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Banking and Currency and bus stations, as well as
hotels, usually have an ATM in
Every town, no matter how small, will have an ATM, known the vicinty. The website
in Austria as a Bankomat, which accepts international credit bankomatfinder.at is a handy
and debit cards. Cash is dispensed in euros. Debit and credit way of finding your nearest ATM.
cards are accepted by almost all shops and restaurants, DIRECTORY
though sometimes not for very small purchases. Cards
equipped with the contactless function can be used for Bureaux de Change
amounts under €25. The use of traveller’s cheques is steadily (Wechselstuben)
being phased out – so cash or card is recommended. Vienna
Airport.
Money Exchange ATMs Open 5am–11:15pm daily.
Erste Bank: Rauhensteingasse 1.
The best place to change A convenient and easy way to UniCredit Bank Austria:
money is at a bank. Bank Austria change money is at an ATM. Stephansplatz 7a.
and Erste Bank charge 3 per Austria’s banks operate a large
cent commission or a minimum network of ATMs, most of which Graz
handling fee of €5.50. Although accept foreign credit and debit Bank Austria Creditanstalt AG:
you can use travel agents and cards with 4-digit PIN codes Herrengasse 15.
hotels, the banks give you a (check with your bank before BAWAG PSK Filiale und Post:
better rate and charge less travelling that you don’t have Europaplatz 4, Objekt 1.
commi s sion. Railway station the older 6-digit code). This Innsbruck
Wechselstuben (bureaux de facility will be clearly stated on BAWAG PSK Filiale und Post:
change) charge 4 per cent on the front of the machine – just Südtirolerplatz 10–12.
the exchanged sum. Exchanging look for the logo of your card.
a larger amount of money Visa and MasterCard are Melk
at one time can save on generally accepted but few BAWAG PSK: Wiener Strasse 85
commission. You can also machines take American Express. (in the post office).
exchange sterling or US dollars Instructions are generally given Salzburg
for euros at an automatic in English and some other Airport, Terminal 1.
money-changing machine. languages. Be aware that Österreichische
Most banks are open from money drawn out using a credit Verkehrskreditbank AG: Main
8:30am until 12:30pm and from or debit card often incurs a station, Südtiroler Platz.
1:30pm to 3pm Monday to considerable fee. Depending on Salzburger Sparkasse:
Friday (to 5:30pm on Thursdays). your location, Bankomats will Bundesstrasse 95.
A few, such as the main have different limits of how
Creditanstalt bank in Vienna, much cash they can dispense; Automatic Money-
Bank Austria and some banks in sometimes it’s as little as €300. Changing Machines
the provincial capitals, as well as Bankomats can be found Vienna
those in the busier tourist resorts outside all banks or within the Kärntner Strasse 23.
or close to railway stations and bank lobby; these are usually Kärntner Strasse 51.
airports, have extended accessible 24 hours a day. In Graben 21.
opening hours. Banks are not skiing areas, they are often Operngasse 2.
open on Saturdays and Sundays. located near ticket offices. Train
Tegetthoffstrasse 1.
Schottenring 1.
Stephansplatz 2.
Feldkirch
Sparkassenplatz 1.
Krems
Obere Landstrasse 19.
Kufstein
Georg-Pirmoser-Strasse 2.
Oberer Stadtplatz 1.
St Wolfgang
Markt 106.
Salzburg
Getreidegasse 1.
Velden
A typical Bankomat, found throughout Currency conversion machine accepting Am Korso.
the country foreign banknotes

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