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The modern building of Schwechat International Airport near Vienna
Austrian Airports The cheapest means of and take approximately
and Transfers transport into the city is the 15 minutes to reach the
Many business travellers to suburban railway line, the centre of town.
Vienna never leave the airport: Schnellbahn, which operates a
opposite the terminal building half-hourly service. DIRECTORY
is the five-star luxury hotel The taxi journey from the
Astron, and next to it the vast airport to the centre of Vienna Airport Information
World Trade Centre, costs around €35. Vienna International
where many companies Vienna Airport Taxi Airport
have their head offices. provides a taxi service
Vienna’s airport has (Tel 664 366 1 660). Tel (01) 7007-22233.
∑ viennaairport.com
all the facilities that a Alternatively, you
traveller might need: can hire a car at Airlines
information desks, Logo of Austrian the airport, from
service desks, shops, Airlines companies such as Air Canada
automatic money- Avis, Budget, Europcar, Tel 1888 247 2262 in Canada;
exchange machines, bureaux Hertz or Thrifty. All you need 069 27115 111 in Austria.
de change and banks (though when hiring a vehicle is a ∑ aircanada.com
the rates for exchanging money driver’s licence, a passport and a
at the airport are less favourable credit card for the deposit. Austrian Airlines
than elsewhere). Salzburg Airport, which is at Marxergasse, at corner of
The CAT (City Airport Train: No. 95 Innsbrucker Bundesstrasse, Invalidenstrasse 1030 Vienna.
www.cityairporttrain.com) is situated extremely close to Tel (05176) 61000. ∑ aua.com
leaves every half hour and the town centre, a mere 4 km British Airways
takes you to Wien-Mitte Station. (2 miles) to the west. It can be Tel 0845 7733377 in UK;
The journey time is 16 minutes reached by bus or taxi. (01) 7956 7567 in Austria.
and the fare (one way) is around Innsbruck Airport is also ∑ britishairways.com
€11. Buses go to Schwedenplatz located near the town centre
and Westbahnhof. They depart (4 km/2 miles) and the transfer easyJet
every 25 minutes and the by taxi or bus “F” takes 10–15 Tel 0330 365 5000 in UK;
30-minute journey costs about minutes. Buses from Klagenfurt 0820 320 950 in Austria.
€8 one way. Airport run every 30 minutes ∑ easyjet.com
Flybe
Reservations for UK passengers:
Tel 0371 700 2000 in UK; 01392
683 152. ∑ flybe.com
Ryanair
Tel In Ireland: 0818 303030.
In the UK: (0871) 246 0000.
∑ ryanair.com
Car Hire
Avis
Tel (01) 587 6241 or 7007 32700.
∑ avis.at
Hertz
Tel (01) 512 8677 or 7007 32661.
∑ hertz.at
Shopping centre inside Vienna’s Schwechat International Airport

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