Travel
If you come by plane:
From the airport Wien-Schwechat there are several possibilities to get into the city. Our suggestion is to take the S-Bahn (direction Floridsdorf) until Praterstern. From there you can take the metro U2 until Schottentor, from where you can either take a 10 minutes walk down the Währingerstraße until you reach the University Chemistry building or take one of the tramways 37, 38, 40, 41 or 42 for two stations to Spitalgasse. (Alternatively, you can change to tramway 5 (direction Westbahnhof) at Praterstern and travel until station Spitalgasse. ) For all that you only need a 2-zone-ticket which costs 4.40 €. You can get the ticket at the ticket machines at the airport.
Other options would include the CAT (City Airport Train) or the Vienna Airport Lines (Bus). Both are more expensive and also more complicated to use in order to get here. So don’t just stumble into the CAT only because all the ads at the airport suggest to do so 😉
If you come by train:
Depending from where you come you will probably either arrive at Wien Hauptbahnhof possibly coming through Wien Meidling. From the Hauptbahnhof we would suggest you take the metro U1 (direction Leopoldau) or the S-Bahn (direction Floridsdorf) to Praterstern and then take the metro U2 until Schottentor, from where you can either take a 10 minutes walk down the Währingerstraße until you reach the University Chemistry building or take one of the tramways 37, 38, 40, 41 or 42 for two stations to Spitalgasse. (Alternatively, you can change to tramway 5 (direction Westbahnhof) at Praterstern and travel until station Spitalgasse. )
If you can get off the train at either Wien Westbahnhof or Meidling you can take the U6 (direction Floridsdorf) to Währingerstraße and take one of the tramways 40,41 or 42 (direction Schottentor) to arrive at Spitalgasse.
If you come by car:
Think twice! Especially because there are no free parking lots around the venue. Parking fees are mandatory from Monday through Friday between 9am and 10pm. Tickets can be purchased at tobacco stores or gas stations. There is also the possibility to buy tickets online or by SMS. You can also park the car in one of the outer districts and then go into the inner districts by public transport. If none of this bothers you or your hotel offers you a parking place, use the google maps (venue already marked) to find the route. Further infos regarding parking are provided on the city website Parking in Vienna.
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Hotels
A small selection of hotels in the vicinity to the venue is listed in the following: