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| Flight www.viennaairport.com (VIE) www.checkfelix.at - here you can find one of the cheapest flights to and from Vienna |
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| Taxi www.vienna-airport-cab.at Tel: (0043) 676-4071081 Taxis from and to the airport (27€ - 30€ one way) Reservation in advance (about 1.5 h) necessary Reservation by phone: 7:00 - 23:00h Reservation by internet: 24hours www.fixtaxi.com Tel: (0043) 664-1168257 Taxis from and to the airport (28€ - 32€ one way) Reservation in advance (about 1.5 h) necessary Reservation by phone: 8:00 - 22:00h Reservation by internet: 24hours Schnellbahn (high speed train) S7 Ticket for 2 zones required, costs: € 4,20 (subway, tram, public busses are included for this trip), every 30 minutes Stations: runs from Floridsdorf and Handelskai (U6), Wien Mitte (U3/U4), Praterstern (U4/U2) to the airport Airport bus (Vienna Airport Lines) One way € 8,00, return € 13,00 Airport Vienna <-> Vienna Schwedenplatz (U1, U4) Airport Vienna <-> Vienna UNO-City (U1) Airport Vienna <-> Vienna train station Meidling, Dörfelstraße (S-Bahn, U6) Airport Vienna <-> Vienna Westbahnhof train station (U3, U6) Timetables: www.postbus.at/en/index.jsp City Airport Train € 11,00 one way, return € 17,00 Route only stops at Wien Mitte and the airport, every 30 minutes |
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| Taxi For a Taxi within Vienna call (0043) 140100 By car Most areas of Vienna have short-term parking overall or in designated streets on Mon-Fri 9 a.m. until 10:00 p.m., and 09:00 a.m. to noon on Saturday Pay attention and read the signs! You need to purchase parking tickets in so-called "Trafiks" (tobacco & magazine shops), fill them out and leave them under your car windshield (have a pen ready!) Costs: 30 min (red): € 1,00 1 h (blue): € 2,00 1,5 h (green): € 3,00 2 h (yellow): € 4,00 Subway and tram (www.wienerlinien.at) Runs all night on Friday and Saturday otherwise from about 5 a.m. to midnight. So, subways will be running all night on Friday and Saturday Not all night on Wednesday,Thursday and Sunday! Single tickets can be used for any single trip within Vienna € 2,10 in the ticket offices, ticket machines (underground) € 2,20 in the means of transport (just available in trams and busses) 24-, 48-, 72-hour tickets Valid throughout Vienna for exactly 24, 48 or 72 hours from the time they are punched 24 Hours: € 7,10 48 Hours: € 12,40 72 Hours: € 15,40 The Vienna Card The Vienna Card is the ideal "entrance ticket" to the city: a 72-hour rover ticket valid on the underground, on trams and buses, with additional discounts and benefits like reduced museum entrance fees (e.g. Hofburg, Sisi Museum, Albertina, Sigmund Freud museum, and many more!) € 19,90 in the ticket offices, hotels |
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| ABOUT VIENNA | |
| Vienna Info: www.wien.info Vienna Ticket: www.viennaticket.com Vienna Sightseeing Tours: www.viennasightseeingtours.com Wiener Kaffeehäuser: www.wiener-kaffeehaus.at |
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Museumsquartier Great place to hang out in the centre of town, which has it all: a big open space to relax, chat and sunbathe ... Various nice cafés and restaurants, and of course all the modern and contemporary art in the museums that give it its name. Situated right at the end of the shopping street Mariahilfer Strasse (see below). Website: www.mqw.at Getting there: Underground Line U2, Station Mariahilfer Strasse or Volkstheater or Underground Line U3, Station Volkstheater |
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Naschmarkt With around 120 booths the "Naschmarkt" is the most famous market street of Vienna. Offering a colourful culinary choice of fresh vegetables, fruits, fish, meat, cheese and other food from almost all around the world. You can not only smell, look at and buy all those things, but also eat them right there, as many of the former market stalls have been turned into small restaurants. The Naschmarkt has become a place to meet for young and old. The flea market every Saturday morning has attained cult status. Website: www.wienernaschmarkt.eu Getting there: Underground Line 1, 2 or 4, Station Karlsplatz and then 5-7min. walking or Underground Line 4, Station Kettenbrückengasse |
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Mariahilfer Strasse , Rooftop Café and Japanese Restaurant Mariahilfer Strasse might be just the right place for those of you wanting to go shopping. The long street itself as well as many of its side streets are densely packed with shops of all kinds. And if before, during or after shopping you feel like broadening your horizon, we suggest you take the elevator up to the last floor of the big department store Gerngross (Mariahilfer Strasse 42-48).There, you'll find a Japanese (Akakiko) restaurant as well as a Café, which also have a terrace on the rooftop - great view over the whole city! Getting there: Underground Line 2, Station Mariahilfer Strasse or Underground Line 3, Station Westbahnhof, Zieglergasse or Neubaugasse |
