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Austria: Transportation

Air
  • Airlines
    • Austrian Air
  • Airports
    • Vienna
      • 12 miles from downtown
Train
  • ÖBB (Österreichische Bundesbahnen)
    • Tickets
      • Standard fare tickets
      • Sparschiene (discount tickets)
        • Must be booked in advance​
    • Reservations
      • Domestic, long-distance trains usually do not require reservations
      • Reservations may be a good idea for
        • Friday afternoons (especially out of Vienna) as well as on Sunday afternoons/evenings.
        • The days prior to Christmas
        • Fridays and Saturdays prior to school holidays (mid-term, Easter, summer holidays).
  • Westbahn
    • Standard Fare
      • Provides train service between Vienna and Salzburg
      • Costs half of the standard fare of ÖBB.
      • Fully flexible and may also be bought aboard without surcharge
    • Reservations
      • Domestic, long-distance trains usually do not require reservations
      • Reservations may be a good idea for
        • Friday afternoons (especially out of Vienna) as well as on Sunday afternoons/evenings.
        • The days prior to Christmas
        • Fridays and Saturdays prior to school holidays (mid-term, Easter, summer holidays).
  • InterCity trains
    • Links big cities like Graz, Innsbruck, Salzburg, and Vienna.
  • REX
    • Commuter train that connects Vienna with surrounding cities.
  • S-Bahn (suburban trains)
    • Network of trains that operates within most big cities
  • International High-Speed Trains
    • Railjet
      • Links larger Austrian cities with Budapest (Hungary), Prague (Czech Republic), Munich (Germany), and Zurich (Switzerland).
    • ICE
      • Connects Austria with various German cities.
    • EuroCity
      • Operates between Innsbruck, Graz, Kufstein, Salzburg, Munich (Germany), and various Italian cities like Milan and Venice.
      • There are also EuroCity connections from Austria to Germany, Hungary, Slovenia, Croatia and Poland.
  • Night Trains in Austria **Reservations are required for night trains**
    • City Night Line (CNL):
      • Innsbruck – Paris (France) - Amsterdam (the Netherlands)
    • D-train:
      • Villach – Ljubljana (Slovenia) – Zagreb (Croatia) – Belgrade (Serbia)
      • Vienna –  Katowice (Poland) – Warsaw (Poland)
      • Vienna – Krakow (Poland)
    • Euronight 420/421:
      • Vienna – Cologne (Germany)
    • Euronight Allegro:
      • Vienna – Rome/Venice/Milan (Italy)
    • EuroNight Hans Albers
      • Vienna – Hamburg (Germany)
    • EuroNight Kálmán Imre
      • Vienna – Budapest (Hungary)
    • EuroNight Metropol
      • ​Vienna – Prague (Czech Republic) – Berlin (Germany)
    • Euronight Toscana Mare
      • Vienna – Livorno (Italy)
    • EuroNight Wiener Walzer
      • Vienna – Zurich (Switzerland)
    • EuroNight Zurichsee
      • Villach/Graz – Zurich
  • ​Private Railways
    • Micotra
      • Villach – Tarvisio (Italy)
    • RoeEE/Raaberbahn
      • Connects Vienna and Graz with the western part of Hungary and capital city Budapest.
Bus
  • Westbus
  • InterCity Bus
    • Operates between Graz and Klagenfurt
    • Links Klagenfurt and Villach with Udine and Venice (Italy)
Driving
  • Motorway Vignette
    • Toll stickers are required for vehicles on Austria's motorways and highways.
    • Must be purchased BEFORE entering Austria, available at border country gas stations. Also available at post offices and automobile clubs in Austria.
    • Stickers must be fixed on the upper middle or left side of the windshield.
    • Cost: 8,80 euro for 10 days
  • Required Documents
    • International drivers permit is required
  • Required Equipment
    • Winter tires
      • Four winter tires or snow chains on at least two tires are mandatory in Austria between 1 November and 15 April.
    • Reflective Safety Vest
    • Warning triangle
    • First aid kits
  • Speed limits
    • 50 km/h in built-up areas 
    • Motorways    130 km/h    
    • Other roads 100 km/h
  • Rules
    • Car navigation systems with maps indicating the location of fixed speed cameras are permitted but equipment which actively searches for speed cameras or interferes with police equipment is prohibited
  • Parking
    • Park and ride lots outside of Salzburg
    • It may be easier to use parking garages or park at the Innsbruck airport and bus in.
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