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Wien Westbahnhof (Wien / Vienna)
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Prior to the opening of Wien Hbf, this superbly elegant station was one of two main rail stations in the Austrian capital.
Now it's primary function is being the terminal in the city for the trains operated by Westbahn, which travel between Wien / Vienna and destinations to the west, including Innsbruck, Munchen, Salzburg and Zell-am-See.
Thanks to its elegant design Wien Wesstbahnhof is very user friendly - the access to to and from the trains is at an upper level, but there are multiple sets of escalators on the station concourse, and lifts / elevators are also available.
Public transport connections:
Wien Westbahnhof lives up to its name with a location on the western edge of central Vienna, but it has multiple public transport links, which are more easily located than those at Wien Hbf.
line U3
If the start or end point of your journey is located by a station served by line U3 of the Vienna Metro, the taking trains to and from Wien West is likely to make for an easier end-to-end journey than taking trains from and to Wien HBF - when both routes are an option.
In particular line U3 stops at Volkstheater station which is within a 5 min walk of the Kunsthistorisches Museum and the Mumok (Museum of Modern Art) and the Leopold Museum.
Line 3 also stops at Stubentor station which is close by the MAK Museum of Applied Arts.
line U6
At Wien West, the access to the line U6 is by using its glass roofed building which is immediately in front of the main rail station.
by tram
Multiple tram routes use the stops in front of the station, but they don't connect Wien Westbahnhof to the heart of the city, as the routes which use them head west and south.
Though line / route 18 is the only direct public transport link between Wien Westbahnhof and Wien Hbf.
Route / line 60 has a stop named Schloß Schönbrunn which is within a 5 to 10 min walk of the Schoenbrunn Palace.
public transport tickets
Tickets can be purchased from:
- ticket machines in the metro station and at the tram stops
- from ticket machines on the trams
- the Wiener Linien online ticket shop
- you can pay-as-you-go if you download the Wiener Linien app.
A wide range of tickets and passes is available.
Journeys
# Jump to a directionJourneys from Wien Westbahnhof
Jump to directionsWien / Vienna to Innsbruck by train
Wien / Vienna to Linz by train
Wien / Vienna to München / Munich by train
Wien / Vienna to Salzburg by train
Journeys to Wien Westbahnhof
Jump to directionsInnsbruck to Wien / Vienna by train
München / Munich to Wien / Vienna by train
Salzburg to Wien / Vienna by train
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