Vienna International Airport

Vienna Airport (IATA: VIE, ICAO: LOWW) is an international airport serving Vienna, the capital of Austria. It is located in Schwechat, 18 km (11 mi) southeast of central Vienna and 57 kilometres (35 mi) west of Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia. Its official name according to the Austrian Aeronautical Information Publication is Wien-Schwechat Airport. It is the country’s largest airport and serves as the hub for Austrian Airlines as well as a base for low-cost carrier Ryanair and since April 2025 also for leisure airline Condor. It is capable of handling wide-body aircraft up to the Airbus A380. The airport features a dense network of European destinations as well as long-haul flights to Asia, North America and Africa. Terminals Terminal 1A, a standalone building opposite Terminal 1, originally built as a temporary complex in 2005. It hosts check-in facilities for a variety of carriers, including leisure airlines like Air Arabia, Condor or SunExpress, along with legacy and long haul carriers like Hainan Airlines or China Airlines. For renovation purposes the terminal had been temporarily closed in early 2025 and was reopened in modernised appearance April 2025. Terminal 2 was finished in 1960, when it was the only terminal of the airport. A huge extension was built in 1993. Because of the opening of the new Terminal 3, the check-in area of Terminal 2 stopped operating in 2012. It was refurbished between 2016 and 2022 and now features new security screening areas and a revamped baggage reclaim. Terminal 3, also referred to as the Austrian Star Alliance Terminal, with its adjoining Concourses F and G is the airport’s newest facility. It was built between 2006 and 2012. It is used by Austrian Airlines, most Star Alliance members, and a number of other carriers including Emirates, El Al, Korean Air and Qatar Airways. A planned expansion has been postponed indefinitely. OE-LZC Austrian Airlines Airbus A320-200 Busiest routes Frankfurt Berlin–Tegel Charles de Gaulle (Paris) Amsterdam Zürich London–Heathrow Düsseldorf Hamburg El-Prat (Barcelona) Bucharest Tel Aviv Dubai–International Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi Taipei–Taoyuan Sabiha Gökçen (Istanbul) Antalya Doha Chicago–O’Hare Toronto–Pearson Cairo Transport The Vienna S-Bahn line S7 provides a local service to the city centre taking approx. 25 minutes (one-way ticket: €5.20). The more expensive City Airport Train (CAT) connects the airport directly to Wien Mitte railway station, close to the city centre, in 16 minutes (one-way ticket: €14.20). Additionally, the underground railway station has been expanded to accommodate long-distance trains. Since December 2014, the first trains passing Vienna’s new main station, ICE services from Germany, terminate at the airport. Since December 2015, ÖBB Railjet services operate to the airport as well. The airport lies directly adjacent to motorway A4 which leads from central Vienna to Budapest. It has its own exit named Flughafen Wien-Schwechat. Taxis and car rental facilities are available at the airport. There are also several taxi companies that operate at the airport. Buses operate from the airport to various places in Vienna and to other cities including Bratislava, Budapest and Brno. See also France travel guide Spain travel guide Catalonia travel guide Pyrenees travel guideThe post Vienna International Airport first appeared on All PYRENEES.