Public
transport
in Vienna is fast, reliable and safe.
The conference takes place near Karlsplatz, a node of 3 subway lines:
U1, U2, U4.
Subway stations in the city are recognizable by the blue [U] sign.
Arriving with the S7 train or the CAT from the airport, you
will have to leave at Landstraße (Wien Mitte) and take the U4
to Karlsplatz.
Arriving with the Vienna Airport Lines bus from the airport at
Schwedenplatz or Südtiroler Platz, you will have to take the
U1 to Karlsplatz.
Notice:
subway line U2 (purple) is out of service during the conference. Use
the tram lines 1, 2 or D along Vienna's ring instead.
Subway is available from 5:00 in the morning until about 0:15 at night.
Between 0:30 and 5:00 a night bus service is offered (same tickets
valid).
Information hotline Wiener Linien: +43 (0)1 7909-100
The
official web site of Vienna’s
public transport company is http://www.wienerlinien.at
(German only).
On http://www.vor.at/
you can enter any two addresses or locations in Vienna and search for
the fastest connection by public transport (Press [go] on the top
frame, German only).
Tickets:
Tickets are valid on all buses, trams, subway
lines and S-Bahn trains within Vienna; tickets can be bought from
machines in subway stations, major subway stations have
counters
as well (e.g. Karlsplatz, Schwedenplatz,
Stephansplatz, Landstraße
(Wien Mitte), Westbahnhof), open Mon - Fri,
6.30 to 18.30, and also in shops with the sign "Tabak Trafik" (i.e.
tobacconist).
Prices:
single ticket, one way,
changes allowed: € 1,50 (€ 2,-
when bought inside a bus or tram)
"Streifenkarte" for 4
journeys: € 6,-
shopping ticket ("Wiener
Einkaufskarte"): valid a single day
(except Sunday), from 8.00 to 20.00: € 4,-
24 hour ticket: €
5,-
72 hour ticket: €
12,-
Wien-Karte: i.e. 72 hour
ticket with reductions in selected
museums, restaurants and shops: € 16,90
week card: valid from Monday
to next Monday, 9 a.m.: € 12,50
8-day card: to be used on 8
not necessarily consecutive days:
€ 24,-
The map below shows the subway and S-Bahn system of Vienna, it does not
show buses nor trams. Blue lines are the S-Bahn (trains), colored lines
are the U-Bahn (subway).
The map is in png format. Additionally you can get it in gif
format or as pdf
document (higher resolution,
suitable for printing).
