{"id":170,"date":"2016-03-15T15:43:48","date_gmt":"2016-03-15T15:43:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/resabi.com\/explorer\/vienna\/?p=170"},"modified":"2018-01-31T15:17:21","modified_gmt":"2018-01-31T15:17:21","slug":"travel-to-vienna","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/resabi.com\/explorer\/vienna\/travel-to-vienna\/","title":{"rendered":"Travel to Vienna"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Thanks to its excellent position in the heart of Central Europe and on the Danube river, Vienna can be easily reached by air, land or water from any part of the world.<\/p>\n<h2><i class=\"fa fa-plane\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i> By Air<\/h2>\n<p>You can fly to Vienna&#8217;s own <strong>international airport Schwechat<\/strong>, or land at nearby Bratislava (capital of Slovakia), an hour and a half ride from Vienna.<\/p>\n<p>70 airlines fly to Vienna from 172 destinations in 73 countries.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Free WiFi <\/strong>is available throughout the airport. <strong>Power sockets<\/strong> are available in all lounges and in the waiting areas at gates B, C, D, F and G.<\/p>\n<p>For more info on <strong>getting from the airport to the city<\/strong>, please see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wien.info\/en\/travel-info\/to-and-around\/airport-to-center\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wien.info<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><i class=\"fa fa-bus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i> By Bus<\/h2>\n<p>The following companies offer bus transport to Vienna from the rest of Austria and Europe:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eurolines.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Eurolines<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flixbus.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Flixbus<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westbus.at\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Westbus<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.postbus.at\/en\/index.jsp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Postbus<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You should also check with your regional tour operators if they provide bus transportation from your place to Vienna.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Bus and coach drivers <\/strong>can consult the <a class=\"extern\" href=\"http:\/\/b2b.wien.info\/en\/travelindustry\/busguide\/download-bus-drivers-guide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"extern noopener\"><span class=\"pdf\"><span class=\"extern\">Bus Drivers&#8217; Guide<\/span><\/span><\/a> of WienTourismus for information on bus parking places, parking fees for buses and boarding\/disembarking points for guests at Vienna&#8217;s attractions.<\/p>\n<h2><i class=\"fa fa-car\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i> By Car<\/h2>\n<p>Reaching Vienna by car is easy thanks to Austria\u2019s excellent network of motorways, express-ways and federal highways. You will have to use vignettes for paying the tolls.<\/p>\n<p>For more info on <strong>tolls<\/strong> and <strong>road conditions<\/strong> in Austria, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.asfinag.at\/home-en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For more info on <strong>parking in the city<\/strong>, see <a href=\"https:\/\/resabi.com\/explorer\/vienna\/travel-in-vienna\/parking\/\">Parking<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><i class=\"fa fa-train\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i> By Train<\/h2>\n<p>Austrian Federal Railways (\u00d6BB) offer a well developed railway network and modern trains that connect Vienna to Central Europe and beyond. With a Sparschiene ticket you can travel to Vienna from major Austrian cities (Graz, Linz) for just \u20ac9 and from the rest of Europe from \u20ac29. You can buy <a href=\"https:\/\/tickets.oebb.at\/en\/ticket\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tickets here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Onboard many trains bound for Vienna you can also buy the\u00a0<a class=\"wienkarte\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wien.info\/en\/travel-info\/to-and-around\/travel-info\/vienna-card\">Vienna-Card<\/a> from the \u00d6BB conductor.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Vienna Central Train Station (Hauptbahnhof)<\/strong> is the most modern and important national and international transportation hub in Austria. All of Austrian Federal Railways\u2019 (\u00d6BB) long-distance trains stop here and at the <strong>Wien-Meidling station<\/strong> a bit further south.<\/p>\n<h2><i class=\"fa fa-ship\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i> By Boat<\/h2>\n<p>River cruise boats drop anchor in Vienna either at the <a class=\"extern\" href=\"http:\/\/www.donaustationen.at\/partner\/donaustationen\/donau\/default.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"extern noopener\"><span class=\"extern\">Nussdorf mooring<\/span><\/a> in the 19th district or at the <span class=\"extern\">main mooring for the Vienna Danube Region<\/span> at the Reichsbr\u00fccke in the 2nd district.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wien.info\/en\/travel-info\/to-and-around\/twin-city-liner\">Twin City Liner <\/a>&#8211; a catamaran built specially for the Danube &#8211; runs four times a day during the warmer months between <a href=\"https:\/\/resabi.com\/explorer\/vienna\/schwedenplatz\/\">Schwedenplatz<\/a> in Vienna city center and Bratislava.<\/p>\n<p>Skippering your own motorboat into Vienna? Then the <a class=\"extern\" href=\"http:\/\/www.marina.at\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"extern noopener\">Vienna Marina<\/a> is the anchorage for you.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hint:<\/strong> The Danube is accessible from both the <strong>Atlantic Ocean<\/strong> and the <strong>Black Sea<\/strong> via the Rhein-Maine-Danube Canal.<\/p>\n<div class=\"footnote\">Info from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wien.info\/en\/travel-info\/to-and-around\/by-boat-and-bike\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wien.info<\/a><\/div>\n<h2><i class=\"fa fa-bicycle\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i> By Bicycle<\/h2>\n<p>Vienna lays at the intersection of the fantastic European cycling routes <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eurovelo.com\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Eurovelo<\/a> 6 (<span id=\"parent-fieldname-description-8237e3c42c8840b3b5cf2d39404e17af\" class=\"\">Atlantic to Black Sea<\/span>) and 9 (Baltic to Adriatic sea) and very close to the 13 (Iron curtain trail).<\/p>\n<p>Following the Danube Bike Path to Vienna will let you enjoy a more active and attractive discovery of the city. When you reach Vienna, turn to the Danube Canal Bike Path to enter the heart of the city.<\/p>\n<p>Find more info about the Danube Bike Path in Vienna <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wien.info\/en\/vienna-for\/sports\/cycling\/danube-bike-path\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Thanks to its excellent position in the heart of Central Europe and on the Danube river, Vienna can be easily [&hellip;]","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Travel to Vienna - Vienna City Explorers<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/resabi.com\/explorer\/vienna\/travel-to-vienna\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Travel to Vienna - Vienna City Explorers\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Thanks to its excellent position in the heart of Central Europe and on the Danube river, Vienna can be easily [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/resabi.com\/explorer\/vienna\/travel-to-vienna\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Vienna City Explorers\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2018-01-31T15:17:21+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/resabi.com\/explorer\/vienna\/travel-to-vienna\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/resabi.com\/explorer\/vienna\/travel-to-vienna\/\",\"name\":\"Travel to Vienna - Vienna City Explorers\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/resabi.com\/explorer\/vienna\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2016-03-15T15:43:48+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2018-01-31T15:17:21+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/resabi.com\/explorer\/vienna\/travel-to-vienna\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/resabi.com\/explorer\/vienna\/travel-to-vienna\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/resabi.com\/explorer\/vienna\/travel-to-vienna\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Vienna City Explorers\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/resabi.com\/explorer\/vienna\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Travel to Vienna\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/resabi.com\/explorer\/vienna\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/resabi.com\/explorer\/vienna\/\",\"name\":\"Vienna City Explorers\",\"description\":\"Best things to See &amp; 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