilanRastislavtefnikAirport
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Anotheroptionifyou'reflyingtoViennaisBratislavaAirport(ICAO
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Civil_Aviation_Organization_airport_code):LZIB,IATA:BTS)[18]
(http://www.airportbratislava.sk/)whichislocatedca.54km(34miles)fromViennaInternationalAirportacrosstheSlovakborderandisthe
largestintheSlovakRepublic.ThebudgetairlineRyanair[19](http://www.ryanair.com)hasthemostflights.AdditionalcarriersareDanube
Wings[20](http://www.danubewings.com/)flyingtoKosice,Rijeka,SplitandZadarNorwegianAirShuttle[21]
(http://www.norwegian.no/)toOsloandCopenhagenUTair[22](http://www.utair.ru/)toMoscowandSund'Or[23]
(http://www.sundor.co.il/)toTelAviv(seasonalflights).Transferoptions:
Blaguss(Bus),[24](http://www.eurolines.at/uploads/7010_BratislavaAirport_30112011.pdf).6:3022:45.Mostregularbusservice,
butcheckschedule.LeavesfromtheairportterminalbuildingandarrivesatErdberg(U3)injustoveranhour.10eachway.edit
Postbus/SlovakLines(Bus),[25](http://www.postbus.at/en/Airportbus/Airport_bus_Bratislava/index.jsp).8:0018:35.Leavesfrom
theairportterminalbuildingandarrivestoSdtirolerplatz(U1)inundertwohours.IntermediatestopsinBratislava,atViennaAirport,
someatErdberg(U3).Checkschedule.7.70,14.30return(6.90,12.90returnifunder26).edit
Train,[26](http://www.oebb.at/).Bratislavapublicbus61tofinalstop,Hlavnstanica/MainStation(buybusticketatyellow
machinebeforeboardingandstampinthebus).BuyatickettoViennaandtakethetraintoWienSdbahnhof(ortheoccasionaltrain
WienWest,WienFloridsdorforWienPraterstern).Takesabout1hour.11.edit
Latearrivingflights:.Shouldaneveningflightarrivelate,after22:30youcanbargainforacaborspendthenight.Thereisnolonger
alatetrainserviceasof2010.edit
Earlydepartingflights:,[27](http://www.oebb.at/).Takeacab,spendthenightatahostelorattheairport,otherwiseaslewoftrains
runbetweenWienSdbahnhof(Ostbahn)andBratislavaPetrzalkaStation.Getacabfromthereorbus96runsbetweentheairportand
Prokofievova,afewblocksfromthatstation,youmayneedamaportoaskfordirections.Thestationexitthatyouarelookingforis
anunderpassnexttoabigroad,notthemainexit.Itispossibletocatch8AMflightsthisway.edit
RosenovAirportTransfer,+4314857777,[28]([http://www.rosenov.at/airport_taxi_en/rosenov_en.htm]).MoFr9am6pm.
Offeraflatratetransferto/fromVienna.75.edit
Alternatives
Thereareanumberofothersmallerairportsintheregion,manyareservedbybudgetairlines:Linz(2hoursbytrain),Graz(2.5hoursby
train),andBrno(2.5hoursbytrainorbus).
BudapestandMunichAirportsareatleast3and5hourjourneysrespectivelybutcanmeansubstantialsavingsanddirectflightson
intercontinentaltrips.ThereisathricedailydirectalbeitnotsospeedyshuttlevanfromBudapestFerihegyAirporttoViennaSchwechat
Airport[29](http://www.airportshuttle.hu/),36.ItischeaperandquickertotransferviabusortrainfromBudapestcitywhichcanbe
reachedeasilyfromFerihegyAirport.FromMunichInternationalAirportyoushouldtakethecommutertrainintothecityandtransferto
ahighspeedRailJettraintoViennaatMunich'smainstation.TheBB(AustrianRailways)[30](http://www.oebb.at/)sellticketsdirectly
fromthatairporttoViennafrom29.
Bytrain
ThestationnamesofallstopsinViennastartwithitsGermanname"Wien".Thisisinternationallyrecognizedandhelpfulforbuyingtickets.
TherailwaysaremanagedbytheBB(AustrianFederalRailways)[31](http://www.oebb.at/en/index.jsp).Readmoreabouttraintravel
withinAustriaandreachingAustriabytrain.
Itcanbepuzzlingtounderstandingwheretrainsdepartandarrive,i.e.trains
headingEastoftenleavefromWestStation.Itisbesttocheckthescheduals
onlineandplugintheexacttrain,subwayortramstopyouaregoingto/departing
from,thiswillgiveyouthequickestsolution.Railwayagentsarelikelytogive
youaneasyanswerwherethemosttraintosomewhereleavefrom,youmaynot
betoldaboutcertaintrainsthatdon'tfittheregularpattern.
TicketofficesarenormallyopenduringalldeparturehoursatWienMeidlingand
WienWest(around5AM11PM).Ithascometolightthatwithmoretrains
leavingfromstationslikeWienPraterstern,trainsdepartoutsideofticketoffice
hours.Ifthisisthecaseyoucanbuytheticketonboardfromtheconductor,they
areonlyabletosellregularaswellascertaindiscountedtickets(cashonly),soit
isbesttobuyaheadifpossible.
StationConstructionuntil2015
Until2010Viennahadseverallargetrainstations
(Sdbahnhof,Westbahnhof,Nord,Mitte).Currently
Sdbahnhof(SouthStation)hasbeenclosedfor
constructionofamainstationandtheothersare
workingbutunderconstruction.Manytrainsthat
usedSouthStationnowstoporterminateatthe
stationWienMeidling.Besuretocheckschedules
anditisadvisedtotakeextratimewhendeparting
fromthesestationsasthetemporaryprovisionsare
notalwayseasytonavigate.AsofJul2015train
stationHauptbahnhof(formerSdbahnhof)is
openedandfullyoperational.Mosttrainstonorth,
eastandsouthdepartfromthere,alsostoppingon
theirwayatWienMeidling.
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KeepinmindthatGoogleMapsonlyhastransitinformationforBB,andnotthe
Viennesebusortrolleysystem.Ingeneral,localsareveryknowledgableaboutmovingaroundthecityandwillbehappytotellyouwhich
busortramtotaketoyourdestination.
Fromabroad
Thereareveryfrequenttrainsforallneighboringregionsandcountries.NighttrainsandquickerEuroCitytrainsarrivefromvirtuallyevery
cityinCentralEurope.HighspeedICE,RailJet,andPendilinotrainsarrivefromplaceslikeMunich,Budapest,Zurich,andPrague.There
arefrequent(atleasthourly)regionaltrainstoCzech,SlovakandHungarianborderregions.
Whenbuyingticketsalwaysconsidertwodomesticticketsinsteadofoneinternationalone,asitisoftencheaper.Ticketsusedtoonlybe
soldthiswayandcannormallystillbepurchasedtotheborderandthenfromthenextconductorfromtheretoyourdestination,sometimes
youcanevenbuybothticketsbeforedeparture.No,youdon'tactuallyhavetochangetrains!
FromGermany
SomeoftheprominentdirectconnectionsfromvariouscitiesofGermanytoViennaare:
RailJet:.Munichedit
EuroNightLine:.Dusseldorf,Cologne,Frankfurt,Nurnbergrunseverynightedit
FromCzechRepublic
FromCzechbordertownsandasfarasBrnoyoucanbuy"WienSpezial"discountticket.Considerbuyingitconjunctionwithadomestic
ticketifcomingfromelsewherelikePrague,theyshouldbeabletosellyoubothtickets.
TheBBselloneway'SparScheine'toBrno(12)andPrague(29).ItscheapertojustgetthistoBrnoandbuyanonwarddomestticketto
Prague(10),andthereisbetteravailabiltythanwiththesinglePragueticket.
EURegioticketsarevalidfromViennatocitiesneartotheborderandtouristtowns,includingthereturnticketwithinfourdaysZnojmo
15,Mikulov18,eskBudjovice(Budweis)27oreskKrumlov27,andPlze29(childrenhalfprice,weeklyandmonthytickets
available).
FromHungary
FromBudapestEast/Keletipubuyadiscountedroundtripticket,"kirnduljegy"(excursionor4dayticket)for31.Itincludesthereturn
within4daysandisvalidforallpublictransportationinViennafor2days.Soitsadealevenifyoudon'tneedareturntickettoBudapest.
TherearelimitedamountofSparSchieneticketseachdayfor13.Allticketsarevalidinalltrains(includingthehighspeedRailJet).Trains
confusinglydepartBudapestEast(Keltipu)andarriveatViennaWestStation(WienWest).Directtrainsruneverytwohoursormore.
OtherwisetransferatGyr.
toHungarytheBBoffersticketsfrom19toBudapestaswellastheEURegioticket(ViennatoHungaryandreturnwith4days)
Mosonmagyarvr12,Gyr19,Tatabnya25,Fertszentmikls19,andSzombathely22(childrenhalfprice,weeklyandmonthy
ticketsavailable).
FromSlovakia
FromBratislavathecheapestticketis11(return),or14includingaonedaypublictransportationticketforallofVienna.Aonewayticket
isavailibletoRailPluscardholdersfor10.
toBratislavatheBBoffersanEURegioticketfor14validforreturn(in4days)andfortravelonpublictransportationinBratislavaonthe
dayofarrival.Itsalsofreetotakeabikealong.
AonewayticketleavingfromViennaalsocosts14butdoesn'tincludepublictransportationinBratislava,sogettheEURegioticketand
maybeyoucangiveittosomeoneelsewho'sheadedforViennaonceyougettoBratislava.
FromtheEastofEurope
viaSlovakiaorHungary.
Eachrailwayhasanindependentpartnershipwithothers,soticketscanbemuchcheaperto(orfrom)neighboringcountries.Acommontype
isthesocalledCityStarticketthatisvalidforreturnandcanbesoldanystationinbothoftheparticipatingcountries.SoproninHungaryis
neartoVienna(14,hourlytrains)forticketsonMVHungarianRailways[32](http://www.mav.hu/)atthattrainstation(operatedbythe
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RaaberbahnRailway[33](https://www.gysev.hu/)).Hungarianprices[34](http://www.mavstart.hu/res/vasuti_menetdijtablazatok0912
13.pdf).BratislavainSlovakiaisanothernearbyalternative.Mostticketsneedtobepurchased3daysinadvance,possiblymeaninganextra
triptothebordertobuytheticketinadvance.
UkraineandRussiaThereisablogaboutitsusebetweenAustriaandCIScountries[35]
(http://citystarticket.blogspot.com/2007/07/gettingcitystarticketand.html).
GreeceCityStarticketsaresoldbetweenanywhereinGreeceandHungary.
BulgariaBDZ[36](http://www.bdz.bg/)sellthereturnCityStardirectlytoVienna(88),agroupof3willpay59each.Conversly
you'llhavetogototheHungarianRailwaysifyouwanttogotheotherway.
TurkeyBuyatickettotheborderatKapikule(5fromIstanbul),getaticketfromBulgarianRailways.
SerbiaSerbianRailways[37](http://www.serbianrailways.com/)sellthesocalledWienSpezialfor70returnfromBelgrade,buta
cheaperconnectioncanbemadethroughBudapest,buyingtheBudapestViennaportioninHungary(56return).
Bycar
CarownershipiscommoninViennaandabout1/3ofthetripstakenwithinthecityarebycar.However,sinceparkingspaceisscarceinthe
centraldistrictsandparkingfeesaresteep,it'susuallyagoodideaforvisitorstoleavetheircarparkedsomewhereintheperipheryanduse
thecity'sexcellentsubway&tramsystemtogettothecenter.
ForusingtheAustrianhighwaysystem,youwillneedatollsticker("Autobahnvignette"),whichyoucanbuyatgasstationsandreststops.
Therearestickersfor10days(8),2months(23,40)and1year(77,80).
InVienna,avoidtheA23Sdosttangenteatrushhour.Trafficjamsarealmostguaranteedthereaswellasthroughoutthecitystreetsatrush
hour.
