By Air
Austria has three national airlines, all of which
are part of the Austrian Airlines Group: Austrian
Airlines (OS), Lauda Air (NG) and Tyrolean Airways
(VO).
Approximate flight times: From
Innsbruck to London is 2 hours and from Salzburg
is 1 hour 50 minutes. From Vienna to London is
2 hours 10 minutes, to Los Angeles is 15 hours,
to New York is 9 hours, to Singapore is 14 hours
and to Sydney is 25 hours.
International airports: Vienna
(VIE) (Wien-Schwechat) (website: www.viennaairport.com)
is 18km (11 miles) south-east of the city. Airport
facilities include duty-free shops, banks, bureaux
de change, post office, restaurants (including
24-hour, self-service restaurant), cafes, left
luggage (24-hours), conference facilities, medical
facilities, tourist information, car hire, car
park and nursery. Airport buses run between the
airport and the city centre (Hilton Hotel) every
20 minutes, 24 hours a day (travel time –
20 minutes); and between the airport and two stations
(Vienna Westbahnhof and Vienna Südbahnhof)
approximately every hour (0530-0010) (travel time
– 35 minutes). Rail service is available
at frequent intervals (from 0500-2258) to and
from two other stations (Vienna Mitte and Vienna
Nordbahnhof; travel time – 40 minutes).
Local rail (S-Bahn) services also run to the Vienna
railway stations of Südbahnhof (travel time
– 20 minutes) and Nordbahnhof (travel time
– 35 minutes). Taxis are available to the
city and can be found north of the Arrivals Hall,
costing approximately €25-30. A chaffeur-driven
car service is also available from the Arrivals
Hall.
Buses also run to Budapest four times a day (travel
time – 3 hours 30 minutes); to Bratislava
(Slovak Republic) about seven times a day (travel
time – 1 hour 10 minutes).
Innsbruck (INN) (Kranebitten) (website: www.innsbruck-airport.com)
is 5.5km (3.5 miles) west of the city. Airport
facilities include duty-free shop (0530-1915),
currency exchange, restaurant (0900-2230), medical
facilities and car hire. Bus services are available
every 20-30 minutes to the city centre (travel
time – 20 minutes). Taxi services are also
available.
Salzburg (SZG) (Maxglan) (website: www.salzburg-airport.com)
is 4km (2.5 miles) west of the city. Airport facilities
include duty-free shopping, currency exchange,
post office, restaurants and snack bars, bar,
left luggage, conference rooms and car hire. Bus
no. 77 departs to the city centre every 15 minutes
on weekdays and every 30 minutes at the weekend
(travel time – 25 minutes). Taxis are available
from the front of the main building for approximately
€13.08 (travel time – 15 minutes).
Some hotels have courtesy coaches.
Klagenfurt (KLU) (Wörther See) (website:
www.klagenfurt-airport.at)
is 4km (2.5 miles) from the city. Bus and taxi
services are available. Airport facilities include
a bar, duty-free shop and car hire.
Linz (LNZ) (website:
www.flughafen-linz.at) is 10km (6 miles) from
the city. Taxi and bus services are available.
Airport facilities include a bar, duty-free shop,
bank and car hire.
Graz (GRZ) (website:
www.flughafen-graz.at) is 10km (6 miles) from
the city. Taxis are available to the city (travel
time – 20 minutes). Buses depart about 16
times a day and there are frequent train services.
Airport facilities include a bar, restaurant,
bank and car hire.
Note: Airports have fixed charges
for portering.
Departure tax: None.
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