TRANSPORT IN AUSTRIA

Transport

Austria has one of the most highly developed transport networks in the European Union with a dense bus and rail network criss-crossing the country. Especially the federal capital Vienna has an excellent public transport infrastructure. 

Motorways

There is a toll for utilizing motorways in Austria. In the event that you are utilizing the motorways, you should acquire a motorway sticker (Autobahn vignette) at the Austrian outskirt. You can purchase this motorway sticker at any mail station or tobacconist's shop (Traffic) in Austria and at outskirt posts and motorway benefit territories

Public transport

In extensive towns there are different value bargains for movement by open transport. A solitary ticket (for a trek through the town one way) costs a normal of €1.80‑2.20. In numerous towns, in any case, there are day by day, week by week, month to month or yearly goes and additionally uncommon arrangements for sightseers. 

In bigger towns, single tickets and multi-ride cards can be acquired from machines either at the stop or station or on the vehicle in many types of open transport (e.g. from the driver). You can likewise purchase single tickets and multi-ride cards ahead of time from tobacconist's shops (e.g. in Vienna). In provincial zones you typically need to purchase singular tickets, season tickets, and so forth from the driver.

In rural areas, buses and rail services are the main means of public transport. A ticket for a journey of some five kilo meters costs an average of €2.00. If you use transport services within a town, you often pay a reduced local fare. There are discounts for certain passenger categories (children, pensioners, students).

Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB)

You can buy tickets at any station, but also from travel agents selling tickets, from ticket machines (regional transport) and from the conductor (intercity trains, a €3.00 service charge is here added to the ticket price), as well as over the Internet.

Air travel

You can obtain information on air fares at any airport in your country of origin or at any Austrian airport.  

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