Car Hire Vienna Airport

Identification Codes:  

• IATA: VIE
• ICAO: LOWW

Distance from VIE to: 

• Vienna city center – 12 miles (20 km)
• Baden – 22 miles (36 km)
• Bratislava, Slovakia – 32 miles (51 km)
• St. Polten – 53 miles (85 km)

Nearest Major Airports: 

• Bratislava Airport (Slovakia) – 36 miles (58 km)
• Graz Airport – 124 miles (199 km)
• Linz Airport – 133 miles (214 km)
• Budapest Airport (Hungary) – 163 miles (263 km)
• Salzburg Airport – 200 miles (322 km)

Vienna Time Zone: 

• 1 hour ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT + 1:00)

Hotels near VIE: 

• There is one hotel within the airport complex
• Many more are within 1 miles (2 km) of the airport

Facts about VIE:

• This is the biggest and busiest airport in Austria
• They had almost 20 million passengers in 2008
• The control tower puts on a laser light show during the night
• Vienna and all of Austria are part of the Schengen Zone

Car Hire at Vienna Airport:

• There are 8 car hire companies in the Vienna Airport
• Rental car kiosks are located on the ground level 
• Car hire prices and working hours for each company are similar

Vienna City Bus:

• Take the bus to the city center from 6:20 to 0:20
• Busses come every 30 minutes
• Travel time to the center is around 20 – 30 minutes
• Tickets to the center are less than 3.00 EUR
• There are busses to other locations as well

Taxi Service:

• You can find a taxi outside of the arrival terminal
• Economy taxi to the center starts at 29.00 EUR
• Business class taxis start at 35.00 EUR

Train to the Vienna:

• The cheapest is the Wiener Linien
• Tickets cost 1.70 EUR if purchased from the ticket office or machine
• Tickets cost 2.20 EUR on the train
• Travel time to the center is about 25 minutes

• The more expensive option is the City Airport Train (CAT)
• It is an express train to the center
• Travel time is about 16 minutes
• Adult ticket (online) = 8.00 EUR (15.00 EUR roundtrip)
• Adult ticket (auto-machine) = 9.00 EUR (16.00 EUR roundtrip)
• Adult ticket (on the train) = 10.00 EUR (one way only)
• Child ticket always 5.00 EUR (8.00 EUR roundtrip)
• Children under 6 years old ride for free
• *1.00 EUR = 0.90 GBP, 1.35 USD

Short-Term Parking:

• There is short stay parking in lots K1 and K3
• These lots are very close to the terminal
• The price is 3.50 EUR/hour or part thereof

Medium-Term Parking:

• P3 and P4 are in the leveled parking garage
• Park for medium periods with cover from the elements
• 0 – 1 hour = 3.20 EUR
• 1 – 2 hours = 5.00 EUR
• 2 – 3 hours = 7.50 EUR
• 3 – 4 hours = 9.50 EUR
• 4 – 5 hours = 13.50 EUR
• 5 – 6 hours = 15.50 EUR
• 6 – 7 hours = 16.50 EUR
• 7 – 8 hours = 18.50 EUR
• 8 – 9 hours = 20.50 EUR
• 9 – 10 hours = 21.00 EUR
• 10 – 12 hours = 21.50 EUR
• 12 – 16 hours = 22.50 EUR
• 16 – 20 hours = 24.50 EUR
• 20 – 24 hours = 26.50 EUR
• Day 2 – 6 = 3.20 EUR/4 hours or part thereof
• Additional time = 1.90 EUR/4 hours or part thereof

• Park in lot C for extended stays
• Day 1 = 18.50 EUR Maximum
• Day 2 – 5 = 3.00 EUR/6 hours or part thereof
• Day 6 – 10 = 3.50 EUR/day or part thereof
• After day 10 = 5.00 EUR/day or part thereof
• 2 weeks = 110.50 EUR total
• 3 weeks = 145.50 EUR total
• 1 month = 190.50 EUR total

*1.00 EUR = 0.90 GBP, 1.35 USD

*Prices, information and exchange rates are as of May 12, 2009