Information on Public Transport and Hotels in Vienna

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1 Information on Public Transport and Hotels in Vienna This file contains information on public transport in Vienna, as well as on three conveniently located hotels where the ESI can make reservations for you at special rates. The address of the Erwin Schrödinger Institute for Mathematical Physics (ESI) is Boltzmanngasse 9, 2nd floor A-1090 Vienna, AUSTRIA Tel +43 (1) Fax +43 (1) The Secretariat is open Monday to Friday 8 am to 7 pm except on public holidays. 1

2 Public Transport Public transport is convenient and safe. Trams and underground trains generally run until about midnight: first and last trains are listed at each stop. There are also night buses on some routes, but they follow different rules. Getting Around Inside each bus, underground or tram carriage there is a list of all the stops on that line. All stops are signposted (at bus and tram stops at the top of the stop sign). Free subway maps are available at information offices. Ticket vending machines take 100 Schilling bank notes but it is advisable to have some small change with you. Zone 1 covers all of Vienna; the other zones apply to lines to nearby towns, or to Vienna Airport. In particular, if you buy a single ticket (= Einzelfahrkarte) at a vending machine you should press yellow button no 1 under the Einzelfahrkarte table for adults. Ticket Options The following tickets are available at vending machines, tobacconists, or ticket offices at railway stations. (1) Single tickets for ATS 22 (also available in packs of 5 from tobacconists - ATS 95). Each single ticket allows travel for one person on a single journey in a well defined direction, and allows any number of transfers between buses, trams and underground trains. The ticket should be stamped once at the beginning of the journey at a blue Entwerter machine found at the entrance to underground stations and in buses or trams. (2) 8-day strip ticket for ATS 300 for a total of 8 (not necessarily consecutive) days of travel (at a vending machine press the green button U to obtain such a ticket). One of the eight strips has to be stamped at an Entwerter for each day used, at the beginning of the first journey of that day. After that you just have to carry the ticket with you. These tickets also be used for several persons travelling together, provided that one field is stamped for each person once for each day and person. 2

3 (3) The 24-hour and 72-hour rover tickets are valid throughout Vienna for exactly 24 or 72 hours from the time they are punched (not valid on night buses). (4) Weekly tickets for ATS 155, valid from Monday to Sunday, and monthly tickets for ATS 560, valid for a calendar month. These are available from ticket offices and tobacconists. When buying your first weekly or monthly ticket ask for the (free) white card onto which the ticket should be stuck. Each card is issued with a number and each weekly/monthly ticket must have this number entered into the space provided otherwise the ticket is invalid. These tickets are transferable, but if n people travel together, you must be able to produce n tickets! Transportation from the airport to Bahnhof Landstrasse Taxis from the airport to Vienna are expensive, so you might prefer to either take the airport shuttle service from the airport to terminus Bahnhof Landstrasse/City Terminal/Vienna Hilton Hotel (price around ATS 80, every 20 min., tickets available from the driver), or use a local train from the airport to Bahnhof Landstrasse (price = 2 single tram tickets = ATS 34, about every 30 min.; tickets are available from a ticket office office on the platform from which the train leaves). 3

4 Hotels As Vienna is a very popular place for tourists, there are many hotels but hotel rates can be quite high. The ESI has special agreements with three hotels and will make the reservation for you once you have provided the exact dates of your stay. In any case we advise you to make your reservations as early as possible. Hotel Kaiser Franz Joseph **** Hotel Kaiser Franz Joseph Sieveringerstrasse 4 A-1190 Wien Tel +43 (1) Fax +43 (1) HOTEL ROOMS (including breakfast) (prices valid from until ) Room single double suite Rate 920 ATS/night ATS/night ATS/night APPARTMENTS WITH KITCHEN AT THE HOTEL (without breakfast) (prices valid from until ) Room Rate (5-14 nights) Rate (15+ nights) single 575 ATS/night 415 ATS/night double with two 775 ATS/night 560 ATS/night separate beds double with one 930 ATS/night 600 ATS/night large bed for two (Attention: no desk inside) maisonette superior ATS/night 870 ATS/night (for 2 persons) 4