Parkinganywherewithindistricts19,20,andinspeciallymarkedareasisrestrictedto120minutes(from9:00and22:00,MF)andsubject
toafeeof2perhourunlessyouhavearesidentpermit.Themunicipalityprovidesdetailedinformationonparkingontheirwebsitein
English[38](http://www.wien.gv.at/english/transportation/parking/).Ifyou'reunsurewhetherfeesapplytotheplaceyou'reinthere'safree
Androidappthatcanhelpyou[39](https://market.android.com/details?id=org.lukrop.kpw&feature=search_result#?
t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsIm9yZy5sdWtyb3Aua3B3Il0.).Paymentismadebymarkingthetimeofarrivalonaticket("Parkschein"),which
canbeboughtattobaccoshops.IfyouhaveanAustriancellnumber,youcanpaybytextorusingasmartphoneapp[40]
(https://www.handyparken.at/handyparken/home.seam)
AmuchcheaperandoftenmoreconvenientalternativeisParkandRide,availableatsomesubwaystationsinthecityperiphery[41]
(http://parkandride.at/)for3perday.Theweeklyratescomewithadiscountifyouaddasubway/tramticket.Commercialcarparks
("Parkhaus","Parkgarage")areavailablethroughoutthecity,butthesecanbeveryexpensive(forinstance,32perdayintheParkgarage
Freyung).Anotheroptionistoleavethecarinthestreetinoneoftheouterdistricts.However,sincetheoptionisratherpopular,parking
spacehasbecomeratherscarcethere,too.
Bybus
ThereisaslewofinternationalbusservicescomingintoViennadaily.Itissafetoassumethatdiscountsareavailable(about10%from
Eurolinesaffiliates,about15%onindependentcarriers)forthoseunder26andover60onwalkupfaresbutnotondiscountedadvanced
purchase("promo")tickets.
EurolinesAustria,isthelargestoperator.Euroline'sownvehicleshaveassuredquality,butthisisnotthecaseofalloftheirinternational
partners.ConfusinglyEurolinesAustriaisdoesn'talwayscooperatewithaninboundEurolinesaffiliatefromanothercountry,forinstance
therearetwocompetingEurolinesservices(SlovakandAustria)toBratislavadepartingfromseparatestops.Alwayscheckthewebpagesof
boththearrivalanddeparturecountries'Eurolinesaffiliatedoperatorforthebestpriceaswellascheckingfornonaffiliatedcarriers.
TherearetwomainbusstationsinVienna,aswellasotherlocationswherenationalandinternationalservicesdepositepassengers.
ViennaInternationalBusterminal(VIB)locatedadjacenttothesubwaystopErdberg(U3)isoverseenbybythelocalEurolines
affiliateBlaguss,whopublishtimetables[42](http://www.eurolines.at/en/home/travel_with_eurolines/timetables/).
WaldmanngrndenonthesouthwestcornerofSdtirolerplatz(U1,SBahn)isastopwithanofficeonlyforservicestoBratislava,
otheroperatorshaveofficesinthenearbystreetsorjustoperatecurbsideservices.
Pratersternonthe(U1,U2andSBahn)hastwomainbusstops,oneinLasellestraeforTourbusandStudentAgencyservicesfrom
theCzechRepublicandoneinNordbahnstraeforOrangewaysservicetoHungary.
ViennaInternationalAirportisservedbynearlyallbusestoBratislava,theCzechRepublic,andHungary,inadditiontoeachbus
line'scitystop.
Austria
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TherearefewprivatedomesticintercitybuslinesinAustria.SeveralregionalservicestoViennaoperatedbyamixofthefederal
government,thestatesofLowerAustriaandBurgenland,localgovernmentsandcoachoperators.Sometimesthecashpricefortheseis
marginallylowerthanthetrain,otherwisethenormalVORpublictransportratesapply.Theyaremostusefulfortravelingtothecountryside,
thoughtiminganddifferentdeparturelocationsinViennacanmakethemattractiveforintercitytravelincertaincases.Allroutesare
operatedwithhighqualitycoachesandregionalbuses.
Dr.Richard,Friedrichstrae7(Karlsplatz(acrossfromtheSecessionBuilding)andotherstopsacrossVienna),[43]
(http://www.richard.at/).SouthernLowerAustria,BurgenlandandStyria.The311[44](http://www.linieg1.at/)Timetable
(http://www.linieg1.at/richard/Linienverkehr/fahrplanarchiv/linieg1/stmk/311_gesamt/311_100111.pdf)makesnumerousregional
stopsbutgetstoGrazinaboutthesameamountoftimeasthetrain.Upto4dailybuses,freewifi.Graz21.80(12cheaperthanby
train).edit
Postbus,[45](http://www.postbus.at/en/Regions/Vienna__Lower_Austria__Burgenland/index.jsp).edit
WESTbus,(VIBErdberg),[46](http://www.westbus.at/).Klagenfurt.2xdaily.29.edit
WieselBus,[47](http://www.wieselbus.at/).FromseveralpointsacrossthecitytoSt.Plten.Freewifionmanyservices.0.10less
thanthetrain.edit
Balkans
IfyouaretravellingfromtheBalkansthereareplentyofbusesdaily.Somemaynotbeadvertisedandticketsareoftennotforsaleatthe
ticketcounterbutratherfromthebusdriverorattendant.Askaroundthebusstations,mostofthemleaveintheafternoon.Busesfromnon
EUcountriesmaybesubjecttohigherscrutinyattheborder.Sometimesoperatorssmuggleortransportgoodstosupplementtheirlowfares
andtheHungarianborderguardsarenotafraidtoacceptbribesfromnonEUoperators.Youwilllikelyneverbeaskedtoparticipate
monetarily,althoughabusdrivermayasktoputacartonofcigarettesaboveyourseatorinyourluggage.Legally,you'retransporting"your
own"onecartoncigaretteallowanceacrosstheborder,soyouwillnotgetinanytroubleforthat.It'salsookaytodeclinetocooperate.
MostbusesfromSerbiagotoVIBErdberg(U3)whilemostbusesfromAlbaniagotoSdtirolerplatz(U1).BuslinesfromBosniaand
Croatiaaresplitbetweenthetwobusstations.
Slovenia
Turanus.Shuttles,+38640802525(turanus.shuttles@gmail.com),[48](http://www.turanus.com).Exclusiveshuttlebetween
LjubljanaandVienna.from190foragroupof5.edit
Croatia
AdriaReisen,(VIBErdberg/U2Schottenring),[49](http://www.adriareisen.at/UrlaubinKroatien/Busreisen/).BetweenViennaand
assorteddestinationsontheAdriaticinCroatia.Threeweekly.150return.edit
Autobusniprometd.d.Varadin,(VIBErdberg),[50](http://www.ap.hr/).DirectfromZagreb.Upto3xdaily.35,50return.edit
Croatiabus,Sdtirolerplatz,[51](http://www.croatiabus.hr/).DirectfromZagreb.2xdaily.35,50return.edit
WestbusbyBlaguss,(VIBErdberg),[52](https://westbus.at/).DailyafternoondeparturefromZagrebtoVienna,morningdeparture
fromViennatoZagreb.29.edit
BosniaandHerzegovina
AutoprevozBanjaluka,(VIBErdberg),+38751306(info@autoprevoz.org),[53]
(http://www.autoprevoz.org/pdf/red_voznje_cjenovnik_bec.pdf).approx.9.5h.BanjaLuka,BiH.39,66return.edit
BissTours,+38733236620,[54](http://www.bisstours.ba/v2/sarbec.html).Sarajevo,Zenica.edit
Serbia
Fudeks,(VIBErdberg),[55](http://www.fudeks.rs/).Belgrade.30,50return.edit
FeniksGiZ,(VIBErdberg),[56](http://www.feniksgiz.rs/).NoviSad(25)viaSubotica(20).Daily.Onwardconnectionfrom
BelgradeavailibleatNoviSad.25,40return.edit
JovicTravel,(VIBErdberg),[57](http://www.jovictravel.rs/).Belgrade.MoTuSu.60rt.edit
Lasta,(VIBErdberg),[58](http://www.lasta.rs/).PoarevacviaBelgrade.Daily.45,72return.edit
NiEkspres,(VIBErdberg),[59](http://www.nisekspres.rs/).NiviaBelgrade.TuTh,Su.55return.edit
SRBIJATRANSPORT,(VIBErdberg).PoarevacviaBelgrade.Daily.45,72return.edit
ZoranReisen,(VIBErdberg),[60](http://www.zoranreisen.rs/).SouthernSerbia.2xweekly.45,80return.edit
Greece
Korona,[61](http://www.koronatravel.gr).Nodirectservicesexist,butKoronaTraveloffersservicefromBratislava.edit
Macedonia
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EuroBusMacedonia,(VIBErdberg),+436643014416(eurobus_mk@yahoo.de),[62](http://www.eurobus.com.mk).directto
Skopje,Tetovo,Gostivar,Ohrid,Struga.75,141return.edit
Bulgaria
Ecolines,(Sdtirolerplatz),[63](http://www.ecolines.net/).DirectfromSofia.60,100return.edit
Baltics
Ecolines,[64](http://www.ecolines.net/).DepartsfromSdtirolerplatz(U1).MakesregularstopsalongthewaytoTallinn.Vilnius
85/128rt.edit
Kautra,[65](http://www.kautra.lt/).runinconjunctionwithTourbus.MakesregularstopsalongthewaytoVilnius.Vilnius
101/182rt.edit
CzechRepublic
EurolinesAT/Blaguss/WESTbus,(VIBErdberg),[66](http://www.eurolines.at/).TwodailybusestoPrague.21.edit
EurolinesCZ/TouringBohemia,s.r.o.,(VIBErdberg),[67](https://www.elines.cz/en//).Someservicesincludefreenewspapers,
magazinesandbottledwater,and/orWiFi.Bookaheadforbestprice.Praguefrom7.edit
StudentAgency,[68](http://www.studentagency.eu/).startedbystudents,butoffersfrequentservice(6xdaily)withfreecoffee,
newspapers,moviestoeveryone.Improvedservicewithtouchscreeninrideentertainmentaeveryseatandfreewifihasbeen
implimentedonmostbuses.DepartsfromLasallestraeatPraterstern.Brno8,Prague16.edit
Tourbus,a.s.,[69](http://www.tourbus.cz/).cheapestwaytotheCzechRepublic.StopsatVIBandLasallestraeatPraterstern.Brno
5.edit
Minibuses,orshuttlevanstoeskKrumlovandsurroundsarecommon,butmoreexpensivethanEURegiotraintickets,especiallyfor
roundtrips.Busestakearound3hours,whiletrainstakeupwardsof4hoursandoftenrequiretwoeasytrainchanges.Minibusesmaymatch
theirtimestopassengersneeds.
