Vienna International Airport (VIE)
Tel: (01) 7007 22233.
Website: www.viennaairport.com  

Vienna International Airport (Wien Schwechat) is Austria's main airport and is located 18km (11 miles) southeast of the city. The airport handled over 18 million passengers in 2007, travelling to destinations worldwide, including London, New York and Bangkok.

Airport facilities: There are two post offices at the airport, as well as ATMs, bureaux de change/banks and telephones throughout the terminals. The airport also offers cafes, snack bars, restaurants and bars, a grocery store, florists, pharmacies, newsagents, and over 70 duty-free shops and boutiques. There are 10 different executive lounges, and a business and conference centre, the World Trade Center Vienna Airport (tel: (01) 7007 36000). There is also a VIP & Business Centre (tel: (01) 7007 23300) which organises events and press conferences, and provides banqueting, photocopying and telex services. In addition, there is a 24-hour Medical Centre (including a vaccination centre) and a Wellness Centre (massage, showers, solarium and Wellness Bar). Car hire is available from Avis, Budget, Denzeldrive, Europcar, Hertz and Sixt.

Transport to the city: The City Airport Train (CAT) (tel: (01) 25250; website: www.cityairporttrain.at) takes passengers from the airport to the City Air Terminal in Wien Mitte in just 16 minutes. Services run from around 0530-2330 seven days a week, 365 days a year.

Wiener Linien (tel: (01) 790 9105; website: www.wienerlinien.co.at) operates both an S-bahn commuter train and bus services from Vienna International Airport. The S7 S-Bahn line trains (cheaper but slower than the CAT) run at least every half an hour 0500-2230 (journey time - 24 minutes) to Wien Mitte and Wien Nord where visitors can change to the U-Bahn.

The A4 Airport Motorway and B9 main road connect the airport with the city. Buses depart from the airport to Schwedenplatz every 30 minutes (journey time - 20 minutes). Other buses go to Südbahnhof and Westbahnhof rail stations twice an hour (journey time - 20 and 35 minutes, respectively) and Kagran via the Vienna International Centre once an hour (journey time - 35 minutes). Buses are also available to Bratislava (Slovak Republic) and Budapest (Hungary).

Taxis to the city (journey time - 30 minutes) are metered but a fixed price of €30-35 to the city centre can be paid at the booking counter.

Approximate flight times to Vienna: From London is 2 hours 10 minutes; from New York is 8 hours 50 minutes; from Los Angeles is 12 hours 30 minutes; from Toronto is 8 hours 45 minutes and from Sydney is 22 hours 15 minutes.