Welcome

Welcome to
to Vienna!
Vienna!
Since many of you are new in Vienna, we decided to give you some Info on your new home
Also, so you don't get bored with studying we added a bucket list fo things you should do
while you live here.

Fact Sheet: Austria Vienna Fun facts:

Capital: Vienna
Vienna is the only capital in the world that
Population: 9 Million
produces Wine within its city limits.
Number of States: 9
President: Alexander Van der Bellen Vienna is known for its music as some of
Chancellor: Karl Nehammer the most famous composers have lived
here.
Fact Sheet: Vienna
Population: 2 Million Vienna has been voted the worlds most
Number of districts: 23 livable city for several years in a row now.
Mayor: Michael Ludwig
Main River: Danube Vienna is considered to be an espionage
hub
Emergency numbers
General Emergency: 112
Fire brigade: 122
Police: 133
Ambulance: 144
COVID-19 Hotline: 1450
Wien Mobil Bikes
The WienMobil Bike is a cheap and
efficient way to move around the city.
You pay €0,60 for every 30 min and if you
have a semester ticket you get 50% off!

There are over 200 stations to pick up / drop off the bikes across
Vienna. We definitely recommend signing up and using them as an
environment-, fitness- and wallet-friendly alternative to navigate the
inner districts of Vienna.

You can either sign up on the nextbike-App or on their Webpage.

E-Scooter

In Vienna, there is a wide range of e-scooter providers. In the table

below, you get a nice overview of all the different possibilities there are
to take an e-scooter in Vienna.

Starter Price per

Provider price per minute
ride

Lime €1,00 €0,28

Bird €1,00 €0,19

Tier €1,00 €0,27

KiwiRide €0,99 €0,25

Link €1,00 €0,27

 Public Transport
Vienna is home to an extensive public transport network. It includes
subways, trams, busses, and S-trams. Below we included a map of the
subway system, which you will see more oftenl in your time in Vienna,
so get aquainted with it.
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Ride- & Carsharing

There is a variety of taxis or taxi-like services that Vienna has to offer.
You can either order taxis via the mytaxi-TaxiAPP or by simply calling
them (i.e. +43160160).

Besides regular taxis, you can take an Uber, Bolt, FreeNow, or Holmi
which are all transportation companies where the needed vehicle can
be ordered on the respective app. Holmi is supposed to be the cheapest
out of all of those but the price always varies so it is hard to tie this
comparison down.

Carsharing is also possible in Vienna, the most popular providers are

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 Vienna Bucket List

□ Get lost in District One to find St. Stephens Cathedral and Hofburg
□ Visit Belvedere and its gallery
□ Go for a walk in Schönbrunn & the Zoo
□ Have a beer or spritzer at Donaukanal
□ Swim at the Piers at Alte Donau (U2 Donaustadtbrücke)
□ Enjoy Vienna’s Coffee culture
□ Drink wine at a Heurigen
□ Join an ÖH-Event
□ Try Wiener Schnitzel
□ In winter, warm up with Punsch at a Christkindlmarket
□ Ice-skate around Rathausplatz
□ Taste sweets like Mannerschnitten, Mozartkugeln or Sachertorte
□ Shop for clothes at Mariahilfer Straße or for food at Naschmarkt

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