Budweisshuttle(DoortodoorshuttletransferbetweenViennaandCeskyKrumlov),(info@budweisshuttle.cz),[70]
(http://www.budweisshuttle.cz/transferceskykrumlovvienna.php).shuttlebustransferbetweenViennaandCeskyKrumlovfor1100
CZK(43EUR)perperson.edit
CKShuttle(CeskyKrumlovshuttlebusservice).DoortodoortransportationservicefromViennatoCeskyKrumlov.Theridetakes
aboutthreehours.CZK1,100(44).edit
Shuttlebus,[71](http://www.shuttlebus.cz/).Doortodoorvanservice.45.edit
ShuttleCeskyKrumlov.com,[72](http://www.shuttleceskykrumlov.com/transfer/ceskykrumlovtovienna).Doortodoorshuttlebus
andprivatecar/vantransportation.CZK1,050(44).edit
Denmark
BohemianLines,+420416810054(info@bohemianlines.cz),[73](http://www.bohemianlines.cz).Daily8AM8PM.Runstwicea
weekormorefromnearbyBrno.Itsacheapconnectionwithnoadvancedpurchaserequirement,youjusthavetogetyourselftoBrno
onanotherbuscompany(58fromVienna).61+5/107+10rt.Copenhagen65/117rt.edit
EurolinesAT/Blaguss,[74](http://www.eurolines.at/).Requiresachangeofbus"assisted"bythedriver(garunteedconnection)in
Prague."Businessclassservice"throughandthrough,freewifiwithintheCzechRepublicandGermany.Itcanbecheapertobookthe
sameconnectioninadvancethroughCzechEurolines[75](http://www.elines.cz/en/)(from40CopehangenPrague+7Prague
Vienna)orEurolinesScandanavia[76](http://www.eurolines.dk/)andGermanEurolines[77](http://www.eurolines.de/)(from18
CopenhagenBerlin+18BerlinVienna).Copenhagen101/170rt.edit
Germany
EurolinesBusinessClass,[78](http://www.eurolinesbusinessclass.com/).GermanandCzechEurolinesoperatethisdaily"business
class"servicewithfreewifitoBerlinviaPragueandDresden,aswellasdailyfromViennatoMunich.Berlin,Munichfrom9.edit
Orangeways,[79](http://www.orangeways.com/).3xdailyfromtheBratislavabusdepottoBerlinfor30isrunningbutitsaslight
detourthoughcheaperthanmostVienneseoptionsandonafasterhighway.Dresdenfrom22Berlinfrom30.edit
ThefollowingcompaniesoperateanightlyjointservicetoDresdenandBerlin,andlessregularserviceandcooperationtoothercitiesacross
Germany.Checkeachasticketpricesvary:
EurolinesAT/Blaguss,[80](http://www.eurolines.at/).from33.edit
BerlinLinienBus,[81](https://www.berlinlinienbus.de/).from33.edit
BEX,[82](http://www.berlinlinienbus.de/).Berlinfrom60.edit
EurolinesDE/DeutscheTouring,[83](http://touring.de/).ServiceacrossGermany.Munichfrom29.edit
Hungary
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EurolinesAT/Blaguss,[84](http://www.eurolines.at/).5busesdailytoBudapest,somestoppinginGyrandresorttownslike
MosonmagyarvrandSopron.Somebuseshavewifi.Budapest23,samedayreturn29.edit
EurolinesHU/Volanbus,[85](http://www.volanbusz.hu/en/).5busesdailytoBudapestincooperationwithEurolinesATbutwith
cheaperticketsavailable[86](http://berletelin.volanbusz.hu/ticket/wrd/run/ticmain?lang=en).SomestoppinginGyrandresorttowns
likeMosonmagyarvrandSopron.Somebuseshavewifi.Budapest1022,Roundtripfrom14.edit
Orangeways,[87](http://www.orangeways.com/).cheapwaytoHungary.ArrivesatNordbahnstrasse50nearPratersternfrom
Budapestfourtimesdaily.Moreexpensiveatpeaktimes,cheapertobookinHUF.Populartimesareoftensellout.Freehotdrinks,
movies,headphones.Budapest612.edit
Italy
Kautra,[88](http://www.kautra.lt/).Udine,Venice,Bologna,Florence,Rome.TicketsatVIB.Walkuppromofare29all
destinations.edit
Tourbus,a.s.,[89](http://www.tourbus.cz/).Udine,Venice,Bologna,Florence,Rome,Naplesetc.TicketsatVIB.from40.edit
Poland
Ecolines,[90](http://www.ecolines.net/).DepartsfromSdbahnhof/SouthStation.Polishdestinations(Krakow,Warsaw)48/86rt.
edit
Jordan,[91](http://autobusy.jordan.pl/).runinconjunctionwithVeoliaEurolinesPolska.DiscountedticketsontheirPolishbooking
site[92](http://www.jordan.billy.pl/):Krakow30,Katowice30,Lodz33,Warsaw35.Walkup:Katowice38/68rt,Lodz
41/73rt,Warsaw43/77rt.edit
Kautra,[93](http://www.kautra.lt/).runinconjunctionwithTourbus.Krakow46/83,Warsaw61/109.edit
PolskiBus,[94](http://polskibus.com/).Cheap,bucketpricedbusaround2xdailytoKatowiceandWarsaw.DepartsSdtirolerPlatz
Warsawfrom4.edit
TatarCzuk,SchweizergartennearSdbahnhofSBahn,[95](http://www.tatarczuk.pl/?site=content&id=45&lang=en).Dailyminibus
service.Wroclaw24.edit
VeoliaEurolinesPolska,[96](http://eurolines.pl/).Polishdestinations(Krakow,Warsaw)from36/72rt.edit
Romania
Itcanbecheaper,fasterandthebusescanbemorefrequentifyouchangebusesinBudapest,forinstanceonEurolinesHU/Volanzbusor
Orangeways,dependinguponyourdestinationinRomania.
Atlassib,[97](http://www.atlassib.ro/).AdailyovernighttravelingacrossRomaniatoVienna,bookthroughEurolines.atorwith
Atlassib.Bucharest59/94rt.edit
EurolinesRO,[98](http://www.eurolines.ro/).ExtremearrivaltimesinVienna(2:45AM)anddeparturetimesdependingon
origin/destination.Bucharest124rt.edit
Turanus.shuttle,+38640802525(turanus.shuttles@gmail.com),[99](http://www.turanus.com/).Fastminibusservice.
Reservationsrequiredbyphone,websiteoremail.120.edit
Slovakia
Bratislava:ForinformationondirectbusesfromBratislavaAirportseehere.
Blaguss,[100](http://www.eurolines.at/).10dailybussesdailyfromBratislavaAirport,stoppingalsoatNovyMost(citycenter)and
BratislavaPetrzalka(EinsteinovaSt.).StopsalsoatViennaAirportandarrivesatErdberg(SubwayU3)inaboutanhour.6/11rt.edit
Postbus/SlovakLines,[101](http://www.postbus.at/en/Regions/Vienna__Lower_Austria_
_Burgenland/Airport_Bus/Airport_Bratislava/index.jsp).19dailybusesfromBratislavamainbusstationatMlynskNivy(8ofthem
startfromBratislavaAirportandthengotoBratislavamainbusstation),stoppingalsoatBratislavaPetrzalka(Einsteinovaul.)to
Sdtirolerplatz(SubwayU1)inapproximately90minutes.IntermediatestopatViennaAirport.7.70,14.30return.edit
Nitra,KoiceandtherestofSlovakia:TherearemorefrequentbusesifyouchangebusesinBratislava,forinstanceonSlovakLines.
eurobus,a.s.,[102](https://online.eurobus.sk/).HasfrequentbusestravelingacrossSlovakiafromtheirKoicebasetoacrossEurope
viaVienna.BookingonlineispossibleviatheirhomebuyservicealbetonlyinSlovak.Thisservicealsoisthebestoverviewofbuses
betweenSlovakiaandViennasinceitincludesallscheduals.Nitra28rt,Koice42rt.edit
Turkey
Varan,TicketOffice:Sdtirolerplatz7,[103](http://www.varan.com.tr/english/dis_austria.asp).OnTuesdayandFridayto/from
IstanbulfromSdtirolerplatzbusdepot.Istanbul110/200rt,Online104/190rt.edit
Ukraine
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(Euroclub),[104](http://eclub.kiev.ua/).ArrivingsundayfromKievviaLvovamongothersreturningonmonday.
DepartureandticketsfromVIB.Kiev100/180rt.
LongDistanceTours
Busabout,[105](http://www.busabout.com/).Busabout's"northernloop"passesthroughViennaeveryotherdayduringthesummer
(MayOctober).from349.edit
OzBus,[106](http://www.ozbus.com/).stopsinonitsepicjourneytoSydney.Ticketsshouldbeprebookedandvisasmayneedto
bearrangedbeforedeparture.Approximatelymonthly.Sydney5000.edit
Byboat
RiverboatsontheDanubeincludeconnectionswithLinz,BratislavaandBudapest,butareslowerandmoreexpensivethanotheroptions.
LOD,[107](http://www.lod.sk/en/regularcruises.aspx).runafasthydrofoilbetweenViennaandBratislavaMayOctoberwithupto
twodailydepartures.Thedockisinthe2ndDistrictontheDanubeproper(U1Vorgartenstrae,Dock6ontheDanube).Sailingtime
1:30downstream1:45upstream.20/29rt.edit
TwinCityLiner,[108](http://www.twincityliner.com/web/index.php).IsafastcatamaranbetweenViennaandBratislavaMarch
Decemberwithuptofourdailydepartures.Thedockisinthe1stDistrictatSchwedenplatz.Sailingtime1:15downstream1:30
upstream.1730.edit
MahartPassnave,[109](http://www.mahartpassnave.hu/).operateafasthydrofoilbetweenViennaandBudapestMayOctoberwith
dailydeparturesduringthepeakseason.Thedockisinthe2ndDistrictontheDanubeproper(U1Vorgartenstrae,dockonthe
Danube).Sailingtime5:30downstream6:30upstream.TheboatonlymoorsBratislavaandVisegrdifprearranged.Bratislava
29/39rt,Visegrd/Budapest89/109rt,Stundentdiscountavailable.edit
DonauschiffahrtWurm+Kck,[110](http://www.donauschiffahrt.de/de/home.html).operateshipsbetweenViennaandLinz.
SailingisslowandexpensivebuttheshipstravelthroughthefamousWachaurivervalley.Combineticketsincludingreturnviatrain
areavailableatreasonableprices.from12.edit
Getaround
Publictransportation
Viennahasagoodpublictransportsystem[111]
(http://www.wien.gv.at/english/transportationurbanplanning/publictransport/),
whichincludesrail,commuterrail,underground,trams(trolleys),andbuses.The
undergroundisveryefficientandwilltakeyoutowithinafewminuteswalkof
anywhereyouarelikelytowanttovisit.Thesubwayalonehasthesecondhighest
percapitaridershipintheworld,andthatisnotaccountingforthe27tramlines,
dozensoftrainlinesornumerousbuses.
DuallyNamedStations
Severalstationshavemorethanonename.Getthe
ideathecityandtherailwayshaveatensehistory?
WienMitteLandstrae
WienMeidlingPhiladelphiabrcke
WienNordPraterstern
Note:GoogleMaps(July2016)doesNOTworkwithallofthepublictransport,includingthemainunderground.Youcanseethestationson
themap,butitwillnotconnectyourjourneyforyou.
Fares
Publictransportationwithinthecityproper,includingmosteverywhereyouarelikelytovisit(theentiresubwayandtramnetwork)isa
singlezone(Kernzone100).Anytransportationcanbeused:subway,anytrainevenhighspeedonesaslongasyouaretravelingbetween
twoViennastations,trams,buses,nightbuses,andaninterurbanrailway(theWienerLokalbahn)withinthecitylimits.
Youmustvalidate(stamp)yourticketifthetimeanddateisnotprintedonitbeforeenteringthesubwayplatformortrainorassoonasyou
getonabusortram.Youdonotneedtoshowyourtickettothebusortramoperator.Althoughtherearenotmanyspotchecks,thefeefor
travelingwithoutaticketis100.
Ticketsareavailableatmachines(Visa,MCaccepted)andfromcountersatsubwayandrailstationsaswellasattabaccoshops(Tabak
"Trafik").
SingleTripTicket2,20(asofJuly2016)Asingledirectionuninterruptedtriptoanywhere,withasmanytransfersasneeded.
(Children,Bikes,Dogs1.00)Singleticketscanalsobepurchasedintramsandbusesbutcost2.20fullfare,1.10reduced.
Shoppingticket/Einkaufskarte5.40Validworkdaysfrom8AMto8PM
24hourticket7.60(asofJuly2016)Validfromtimestamped.
48hourticket13,30(asofJul2015)Validfromtimestamped.
72hourticket16,50Validfromtimestamped.
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Weekticket/Wochenkarte16,20(asofJul2015)ValidMondaythroughSundayonly.
Monthlyticket/Monatskarte48,20(asofJul2015)Validfromthefirstofthemonththroughthesecondofthefollowingmonth.
8dayClimateTicket38,40(asofJul2015)Validforanentiredayuntil1AMthefollowingday,eachdayyoustamptheticket(fold
itandstampanewboxasneeded).Itispossiblestamptheticketmultipletimesformultiplepeopleonasingledayiftravelingina
group.(Thismaybeusedforfourpeoplefortwoseparatedays,butfoursectionsmustbestampedeachday.)
Childrenupto14donotneedaticketonSundays,holidaysandduringAustrianschoolvacations.Children1519arealsoexemptiftheyare
enrolledinschoolinAustria.
Ifyouarestayingforafewdaysandhopetodotonsofsightseeingand/orshopping,theViennaCard(WienKarte)[112]
(http://www.wienkarte.at/EN/?l=e)isagooddeal.Itisgoodfor48hours(18,90)or72hours(21,90)ofunlimitedpublictransitwithin
Vienna.Thecardalsogetsyoudiscounts(typically1or2atthemajormuseumsandartgalleries)tomanyattractionsandshops.Youcan
buyitattheairport,hotels,andundergroundstops.
Seetheairportsectionfordetailsontransferto/fromtheairport.
Network
Thebestrail(heavyrailandunderground)transportmap[113]
(http://www.oebb.at/de/Reisen_in_Oesterreich/Wien/S
Bahn/Netzplan_Wien.pdf)isdisplayedatallBBstations.There
aresomanylinesthatmapsarenormallyverysimplified,and
therearenomapsofthetramnetwork.Itcanpaytoaskorcheck
thebestconnectionaheadoftime[114]
(http://www.wienerlinien.at/wl/ep/home.do?tabId=0).Major
stationsarewellsignedandconnectionsarescheduledtomatch
upifserviceisn'tfrequent.
