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Travel Tips
Travelling to a foreign country is always an experience.
To avoid any difficulties, always check the following in advance:
- if you need a visa to go to Vienna (Austria)
- if your passport is valid
- health: generally, no particular vaccinations
are needed for visiting Austria but do bring a first-aid
kit
- health insurance: medical care is expensive, get
health insurance esp. if you plan to stay longer
- find out about local etiquette, Austria's dos and don'ts
- if you need an adaptor (electricity: 220 V, 50
Hz)
- pack carefully: Austrian weather
is not the most reliable, be sure to bring clothing for all types of weather.
- Austria follows the metric system, online
metric converter
- currency: Euro!!
- time zone: 1 hour ahead of Greenwich Medium Time
(+1 GMT)
Don't forget!: Austria observes Daylight Saving Time from March
to October
Getting There
Vienna Schwechat is Austria's main airport, but you can also
fly to Linz, Salzburg, Innsbruck, Klagenfurt or Graz. Austrian
Airlines (AUA), is a holding company that includes Lauda Air
and Tyrolean Airlines as well, flies to numerous international
destinations. Find out about cheap
flights to Vienna.
The Austrian rail network is comfortable, modern and reliable. International
bus connections are cheaper but also slower and less comfortable.
The network of streets and highways is excellent and well
maintained. You can cross the border 24 hours a day at major
crossing points.
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