Reaching Vienna
1 Arrival by train
Several international and national train services ensure an efficient connection with all over Europe. Travelling to Vienna in comfort and in an environmentally friendly way by train is also possible thanks to an advanced system of night trains that connect Vienna with numerous European capitals. The three main Vienna train stations are centrally located and are well-linked to public transport.
1.1 Vienna Main Station - Wien Hauptbahnhof
Most of the trains arrive at the new Vienna Main Station (Wien Hauptbahnhof). All Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) long-distance trains stop here, as well as other international train companies’ trains. Hauptbahnhof is located on top of the subway station “Südtirolerplatz” (U1). Tram D takes you directly to the city centre (Karlsplatz – with connections to U1, U2 and U4). Furthermore, you can take tram O and 18 (to “Westbahnhof”) or buses 13A and 69A. There is also a suburban train (S-Bahn) stop in Hauptbahnhof.
1.2 Vienna Meidling Station – Wien Meidling
All trains reaching Wien Hauptbahnhof stop in Wien Meidling. If you arrive at the train station Wien Meidling you can take the subway U6.
1.3 Westbahnhof
Vienna’s Westbahnhof is the Viennese terminus for trains arriving from Western Europe and Western Austria. The airport bus operated by Vienna AirportLines continues to stop at Europaplatz, in front of the station building. From Westbahnhof, you can take the underground U3 (orange) and U6 (brown) as well as trams 5, 6, 9, 18, 52 and 58.
2 Arrival by Bus
The well-developed public bus network of Postbus connects all Austrian states with Vienna. The main bus station for international long-distance bus carriers, like Eurolines or Flixbus, is located in Erdberg at the VIB – Vienna International Bus Terminal. There, you can reach the city centre by underground U3 (in the direction of “Ottakring”).
3 Arrival by Plane
Vienna’s central position in Europe makes it a hub offering optimal transportation connections to the whole world. The Vienna International Airport (Flughafen Wien-Schwechat) is located in the Federal State of Lower Austria, about 15 kilometres outside of Vienna, and there are several possibilities to reach the city centre.
3.1 Suburban Railway – S-Bahn
Rapid transit railway line S7 departs the airport every 30 minutes and stops at several centrally located stations with transfers to Vienna’s rapid transit railway and subway network. The S-Bahn stops in Wien Mitte – Landstraße (underground U3, U4, suburban railways, buses and trams), Praterstern (U1, U2, suburban railways, buses and trams), Handelskai (U6, S45, suburban railways and buses) and Florisdorf (U6, suburban railways buses and trams). A ride takes approx. 20 – 45 min depending on your destination. A one-way ticket to Vienna costs 4,30€ and includes also the use of public transport in the city. Check timetables and fares online.
3.2 ÖBB Railjet
The Railjets of Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) run non-stop from Vienna Airport to Vienna Main Station and Wien Meidling Station. The Railjets carry you quickly twice an hour from Vienna Airport to Vienna Main Station (U1) in 15 minutes, or to Wien Meidling Station (U6) in about half an hour. A one-way ticket to Vienna costs 4,30€ and includes also the use of public transport in the city. Check timetables and fares online.
3.3 City Airport Train – CAT
The City Airport Train – CAT is the quickest connection from the airport to downtown Vienna and plies between the airport and the city every 30 minutes. It takes approx. 15 minutes to reach the station Landstrasse / Wien Mitte (connections to U3, U4, rapid transit railway, buses, suburban railways, and trams) but it will cost 14,90€ for a one-way ticket and 24,90€ for a round-trip ticket.
3.4 Bus
The Vienna AirportLines operates several bus lines between Vienna’s city centre and Vienna’s International Airport. The connection between Wien Westbahnhof and Vienna International Airport takes approx. 20 – 45 minutes depending on the traffic, with a one-way ticket cost of 9 €, and a round-trip cost of 15 € (tickets can be bought directly on the bus or online).
4.4 Arrival by Car
Vienna has short-term parking zones. Parking vouchers (“Parkscheine”), to be filled in and placed behind the windscreen, are available at tobacco shops (“Tabak-Trafik”), railway stations, ticket machines at underground stations and Vienna public transport offices (Wiener Linien). Parking within city limits is 2,60€ per hour, and you need to renew your parking voucher every two hours. Parking officers to check up on that are quite common everywhere in the city. You can use the app “Handyparken” to manage your vouchers on your phone: https://www.handyparken.at/.
Getting to BOKU
The fastest and cheapest way of moving around Vienna is using public transport. Buses, suburban trains, trams and underground lines will take you almost anywhere in the city in no time at all. Vienna public transport Wiener Linien operates five underground lines, 31 tram and 80 bus lines, of which 21 are night lines. Night lines operate between 00.30 and 05:00.
Tickets for public transport can be bought via the website https://shop.wienmobil.at/en/products or at underground- and train stations. When travelling with trams, a ticket can also be bought on board.
Use the App “WienMobil” to manage your tickets on your phone, and plan your trips within the city.
To reach the Forum venue at BOKU University, in the building “Ilse-Wallentin-Haus” (ILWA), Peter-Jordan Strasse 82, we recommend travelling by public transport: bus line 40A, stop ‘Borkowskigasse’, 37A or 10A, stop ‘Dänenstraße’. Then it is a 3-minute walk to the event venue. If you arrive via the InnerCity Train (S-Bahn) S45 to station “Krottenbachstraße” it is a 15-minute walk to the event venue. If you are staying in the Living Hotel Kaiser Franz Joseph it is a 20 minute walk to the venue.
Bicycle parking spaces are available at the Ilse-Wallentin-Haus. If you require assistance for barrier-free access participation in the event, please contact
If you need to use the car to get to BOKU, use the address Peter-Jordan Strasse 82 to navigate to the BOKU campus and park anywhere. Usually there are enough parking spots available within a 5-minute walking distance. See above point “arrival by car” for more information on parking fees.