Meeting of the EUROCITIES WG Long term investment 13 June 2018, Address: Vienna City Hall, Room 319

Logistic information for the meeting

Recommended hotels:

Hotel Mercure Josefshof (close to Vienna City Hall) Josefsgasse 4-6, 1080 Vienna http://www.josefshof.com/en/hotel Reservation Email: [email protected] Tel: +43 1 40419 [Near City Hall & in the city centre.

Austria Trend Hotel Rathauspark (close to Vienna City Hall) Rathausstraße 17, 1010 Vienna Email: [email protected] Tel: +43 1 40412 Reservation link: www.austria-trend.at/book/EDFMEETING Near City Hall & in the city centre.

Fleming's Deluxe Hotel Wien-City (close to Vienna City Hall) Josefstädter Straße 10-12, 1080 Vienna Email: [email protected] Tel: +43 1 227 37 5555 Reservation link: https://www.myhotelreservation.net/b/haviefwc/HAVIEFWC/?lang=en_US&f=2017- 10-16&t=2017-10-18&i=EDF Near City Hall & in the city centre.

Further accommodation in Vienna can be found here: http://www.wien.info/en/travel-info/hotels-accommodations

How to get to the city centre

Travelling to Vienna by plane • Local airlines: o Austrian Airlines: http://www.austrian.com/ o Fly Niki: http://www.flyniki.com/ • Find best flights: o http://www.checkfelix.com/ (German only) o http://www.cheapflights.com/ (several languages) o http://www.kayak.com/ (several languages, change language on bottom of webpage)

Vienna Airport to city centre (Wien Mitte/ Landstraße) Vienna International Airport is located about 20 km from the city centre. There are the following options to get to the city centre from the airport: • Local or suburban railway S7 (“Schnellbahn S7”): Departure from the airport every 30 minutes, travel time 24 minutes to station “Wien Mitte”. The single ticket from the airport to the city centre costs € 3.90 and includes the suburban train as well as public transport from “Wien Mitte” to your final destination in Vienna. The ticket machine is located on the platform at the airport. Chose your language, press “National ticket with selection of destination” (“Fahrkarte Inland mit Zielwahl”), then choose destination “Wien Mitte” and press “OK buy ticket” (“Ticket kaufen”). From “Wien Mitte Landstraße” you can reach Vienna City Hall by taking the underground/ subway U3 (in direction “Ottakring”), get off at “Volkstheater", change here to (in direction “” or “Aspernstraße”) and get off at “”.

• City Airport Train (CAT): Every 30 minutes the CAT takes you to "Wien Mitte"(city centre) nonstop within 16 minutes (return ticket €21.- (19.-), single ticket €12.- (11.-) - the cheaper prices in brackets are only valid if you book the ticket(s) online). Getting off the City Airport Train (CAT) you have to change to public transport in Vienna (Wiener Linien) to arrive at e.g. Rathaus (Vienna City Hall) - a single ticket costs €2.20. From “Wien Mitte/ Landstraße” you take the underground/ subway U3 (in direction “Ottakring”), get off at “Volkstheater", change here to U2 (in direction “Seestadt” or “Aspernstraße”) and get off at the next stop “Rathaus”.

• Vienna Airport Lines (Bus): Departure every 30 minutes to “Rathaus” or “Kaisermühlen VIC” “Donaumarina” (single ticket € 8 return ticket € 13). For the conference venue on Monday (Wolke 19) get off at “Kaisermühlen VIC”. For the conference venue/hotels close to City Hall get off at “Rathaus”. To get back to the airport from the venue (Aspern) on Wednesday: take the underground/ subway U2 (in direction “Karlsplatz”) to “Donaumarina” and take the bus “Vienna Airport Lines” from there.

• By train (s. also travelling to Vienna by train): http://www.viennaairport.com/en/passengers/arrival__parking/s- bahn__suburban_railway Fare: from Euro 3.90 (from/to “Wien Mitte/ Landstrasse” or “Wien Hauptbahnhof”, including travel on entire Vienna public transport network).

• Taxi/cab: You can call a taxi by phoning +43140100. The taxi stand at Vienna Airport is located in front of the arrival/departure hall. Taxis can be very expensive (up to 45 euros), but if you ask in advance you can get a taxi for about 30 euros. See e.g.: flughafentaxi-wien.at or flughafen-taxi-wien.at.

Travelling to Vienna by train You can get information about departure times by calling ÖBB at +43 51717 or on the internet at http://www.oebb.at/.

• Railway station “Wien Hauptbahnhof” / Vienna Central Station: Take underground/ subway “” (in direction “Leopoldau”) and get off at “Karlsplatz”. Change here to U2 (in direction “Seestadt” or “Aspernstraße”) and get off at “Rathausplatz” to get to Vienna City Hall. • Railway station “Wien Westbahnhof” / Vienna West station: Take underground/ subway "U3" (in direction “Simmering”), after 3 stops, get off at change at “Volkstheater" here to underground/ subway “U2”, get off at “Rathaus” to get to Vienna City Hall.

Public transport in Vienna - Wiener Linien • Vienna Public Transport (Wiener Linien): http://www.wienerlinien.at/ • Overview underground/subway: Vienna (PDF)

City map: English / German

About Vienna / Tourist Information Information for visitors: http://www.wien.info/en Sightseeing: There is so much to see ... Music & stage shows: Vienna is the world's capital of music ... Shopping, wining & dining: The Viennese coffee houses are renowned the world over ... Prater: You should not miss a walk through the Prater, the location of the Giant Ferris Wheel (German: Riesenrad) State Opera: http://www.staatsoper.at/en/ The new opera house (modern opera): https://www.theater-wien.at/en/ State Theatre: http://www.burgtheater.at/ Museums (selection): http://www.wienmuseum.at/, http://www.khm.at/en/, http://www.albertina.at/en, http://www.mqw.at/en/ Palaces & museums: http://www.belvedere.at/en, https://www.schoenbrunn.at/en/ Churches/cathedrals: St Stephen’s Cathedral (Stephansdom), St Charles’ Church (Karlskirche)