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Currency: Euro (€) Language: German Visas: As Austria follows the Schengen
Agreement, many nationalities do not need a visa for a stay for up to 90 days, however
some do. Check your local embassy. Money: ATM and Moneychangers available
citywide. Some restaurants such as small family-run restaurants do not accept credit
cards. Mobile Phone: Not all mobile phones could be used for roaming, especially older
ones. Local SIM could be bought for €10 Time: GMT+1 in winter, GMT+2 in summer.

When to go?
Vienna has mild summers and cold winters. Recently though, the summer has been
the hottest since decades. High season starts at around April and ends at around
September. Nice weather means that locals would go to the Donau and tourists are
bustling. In winter it is generally low season, as tourists prefer go to ski resorts.

Arriving in Vienna
By boat: From Bratislava, the hourly boat trip Twin City Liner will arrive at the
Wien/City harbour in Schwedenplatz. The service only available from March until early
November. The trip takes 90 minutes. Tickets up to €35. From Budapest, the daily
speed boat departs from Budapest at 9:00 and arrive six and a half hour later. Tickets
up to €125. Disembark at Reichsbrücke, 3 stops from Schwedenplatz by U-Bahn.
By car: Good motorways lead to Vienna from all directions. There are two inner
motorways, the A22 and A23 that connect these motorways. The Gürtel and the Ring
are two ring roads in Vienna.
By plane: CAT (City Airport Train) runs every 30 minutes from 6:05 until 23:05. Ticket
costs €11 one-way, €17 return. Journey takes 16 minutes. Alternatively, Vienna Airport
Lines transfer passengers to four different places. The one to the city center stop near
Schwedenplatz. It runs from 6:20 to 0:20. Journey takes 22 minutes. Ticket costs €8
for adults, half price for children.
By train: With the current development of the new Vienna Central Station, passengers
from all directions except from the west will disembark at either Wien Praterstern,
Wien Simmering or Wien Meidling. Passengers from the west will disembark at Wien
Westbahnhof. All of the railway stations are connected with the U-Bahn system.

Getting Around
More and more people are travelling around the city with the public transport. Service
is generally very good, although there might be some disruptions along the U4, where
restoration is scheduled to take place this year. There are some alternatives for public
transport tickets. 24/48/72 hours ticket costs €7.10/€12.40/€15.40. For those who plan
to stay longer the weekly ticket costs €15.80. The ticket is valid for unlimited travel for
all suburban trains, underground trains, trams, buses, nightbuses and Anruf-Sammel-
Taxi.
The U-Bahn runs from around 5:45 until 1:15 on weekdays and operates 24 hours on
weekends. There are around 80 bus lines and 25 tramlines operating throughout the
city, some even go to the city border. Some of these buses also operate during night
time, and the routes on weekends and weekdays are different. Check the U-Bahn
windows for more info, or go to Wiener Linien information center at Stephansplatz U-
Bahn station. Taxi here is generally safe, although it could be pretty expensive,
especially during night time. Avoid some parts of the Gürtel during night time, as the
place would turn into a red light district for a few hours.