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Hilton Vienna Park
Am Stadtpark 1
1030 Wien
Austria
Vienna International Airport (VIE)
Airport Taxi Information
VOR ticketed trains are running at 03, 11, 19, 33, 41 and 46 minutes past the hour.
Ticket vending machines are located at the airport when walking towards the train platform in the sub-basement, or (better) in the main arrival hall to the right, next to the ramp leading down towards the train platforms. There should also be a staffed ticket shop in that vicinity.
Online pre-paid tickets: https://shop.vor.at/
N.B. The CAT public website presently states that the CAT trains are not running again until the 29th of March. Inbound travel from the airport by train will require the use of the other services, described above.
CAT trains depart at the airport (when running) at 08 and 38 min past top of the hour. (See below for other trains)
CAT Services are currently suspended, but it is not unreasonable to expect that to resume by the time of the IETF.
Taking CAT, any Airport Luggage can be checked in directly at the train station Wien Mitte, on departure.
A two-way ticket on the CAT is priced €19 (online prepurchase) / €21 (vending machine) - and you may get Miles on a Miles&More (United, Star Alliance) card.
(note that CAT trains are only a few minutes faster than VOR / ÖBB trains, but they don't have an intermediate stop. On the way out to the Airport, however, the CAT allows you to drop your checked luggage already at Wien Mitte station).
The public transport network covering the larger vienna area is VOR (Verkehrsverbund Ost-Region), the local network in Vienna is "Wiener Linien", and consists of Metro lines, Trams, Buses. It's reliable, safe, quite cheap, and an "open" system (no gates - infrequent ticket checks in trains and stations). Most major lines (particularly the metro lines) run between 5:30 and shortly after midnight - intervals down to 2 minutes during rush hour. During weekday nights, there's a "night bus" service at intervals of 30 minutes. The metro runs through the whole night before Sat and Sun to cater for the nightlife at 15 min interval. Standard tickets are valid for night services.
(tl;dr: I'd highly recommend a weekly ticket if you plan using public transport for the whole week https://www.wienerlinien.at/eportal3/ep/channelView.do/pageTypeId/66533/channelId/-47399 - additional zones required for the airport legs.)
VOR ticket can be calculated and prepaid here:
Price for a single trip Airport-City using VOR €4,80 (or €9,60 for both ways) - slightly more expensive that a point-to-point only ticket (€4,60)
If you plan to use public transport in the city throughout the week, you can combine a single-trip ticket (airport to city limits) with a 2-day, 3-day, 8-day (non-consecutive), week (consecutive) or monthly pass valid in the city center:
https://preisauskunft.vor.at/current/index.html
All the above tickets are not personalized and can be used (at different times) by a different person.
The least cost option to cover the week of the IETF is probably: 1 single ticket (€2.4) airport to city limits 48/72hr/week ticket within city limits until Monday 09:00 (14.1/17.1) 1 week ticket coverig the actual IETF week (17.1) 1 single ticket returning to the airport (on top of the still valid week ticket) (€2.4)
Total cost €39 arriving between Mon 14.3 .. Fri 18.3, or €36 arriving Sat/Sun? 19.3 / 20.3, or €21.9 arriving Mon 21.3.
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(besides the usual tourist franchises)
Tipping: 10% of the total bill on small bills is perfectly fine, even less on larger bills. For example, if the bill is 21,40€, a total of 23€ or 24€ would be perfectly fine. For a bill like 83€, 90€ would be reasonable (given the service was ok!). When splitting the bill, everybody is expected to do their own tipping. Tipping in Austria works like this: The waiter announces (or hands you) the amount ("21,80 for you"), and you hand the waiter the money (or the card), and announce the total sum ("make it 23€").
Places to eat: (not exhaustive!)
To get a decent Viennese Schnitzel or Tafelspitz - these places are slightly upscale:
Or expirience an Heurigen (may require you to pick up food yourself, serving only drinks to the table)
Traditional Viennese Tavern/Restaurants - less upscale:
For a quick bite, there are a few "food court" style options / fast food chains in the Mall across the Hilton Hotel, including some Asian options (Walking distance... hmm, 35 seconds?). Walking up "Landstrasser Hauptstrasse" is Rochusmarkt, An open air market with a few options to sit down for a snack or small meal - weather permitting (some stalls do have few tables indoor as well).
Other "non austrian" fare options (most are quick and budget-friendly):
Fine Dining nearby: (Reservations required!)
Coffee in (short) walking distance:
Traditional Vienna Coffee Houses nearby:
(The fascinating thing about viennese coffe houses is that you can sit and relax for as long as you want, even with a single coffee, and read all the provided newspapers for hours... Popular with journalists, artists, students - but also suitable for business meetings. Most coffee houses serve light meals during lunch hours):
Tea in walking distance:
Curfew was lifted March 5, so most clubs & bars are open again. Entrance requirement is proof of vaccination or recovery ("2G"), most places prefer the QR code presented by the "Green Pass" app, but sould also accept the yellow WHO vaccination passports.
Current weather conditions in Vienna, Austria
Opening hours are typically 10am - 7pm for non-amenity shops during the week, and 10am-6pm on Saturday. Almost all shops are closed on Sunday. Nearby options:
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