Travel by plane
The international airport Vienna - Flughafen Wien Schwechat - is located approx. 20 km south-east from the City Center. You can get there by:
Car rental, taxi, limousine service
Taxis are available right in front of the arrival and departure hall. If you order an Uber, Pick-up is at Terminal 3.
Travel by Train
Vienna is well connected to the international rail network. International trains arrive either at Wien Hauptbahnhof or Wien Westbahnhof. From there you can take the underground, buses and/or trams.
The closest underground station to the University is "Schottentor" on the U2 subway (purple line), a 3-minute walk away. Trams D, 1, 37, 38, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 71 and buses 1A, 40A also stop here.
If you are coming from Wien Hauptbahnhof, the quickest route is taking the U1 underground line (red) to the station "Karlsplatz", from there continue on with the U2 underground line (purple) till "Schottentor". This takes about 15min.
If you are coming from Wien Westbahnhof, take the U3 underground line (orange) to "Volkstheater", from there continue on with the U2 underground line (purple) till "Schottentor". This takes about 10min.
Getting around in Vienna
In Vienna you can use buses, trams and S-Bahn (train).
You can purchase tickets at the airport, at any metro station and at a 'Trafik' (kiosk for newspapers and tobacco/cigarettes).
All tickets available for travel on the Wiener Linien network are valid on all means of public transport in Vienna.