Rail
Vienna'ssuburbanrailnetworkisoftenoverlookedbytourists.It
comprisesthreetypesoftrains:SBahn,whichmostlyserveinner
Anunofficaltramnetworkmap.
suburbsandstopatallstationswithfewexceptions,
Regionalbahn,whicharegenerallymorelongdistantthantheS
BahnandmakelimitedstopsonparallellSBahnroutes,butotherwiseallstops,andRegionalExpress,whichmostlyservetheoutermost
suburbsandmakeverylimitedstopsintheinnersuburbs(althoughnotallRegionalExpresstrainsaresuburbantrains).Thenetworkalso
stretchesoverthebordersoftheneighbouringcountries.
Themostimportantrailstreches:
Stammstrecketrains(i.e.MeidlingSdtirolerplatzSdbahnhofRennwegMittePratersternFlorisdorf)runevery25min(theright
platformgoesnorthboundandviceversa).Thisisnotalineitselfbutrathertheresultofthebunchoflinesusingthesamestretch.
S45runsinthenorthwestofthecityevery510minalongabeautifulrailwaybuiltbyarchitectOttoWagner.
RailtripstothesuburbsofVienna(inViennacityallrailstationsstartwith"Wien")requireanextraticket.Theseareavaialbleaszonesin
VOR(Austria'sEasternTransitRegion)oraspointtopointticketsfromtherailways.Itiseasiesttobuyextrazonesfromtheedgeofthe
city.IfyouhaveaVorteilscardarailwayticketwillbecheaperifyouareplanningtotransfertoabustheVORticketisalsovalidforit,
withinthesamezone.
UBahn
ThefiveUbahnlines(i.e.U1)arethemostcommonwayofgettingaroundVienna.Theseunderground,metroorsubwaylineshavetrains
every27minutesandcovermostoftheimportantpartsofthecityandsights.
Tram
Tram(Bim,Straenbahn)lineshavejustaplainnumberorletter(O,1).Thereare27lineswhichstoplocally,usefulfortakingthingsabit
slowerandseingmoreofthecity.
ThefamousRinglineswererecentlychanged:thereisatouristtram[115](http://www.wienerlinien.at/wl/ep/programView.do?
channelId=28163&programId=19580)aroundthering,oryoucantaketram1(boundforPraterHauptalle)fromOpertoSchwedenplatz
andtaketram2(boundforOttakring)fromSchwedenplatzbacktoOper.
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BadnerTrain
TheWienerLokalbahn(WLB)alsoreferredtoastheBadner
BahnisaninterurbanrailwaytravelingfromtheOperarunningas
atramonstreetsouthwestthroughViennatoMeidlingstation
whereitbecomesarailwaycontinuingonwardsthroughthe23rd
DistrictandthroughsuburbsandtherollingwinehillsinLower
AustriatoBaden.
Bus
Buslinesaredenotedbyanumberthatendsinletter(i.e.3A,
80B).Youareunlikelytoneedtotakeabus,butitissafeto
assumeifyouseeonethatyoucangetonanditwilltakeyouto
somehigherformoftransportationliketheUBahn.Cheaper
tickets(1)areavailableformost'B'busesregularticketsand
passesarealsovalid.
Vienna'sUBahnnetwork
NightServices
Theregulartrams,trainsandbusesrununtilabout00:30(justpastmidnight).Mostofthecommuterrailisshutbetween1AMand4AM.
OnFridayandSaturday(aswellasonnightsbeforeholidays),theentireUBahnnetworkrunsallnight.Additionally,adensenetworkof
nightbuses,called"NightLiners"isavailableeverynightoftheyear.Regularticketsarevalid.Mostbusesterminateat"KrntnerRing,
Oper",whichallowsforeasyinterchange.Intervalsareevery1530min.Daytimeserviceresumesat5AM.
Bytaxi
Taxisareplentifulandcannormallybehailedonthestreetorfoundatataxistand.Fares
aresettoameterprice,butifyouprefer,youcanalwaysnegotiateafare.Always
negotiatewhentravelingtotheairportoroutsideofthecitylimitsasfaresarenotsetto
thoseplaces.Pedicabs,horsedrawncoachesandthelikearealsoavailable.
Bycar
Avoiddrivingacarwithinthecentralringifpossible.Whilecarsareallowedonmanyof
thestreetsthere,thestreetsarenarrowandmostlyoneway.Theycanbeconfusingfora
visitorandparkingisextremelylimited(andrestrictedduringtheday).Duetothe
comprehensivenessofthetransitsystem,youmostlikelywillnotneedacarwithin
Vienna,exceptforexcursionselsewhere.
Fiakercoachmenwaitingforcustomers
Furthermore,itmightbeagoodideatoleaveyourcarathomeduringrushhours.
Vienna'sstreetscanbecomealittlecloggedinthemorningsandearlyeveningsandthedriversarenotreallyknownforbeingespecially
politeandfriendly.
Pedestrianshavetherightofwayincrossingallroadsatacrosswalkwherethereisnopedestriansignalpresent.Ifthereissuchapedestrian
crossingonanotherwisestraightsectionoftheroad,therewillbeawarningsign:youarerequiredtoyieldtoanypedestrianonthiscrossing.
Austriansaccustomedtoexperiencedlocaldriverswillstepoutwithlittlethoughtandforceyoutostop,soslowdownhereandbecareful.
Whendrivinginaneighborhoodthis"rightofwaytopedestrians"isanunderstoodruleateveryintersection,althoughpedestrianswillbe
morecarefulbeforetheystepout.Again,beonthelookoutforthis:ifyouseeapedestrianwaitingtocross,youshouldstopatthe
intersectionforhimorher.
Bybicycle
CyclingisanotheroptionfortravellingwithinVienna,althoughitisstillseenmoreasaleisureactivityinVienna.[116]
(http://www.wien.gv.at/english/leisure/bike/index.htm)Vienna'scompactsizemakescyclingattractive.Onabicycleyoucanreachmost
placesofinterestwithinhalfanhour.Therearemanybicyclepathsandlanesalongmajorstreets,inparks,andbytherivers.However,itcan
becomplicatedtocrosstownbecausethelanesfollowillogicalroutes.Onemajorcomplaintisthatbicyclefaciliteswereanafterthoughtand
thisisveryappearant,manystoplightsandintersectionsaredangerouslyorannoyinglysetforbicyclistsandpathsareveryillogical:theyare
sometimesonstreetsometimesoff,sometimessharedwithpedestrians,sometimesnot,andcanvaryorendoutofnowhere.Youarerequired
bylawtouseabikelaneorpathifthereisone,unlessitisblocked,otherwiseregulartrafficlawsapply.Lightsarerequiredatnightasare
independentlyfunctioningbrakes.
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Ifyourdestinationisintheoutersuburbs,oryouwanttotakearelaxedridetothe
countryside,youmayconsidertakingyourbikeontheUBahn(prohibitedatrushhour,
andalwaysinbusesandtrams)oronatrain.Youneedareduced(children's)ticketfor
yourbike.
PedalPower[117](http://www.pedalpower.at/)offersguidedbicycletoursand
bicyclerental.TheydelivertohotelsoryoucanpickthemupatthePraterfora
discount.
CityBike[118](http://www.citybikewien.at)thecity'spetadvertizingcompanya
shorttermsharedbikesystem.Therearemanystationsintheinnerdistrictsand
youcanregistertoborrowabikewithyourcreditcard(1/toregister)orobtaina
Touristcard(2/day).Thefirsthourisfree,thenext1,thethird2,etc.Soalways
returnyourbikerightaway,15minutesafteryoureturnit,thesystemrestarts
countingwithanewfreehour,etc.
BicyclestandpumpatSiebenstern
Onfoot
Walkingcanalsobeverypleasant.Theinnerringisquitecompactwithlotsofpleasant
cobblestonedandpavedstreets.Itcanbecrossedinabout20min.
Bringacomfortablepairofwalkingshoesasthisisthemostcommonwayofgetting
around.
Talk
MostViennesespeakarangeandmixofAustroBavarian(aGermandialectgroup)and
StandardGerman("Hochdeutsch")astheirmothertongue,unlikeinmostotherpartsof
Austriawherepuredialectismuchmoreprevalent.Nevertheless,withthepossible
partialexceptionofoldpeopleintheoutersuburbs,everyonewillbeabletospeak
standardGermantoyoufluently.StandardGermanheremeansAustrianGerman,which
Graben
differsslightlyinvocabularyandmoresoinpronunciation.However,thedifferencesare
smallenoughthatGermanspeakingforeignersshouldunderstand.Shouldsomeonebeso
proudastocontinuespeakingindialectandyoudon'tunderstand,justaskthepersontospeak"Hochdeutsch"(standardGerman,literally
"highGerman")andhe/sheusuallywill.
Germanisthesoleofficiallanguageandthusthemainrecognizedwrittenlanguage.
PeopleinjobsdealingwithforeignvisitorsareusuallyfluentinEnglish,thoughEnglishisnotasuniversallyspokenasinnorthernEuropean
countries,andsigns(includingdescriptivesignsinmuseums)don'tasoftenincludeEnglishtranslationsasinsomeotherEuropeancountries,
sothosewhodon'tspeakGermanmayfindatraveler'sphrasebookorbilingualdictionaryusefulinsomesituations.
Minoritylanguagesarewidespreadaswell,suchasSerboCroatian,Turkish,Slovakian,HungarianandRomanian.
See
Viennahasarichhistoryasthecapitalcityofthemonarchyandthusabundanthistoricalbuildingsandmuseums.Themostofthese,
includingStephansdom(St.Stephen'sCathedral)andthetwomostwellknownmuseums,KunsthistorischesMuseum(MuseumofFine
Arts)andAlbertina,arelocatedintheInnereStadt.TheRingRoad(German:Ringstrae)isacircularroadsurroundingtheInnereStadt
districtofViennaandisoneofitsmainsights.Itsarchitectureistypicaloftheeclectic,historiciststylecalledRingstraenstil(RingRoad
Style)ofthe1860sto1890s.BuiltinthestyleoftheRenaissanceaccordingtoplansbyHeinrichvonFerstel,theMAKAustrianMuseum
ofAppliedArts/ContemporaryArtisthefirstmuseumbuildingontheRingstrae.TheSchlossSchnbrunnpalace,apartofthe
UNESCOWorldheritagelist,islocatedintheOuterWestdistrict.
Forotherindividualpointsofinterestseethedistrictpages(http://wikitravel.org/en/Vienna#Districts).
Do
BallSeason:OnethingyoushouldnotmisswhenyouvisitViennaduringthecarnivalseasonistoattendoneofthemanyglamourous
ballsinthecity,someoftheminwonderfulelegantlocationsliketheViennaHofburgortheCityHall(Rathaus).Themostwidely
knownandelegantballsaretheOperaBallintheStateOpera[119](http://www.staatsoper.at)ortheballoftheWiener
Philharmoniker.Manyprofessionalguildshavetheirownballlikee.g.theKaffeesiederballbytheViennaCoffeehouseowners.The
ballcalendarcanbefoundonthepagesoftheViennaCityCouncil(http://www.wien.gv.at/vadb/internet/AdvPrSrv.asp?
Layout=Ballkalender&Type=S)
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Therearealsoalotofotheropenairfilmfestivalsinsummer,e.g.atthe
Augarten,theViennaTurfKrieau,thePrater,andSchlossNeugebude.
Inthesummer,thereisalsotheImPulsTanzFestival[120]
(http://www.impulstanz.at)forcontemporarydance&performance.Theyarealso
goodifyouareinterestedindanceworkshops.
Everyotheryear,startingin2015,theViennaBiennale
(http://www.viennabiennale.org/en//)takesplace.Itisthefirsteventofitskindto
combineart,design,andarchitecture.
Buy
Storehoursaregenerally8/9AM6/7PMMondayFriday,9AM1/6PMSaturday,Closed
Sunday.Thereareslightlylongerhoursatsomemalls.Creditcardsarenormally
acceptedatlargeandathighendstores.Allchainsthatyoucanfindinthemallsalso
havestoresonthecity'sshoppingstreets,whichtendtobemoreaccessibleandtourist
friendly.
SidewalkcafeinfrontofthePestsule
Dutyfreeshopping
Viennaairporthasadutyfreeshoppingareawith70shops.Planaroundonehourif
you'regoingtovisiteveryothershop.Theshoppingareaisjustafterticketcontrol
counters,soyouonlyneedtocheckinbeforegettingtoshops,notpasssecuritychecknor
passportcontrol.
Outdoormarkets
Thereare21markets[121](http://www.wien.gv.at/english/fima/markets.htm)with
standsandsmallcharacteristicallyViennesehutlikeshopsthatareopendaily(except
Sunday).Additionallymanyofthesehavetruefarmers'markets,oftenonSaturday
mornings.Thereisalargevarietyofsellersandmarkets,fromtheupscaletothedirt
cheap.Eachhasseveralshopsofdifferentkinds(butcher,bakery,produce,coffee,etc.).
Thereisanotherhandfulofweeklyfarmersmarkets[122]
(http://www.tourmycountry.com/austria/marketsvienna.htm)aroundthecityaswellas
seasonalmarketslikethechristmasmarkets.
Mariahilferstraelookingtowardthedistrict
Mariahilf
Christmasmarkets
OpenfromNov15sor20stoDec23thor24th,mostVienneseChristmasMarkets
("Christkindlmarkt","Adventmarkt"orsimply"Weihnachtsmarkt")arenotsomuchfor
shoppingasforeatinganddrinking.Frommiddayuntilthelatehoursofthenight,people
gatheratChristmasmarketstodrinkmulledwine,punch,andchattooneanotherandthe
occasionalstranger.Entrytoallofthesemarketsisfree.
Rathaus[123](http://www.christkindlmarkt.at/):Moreofafairgroundthana
Christmasmarket,thisisVienna'slargestandbusiestincarnation.Locatedonthe
largetownsquarebetweenRathausandBurgtheater,theWienerChristkindlmarkt
isbyfarthelargestandprobablybestknownchristmasmarketinVienna.Large
christmastreeinfrontofthetownhall,skatingpossibility,adornedtreesinthe
park,oftencrowded!
KrautonNaschmarkt
Spittelberg[124](http://www.spittelberg.at/weihnachtsmarkt/english/markt.htm):Probablythemostdelightful,thoughoftenquite
packedChristmasmarketinVienna,theSpittelbergmarketisscatteredoveraseriesoflaneslinedwithpicturesqueearly19thcentury
Biedermeierhouses(manyofthemformerbrothels,whichisthereasontheareawassparedearly20thcenturyurbanrenewal).Some
ofthestallsareextensionsoftheshopsandbarsofthisnormallyrathersleepyarea.
MariaTheresienPlatz[125](http://www.weihnachtsdorf.at/weihnachtsdorf/en/mtp/index.html):Arelativelynewmarketbetween
thetwomuseumsandenrouteto/fromtheMuseumsQuartier(MQ).Itiseasytomaneuverthansomeandthequalityofthegoodsis
betterthanmost.
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Schnbrunn[126](http://www.weihnachtsmarkt.co.at/engl/info.html):Oneofthe
bettermarketswithhigherqualitygoodsandamorefestiveatmosphereinfrontof
Schnbrunnpalace.Itiseasiertospreadouthereandthespecialtiesarefood,
handmadesoaps,andcandles.
Belvedere[127]
(http://www.weihnachtsdorf.at/weihnachtsdorf/en/bvd/index.html):Anotherrecent
additiontothecity'sChristmasmarkets,themarketinfrontoftheBelvedere
palaceisspaciousandemphasizesthehomespun.
Resselpark/KarlsplatzAsmall,alternativeandmorerambunctiousChristmas
marketinfrontofKarlskirche.
Freyung[128](http://www.altwienermarkt.at/9379):AfinemarketintheFirst
Districtfrequentedbylocalsandprofessionalsontheirlunchbreakanddowntown
shoppers.FocusonhandicraftsandoriginalgiftssuchashandmadeChristmas
decorations,mangersorobjectsmadeofnaturalmaterials.Christmascakesand
biscuitsaswellashotpunchandGlhwein.Thereareusuallyfewertourists.
Christmasmarket2013
FurtherafieldafamousandoverlybustlingChristmasmarketmaybefoundatGrafenegg
castle[129](http://www.grafenegg.at).Entryis7,childrenundertheageof12arefree.
Charitysales
CharityauctionsarecommoninVienna.Somestoresgivetheirproceedstosocial
programmes(oftensecondhandstorebacktoworkprogramssimilartoGoodwill,or
othercharityshops).
InternationalFestivalCharityBazaar[130](http://www.iaea.org/unwg/bazaar)
RathausChristmasMarket
takingplacein2012onDecember3rdattheAustriaCenterU1Station
Kaisermhlen,hasbeenorganizedyearlyforover40yearsbytheladiesofthe
UnitedNationsWomensGuildofVienna.Volunteers,froma100differentcountries,whohavesomekindofconnectiontotheUnited
Nations,organizeitandallproceedsfromtheBazaargotochildrenscharitiesinAustriaandaroundtheworld.
Groceries
Viennesesupermarketsarenotverylarge,especiallycomparedwiththehypermarketscoveringtherestofCentralEurope.However,there
ispracticallyoneoneverycorner.TheyareopenroughlyMF07:0019:00andSaturdays07:0018:00.Onlythreestoresintrainstations
(Westbahnhof,PratersternandFranzJosefBahnhof),oneattheGeneralHospital(AllgemeinesKrankenhaus,AKH)andthreeattheairport
areopenlater(PratersternandFranzJosefuntil21:00,Westbahnhofandtheairportto23:00),onSundayandonpublicholidays.Hofer
(http://www.hofer.at),Penny(http://www.penny.at/),andLidl(http://www.lidl.at)strivetobediscountstores,whereasBilla
(http://www.billa.at/),Spar(http://www.spar.at/)andZielpunkt(http://www.zielpunkt.at/)aswellasthelargerMerkur
(http://www.merkur.at/)toutvarietyandquality.Thereisnotamajordifferenceinprices.Mostregularstoreshaveadeliwheretheshop
assistantsmakesandwichesforthecostoftheingredientsyouselect.AlthoughmanyproductsareAustrianmostofthechainsareactually
AustrianownedexceptSparandZielpunkt.Ifyouwanttosupportthelocaleconomymoreyoucandosobyfrequentingindependentshops
orvisitingactualmarkets.
UpmarketgrocersarenotcommoninVienna.
ShoppingTours
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Eat
Vienneserestaurantmenusofferabewilderingvarietyoftermsfordishes,mostofwhichthe
visitorwillneverhaveheardofandmanyofwhicharen'tinthebrieflistsofmenuterms
includedinphrasebooks.Howeverrestaurantsthathaveanyforeignpatronsatallusuallyhave
anEnglishmenu,thoughyoumayhavetoaskforit:thephrase"Englishmenu"usuallywillbe
understoodevenbywaitstaffwhodon'tspeakEnglish.Asmallbilingualdictionarywillbe
Thisguideusesthefollowingprice
rangesforatypicalmealforone,
includingsoftdrink:
Budget
Midrange
Splurge
Below10
1020
20+
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usefulfortryingtodeciphermenulistings:atleastitwillenableyouusuallytodeterminewhatsortoffood(chicken,beef,potato,etc.)is
concerned,evenifyoucan'ttellhowit'sprepared.NotonlysavourybutalsosweetmaindishesarecommoninAustria.
Vienneserestaurantportionstendtobelarge.Recentlymanyrestaurantsareincludingmorevegetarianoptions.Mostrestaurantshavedaily
specialslistedonachalkboardorsometimesonaprintedinsertintheregularmenu.Theseareusuallythebestbet,thoughtheymaynotbe
ontheEnglishmenu,soyoumayhavetoasktohavethemexplainedortrytotranslatethemyourself.
BreadinVienneserestaurantsisusuallychargedasanextraifthereisabasketof
itonthetable,you'llusuallybechargedbythepieceonlyifyoutakesome.
TippingcustomsaresimilartothoseinEuropeandAmericathoughtipsare
slightlysmallertenpercentisusuallysufficientinrestaurants.Traditionallythe
waytotipawaiteristomentiontheamountofthebillplustipwhenyoupayfor
instance,ifthebillis15.50youcouldgivethewaitera20noteandsay
"siebzehn(seventeen),"meaningheistotakeout15.50forthebill,1.50forthe
tip,andsogiveyouonly3change.InthissituationEnglishnumberswillusually
beunderstood.Sometimesinlessformalrestaurantsyoucanalternativelydropthe
tipintothemoneypouchthewaiterusuallycarries.
Creditcardsaren'tquiteascommonlyusedinrestaurantsinViennaasin
NorthernEuropeancountries,soaskifit'simportanttoknowbeforehand.
Smoking
SmokingisubiquitousinViennarestaurants.Asmall
redstickeronthedoormeansnosmokingagreen
meanssmoking,bothmeanthereisaseparatenon
smokingsection.Evenatoutdoortables,neighbors'
smokemaybebothersome.Itispolitetoask
tablematespermissionbeforelightingupaftera
meal.Everybodysmokeseverywhere.Eventhe
restaurantswithredstickersmayhavetableswhere
youcan'tsmoke,butnexttoyoupeoplemaysmoke.
SmokinginAustriaisnotseenassomethingbad.
Theyhavethehighestrateinearlystartersin
Europe.
Streetfood
ThetraditionalViennesefastfoodissausageinallshapesandsizes.Youcanbuyhotsausagesandhotdogsatsnackbarscalled
"Wrstlstand"alloverthetown.ThefamousWienerWrstelisknownas"Frankfurter"inVienna,butmanyinhabitantspreferBosna(with
onionsandcurry),Burenwurst,andKsekraineror"Eitrige"(withmeltedcheeseinside).
Inadditiontothis,thelocalsnackculturealsoincludesmoreexYugoslavianandTurkishvarietiesoffastfood,suchastheDnerKebap,
sandwichesofGreekandTurkishoriginwithroastedmeat,lettuce,tomatoes,onions,andyogurtand/orhotsauce.Placesthatsellkebap
oftenselltakeawayslicesofpizzatoo.
GoodkebapscanbeboughtattheNaschmarkt.ThelowerendoftheNaschmarkt(furtherawayfromKarlsplatzorcitycentre)ischeaper
thantheupperend(closertoKarlsplatz),andtherightlane(facingawayfromthecitycentre)isreservedformostlysitdowneateries.
Anothergoodplacetofindsnacks(especiallywhilegoingout)isSchwedenplatz,alsoontheU4andU1line.
ByfarthecheapestwaytogetafastfoodmealinAustria(andprobablytheonlymealavailableforjustover1)isbuyinganAustrian
sandwich(slicedbrownbread+ham/cheese+gherkin)fromasupermarket.Supermarketswithadelicounter(Feinkostabteilung)will
preparesandwichestotakeawayatnoextracharge.Youonlypayfortheingredients.Thereisusuallyalargeselectionofmeatproducts,
cheese,andbreadrollsavailablehere,too.Youpointatthecombinationyouwant,canalsomentionthemaxtotalyoucanpay,andthenpay
atthecashregister.Oneofthefavoritesisthe"Leberkssemel",whichislikeabiggerbutlessdenseversionofahighqualityhotdogona
bun.Thereisanicesupermarket,"Spar",thatcaterstowardsthisidea,withWiFi,offoftheU2'sMuseumsQuartiertrainstop.Freshnessand
qualityatthegrocerystoresarenormallybetterthanatasandwichstandonthestreet.
AnothergreatwaytoeatonabudgetisatoneofVienna'shundredsofbakeries.Theysellanythingfromcinnamonrollstopizzaforagood
price.It'salsoagreatbreakfastontherunalternativebecausetheyalsohavecoffee/espressotogo.However,mostplacesdohaveacouple
oftablesandchairswhereyoucanenjoyyourfood.
Budget
Wienerwald.Thisfamily/touristchainrestaurantcanbefoundalloverViennaincludinginGoldschmiedgasse,rightacrossfromSt.
