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Vienna (Wien)
Coming & going
Vienna is well placed as an essential transit point on many routes between eastern and western Europe, with frequent bus, rail and air connections to destinations throughout Europe.
AIR
Vienna's international airport, Flughafen Wien-Schwechat (VIE) is around 20km (12½ miles) south-east of the city centre.
The City Airport Train is the easiest and quickest way to travel between the airport and the centre of Vienna. The one-way fare is €9 (return fare €16).
TRAIN
Vienna has several train stations. Westbahnhof is the main station with trains to Hungary, western Austria and most of western and northern Europe.
A new main line station (Wien Hauptbahnhof) is being constructed on the site of the former Südbahnhof. The new station is expected to be completed by 2015.
Smaller stations inlcude Franz Josefs Bahnhof, Wien Mitte and Wien Nord. These stations handle mostly local suburban and regional trains.
Franz Josefs Bahnhof has a daily train to Prague, plus trains to Krems and the Wachau region.
Wien Mitte and Wien Nord both handle suburban and regional trains including S-Bahn trains to the airport.
BUS & COACH
Most buses, including Eurolines and Bundesbus services, depart from the Wien Mitte Autobusbahnhof located at Landstrasser Hauptstrasse 1/B next to the Wien Mitte train station.
Columbus operate buses between Vienna and Prague, departing from Rathausplatz 5. Get information and tickets from the Columbus office (Dr Karl Lueger Ring 8, Wien; tel (01) 534 111 23).
HITCHHIKING
Like any other big city, it's a good idea to take public transport to a major road on the outskirts of town to avoid local and suburban traffic. Take the U-Bahn to Unter St Veit (U4) for lifts west of Vienna.
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