Moving around Vienna: underground, trams, buses, and more. Vienna is an exciting city with so many things to do and see. It will take the average visitor several days or even weeks to explore it fully. If you are visiting Vienna individually, without an organized group through a travel agency, it will be very useful to know how to move around the city and see as many attractions as you possibly can. Vienna has several means of transport available and here are our recommendations and tips.
Fastest and cheapest transport: public transport, especially underground
To get from point A to point B, the best and cheapest way is public transport. Vienna has comprehensive, integrated, efficient, punctual, and very affordable public transport, which includes underground, trams, trains, and buses. It is operated by the Wiener Linien company (wienerlinien.at) that sells tickets, manages an app, and provides all travel info.
Tickets are sold by duration and type of passenger – children and senior citizens ride free or have discounted tickets and you can purchase daily (also 24-hour ticket), weekly, monthly or yearly tickets. You can also buy individual tickets for each ride, but this would be too cumbersome and will delay your trip. There are machines at every station to purchase tickets with a card or cash, but this makes sense only if you want to take a single trip.
Daily ticket is valid from the time of purchase until 1 AM the next day. Very useful for daily travels throughout the city. Price 5.8 Euro ($6.5)
24 hour ticket is valid for 24 hours from the time of purchase. It is suitable if you are planning to move during the night (concerts, clubs, etc). Price 8 Euros ($9)
48 hours is valid for 48 hours from the time of purchase and it is a very good option for a weekend visit to Vienna. Price 14 Euros ($16)
72 hours price 17.10 Euro ($19) and it is also very suitable for weekend transportation.
Weekly ticket is the same price as 72 hours ticket, but this one is valid only from Monday following the purchase, so it is suitable if you start your visit on Sunday evening.
Monthly ticket starts on the first of the month and costs 51 Euro ($58). This is great value if you are staying longer period in Vienna,
Yearly ticket is obviously not suitable for visitors, but if you are moving to Vienna, this is the way to go. It costs 365 Euro, so you will be paying 1 Euro per day to ride on entire Vienna public transport as much as you want!
It is recommended to download Wiener Linien app from Appstore or Google Play and have all your tickets ready on your mobile. You can also buy tickets from the ticket office or from the ticket machines.
But, if you want to make sure you get a correct underground line, bus or tram, please use Google Maps instead. It was proven to be more user-friendly and accurate than Wiener Linien app. Don’t ask why, but very few companies can beat Google in their own game. So, in short – use Wiener Linien app to buy tickets and check the schedules, and use Google Maps for navigating and trip planning.
Taxi and Uber
Classic taxi service is available throughout Vienna and there are, besides Uber, several other online solutions.
Standard taxi has following numbers:
- +43 1 60 160
- +43 1 40 100
- +43 1 31 300
Please note for making this call, you should have a local number or roaming on your phone. You can also book online at the following addresses: