Vienna Airport Transfers: Getting from the Airport to the City

Airports serving Vienna

• Vienna International (VIE) — 18 km from the centre

  City Airport Train (CAT) to Wien Mitte in 16 min (€14.90); S7 S-Bahn ~25 min (€4.30); taxi flat €36.

Arriving by train

Wien Hauptbahnhof runs Railjet to Salzburg (~2h30), Munich (~4h), Zurich (~7h30), Prague (~4h) and Budapest (~2h40); night trains (Nightjet) to Zurich, Hamburg, Rome and Amsterdam.

Entry and arrival formalities

Schengen external-border checks at VIE for non-EU arrivals; short lines outside peak.

Austria is in the Schengen Area. Many nationalities enter visa-free for 90 days per 180; ETIAS pre-authorisation applies once launched. Others need a Schengen short-stay visa.

Getting into the city

Wiener Linien's 5 U-Bahn lines, trams and buses cover every district; 24h ticket is €8, 72h is €17.10, Vienna City Card bundles transit + museum discounts. City Airport Train (CAT) runs VIE → Wien Mitte in 16 min (€14.90); S7 S-Bahn takes 25 min for €4.30. The historic 1st district is walkable end-to-end.

• U-Bahn

  5 lines (U1–U6, no U5 yet) running ~05:00–00:30 (24h Fri/Sat).

• Tram

  Historic Ringstrasse loop (Lines 1 and 2) is a sightseeing route in itself.

• S-Bahn

  Fast suburban rail including CAT and S7 to the airport.

• Fiaker

  Horse-drawn carriages around Stephansdom — €55 for 20 min, €80 for 40 min.