Vienna has a modern and very dense public transport system. It consists of the S-Bahn (operated by Austrian Federal Railways), U-Bahn (metro), Straßenbahn (tramway), and Bus (operated by Wiener Linien). All lines (with a few exceptions) operate from 5am to 12pm. During the night, there is a Nightline bus network (see maps for sunday to thursday night and for friday and saturday night), which can be used with standard tickets. The quickest way to get around is by using S-Bahn and U-Bahn (all lines are depicted on this map). However, if you want to have a look at the beautiful city, the tramway is heavily recommended.
Tickets are available at ticket sales offices which are located at major public transport stations (e.g. at the Schottentor near the university). These offices also provide information about ticket forms and public transport maps.
Tickets can also be bought at every U-Bahn and S-Bahn stop at ticket vending machines. These are usually equipped with a touch screen and are multi-lingual. They accept cash, EC cards and major credit cards.
In the tramway, there is a ticket vending machine in the front part of each car. However, these machines only sell single trip tickets and accept only coins, so you need to have them reserved. In the bus, tickets can be bought from the bus driver.
For the conference, we recommend to buy a Wochenkarte (one week ticket) which is valid from monday, 0pm to the next monday, 9am and costs € 14.-. The one week ticket is available at ticket sales offices and ticket vending machines.
Vienna's road network consists of currently 6,479 roads with a total length of 2,793 kilometres, of which 47 kilometres are motorway. In general, it is not advised to use a car during rush hours, instead make use of the very dense public transport network.
Note that the inner districts are short-term parking zones, where you have to fill in prepaid parking vouchers, which are available at tobacconist stores and public transport ticket machines. For long-term parking, we recommend to use parking lots.
Bicycles are a very quick way to get you from A to B within Vienna. If you do not want to bring your own bike, you can make use of the Citybike service. You can register at each Citybike Terminal using your credit card (Master Card, Visa accepted), the first hour of rental is free. Additionally, bicycles are allowed on the underground from 9am to 3pm and after 6pm on weekdays, and all day Saturday and Sunday. Half-price tickets at 0.80 Euro each are required for transportation.
Taxis in vienna are a very convenient and safe way to get around, especially during nighttime. Taxis have a yellow sign on the roof, which is enlightened if the taxi is unoccupied. Just raise your hand towards the taxi, the driver will stop and pick you up. Alternatively, you can call a taxi by telephone: call +43-1 and one of the taxi service numbers: 60160, 40100, 31300, or 81400. Further, there are several taxi stands distributed over the city, where you can just enter a taxi. Taxi fares are standardized and equal for all taxi operators.
One ecologically sound means of transport in Vienna is the bicycle taxi. In three-wheeled bicycle rickshaws, two persons (including hand luggage) can explore the city. The canopy of the vehicles protects the passengers from sun and rain. To order a Faxi, call +43-699-12005624. More information can be found at www.faxi.at.