Getting there
Planes, trains, automobiles, or maybe even helicopter – we tell you the best way to go.
- Planes
- Schwechat airport is 12 miles from the centre and linked by the CAT train every 30 minutes (€9; www.cityairporttrain.at). A taxi into town will cost at least €25. Some budget airlines fly to Bratislava in Slovakia 65 kilometres away and connected to Vienna by a 90-minute coach ride.
- Boats
- The Twin City Liner links the Vienna with Bratislava in Slovakia further down the Danube. The trip between the world’s closest capitals takes 75 minutes, costs from €15 and has departures from Schwedenplatz at 08h30, 12h30 and 16h30 (www.twincityliner.com).
- Trains
- Trains head in different directions from Vienna’s three stations: Franz-Josefs-Bahnhof (north), Westbahnhof (west) and Südbahnhof (south and east). You can travel to Vienna on the Orient Express – the real one, not the Poirot reconstruction – check www.seat61.com for details.
- Automobiles
- A car is not necessary in Vienna, especially as parking can be an absolute nightmare.