Stephan'sCathedralandAnnagasse,astreettotheleftoffofKrntnerstrasse,thefamousshoppingstreet.Therestaurantincludes
authenticaustrianfoodataffordableprices.Soupsrangefrom3to4andyoucangetawholemealfor15.It'sknownforits
amazingchickendishesbuttherestaurantalsohasalotofotherchoicestochoosefrom.Great!!Alsohasadeliveryhotlineandyou
canorderonlineaswell.edit
CafeAida,[132](http://www.aida.at/).ChaincafeacrossVienna,oneatStephansplatz.edit
Midrange
Ifyou'restayinginsidetheRingortoitssouth,yourbestbetfordinneristowalktotheNaschmarkt:thereare1520restaurantsthere
ignoringthecity'simperialinteriors,andmostareabsolutelymidrange(i.e.withmainsaveraging815).Mostofthemaresmokerfriendly
andpackedandloudintheevening.
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Gourmet
TherestaurantWeinbotschaftoffersaveryspecialculinaryexperience.Uniqueamong
gourmetrestaurantsinEurope,Weinbotschaftcooks100%organicforalmostfouryears
now.ItissituatedintheAnnagasse12,whichisoneofthemostbeautifulstreetsin
ViennascitycenterandclosetothefamousKrntnerStrasse.IntheWeinbotschaft
youalwayshaveamenuwithfreshlycookedbiologicalingredientsfromtheclassical
WienerSchnitzeltoChocolateAlmondCakewithoutflourandBioFruitIceCream.
Icecream
Youcanbuyexcellenticecream(Eis)atanumberofplaces.
SchnitzelatrueViennesemainstay
EissalonamSchwedenplatz,1.,Schwedenplatz,[133]
(http://www.gelato.at/molinpradel/).Maybethemostpopularplace.Youcan
choosefromalotofdifferentflavors,butit'salwayscrowdedandyouoftenhavetostandinaqueueforafewminutes.edit
EisGreissler,1.,Rotenturmstrae14,[134](http://http://www.eisgreissler.at).Asmallnewiceparlour,thathasbeenoverrunby
customersafteritsopening.Theysellexcellentorganicicecream,madefrommilkoftheirownorganicmilkfarmandwithout
artificialflavours.Highlyrecommended.edit
Zanoni&ZanoniGelateria,1.,AmLugeck(justdownRotenturmstrassefromSchwedenplatztowardstheStephansdom),[135]
(http://www.zanoni.co.at).InthesamedistrictasEissalon.PopularwithVienneseandtouristsforitshuge2conestogo.edit
EissalonamTuchlauben(Perizzolo),1.,Tuchlauben15,[136](http://eissalontuchlauben.at).Anotherexcellentandpopularice
creamparlour.AskfortheSpecialNougaticecream.edit
Tichy,10.,Reumannplatz13(metro:Reumannplatz),[137](http://www.gastroweb.at/tichyeis/).Anotherfamousplaceforicecream.
FamousforitsEismarillenkndel(smalldumplingsofvanillaicecreamwithanapricotcore)andHimbeereiskndel(raspberrycore,
vanillaicecream,coatingofgroundpoppyseeds).edit
Bortolotti,7.,MariahilferStrae22and94(Thelatterclosedduringwinter!),[138](http://www.bortolotti.at).Alsoworthtrying.Ask
particularlyfortheCampariOrangeIcecreamorlookforotherexoticstuff.edit
Drink
Cafs
Vienna'sKaffeehuser(coffeehouses)areworldfamousfortheirgrandnessandthelivelycoffeehouseculture.Skippingthe
KaffeehauskulturismissingoutabigpartofVienneseculture.Youshouldatleastvisitoneofthecountlesstraditionalbaroque19thorfunky
20thcenturycoffeehouseswhereyoucansitdown,relax,andenjoyrefreshments.
Mostcafsalsoservebeer,wineandliqueurs.Manyservemeals,especiallyatlunch,andtheseareoftencheaperthaninrestaurants.Most
haveafineselectionofTorten(tortesorcakes),someofferotherbakedgoods.Ingeneralsomearemorerestaurantlike,somemorecaflike
andsomemorebarlike.
Coffee
Coffeeisobviouslyanimportantpartofthecoffeehouseculture.Viennawasnot
onlythecenteroftheAustrianEmpirebutalsothecenterofamuchlargercoffee
empire,andthelocalroastsweresoldacrossEurope.Todaymanypeoplearestill
familiarwiththetermViennaroast.
Viennapridesitselfofitsdozensofvarietiesofdifferentcoffees,althoughthe
ItalianstyleandnamesarebetterknownbymanyyouththantheViennese,the
cafsarekeepingthetraditionsalive.Mostcommonly:
KleinerSchwarzeralsoknownsimplyasaSchwarzerorasaMokkais
theVienneseversionofespresso.Itismadewithatickmorewater,a
Vienneseroast(thepointbetweenoriginandroastflavor)anditispulled
slowlyallowingittooxidize.
GroerSchwarzerissimplyadoubleSchwarzer(similartoadouble
espresso).
KleinerBraunerisamokka(espresso)withcream,oftenontheside.
"EntschuldigenSieFrau/HerrOber!"
Althoughtheheadwaitress/waiter(Ober)ofmost
cafsisnotnearlyassnootyastheymightleton,
therearesomedefinitedon'ts:
Don'taskforcoffeetogo.Internationalchains
andmanybakeriesofferitifyoureallyneedit.
Don'tjustorder"coffee"thatislikegoing
intoarestaurantandordering"food."Finda
typethatsuitsyourtaste.
Don'texpectyourwaitress/waitertojustbring
youthebillyouaresupposedtoaskforit
whenyouarefinishedandreadytogo.Itis
consideredimpoliteforthemtorushyouby
bringingitontheirown.
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GroerBraunerisadoubleMokkawithcream.
MelangeisprehapsthemosttypicalViennesecoffee.Similartocappuccino
butwiththeViennesestylemokkaandmorefoamymilkinequalparts.
'Verlngerterismokka(espresso)withextrahotwater,similartoasmall
Americano.
Kapuzinerisamokka(espresso)withadollopofwhippedcreamontop.
KaffeeVerkehrt(orinthemoremodernplacesKaffeeLatte)isthelocal
versionofalatte.
Einspnnerisamokkaservedinasmallglass(insteadofatraditional
coffeecup)withwhippedcreamontop.Forthebesttaste,drinkthecoffee
throughthewhippedcream(don'teatthewhippedcreambeforeyoustart
drinkingyourcoffee).
Don'tforgettotipwhenyoupay.Justroundup
about10%.Sayexplicitlyhowmuchyouwish
topay(e.g.,3.50fora3.20coffee)when
handingthemoneythewaitress/waiter.
Remember:cafsareaveryslowpaced
environment,approachthemasyouwouldasit
downrestaurant,bringabookorsomefriends,or
makeuseofthenewspapersonhandandenjoyyour
hoursrelaxingthere!
AlsoconsiderspecialtiesliketheKaisermelange(coffee,milk,eggyolkandcognac)onthemenu.Mostcafshaveahousespecialty(for
instance,"KaffeeCentral"atCafCentral).
Coffeehouses
FindingacafisnothardinViennaFindingaparticularcafyouarelookingforisanotherstory.Mostofthebaroque"top"coffeehouses
areontheRingandmainstreetsoftheInnereStadt(District1),mostlycozierandoftenlessformal1970sor80smodernstylecoffeehouses
arehiddenawayontheInnereStadt'sbackstreets,anddistributedacrosstherestofthecity.
Chains
Oberlaa,[139](http://www.oberlaawien.at/).VeryViennesecafes,really
deliciousbakeryandwellknowconfectionary.Alsosomechoiceofsoupsand
mains.Severallocations,mostlyinInnereStadt.Melange3.70SliceofTorte
3.50.edit
Aida,[140](http://www.aida.at/).Chicbutartificialdesign,medicorequality,
dependsonlocationandluck.ManycafsacrossViennaandLowerAustria.edit
Water
RatherunusuallyitisnecessarytosaysomewordsaboutVienna'sdrinkingwaterwhich
TheoriginalSachertorteatCafeSacher(seeHotel
isreallyuniqueinEurope.ThemajorityofVienna'swatercomesfromthethree
Sacher)
"Hochquellwasserleitungen."Meaning"high(asinmountain)springwaterlines(asin
aqueducts).Indeedthecity'swaterflowsthroughaqueductsfromthemountainsaround
100kilometressouthofVienna(SchneebergandHochschwab).Thesewerebuiltduring
thereignofEmperorFranzJosefandsupplyViennawithnearlyunchlorinatedhighqualitydrinkingwater,withaconsiderablyhigher
qualitythanmanybottledwaters.Soifyouvisitthiscity,itisnotnecessarytobuywater,youcansimplydrinktapwaterhereunlessyou
prefersparklingwater.
Anotherspecialityisthatattypicalcoffeehousesacoffeeisalwaysaccompaniedbyaglassofcoldclearwater.Inmostrestaurants,youcan
getaglassofdrinkingwaterforfreewithanyorder,justspecifytapwater("Leitungswasser").
Wine
NewwineisusuallyenjoyedataHeurigen(familyrunvineyardbarsallowedtothethenewvintage).Austriaingeneral,butespeciallythe
areaaroundVienna,producesquitealargeamountofwineeachyear.ThereareevenmanyvineyardswithinthecityinDbling(19th
District).Thewineisnotoftenexportedandwhiteismorecommonthanred.GrnerVeltlinerisacommontartandfreshwhitewineserved
almosteverywhere.OfficiallythenewwineseasonbeginsonNovember11(StMartin'sDay),butasearlyasSeptember,somepartially
fermentednewwine(calledSturmwhichiscloudy,becauseithasnotbeenstrained)isavailablearoundtownatstandsandin2Lgreen
bottles(trytheNaschmarktsometimesthevendorswillhavesamples,itislessstrongthanwine,about4percentalcohol).Tavernscancall
themselvesHeurigenswhetherthewinetheyserveistheirownornotforgenuineinhouseproductlookforaBuschenschank.Thisisa
particularlyVienneseHeurigerwhichcanonlybeopen300daysperyearoruntiltheirsupplyofhousemadewinerunsout.Heurigencanbe
founde.g.inGrinzing,Sievering(19thdistrict)andMauer&Rodaun(23rddistrict)areas,butalsoinalmosteverysuburbanareainVienna.
Eveninthecenter,therearesomeStadtheurigen.WhiletheHeurigenofGrinzingarebiggerandmorefamouswithtourists,theyareoftena
ripoff.Ifanyoftheyearsvintagelastsuntilnextyear,itofficiallybecomesAlte(old)wineonthenextSaintMartin'sDay.TheHeurigenin
theSouthofViennaorinPerchtoldsdorfaremuchcheaperandservethesamequalityastheHeurigeninGrinzing.AlsointheNorthern
suburbs,youcanfindcheapandsomewhatauthenticHeurigen.TrythetownsofStammersdorforHagenbrunn,forexampleKarlMatzka
[141](http://www.matzka.at.tt/),hardtoreachbypublictransport.
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Afteralongday,theperfectplacetorelaxamongViennesearetheHeurigeninthesuburbs.Somewhatakintoabeergarden,exceptwith
wine,thesetinytreasuresaretheonlyplacesauthorizedtoservenewwine.Newwineismadefromthefirstpressingofthegrapeandcan
appearalittlecloudy.Becareful,it'sstrongerthanyoumightthink!Thisiswhyit'sservedinverysmallglasses,.25Landup.Some
Heurigenservefood,eitherelaborateViennesespecialtiesorverysimplebreadandcheeseplatters.Nomatterwhichoneyouchoose,you're
guaranteedtoenjoyyourself.Justhoponaconvenientoutboundtramline,takeittotheverylaststop,andlookforbuildingswithlarge,
evergreenfoliagehungoverthedoors.Eachoneisunique,butallareagoodbargain(~1,50for175mL,~11/L).Ifyou'reaplanner,just
search'heurigen'inGoogleMapsnearthelaststopofametroline.Localsinvariablyhaveafavorite:askaround.
Winebars
Wein&Co,+431743420034,[142](www.weinco.at/).Achainshopforwineloversfeaturingawinebarineverylocation.
ShoplocationsincludeNaschmarkt,Marihilferstr.,nearBurggartenandnearStephansplatz.edit
Barsandbeerhouses
Nightlife
DespiteVienna'sstuckupreputationdon'tbeledtobelieveitisaquietcity.Thereare
diversecafs,bars,clubs,partiesandfestivillesaswellasthrivingnoctornalprostitution
andcasinoscenes.
Cafsandbars
Thecafsceneoftencontinuesintotheearlyhours,duringtheweekandonweekends.
