2008: 1 January: New Year’s Day 6 January: Epiphany 24 March: Easter Monday 1 May: National Holiday 1 May: Ascension Day 12 May: Whit Monday 22 May: Corpus Christi 15 August: Assumption of the Virgin Mary 26 October: National Holiday 1 November: All Saints’ Day 8 December: Immaculate Conception 25 December: Christmas Day 26 December: Boxing Day
Public Transport:
Flights: Major airports with daily national and international connections: Wien-Schwechat, Graz, Innsbruck, Klagenfurt, Linz and Salzburg. There are daily internal flights between these airports.
Central flight information: Phone: 1/ 7007/2231 or 2232
National Air-Carrier: Austrian Airlines Vienna Airport A-1300 Wien
Town Office Kärntner Ring 18 A-1010 Wien
Airport-Shuttle-Service: The City Airport Train goes directly from Wien Mitte to the airport in 16 minutes. Buses from Westbahnhof railway station through Südbahnhof railway station to Vienna Airport.
Rail: The Austrian Federal Railway network has a length of about 5,700 km and connects all major national and international cities.
Motorail Trains: Motorail trains operate daily between Vienna - Salzburg, Villach, Innsbruck, Feldkirch Graz – Feldkirch Feldkirch – Villach Vienna - Berlin Vienna - Hamburg Vienna - Düsseldorf On specific days also Vienna – Lienz, Vienna - Schwarzach-St.Veit. In the summer motorail trains are also operated: from Salzburg, Innsbruck and Villach to Germany, from Vienna to Italy, Slovenia, Croatia.
Vehicles may be transported on the Tauern train through the Tauern tunnel (Böckstein - Mallnitz-Obervellach, 12 km). Not for vehicles using liquefied gas. Schedule
Information on schedules and rates can be found at the Austrian Federal Railways ticket counters, at travel agencies and automobile clubs as well as the Mobility Call Centre, phone +43/051717. Or visit the Austrian Federal Railways website www.oebb.at.
Ship: Various providers operate several routes on the Danube. Cruise and excursion services are also available on a number of Austria’s lakes. Detailed Information available at: Die Donau (the Danube) – Int. Tourist Advertising Cooperative: Ship Austria Erlebnis Bahn und Schiff (Adventure Rail and Ship)
Bus: The public bus transportation network in Austria includes more than 2,800 scheduled routes. Almost all places relevant to tourism can be reached by bus. Central Bus Information, phone 1/711 01
Taxi: The taxis in the larger cities are provided with an officially controlled meter (basic fee in Vienna is € 2.-/daytime and € 2.1/night). The rate is calculated according to kilometres driven, as well as time. In Vienna, no additional fee is charged for luggage. For taxi rides from Vienna to the airport (please indicate ’taxi to airport’ when ordering) the sum of about € 11.- is added to the fare to cover the return journey.
Airport-Taxis are taxis specially designated for transport only to and from the airport. They must be reserved in advance and charge a fixed price (incl. luggage) without a surcharge for the empty journey.
Mountain Transportation: There are approximately 3,200 cable cars, chair lifts and T-bars operating in Austria. Many of them reach altitudes of up to 3000 m.
