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TRAVEL INFORMATION

as a popular tourist destination, austria is year pass through its Schwechat airport.
well served by both air and rail. The major There are good rail and coach links, too,
cities – vienna, linz, Graz, innsbruck, Salzburg but from Britain this involves a long
and Klagenfurt – have international journey, often overnight, and is not
airports and there are direct flights from all significantly cheaper than air travel.
main european cities as well as from the The motorway network linking austria
uSa, Canada, Japan and australia. vienna and the rest of europe is extensive, and
is a key transit point between West and the roads are clearly signposted and
east, and about eight million passengers a well maintained.

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

Special Deals
It is not necessary to pay full price
for a scheduled ticket. There are
good deals if you shop around
the discount agencies and the
Internet. You can usually get
APEX tickets if you book at least
two weeks in advance and if
Check-in counters at the international airport in Vienna you can travel at days other
than the weekend. Charters
Air Travel Thanks to its central location are available at very competitive
There are several flights a day Vienna International Airport rates. Weekend package offers,
between London’s Heathrow (Flughafen Wien-Schwechat) is a including the price of two
and Vienna’s Schwechat major European transit airport, nights at a good hotel, can
Airport, which are operated meaning that all the major be excellent value, sometimes
by British Airways and by airlines have offices here. The costing less than the economy-
Austria’s national airline airport is located 19 km (12 miles) ticket price. In addition, budget
Austrian Airways. Austrian from Vienna’s city centre, and is airlines often have special
Airways also serves Innsbruck easily accessible by train or bus. extra-low deals.
from London Heathrow and A modern airport, Schwechat is Frequent travellers with British
Vienna from Manchester. very easy and quick to use. Airways or Austrian Airlines enjoy
Of the “low-cost” many privileges if they join the
airlines Ryanair tends respective frequent fliers’
to be good value for programmes, which may include
money and flies from priority for upgrades to business
London Stansted to class. Such programmes also
Graz, Klagenfurt, Linz, often award points for car hire
Bratislava and Salzburg, from major companies such as
with connections Avis, Europcar, Hertz or Sixt, as
from Glasgow and well as overnight stays at major
Dublin; and Flybe flies Bus transfer information board hotel chains such as the Hilton,
from Birmingham Domestic Flights Holiday Inn or Marriot.
and London Gatwick Travellers with special needs,
to Salzburg. Domestic flights within Austria for example those with mobility
If you wish to fly from the are operated by Tyrolean issues, should notify the airlines
United States, there are direct Airways, part of the Austrian of their requirements. Children
flights with Austria Airlines and Airlines Group. There are daily up to and including the age of
United Airlines from both New flights from Vienna to Graz, two travel free (or at 10 per cent
York City and Chicago. There Klagenfurt, Innsbruck, Salzburg of the price). Children aged
are also direct flights from and Linz. Air travel in Austria is three years and over pay the
Toronto with Austrian Airlines expensive and, with extra time same price for flights as adults
and Air Canada. needed for checking in, the on all airlines.

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