Logistic Note WG Climate Change Vienna

Logistic Note

5th Meeting of Carpathian Convention Working Group on Adaptation to Climate Change

Located at the Vienna International Centre VIC C-building, 2th floor, Room C0229 Wagramerstreet 5 A – 1400 Vienna

Registration needed: Security regulations at the VIC require that all visitors register in order to enter the VIC premises. UNEP Vienna SCC needs to inform the Security service about your arrival. Registration will then take place at the Security desk at Gate 1. After presenting an ID (e.g. passport) to the Security desk, visitors will be issued badges, which will enable them to access the VIC.

Reaching the VIC: Visitors coming by taxi are advised to leave the vehicle in the side lane (Nebenfahrbahn) of the Wagramer Strasse, register at Gate 1, walk over the plaza and enter the D-building.

Visitors coming by metro (“U-Bahn”) on line U1, which connects you with the airport trains, should get off at the “Kaisermühlen-Vienna International Centre”, enter VIC grounds at Gate 1, and proceed to the plaza and D-building.

To get from the Schwechat Vienna Airport, located 8 km from downtown, to the city centre, you can choose the (1) City Airport Train (CAT), an (2) Airport Bus, the (3) Schnellbahn (City Train) or a (4) Taxi.

1. City Airport Train (CAT) The CAT leaves every half hour from the city centre (Landstrasse/Wien Mitte) and the airport. The journey lasts 16 minutes, a one-way ticket costs 11 Euro, return ticket costs 17 Euro. To buy cheaper tickets online and for further information please see: http://www.cityairporttrain.com/Infos/Tarifubersicht-(1).aspx

2. Airport bus: An airport bus service, line 1183, operates from the Vienna International Airport to the „Kaisermühlen Vienna International Centre (VIC)“. Journey time is approximately 30 minutes. Buses run every hour from 07:10 until 20:10. In the opposite direction buses leave from 06:10 to 19:10. If you wish to go straight to the center, take the airport bus line 1185 to “Morzinsplatz/Schwedenplatz”. The ticket costs 8 Euro one-way, 13 Euro return. For more information please see:

UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME Vienna Office Secretariat of the Carpathian Convention Vienna International Centre Room E0481, PO Box 500, A 1400 Vienna, Austria Tel: (+ 43 - 1) 26060 - 5338, Fax: (+ 43 - 1) 26060 - 75338, E-mail: [email protected]

http://www.postbus.at/en/Airportbus/Vienna_AirportLines/index.jsp http://www.viennaairport.com/en/passengers/arrival__parking/bus_connections

3. City Train (Schnellbahn S7) Tickets can be purchased from the ticket machines on the platform and need to be validated/punched before entering the train. From the airport to the centre of Vienna, you should choose train with signs "Wien Mitte," "Wien Nord" or "Floridsdorf." One way will cost 4.40 Euro. Please make sure that the train in the direction of the airport shows either the sign "Wolfsthal" or "Flughafen." For timetable information and route maps please see: http://www.wienerlinien.at/eportal2/ep/tab.do?tabId=0

4.Taxi Taxi can be found in front of the arrival hall. It is advised to book a taxi in advance, either over the phone or the internet. Please see link for more details: http://mobile.viennaairport.com/jart/prj3/va/main.jart?rel=en&content- id=1249344074251&reserve-mode=active&pda=y

Moving around with the metro: The fastest and most comfortable way to move around Vienna is the metro. Please see this map and http://www.wienerlinien.at/eportal2/ep/home.do?tabId=0 for further information.

5. Accommodation Due to a high price range, participants are kindly asked to make hotel reservation according to their preferences. However, below you can find a list of hotel located in vicinity of the VIC premises and the city center.

HOTELS

NH Danube City **** Wagramerstrasse 21 1220 Vienna

Tel.: +43 1 260 200 [email protected]

http://www.nh-hotels.com/hotel/nh-danube-city Next to the VIC

GRABEN HOTEL Dorotheergasse 3 1010 Vienna Tel: 512 15 31 0 Subway stop: U1/Stephansplatz All major credit cards accepted

HOTEL WANDL Petersplatz 9 1010 Vienna Tel: +43 1 534 55-0 Fax: +43 1 534 55-77

http://www.hotel-wandl.com/

HOTEL HOLLMANN BELETAGE Köllnerhofgasse 6, 1010 Vienna, Austria Tel. +43.1.96 11 960, Fax. +43.1.96 11 960 33

http://www.hollmann-beletage.at/

AUSTRIA TREND HOTEL Wagramer Strasse 83-85 1220 Vienna Tel: +43 1 203 55 45-0 Subway stop: U1/Kagran All major credit cards accepted

HOTEL CAPRI Praterstrasse 44-46 1020 Vienna Tel: 214 84 04 Subway stop: U1/Nestroyplatz All major credit cards accepted

HOTEL ROYAL Singerstrasse 3 1010 Vienna Tel: 515 68 0 Subway stop: U1 Stephanplatz All major credit cards accepted

SUITEHOTEL Radingerstrasse 2 1020 Vienna Tel: 24588 0 Subway stop: U1/Vorgartenstrasse All major credit cards accepted

HOTEL CRISTALL Franzensbrueckenstrasse 9 1020 Vienna Tel: 216 81 42 Subway stop: U1/Praterstern All major credit cards accepted

HOTEL MERCURE WIEN ZENTRUM Fleischmarkt 1A 1010 Vienna Tel: 53460 0 Subway stop: U1/U4 Schwedenplatz All major credit cards accepted

PARK INN VIENNA (prev. Country Inn) Wagramerstrasse 16/16a 1220 Vienna Tel: 260 40 0 Subway stop: U1/Vienna Int. Center All major credit cards accepted

HOTEL CAPRICORNO Schwedenplatz 3-4 1010 Vienna Tel: 533 31 04 Subway stop: U1 or U4 Schwedenplatz All major credit cards accepted

NH DANUBE CITY (formerly Crowne Plaza) Wagramerstrasse 21 1220 Vienna Tel: 260 200 Subway stop: U1/Alte Donau All major credit cards accepted

ARCOTEL KAISERWASSER Wagramerstrasse 8 1220 Vienna Tel: 224 24 0 Subway stop: U1/Kaisermühlen, Vienna International Centre All major credit cards accepted

RADISSON SAS HOTEL Parkring 12a 1010 Vienna Tel: 515170 Subway stop: U4/Stadtpark All major credit cards accepted

HOTEL MARRIOTT Parkring 12a 1010 Vienna Tel: 51518 0 Subway stop: U4/Stadtpark All major credit cards accepted

HILTON VIENNA Am Stadtpark 1030 Vienna Tel: 71700-0 Subway stop: U3/U4 Landstrasse/ Wien Mitte All major credit cards accepted

INTERCONTINENTAL VIENNA Johannesgasse 28 1037 Vienna Tel: 711 22 0 Subway stop: U4 Stadtpark All major credit cards are accepted

Contact person :

Klaudia Kuras – E-mail: [email protected] Tel : (+ 43-1) 26060-5620 Office Mobile: +4369914597251