Informational Guide to Vienna International Airport (VIE) - Non Official

Vienna Airport (VIE)

Find the most important information about Vienna Airport: Flights, Departures, Arrivals, Parking, Car Rentals, Hotels near the airport and other information about Vienna International Airport (VIE). Plan your travel to VIE Airport with the information provided in this guide.


Vienna International Airport (IATA: VIE, ICAO: LOWW), in German Flughafen Wien-Schwechat, is the main and largest international airport in Austria, located in Schwechat, 18 km (11 miles) southeast of its capital, Vienna.


Busiest routes from Vienna Airport are London, Frankfurt, Zürich, Düsseldorf, Paris, Berlin, Amsterdam, Istanbul, Hamburg and Munich. Vienna Airport is a hub for Austrian Airlines and a focus city for Ryanair, Korean Air Cargo and Wizz Air.

Vienna Airport handled 31,662,189 passengers in 2019. 

During 2020, Vienna Airport registered a total of 7,812,938 passengers. An important decrease due to coronavirus crisis. 

In 2021, VIE Airport handled a total of 10,405,523 passengers.

Terminals +info

Vienna Airport consists of a couple of terminals located within the same building: 

Terminal 1 

Terminal 3 

Facilities and Services +info

Vienna Airport offers some of the following services to passengers:

- Restaurants and cafés
- Police Station 
- Meeting Points
- Pharmacy
- ATMs
- Information points
- Porter Service

Transport +info

The following means of transport are available at Vienna Airport to get to the city centre:

Bus: There is public transportation available.
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Taxi: Get downtown to Vienna within 20 minutes by taxi.
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Train: By S bahn and City Airport Train (CAT).
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Transfers: If you want private transportation, you can book a transfer. 
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Car rental: Rent a car at Vienna Airport or through our search engine.
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Contact

Address: Einfahrtsstrasse, Schwechat, Upper Austria, 1300, AUSTRIA

Phone:
+43 1 7007 32300 

Email: ombudsstelle-sicherheit@viennaairport.com

About Vienna

Vienna, in German Wien, is the largest and capital city of Austria and its cultural, political and economic centre. Given its strategic location, close to the borders of Slovakia, Hungary and Czech Republic, it is part of the Centrope border region. Its historical city centre was designated in 2001 as a UNESCO World Heritage Site; then, in 2017, as a World Heritage Site in Danger.


While your visit in Vienna you shouldn’t miss the palaces of Hofburg and Schönbrunn, among other sites such as the Riesenrad in the Prater. Vienna features for its wide offer regarding cultural activities like museums, there are more than 100 art museums. Albertina, Belvedere and Leopold Museum are worth to see. You can also visit classic composers’ residences and its graves, such as Beethoven’s and Mozart’s memorial graves at the Central Cemetery in Vienna.