Practical Information


Welcome to Vienna!
To know everything about Vienna and its beauties,
visit the Vienna Tourist Board website
www.wien.info/en

 

 

VENUE ADDRESS

ACV Austria Center Vienna
Bruno Kreisky Platz 1
1220 Vienna
AUSTRIA

ACCESS

Vienna can easily be reached by plane, train or car, as it is located at the crossroads of Europe. It is served by one international airport (Vienna Airport at Schwechat) and a very convenient railway system.

 

AIRWAY

If you want to fly to Vienna, you can look for offers from different airlines. The national airline, Austrian Airlines, currently operates flights from main European cities to Vienna. Austrian Airlines also offers convenient connecting flights to Graz, Linz, Innsbruck, Klagenfurt and Salzburg from Vienna, ensuring flexibility when travelling to Austria by air.
Find flights to Austria

To get from the Vienna Airport at Schwechat, located outside the city limits, to the city center, you can choose from the City Airport Train, an Airport Express bus, the Schnellbahn (City Train), the Vienna Airport Service, or a taxi.

 

TRAIN

For participants travelling within Austria to Vienna by train on the occasion of the CESIO 2011 Congress, there are Vienna packages available at travel agencies. In many trains heading to Vienna, you can buy the Vienna Card from the conductor on the train. It enables you to travel 72 hours on the underground, streetcars and bus lines.

To know more about railway transportation

 

CITY TRANSPORTATION

Public transportation

Vienna is served by an extensive network of subway trains (which run till shortly after midnight), streetcars and buses. Public transport is the best way to move in the city on your own by; underground, trams, buses and rapid transit.

To get further information on public transportation in Vienna

 

Taxi

To get a taxi in Vienna, simply call one of the following phone numbers :

  • Tel. : +43 (1 )60160
  • Tel. : +43 (1) 40100
  • Tel. : +43 (1) 31300

For journeys to / from the airport, please ask for the airport tariffs. Alternatively, call the C & K Airport Service (tel. 444 44) or the company Airportdriver (tel. 22 8 22).

 

CLIMATE AND CLOTHING

Austria is located in a temperate climatic zone with a Central European climate influenced by the Atlantic climate. The four seasons (Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter) each have typical temperature and climatic characters. In June, proper summer starts in Vienna. The average daily maximum temperature reaches an impressive 22 degrees Celsius and the minimum does not go below 14 degrees.

 

CURRENCY

Austria is a member of the Economic and Currency Union - the common currency is the Euro.

 

ELECTRICITY

Electricity in Austria is 230 Volts, alternating at 50 cycles per second. If you travel to Austria with a device that does not accept 230 Volts at 50 Hertz, you will need a voltage converter.

 

SMOKING POLICY

Please note that smoking is prohibited by-Law within the Congress premises.

 

TELEPHONES

  • For international calls to Austria, dial the international code followed by +43,
  • To call within Austria, dial the area code - 1 to 4 digit area codes. The area code for Vienna is 1,
  • Austrian phone numbers, including area code are 5 to 13 digit (short numbers are usually special services),
  • To call on a cell phone, dial: 011 + 43 +6 + XX XX,
  • To call abroad from Austria, dial 00 for international.

 

VISAS AND PASSPORTS

Every person entering Austria should be in possession of a valid passport and/or identification card. Some countries require a visa. Please contact the nearest Austrian Embassy or Consulate to your home for further information.