Additionallytherearemanytraditionalneighborhoodbarssomewhichalsohave
Viennesefood.Mostpopularthough,arebars(somewithanominalcoverfee)withadj
andsmalldancefloor.Thesearequitecomfortableandthereareplentytomeetanyones
musicaltaste,manyareopenallnight.
Mainstream/AustroTrash
Although"mainstream"ishardlyamajorityofpeopleinViennaitisstillreferedtoas
such.Evenherethereisquiteabitofvariancebetweenplacestheconservativeworking
classgoesoutandtheconservativeupperclasstendstogo.
GrtelatNudorferstrae(U6)hasafewmidsizecheapclubslikeLoco[143]
(http://www.locobar.at/)andRideClub[144](http://www.rideclub.at/)around.
Theyallhaveverycheapboozeandcoverifyouarriveearly.
Beergarden
Alternative
LGBT
AlthoughgaynightlifeinViennaisnotconcentratedinonearea,it'sblossoming.Itcanbedifficulttokeepupwithwhat'sonoffer,but
luckilyViennaisfairlyacceptingandyoucangooutandmeetothergaypeopleinmostvenues.Austriais,however,averyconservative
Catholiccountry,andduringthedaygayandlesbiancouplesmightgetsomestaresespeciallyfromolderpeoplebutatnightayounger,
lessconservativecrowdheadsout.
WhyNot[145](http://www.whynot.at/)isVienna'smainstreameverydaygaydisco.Thecrowdisvaried.Inthe1stDistrictat
Teifergraben22(HerrengasseU3).Saturdaysarehousemusicfree.
Heavan[146](http://www.heaven.at/)everySaturdayattheCameraClub[147](http://www.cameraclub.at)(NeubaugasseU3)isa
mostlyyoungercrowd.
MeatMarkethappensregularlyatboththePratersaunaandontheBadeschiff(seeabove).Itismorealternativeanditsthehotmajor
queerpartyinViennathesedays.ThesamepeopleputonDemSchnenFrnenwhichissimilarbutwithafocusonminimal,instead
ofalternativemusic.
HOMOistheothermainstreamalternativegaypartythathappenseverynowandagain,sometimesinHeavan@CameraClub(see
above).
RosaLillaVilla[148](http://www.villa.at/)isagayresourcecenterwithanexcellentabarandresturant.(PilgramgasseU4)
GumpendorferStraeinthe6thDistricthasseveralverygayfriendlybarstomeetmostanytaste,thereisoneeveryblockorso.
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TheguideGayInVienna[149](http://www.gayinvienna.com/)coversgeneralinfosonViennaforLGBTtravelers(&locals)andthelatest
news&eventsfromthesceneinVienna,bothinGermanandEnglish.
Indulgent
BrothelsarelegalinVienna,asisstreetprostitution.Therearemaleandfemaleprostitutes,manyfromAustria'sneighboringcountries(few
fromAustria),butalsofromAfrica,LatinAmericaandAsiaofferingtheirservices.Brothelsdiffergreatlyfromsmalltothepointoneroom
operationstohokeygrandparlors.Thereisnotrueredlightdistrict,buttherearemany'bars'locatedonthe'Grtel'aswellasinthe2nd
District,buttheycanbefoundeverywhere.Streetprostitutionareasexistbutshouldbeavoidedduetothelowregulationandhighamountof
traffickedandunregisteredworkers.Thereareplentyofgogoclubsaswellthough,thatarenotbrothels.Someofthesehavemaleand
femaledancersdancingtogetherandarefrequentedbymenandwomentogether.
CasinosareplentifulinVienna.AlsoaspectrumholeinthewallplaceswithmachinestothehokeyEasternEuropeanstylewithpumping
musicandstrobesonthefacadetograndeliteplaces.
Sleep
Viennaoffersacompleterangeofhotels.Pricesarerelativelyhigherthaninneighboringcountries,orintheneighboringcountryside,but
qualityisalsooftenbetter.
Inchoosinganaccommodationitisimportanttoknowwhichpartofthecityyouwanttospendtimein.Mostaccommodationsclaimtobe
centrallylocated,whichfortheViennesewouldmeantheyshouldbeinornexttothe1stDistrict,fewactuallyare.Manyareevenoutside
thecoredistricts29.Still,allofthemarelocatedwithinabouta5minutewalktoanundergroundoratleastarailortramstation,youcan
gettothecenterwithin20minutesorlessonpublictransportationfromanywhereinthecity.
Aquickreminderaboutaddressesanddistricts:thenumberprecedingthestreetnameisthedistrict.So9.,Badgasse26isBadgasse#26in
the9thdistrict.ThesecanalsobemadeintoapostalcodebysubstitutingittheXX:A1XX0Vienna(0Xfordistrictsbelow10),forinstance
A1090Viennaforthe9thdistrict.
Smokingroomsarerelativelycommon.Nonsmokingroomsareinlimitedsupply,andhotelswithnonsmokingfloorsarelesscommon.
Senstivenonsmokersmaybebotheredthatpublicareasofthehotel(oftenthehallwayoutsideyourroom)areoftenheavywithtobacco
smoke.
Contact
Internet
FLINK(http://www.getflink.com)offersthefirstrentablemobilehotspotsfortravellersinAustria.Getyourhotspotdeliveredtoanylocation
inVienna.Enjoyafast,reliableandunlimitedInternetconnectionwithoutdataroamingthroughoutyourentiretrip.
Viennahasalargenumberofmostlyfreewirelesshotspotsinbars,restaurants,andcafs(seedrinksection).WifiisknownlocallyasWLAN
orWirelessLAN.ThosethatareontheFreewaveWiFinetworkfreewave.at(http://www.freewave.at)canbefoundhere:[150]
(http://www.freewave.at/en/hotspots).MuseumsQuartierhasfreewirelessinternet.Thereareplentyofinternetcafesexceptforinthefirst
district.Touchscreenmediaterminalsareavailable(includinginternet)inmanyphonebooths,muchofthecontentaboutViennaisfree.If
youplantovisitalsoplacesoutsidefromthecityandyoudon'twanttostaywithoutinternetit'srecommendedtobuyaprepaid3Gsimcard
(allprovidersoffersfast3Gservice,alsoinruralandremoteareasofAustria)andputitinyoursmartphoneorinternetusbstick.Download
ismostlyaround56Mbit/secandupload23Mbit.(forHSDPA).Themonthlycostformobileinternetisbetween4euro(1GB)until15
euro(unlimited)(August2011).Thebest3GcoverageinruralareasisfromThreedrei.at(http://www.drei.at)andA1a1.at
(http://www.a1.at).ViennaiscoveredverywellbyHSDPA,HSPA+andLTEaswell.
Ifyou'reaEuropeanstudentyoucanmakeuseoftheeduroamservice[151](http://www.univie.ac.at/ZID/eduroam/).TheUniversityof
Vienna[152](http://www.univie.ac.at/ZID/wlanstandorte/),theViennaUniversityofEconomicsandBusinessAdministration[153]
(http://www.wuwien.ac.at/zid/anleitungen/wlan/),theUniversityofTechnology[154]
(http://www.zid.tuwien.ac.at/kom/tunet/wlan/eduroam/),theMedicalUniversityofVienna[155]
(http://www.meduniwien.ac.at/itsc/services/muwwlan/WL_eduroam.php),theUniversityofAppliedArtsVienna[156](http://zid.uni
ak.ac.at/Netzwerk/Org/eduroam.php),theUniversityofMusicandPerformingArts[157](http://www3.mdw.ac.at/zid/?PageId=976)aswell
astheAustrianAcademyofSciences[158](http://www.oeaw.ac.at/arz/eduroam/a_local.html)arepartofthisprogrammeinVienna.
Media
Thelocalpublicradioaimedtowardsyouth,FM4[159](http://www.fm4.orf.at/)usedtobeanEnglishlanguagechannelandstillhasmuch
programminginEnglishincludingthenews.103.8FMor91.0FM.
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TelevisioninAustriaisalmostexclusivlyinGerman.ThenationalpublicmediaORFofferlimitedprogramminginseveralSlavonic
languagesandHungarian.ThereareplentyofinternationalEnglishlanguagechannelsavailable.
AustriannewsisprintedinEnglishinanewspapercalledtheAustrianTimes[160](http://austriantimes.at/).TheViennaReview[161]
(http://www.viennareview.net/)offersamoreindepthexaminationoflocalissues.Internationalpapersarewidelyavailable.ThereisaNew
YorkTimesinsertintheMondayeditionofthelocalnewspaperDerStandard[162](http://derstandard.at/)whichcanbefoundquicklyin
coffeehousesandelsewhereduetoitstancolor.
Staysafe
Viennaispotentiallyoneofthesafestcitiesintheworldforitssize.Therearenoslumsordistrictsyoushouldavoid.Ingeneral,youcan
visitanypartofthecityatanytimeofthedaywithouttakingmanyrisksjustuseyourcommonsense.Atnight,though,itiswisetoavoid
parks.ThedrugsceneatKarlsplatz(underneaththeOpera)hangsoutthereduringtheday,buttheydonotcareatallabouttourists.Just
ignorethemandtheywillignoreyou.ThePrater(fairgrounds/amusementparkarea)issaidbysomelocalstobelesssafeatnight,though
moreinreferencetopickpocketsthananythingelse.Asinanymajorcity,watchoutforpickpocketswhograbandrunwhenboardingtheU
Bahn(['uban]subway).Pettycrimes(likejackets'goingmissing')aremorecommonandnormallygounreportedandwon'tgetmuch
sympathy.TherehavebeenaveryfewracistassaultsinVienna(evensomebythepolicethemselves).Onerunstheriskofbeing
pickpocketed.Schwedenplatz,alongtheRing,issleazyintheevenings,butbasicallyharmlesstheStadtpark,alongtheRing,totheEast,isa
bitdesertedatnightandthereforebestavoided.
Prostitutionislegal,evenonthestreet,andiscommonaroundtheareaofthePrater.Ironically,someoftheareasarestonesthrownfromthe
UNODCHeadquarters(theUNagencyresponsibleforcombatinghumantrafficking)andarehumantraffickinghubsforallofEurope.Many
oftheseprostitutesarenotregisteredandahighnumberareknowntobetrafficked,sotakecareifseekingtheirservices.Itissaferfor
everyoneinvolvedtovisitabrothel.Womendressedinacertainmannerwalkingaroundtheseareasaloneatnightmightfeeluncomfortable
beingcheckedoutinacertainwaybutthereisnorealdanger.(ThereisnomalestreetprostitutiontospeakofinVienna.)
Recently,therehavebeensomereportsoffraudaroundKarlsplatzandtheRing.Theusualscenarioisthatsomeonewillstopyouandask
fordirections.Acoupleofotherguysshowupclaimingtobepolice,showingabadge(mustbefake).Theyaskifyouweregettingdrugs
fromtheotherguyandthenwillaskforyourpassportandwalletforverification.Whenyouarebusytryingtoconvincethemthatyour
passportisvalid,oneofthemsneaksoutsomemoneyfromyourwallet.Besttotellthemthatyouwanttogotothepolicestationthereis
oneatKarlsplatzUBahnstation.It'saminorannoyance,butit'sbettertobecareful.Inadifferentcaseoffraudtheytrytoconvinceyouthat
yourmoneyiscounterfeitmoneyandthattheyhavetoinspectit.Asalwaysusecommonsense:policeareoughttoapproachyouinavery
distinctiveway(youwillnoticeiftheydoso),thebadgemusthavePolizei([pla
]police)andtheAustriancoatofarmsand/orthe
Austrianflaglocatedsomewhereonit,andtheywillbewillingtobringyoutothepolicestationoraproperlyuniformedofficer.
Donotwalkonthebikelanesandcrossthemlikeyouwouldcrossanyotherroad.Somebikelanesarehardtorecognize(e.g.onthe"Ring"
inVienna)andsomecyclistsbikeratherfast.Walkingonbikelinesisnotonlyconsideredimpolitebutitisillegalandyourunthedangerof
gettinghit.
