Flights to Vienna

Airport Vienna International VIE

Vienna-Schwechat International Airport is the largest and most important airport in the central European republic of Austria. It is in the city of Vienna in the district of Schwechat and is the main hub of Austrian Airlines, Lauda Air and the airline NIKI. With a total of more than 17 million passengers a year, since the fall of the Iron Curtain it has been an important hub for international Eastern European scheduled air services.

• URL: Official website
• Parking: yes, paid parking: about 23,000 short-and long-term spaces.
• Nearby cities: Wien (18 km), Bratislava (41 km), Újtelep (93 km)
• Directions by car: Highway A4 / E 58; B9
• Stations: With the CAT or the S-Bahn line 7 from / to Vienna central station: Wien-Mitte.

Location

First in use in 1954, the airport is in Vienna-Schwechat, about 18 km or 12 miles southeast of Vienna and about 45 km or 30 miles west of Bratislava. Motorists can reach the airport terminal on the A4 highway or the federal road 9.

Between Wien-Mitte main station in Vienna and the airport, the City Airport Train (CAT) operates a regular service, the trip takes about 15 minutes. Alternatively, passengers may take the S Bahn line 7; although this takes about 8 minutes longer to the airport, it costs less than half the price of the CAT.

From Vienna West or South Station, Schwedenplatz / Morsinplatz or the UNO City (VIC), a shuttle service is operated by the "Vienna Airport Lines" (ÖBB). International buses to the airport operate from Budapest, Bratislava, Brno and Prague. All current departure times are available locally or on the Internet.