Flight:
Major airports with daily national and international connections:
Wien-Schwechat, Graz, Innsbruck, Klagenfurt, Linz and Salzburg.
There are daily internal flights between these airports.
Central flight information:
tel: 1/ 7007/2231 or 2232
National Air-Carrier:
Austrian Airlines
Vienna Airport
A-1300 Wien
Town Office
Kärntner Ring 18
A-1010 Wien
Airport-Shuttle-Service:
Regular buses from Westbahnhof railway station through Südbahnhof
railway station and from City Air Terminal (station Wien Mitte
/ Hotel Hilton)
Rail:
The Austrian Federal Railway network has a length of about 5,800
km and connects all major national and international cities.
Information on trains may be found by calling +43/1/051717 or
by visiting the homepage of the Austrian Federal Railways.
Motorail trains operate daily between
Vienna - Salzburg, Villach, Innsbruck, Feldkirch
Graz – Feldkirch
Feldkirch – Villach
On specific days also Vienna – Lienz, Vienna - Bischofshofen.
In the summer international motorail trains are also operated.
Ship:
Various providers operate several routes on the Danube. Cruise
and excursion services are also available on a number of Austria's
lakes.
Detailed Information available at: Die Donau (the Danube) –
Int. Tourist Advertising Cooperative:
Ship Austria
Erlebnis Bahn und Schiff (Adventure Rail and Ship)
Bus:
The public bus transportation network in Austria includes more
than 2,800 scheduled routes. Almost all places relevant to tourism
can be reached by bus.
Central Bus Information, 1/711 01
Taxi:
The taxis in the larger cities are provided with an officially
controlled meter (basic fee in Vienna is € 2.-/daytime and
€ 2.1/night). The rate is calculated according to kilometres
driven, as well as time. In Vienna, no additional fee is charged
for luggage.
For taxi rides from Vienna to the airport (please indicate 'taxi
to airport' when ordering) the sum of about € 10.- is added
to the fare to cover the return journey.
Airport-Taxis
are taxis specially designated for transport only to and from
the airport. They must be reserved in advance and charge a fixed
price (incl. luggage) without a surcharge for the empty journey.
Mountain Transportation:
There are approximately 3,200 cable cars, chair lifts and T-bars
operating in Austria. Many of them reach altitudes of up to 3000
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