Vienna International Airport (VIE) Austria
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Address: Vienna International Airport, 1300 Wien
Flughafen, Postfach 1, Austria
Location: The airport is located 18km (11 miles) southeast of
the city
Website: www.viennaairport.com
Telephone: (0)1 70070
Country Dialing Code: 43
Timezone: GMT + 1 (GMT + 2 between Apr-Oct)
Number of Terminals: 2
Transfer Between Terminals: Both terminals are housed in one
building.
Information desks can be found in the Terminal 2 Arrivals hall and in the East Pier. The airport has a 24-hour telephone information service (tel: (0)1 7007 22233). Passengers can submit questions or feedback about the full range of the airport's facilities at (website: www.english.viennaairport.com/mail2.cfm?kurz=A).
Money and communications: The airport has full
service banks in both the Arrivals and Departures halls, open 0800-1500
Monday-Wednesday and Friday-Sunday, and 0800-1730 Thursday. There
are also several ATMs in the terminal areas and bureau de change
facilities are available throughout. There is a post office in the
Departures hall between Terminals 1 and 2.
Eating: The airport offers cafés, snack bars, restaurants
and bars.
Shopping: There are a variety of shops, including duty free.
Other facilities: There is a 24-hour medical centre next to
the Domestic gates and Terminal 1; a pharmacy is situated in the shopping arcade
next to Terminal 1 and car park 3, open every day 0600-1800
There are disabled toilets,
lifts, telephones and Internet connections which are accessible
to wheelchair users. Wheelchairs can be provided at the airport.
Disabled parking spaces are available in car parks 1, 3 and C,
with good access to the terminals.
The Airport VIP & Business Centre (tel: (0)1 7007 23300) can organise events and press conferences as well as provide catering, photocopying and telex services. The Grand Danube Lounge has five executive lounges with workspaces, telephone, modem, fax and message services, and an adjacent meeting room. The Vienna Airport World Trade Center (tel: (0)1 7007 36000) is very close to the Arrivals hall and offers office rental plus excellent facilities for meetings, functions and conferences for up to 300 delegates, with secretarial and interpretation services available. The Astron Hotel & Convention Center Vienna Airport also offers conference facilities (tel: (0)1 701 510).
Car hire companies include Avis , Budget , Thrifty , Hertz and Sixt .
There are several car parks offering a choice of indoor or outdoor, short- or long-term parking; all are connected to the terminal by signposted paths. K1, K2 and K3 are short-term car parks; there are three multi-storey car parks (numbered 1, 3 and 4) and Parking Lot C.
The best route to the airport is the A4 Airport Motorway. The motorway exit marked Flughafen (Airport) leads directly to the terminal. The B9 road is an alternative main route.
Rail:
Train: The S-Bahn (overground train) connects the airport to Wien Mitte and Wien
Nord railway stations (journey time: 25 minutes) and runs at least every
30 minutes 0500-2230; it provides connections to the Vienna U-Bahn (underground
rail) system.
Road:
Taxi: Taxis to the city leave from outside the Arrivals hall; taxis are metered,
but a fixed price can be paid at the booking counter. Bus: Buses depart from
the airport to the City Air Terminal every 20-30 minutes 0530-0100. Other buses
go to Südbahnhof and Westbahnhof railway stations approximately once an
hour 0530-2310. Buses are also available to Bratislava (Slovak Republic) and
Budapest (Hungary)
The Astron Hotel & Convention Center Vienna Airport (tel: (0)1 701 510 email: vienna-airport@astron-hotels.de) is directly opposite the airport terminals and next to the Vienna Airport World Trade Center .