Ifyouseepeoplegamblingonthestreets(usuallyinpopulartourists'destinationslikeStephenplatzorMariahilferstrasse),stayaway!The
modusoperandiusuallyinvolvesaguyplayingtheclassicgameof"hidingtheball".Thisinvolvescoveringtheball(orsmalltrinket)with
eitherabottlecaporamatchboxandswirlingitaroundwithtwootherbottlecapsaskingpeopletoguessthepositionoftheball.Thegame
issetinawaythatyoucaneasilyseetheball'sposition.Thisisdonetoluretheunsuspectingpersonintoplacingawager.Thereareusually
twomainplayersand,betweenthem,theywillloseandwinmoneybackandforthtogivetheappearancethatitisafairgamedonotbe
tricked!Theyarefromthesamegang.Onceyougetgreedyandgetluredin,youwillsurelyloseyourmoney!Thepersonincontrolofthe
bottlecapswillremovetheballfromtheirpositionthroughsleightofhandandyouwillneverseeyourmoneyback.Besidesthetwoorthree
otherplayersinvolved,thereareusuallyatleasttwolookoutsoneoneachsideof'stage'.Viennahasplentyoflegalcasinosifyoucareto
tryyourluck.
Inaddition,itiscommonforsuspiciouspersonstoapproachyouinthecitycentersifyouarestandingstillforawhile(particularlyifeating
atoutdoortables).Theywillbeholdingmagazinesforsale,andwillaskyouifyouareinterestedinlookingatoneforfree.Theyare
typicallyveryaggressiveintheirdemeanor.Donotbefooledbythem!Itisnotfree.Ifyoulookatthemagazineforfree,theywillrefuseto
takethemagazinebackanddemandpaymentforitatahighcost(typically2euros,whichisthepriceoflocalhomeless'magazinesin
Austrialike"Augustin(http://www.augustin.or.at/)",buttheyareinGermananywaysanditindeedhasbecomeatrendamongstnonrelated
peopletoabusetheidea).Thebestresponseinthissituationis,whentheyfirstapproach,tosimplywaveyourhandsdemonstrativelytosay
nowhileshakingyourheadandrepeatthephrase"Neindanke"([na
ndak]nothankyou)tothemrepeatedlyuntiltheyleave.Ifpoliceare
nearby,thesepeoplemayaccuseyouofstealingthemagazine,butmanypoliceknowoftheirtrickerysostandyourground.However,the
bestresponseinallcasesissimplytodismissthesebeggarsbysaying"Neindanke"andrefusingtotakethemagazine.Theywilloftenlook
fortouristsorpeoplewholookasthoughtheyarevisitinghopingtomakeasaletherefore,bepreparedtotellthem"Neindanke"as
necessarysothattheywillleaveyoualone.Theyarenotviolentandjusttryingtogetmoneyfromyou,sodonotbeafraidthattheywillhurt
youifyoutellthemno.
Cope
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Embassies
Afghanistan,9,Lackierergasse9,+4315247806(afg.emb.vie@chello.at,
fax:+4315247807).edit
Albania,19,AndenlangenLssen1/6/1,+4313288656/57.edit
Algeria,19,Rudolfinergasse1618,+4313698853.edit
Argentina,1,Goldschmiedgasse2/1,+4315338577.edit
Armenia,14,Hadikgasse28,+4315227479(armenia@armembassy.at,
fax:+4315227481).edit[163](http://www.armeniaforeignministry.com)
Australia,4,Mattielistrae24,+43151285800.edit
Belarus,14,Httelbergstrae6,+431419963011,[164]
(http://www.austria.belembassy.org/).edit
Belgium,4,Wohllebengasse6,+431502070.edit
Belize(Consulate),1,FranzJosefsKai13,+4315337663.edit
BosniaandHerzegovina,12,Tivoligasse54,+4318118555.edit
Brazil,1,Lugeck1,+43151206310.edit
Bulgaria,4,Schwindgasse8,+4315056444.edit
Canada,Laurenzerberg2,3F,+431531383000
(vienn@international.gc.ca),[165](http://www.canadainternational.gc.ca/austria
autriche/).edit
Chile,1,Lugeck1/III/10,+4315129208.edit
China,3,Metternichgasse4(4),+4317103648(fax:+431
7136816),[166](http://at.chinaembassy.org/chn/).edit
Colombia,1,Stadiongasse68,+4314054249.edit
CostaRica,1,Flogasse7/Top34,+4312633824
(embajadaaustria_costa.rica@chello.at).edit
Croatia,17,Heubergasse10,+43148487830.edit
Cuba,13,Himmelhofgasse40ac,+431877819830.edit
Cyprus,1,Parkring20,+4315130630.edit
CzechRepublic,4,Penzingerstrae1113,+4318943741.edit
Denmark,1,Fhrichgasse6,+43151279040.edit
Ecuador,1,Goldschmeidgasse10/2/2,+4315353208.edit
Egypt,HoheWarte50541190,+4313708104
(egyptembassyvienna@egyptembassyvienna.at),[167]
(www.mfa.gov.eg/english/embassies/Egyptian_Embassy_Vienna/Pages/default.aspx).
9AM17:00PM.edit
Finland,1,Gonzagagasse16,+431531590.edit
France,4,Technickerstrae2,+12029446000.edit
Germany,3,Metternichtgasse3,
+431711540.edit
Greece,4,Argentinierstrae14,
+43150557910
(gremb@griechischebotschaft.at),[168]
(http://www.mfa.gr/vienna).edit
Grenada(HonoraryConsulate),
MarcAurelStrasse1012,+43123
60360(office@konsulatgrenada.at).edit
Hungary,1,Bankgasse1416,
+4315332631.edit
India,1,KrntnerRing2,+431
2225058666.edit
Indonesia,18,GustavTschermak
Gasse57,+43147623.edit
Iran,3,Jaurgasse9,+431712
2650.edit
Iraq,1,Johannesgasse26,+431
7138195.edit
Ireland,Rotenturmstrae1618,
5.Stock,+4317154246.edit
Israel,18,AntonFrankGasse20,
+431476460,[169]
(http://vienna.mfa.gov.il/).edit
Italy,3,Rennweg27m,+43171
251210.edit
Japan,1,Hegasse6,+431531
92,[170](http://www.at.emb
japan.go.jp/).edit
Kazakhstan,19,FelixMottlStrae
23,+431367917510,[171]
(http://www.kazakhstan.at/).edit
Kenya,3,Neulinggasse24,+431
71239190.edit
DemocraticPeople'sRepublicof
Korea,14,Beckmanngasse10,+431
8942313.edit
RepublicofKorea,18,Gregor
MendelStrae25,+43147819910.
edit
Macedonia,Kinderspitalgasse5/2,
A1090Wien,+4315248756
(vienna@mfa.gov.mk,fax:+431524
8753),[172]
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Georgia,3,Marokkanergasse18,+4317103611(georgia@nextra.at).edit
(http://www.missions.gov.mk/vienna).
edit
Malaysia,21,Floridsdorfer
Hauptstrasse17,24F,+43150510
42.edit
Romania,PrinzEugenStrae60,
1040.edit
Serbia,Rennweg3,+431
7132595(+431713259617121205
1712648817134277,ambasada@scg
diplomat.at).edit
Spain,Argentinierstrasse34,+43
15055788(emb.viena@maec.es,fax:
+4315055788125).edit
Sweden,2,ObereDonaustrae49
51,+431217530
(ambassaden.wien@foreign.ministry.se),
[173](http://www.swedenabroad.com/de
DE/Embassies/Vienna/).edit
Turkey,PrinzEugenStrae40,
1040,+4315057338(24hours)
(webmaster@tuerkischebotschaftwien.eu,
fax:+4315053660),[174]
(http://viyana.be.mfa.gov.tr/).edit
UnitedKingdomofGreatBritain
andNorthernIreland,3,Jauersgasse
12,+431716130.edit
UnitedStatesofAmerica,9,
Boltzmanngasse16,+431313390
(fax:+4313100682),[175]
(http://vienna.usembassy.gov/).Consular
section:1,Parkring12aedit
Venezuela,PrinzEugenStrae72,
+4317122638
(embajada@austria.gob.ve,fax:+431
7153219),[176]
(http://www.austria.gob.ve).edit
Getout
Vienna'smetropolitanareaislarge,anditssuburbanrailtakesyoutosuburbssolargethattheyareworthavisitintheirownright.Allofthe
followingplaces(exceptBratislava,BruckandderMurandSlovenia)arewithinthemetropolitanareaandreachableonanallzoneVienna
travelcard(andyes,thisalsoappliestoSopron).
St.Plten,thecapitalofLowerAustria,hostsmanysights.OneistheDomzuSt.Plten,abaroquewhichuntil1722servedasa
Romanbasilicacathedral.TheSt.PltnerRathaus(cityhall)andthePottenbrunnCastle(whichcanonlybeseenfromtheoutside)are
alsoworthavisit.St.PltenisaccessiblebyanhourlysuburbanrailservicefromtheWestbahnhofstation(UBahnU3)whichtakes
80minutestoSt.Plten(passengersforPottenbrunnCastleshouldgetoffatPottenbrunn,onestopbeforeSt.Plten).Total
traveltimefromthecitycentreis100min.Asof2016thereareadditionaldirectconnectionsfromWienMeidlingandWien
Westbahnhofthattake20minutestoSt.Plten(for10oneway).
WienerNeustadtalsohasalottoofferfortourists:thecathedral,renovatedin19751999,thecastleandthecitymuseumtonamea
few.ThecityisbestreachablebysuburbantrainfromtheWienMeidlingstation,andthetraveltimeisabout30minutes,depending
onthetrainyoutake.
Eisenstadt,thecapitalofBurgenland,hostsseverallargechurchesaswellastheEsterhlycastlewhichoffersawinecellar,giftshop,
guidedtours,andconcertsinthefamousHaydnsaalaswellasthelargegardenontheback.Therearetwosuburbanrailconnections:
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thedirectserviceHauptbahnhofEisenstadtWulkaprodersdorf(WienerNeustadt)whichtakes67mintoEisenstadt,andthe
DeutschkreutzboundservicefromHauptbahnhofthroughMeidlingtoWulkaprodersdorf+connectingserviceontheHauptbahnhof
route(oppositedirection,towardsWien)toEisenstadt,whichtakes1hourfromMeidlingandisthusslightlyfaster.However,fromthe
citycentrebothroutestake80minutessoyoumightaswellgowiththedirectservicefromHauptbahnhof.
Bratislava,thecapitalofSlovakia,lies55kmtotheeastofViennaandisreachablebytwosuburbanrailroutes:onerunstoHlavn
stanica(BratislavaMainStation)vianortheasternViennaandMarchegg,andtheotheronetostationBratislavaPetralkaviaBruck
anderLeitha.Bothjourneystakeapprox.onehour.BothlinesoriginateattheHauptbahnhofstation.Areturnticketcosts15andis
validfortwoweeks.Another(slightlymoreexpensive)optionisavailable,whichalsoincludesadayticketfortheentireBratislava
publictransport,onthefirstdayoftheticket'svalidity.InthepastpricesinBratislavawereonefifthofwhattheyareinViennabut
manythingsnowcostprettymuchthesame.DrinksinpubsarestillconsiderablycheaperthaninAustria,butofcoursenotmuchsoin
thetouristyrestaurantsintheBratislavacitycentre.
Sopron,ahistorictownininHungaryisalsoreachablebysuburbanrail:fromWienHauptbahnhofthehourlyserviceto
DeutschkreutztakesyoutoSoproninaround1hr20min.
Krems,asmallerandhistorictownattheentranceoftheWachauvalleyabout80kmwestofVienna.ReachablebyrailfromWien
FranzJosefsBahnhof,WienSpittelau(U4,U6)andWienHeiligenstadt(U4)withsuburbantrainsto"Krems/Donau".Thereare
hourlyconnectionsandthetraveltimeisaboutonehour.Kremsisarelativelysmall,soyoucanwalkthereorrentabike[177]
(http://www.krems.gv.at/system/web/zusatzseite.aspx?menuonr=218454324&detailonr=220288925&bezirkonr=0),[178]
(http://www.krems.info).
Slovenia,asmall,butverybeautifulcountrywhichofferalotoftouristicalattractions(MariborEuropeancapitalofCulture,
charmingLjubljanacity,JulianAlps,gorges(Tolmin,Vintgar),caves(Postojna),coast(Piran)andamazinglybeautifulBledlake.
BruckanderMurisasmallcitylocatedinthenorthofStyria.Itisanimportantinternationaltrainhub.Whatismostinterestinghere
isscenictrainjourneytogetthere,whichtakesinthefamousSemmeringbahn(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semmering_railway)line,
theEurope'sfirstmountainrailwaybuiltonstandardgauge.ItisalsomidwaytoGraz.
Thisisaguidearticle.Ithasavarietyofgood,qualityinformationincluding
hotels,restaurants,attractions,arrivalanddepartureinfo.Plungeforwardand
helpusmakeitastar!
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