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TRAVEL INFORMATION

As a popular tourist destination, Austria is its Schwechat airport. There are good rail
well served by both air and rail. The major and coach links, too, but from Britain this
cities – Vienna, Linz, Graz, Innsbruck, Salzburg involves a long journey, often overnight,
and Klagenfurt – have international and is not significantly cheaper than air
airports and there are direct flights from travel. The motorway network throughout
main European cities as well as from the Austria and motorway links between
USA, Canada, Japan and Australia. Vienna Austria and the rest of Europe are
is a key transit point in Europe, and about extensive; the roads are clearly signposted
eight million passengers a year pass through and well maintained.

for retrieving your luggage, it is
not the fastest and best way of
getting to another destina tion
in Austria.

Special Deals
Any savvy traveller knows that
it’s not necessary to pay full
price for a scheduled ticket.
A number of web-based flight
booking sites offer price com-
parisons, showing the dates and
times of days when flights are
cheaper; prices really do vary
Check-in counters at the international airport in Vienna from one day or even one time
to the next, so it’s worth doing a
Air Travel Thanks to its central location, bit of homework. “Budget”
There are several flights a day Vienna International Airport airlines, such as Ryanair and
between London’s Heathrow (Flughafen Wien-Schwechat) is a easyJet, offer sales throughout
and Vienna’s Schwechat major European transit airport, the year, particularly post-
airport, operated by British and serves more than 85 Christmas. Ski season is always
Airways and by Austria’s airlines. The airport is located expensive, regardless of who
national airline Austrian 19 km (12 miles) from Vienna’s you book with, so budget
Airlines. Austrian Airlines also city centre, and is easily airlines may not be that cost-
serves Innsbruck from London accessible by train or bus. A effective in comparison to
Heathrow and Vienna from modern airport, Schwechat is national carriers like British
Manchester. Of the “low-cost” very easy and quick to use. Airways or Austrian Airlines.
airlines Ryanair tends Regular travellers may enjoy
to be good value for privileges if they join frequent
money and flies from fliers’ programmes, which may
London Stansted to include priority for upgrades to
Linz and Salzburg; business class. Such programmes
easyJet flies from also often award points for car
several UK airports to hire from major companies such
Vienna, Salzburg and as Avis, Europcar, Hertz or Sixt,
Linz; and Flybe flies as well as overnight stays at
from Birmingham and Bus transfer information board major hotel chains.
London Gatwick to Domestic Flights Travellers with special
Salzburg and Vienna. requirements, for example
If you wish to fly from the Domestic flights within Austria those with mobility issues,
United States, the only carrier are operated by Austrian should notify the airlines of
offering direct flights is Austrian Airlines. There are daily flights their situation. Children up
Airlines, with a choice of from Vienna to Graz, Klagenfurt, to and including the age of
departure cities including Innsbruck, Salzburg and Linz. two travel free (or at 10 per
Miami, New York and Air travel in Austria is expensive cent of the price). Children
Washington. There are also and, with extra time needed aged three years and over pay
direct flights from Toronto for checking in, the journey the same price for flights as
with Austrian Airlines to and from the airport and adults on all airlines.

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