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Spittelberg Vienna's second-largest pedestrian area with preserved historic buildings and idyllic squares. Only a few minutes by foot away from the city centre and next to the shopping boulevard Mariahilferstrasse. No loud street noises, just romantic lanes, a fascinating atmosphere and a multitude of cosy and authentic restaurants with nice out-door areas. Getting there: Underground Line 2 Station Museumsquartier and then 7 min. by foot or Underground Line 2 Station Volkstheater and then 3 min. by foot |
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Palmenhaus This Café-Bar-Restaurant is situated in a large glasshouse dating back from the early 19th century, when it was used as a greenhouse for palmtrees (hence the name) and other plants. It has a beautiful huge terrace facing a park, the "Burggarten" (at the back of the museum Albertina). Especially beautiful around sunset. Website: www.palmenhaus.at Getting there: Underground Line 3, Station Volksgarten, then 5min walking or walking distance from anywhere in the inner city really |
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Alte Donau The popular local recreation area called the "old Danube" is lined with recreational facilities like the sports harbour, rowing clubs, bathing beaches, boat rentals (rowing, pedal, sailing and electro boats), ice cream shops and waterfront restaurants. Getting there: Underground Line 1, Station Alte Donau or 5 min. walking from NH Hotel Danube City |
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St Stephan's Cathedral (Stephansdom) The big cathedral in the very City Center, one of Vienna's best known landmarks. Mozart was married and had two of his children baptised here. The best view of the beautiful tiled roof is the reward for climbing up the 343 winding stairs in its southern tower... Right off the Stephan's Square (Stephansplatz) Kärntnerstrasse and Graben are one of the most traditional, inner city shopping avenues of Vienna. Located at the end of the Graben - its hard to miss - you will find: Julius Meinl am Graben. Julius Meinl's gourmet paradise is as good as they get anywhere. A smaller and Austrian Version of Herod's in London, it is a must if you are delicacy-shopping in Vienna. At the end of Kärntnerstrasse, right behind the famous State Opera House (Staatsoper) you will find Hotel Sacher. The Hotel Sacher is not only a world famous residence and coffee house, but also especially well known for the Sachertorte, a chocolate cake with a thin apricot filling. Getting there: Underground Line1 and 3, Station Stephansplatz |
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Hofburg Palace Former home of the Habsburg dynasty, rulers of the Austro-Hungarian empire. It currently serves as the official residence of the Austrian President, but its halls also include the treasury (Schatzkammer), the National library, a "Sissy Museum" and the Spanish Horse Riding School. Spanish Riding School (Spanische Hofreitschule) The Lipizzan breed, the majestic white horses, and the Hofburg go together like music and sound. An unforgettable experience not only for horse lovers. Getting there: Underground Line 2 Station Volksgarten or Museumsquartier or Underground Line 3 Herrengasse and then 5-7 min. walking |
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Schönbrunn Palace The former imperial 1441-room Rococo summer residence and one of the most important cultural monuments in the country. The gardens are very nice to walk around and the hike up to the Gloriette is worth it just for the view down at the palace below. Also the museum and especially the adjacent zoo are worth a visit. UNESCO-World Heritage Site since 1996. Getting there: Underground Line 4, Station Schönbrunn or Hietzing-Zoo |
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Riesenrad - The Big Wheel A ride on the Viennese Ferris wheel, the Vienna landmark which is visible from afar, should be part of every Vienna tour. Especially beautiful during evening hours! In about 20 minutes you can go all the way round in one of its cabins - with a spectacular view over the entire city and beyond. Getting there: Underground Line 1, Station Praterstern |
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Restaurant "Wiener" Beautiful restaurant with very decent Viennese Kitchen. It used to be the meeting point for Austrian Popsingers. Those times are over (as there's not much left of Austrian pop), but what remained is the extraordinarily pleasant atmosphere, the friendly personnel, and, of course, the very good food - plus you can eat there until late. Website: www.restaurant-wiener.at Getting there: Underground Line 3, Station Zieglergasse or Underground Line 6, Station Burggasse, then 10min walking |
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