Getting to Austria and other information for
tourists.
Austria by Road
All the major Austrian cities are connected by motorway, if you need
to get somewhere quickly, but driving on Austria's national roads is always more
interesting.
If you bring your own car to Austria, and intend to drive on the
motorways, you will need to buy a vignette -- available from service stations -- and stick
it in your window.
Vignettes can be bought for ten days, one month, two months or a year.
There are also tolls on some of the tunnels, but you may prefer to drive over the passes
in the summer months.
Austria by Train
Austria connects well with all of Europe's major cities. Timetables.
Austria by Boat
Lake Constance, or Bodensee, has services between Switzerland, Bregenz in Austria, and Germany during the summer season.
The River Danube has traffic from Ravensburg in Germany, through
Vienna onto Bratislava, Budapest, Belgrade and the Black Sea.
Austria by Air
Airlines and Airports:
The national airline is Austrian Airlines, and the
former Formula 1 champion, Niki Lauda, owns Lauda Air.
Vienna's international airport is located at Schwechat; to the
south-east of the city. There are also smaller airports at Innsbruck and Salzburg.
Austria for Americans:
This site is produced by the Austrian National Tourist Office exclusively for North
American residents and contains material specific to their needs.
Austrian
National Tourist Office:
The official page for tourism in Austria.
Austrian Regions:
Austria is divided into nine provinces.
Casinos
Austria:
There are twelve Casinos in Austria: Baden, Bad Gastein, Bregenz, Graz, Innsbruck,
Kitzbühel, Kleinwalsertal, Linz, Salzburg, Seefeld, Velden and Wien.
The Euro:
Now the official currency in Austria.
Tour
My Country:
Benedikt Mandl, an Austrian, offers first-hand, local advice for travellers wishing to
visit Austria; not the picture-perfect image that tourist offices draw of Austria.
U.S. Embassy,
Vienna:
Gateway to information and services provided by the U.S. Embassy in Vienna -- there's even
an Embassy Chatroom, available every first and third Wednesday of the month.
Walking Seefeld:
An independent vacation guide to active summer holidays on the Seefeld plateau, near Innsbruck.
Austrian Culture:
Austria's illustrious history leaves a lot of memories behind. Uncover the delights of
former glory.
About
Austria:
Illustrated tourist and travel information on Austria's major cities. Also find out more
about living in Austria and learning German.
More detailed travel destination information for:
Vienna.
Books
on Austria Travel:
Browse Amazon's best-selling list of books on travel in Austria.
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