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=== Arriving by plane === | === Arriving by plane === | ||
=== Arriving by plane === | |||
[http://www.viennaairport.com/ Vienna airport] is situated near Schwechat in the southeast of Vienna. There are several options on how to travel from the airport to the Europahaus (Address is Linzer Straße 429, 1140 Wien): | |||
* '''Taxi''': about 33 | * '''Taxi''': about € 33 for a one-way-ride with [http://www.ck-airportservice.at/web/ck/uk/rubrik5_id26.html C&K Airport Service] (can be shared by up to 4 people). | ||
* '''Airport Express Buses of the Vienna Airport Lines''': to/from Morzinplatz. | * '''Public Transport''': Multiple possibilities, you can get exact times from [url="http://efa.vor.at/vor/XSLT_TRIP_REQUEST2?language=en"]VOR timetable information[/url] by entering "Wien" in the City/Town field for both From and To, and "Flughafen" with the radio set to "Landmark" for the airport and "Linzer Straße 429" with the radio set to "Address" for Europahaus. | ||
** '''S-Bahn Train (Schnellbahn) S 7''': You need to pay two zones (€ 3.60), valid for going to any destination in the city, including the hotel.<br>Note that S-Bahn is always marked with blue color signs and handrails, on the airport and in the city.<br>From the airport to the centre of Vienna, you should choose a train with the sign "Wien Mitte/Wien Floridsdorf". Leave at Wien Mitte. | |||
** This arrives at the Morzinplatz. There you have a 10 minute walk to the subway station "U- Schwedenplatz". You need another ticket there (1 zone, 1.80€ | ** '''City Airport Train (CAT)''': Direct, faster, but somewhat more expensive connection train to the city center. Needs special tickets to Wien Mitte (€ 9), but if you book beforehand through [http://www.cityairporttrain.com/ their website], they offer a combination of their train plus a taxi to the destination for € 24, valid for up to 4 people, which can be an interesting alternative.<br>Note that CAT is marked with light-green color signs and handrails. | ||
** '''Airport Express Buses of the Vienna Airport Lines''': to/from Morzinplatz.<br>Duration: 20 minutes; every day from about 6:20 am to midnight; runs every 30 minutes; charge: single ride 6 €, round trip: 11 €. (Information: [http://www.postbus.at/de/Regionen/Wien_-_Niederoesterreich_-_Burgenland/Vienna_AirportLines/index.jsp Vienna Airport Lines])<br>** This arrives at the Morzinplatz. There you have a 10 minute walk to the subway station "U - Schwedenplatz". You need another ticket there (1 zone, 1.80€). | |||
* | ** '''From Wien Mitte/Schwedenplatz to Hotel Europahaus''': Get on the subway '''U4''' (marked with dark green color signs and handrails) heading for Hütteldorf. From Hütteldorf it is a 10 minute walk or 4 minutes by bus (149B, 150B, 151B, 153B, 249B) getting off at Wolfersberggasse. | ||
* '''From Wien Mitte/Schwedenplatz to Hotel Europahaus''': Get on the subway '''U4''' heading for Hütteldorf. From Hütteldorf it is a 10 minute walk or 4 minutes by bus (149B,150B,151B, 153B,249B) getting off at Wolfersberggasse. | *** When walking there and arriving from the park at the south of Europahaus (see [http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=48.20281&lon=16.252196&zoom=18&mlat=48.203075&mlon=16.250689&layers=M OpenStreetMap]), there is a closed gate, but you can ring the "Rezeption" (front desk) from there and they'll let you in. | ||
== Accommodation == | == Accommodation == | ||
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