Vienna Airport (VIE) Information

Where is Vienna Airport?  

Known worldwide as the "City of Music", Vienna is famous for its musical legacy - visitors flock here to soak in the sounds while enjoying the coffee culture and magnificent music halls.

With roots in early Celtic and Roman settlements, later transformed into a Medieval and Baroque city, Vienna's old town is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. With Baroque castles and gardens, and a late-19th-century Ringstrasse (ring road) lined with grand buildings, parks and monuments, Vienna is a delight.

Vienna International Airport (IATA: VIE, ICAO: LOWW), also referred to as Vienna Schwechat Airport, or simply Vienna Airport, is located in the municipality of Schwechat, southeast of central Vienna, Austria.

Renovations and expansion at Vienna Airport is continuing. In June 2012, the new Austrian Star Alliance terminal (formerly Skylink) was opened. In January 2013, a refurbished Check-In 1 was unveiled.

During 2011, Vienna Airport served 21,106,292 passengers, making it the 19th busiest in Europe. An alternate to arriving in Vienna is to fly into nearby Bratislava Airport (BTS), in nearby Slovakia, just 54 kilometres (34 miles) from Vienna.

Among the many airlines that fly from Vienna Airport are Aegean Airlines, Aer Lingus, Aeroflot, Air Arabia, Air Berlin, Air France, Alitalia, Austrian Airlines, British Airways, China Airlines, Cyprus Airways, EasyJet, Emirates, El Al, EVA Air, Germanwings, Iberia, KLM, Lufthansa, Niki, Pegasus Airlines, Qatar Airways, Royal Jordanian, Swiss International Air Lines, Turkish Airlines and Vueling.

The busiest international routes from Vienna Airport are Amsterdam, Berlin, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, London, Moscow, Munich, Paris and Zurich.

A few of the other cities served include Athens, Baghdad, Bangkok, Belfast, Bern, Cairo, Corfu, Delhi, Doha, Dubai, Innsbruck, Istanbul, Kiev, Lisbon, Ljubljana, Malaga, New York, Nice, Oslo, Podgorica, Rhodes, Rotterdam, Santorini, St. Petersburg, Taipei, Tehran, Warsaw and Washington DC, plus, of course, destinations in Austria.

Your best bet for a Vienna Airport transfer is the S-Bhan train. Details on all options are included ih this guide.

Or, to truly arrive stress free, treat yourself to a private Vienna Airport transfer from IHateTaxis.

Vienna Airport is home to one of the most stunning control towers in the world. If you can manage it, arrange for a nighttime arrival, get a window seat, and keep your eyes open for the illuminated, architecturally designed tower. 

 

Services at Vienna Airport include:

• Lounges
• Offices & event rooms
• Chapel
• Visitor's Terrace (open daily 10:00 to 20:00, March 15 to 15 November 15 only, EUR 2)
• VISITAIR Visitor Centre - airport information
• VISITAIR Airport Tours - bus tour of apron areas (German only, fee)
• Gas station and supermarket on the airport property

Additional Vienna Airport information may be found by visiting their official website below.

• Official VIE Vienna International Airport Website