5 Getting There (A) From Bahnhof Landsstrasse From Bahnhof Landstrasse you can either take a taxi to the hotel (about ATS 200), or continue by public transport: take the underground line U-4 in the direction Heiligenstadt. At the second stop (Schottenring) change to underground line U-2 (unique direction). At the first stop (Schottentor) change to tram Nr. 38 (direction Grinzing ), and get out many stops later at Sieveringer Strasse. The hotel is at the beginning of Sieveringer Strasse. Total travel time around 40 minutes. (B) From Westbahnhof Taxis from Westbahnhof to the hotel are around ATS 150. Otherwise take tram Nr. 5 (direction Praterstern ), and get outat Währingerstrasse/Spitalgasse many stops later. Change into tram Nr. 38, direction Grinzing, and continue as in (A). Total travel time around 45 minutes. (C) From Südbahnhof Taxis from Südbahnhof to the hotel are around ATS 220. Otherwise take the tram D (direction Nussdorf ), and get out at Schottentor/Universität many stops later. Change into tram Nr. 38, direction Grinzing, and continue as in (A). Total travel time around 45 minutes. Getting from the hotel to ESI Travelling either on tram Nr. 5 (cf. (B)) or Nr. 38 (cf. (A) and (C)), get out at Währingerstrasse/Spitalgasse. From the hotel take the tram Nr. 38 into town (Schottentor), and again get out at Währingerstrasse/Spitalgasse. From the stop Währingerstrasse/Spitalgasse walk along Waehringerstrasse towards the city centre to Strudlhofgasse, turn left along the Strudlhofgasse to the crossroads with Boltzmanngasse, turn left and ESI can be found at Boltzmanngasse 9, 2nd Floor. 5

6 Hotel Boltzmann **** (Arcotel) The hotel is situated in an absolutely quiet residential area only 2 minutes walking distance from ESI. Hotel Boltzmann Boltzmanngasse 8 A-1090 Wien Tel +43 (1) Fax +43 (1) HOTEL ROOMS (including breakfast) (prices valid from until ) Room Rate (1-6 nights) Rate (7+ nights) single ATS/night 700 ATS/night ATS/night 700 ATS/night ATS/night 700 ATS/night double ATS/night 1100 ATS/night ATS/night 1100 ATS/night ATS/night 1100 ATS/night Getting There (A) From Bahnhof Landsstrasse From Bahnhof Landstrasse you can either take a taxi to the hotel (about ATS 200), or continue by public transport: take the underground line U-4 in the direction Heiligenstadt. At the second stop (Schottenring) change to underground line U-2 (unique direction). At the first stop (Schottentor) change to tram Nr. 37, 38, 40, 41 or 42, and get out 2 stops later at Währingerstrasse/Spitalgasse. From the stop Währingerstrasse/Spitalgasse walk along Währingerstrasse towards the city centre to Strudlhofgasse, turn left along the Strudlhofgasse to the crossroads with Boltzmanngasse, turn right and you are just in front of the Hotel Boltmanngasse. 6

7 (B) From Westbahnhof Taxis from Westbahnhof to the hotel are around ATS 150. Otherwise take the underground line U-6 in the direction Heiligenstadt,and get out at Währingerstrasse/Volksoper. Change into tram Nr. 40 or 41 direction Schottentor, and get out 1 stop later at Währingerstrasse/Spitalgasse. Continue as in (A). Total travel time around 30 minutes. (C) From Südbahnhof Taxis from Südbahnhof to the hotel are around ATS 220. Otherwise take the tram D (direction Nussdorf ), and get out at Schottentor/Universität many stops later. Change into tram Nr. 37, 38, 40, 41 or 42 and continue as in (A). Total travel time around 45 minutes. Getting from the hotel to ESI ESI can be found at Boltmanngasse 9, 2nd Floor (about 2 min. walking distance from the Hotel). 7

8 Hotel Mozart This hotel offers very reasonnable rates for our guests. It is situated in a walking distance of about 10min. from the Institute. Hotel Mozart Julius-Tandler-Platz 4 A-1090 Wien Tel +43 (1) Fax +43 (1) HOTEL ROOMS (including breakfast) Room single double Rate 600 ATS/night 900 ATS/night Getting There (A) From Bahnhof Landsstrasse (B) From Westbahnhof Taxis from Westbahnhof to the hotel are around ATS 150. Otherwise take the underground line U-6 in the direction Heiligenstadt,and get out at Währingerstrasse/Volksoper. Change into tram Nr. 40 or 41 direction Schottentor, and get out 1 stop later at Währingerstrasse/Spitalgasse. Change into tram Nr. 5 or 33 (direction Praterstern) and get out 2 stations later at Julius Tandler Platz and you are just in front of the hotel. Total travel time around 35 minutes. (C) From Südbahnhof Taxis from Südbahnhof to the hotel are around ATS 220. Otherwise take the tram D (direction Nussdorf ), and get out at Julius Tandler Platz many stops later and you are just in front of the hotel. Total travel time around 30 minutes. 8

9 Getting from the hotel to ESI ESI can be found at Boltmanngasse 9, 2nd Floor (about 10 min. walking distance from the Hotel). 9