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__TOC__{{Infobox Location|country = Austria|state = Vienna|pop = 1,794,770 (January 2015)|motorways = {{Aat|1}} {{Aat|2}} {{Hitchhiking Zine nominationAat|4}}__NOTOC__|map = <map lat='48.2210033' lng='16.3744363449' zoom='1011' view='3' float='right' />}} '''Vienna''' ('''Wien''' in German, '''Bécs''' in Hungarian, '''Vídeň''' in Czech, '''Viedeň''' in Slovak, '''Dunaj''' in Slovene, '''Beč''' in Serbo-Croatian) is the capital of [[Austria]].It is in the east of the country on the river Danube. More than 1,.6 mln million people live there. It is the largest city of Austria and is surrounded by the state of [[Lower Austria]]. It is also an administrative district (Bundesland) of its own.  == Hitchhiking in ==  '''From [[Germany]]''' Most of the traffic going through [[Passau]] is heading East to [[Linz]], [[Vienna]], [[Budapest]] while most of the traffic going through [[Salzburg]] is heading South to [[Trieste]], [[Italy]], [[Slovenia]], [[Balkans]]. You should then seriously consider coming by the E56 (even if you come from southern Germany). '''From East, West''' If your driver heads to [[Slovakia]] ([[Bratislava]]), [[Hungary]] or the eastern [[Balkans]] they'll pass the Airport at "Schwechat". There is public transportation, of course, but if you are in the departure area there are a lot of drivers emptying their cars before going back to the city. If you find yourself in a car that is passing through Vienna on the eastern ring road, try getting out around the Donau island (German: ''Donauinsel''), close to the river. From here you can walk to a metro-station that usually heads directly towards the centre of Vienna. You will often find yourself, especially at night, on the E60 passing south of Vienna. I dont know if trucks can go there since you have to go through an underpass: Jump out at the exit "Campus 21"/"Breitenfurterstrasse" [https://goo.gl/maps/arqWXJGH2eD2 GoogleMaps]. Take care since it is an exit with 2 exits, you should keep as right as possible! About 100m further there is a roundabout where you can jump out and the car can get directly back to the highway. From that roundabout it is about 3km to the next U-Bahn, the final stop of U6. I found this to be the shortest way to get to public transport. If you come at night, there is a so called ASTAX, you call a number, and from the moment when there are enough people that want to go a small bus comes and picks you up, you pay by buying a regular ticket ([http://www.wienerlinien.at/media/download/2015/ASTAX_N64_141310.pdf Number, Schedule, ... in German]). The ASTAX will bring you to the night bus N64 that is driving through basically all Vienna ([http://www.netzplanwien.at/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Nachtnetz-Wien_20131215.pdf map in German for public nightlines in Vienna]). == Hitching out ==  === From Vienna Airport all directions [[Bratislava]], [[Budapest]], [[Brno]], [[Linz]] or [[Graz]] === Vienna Airport is the largest one in the region and many people who are leaving or landing are being dropped or picked up there by their friends or family members. You can find rides in all of the directions by asking the drivers there according to their license plates. Departing travelers are often dropped at the Abflugstrasse above the ground floor of the terminals, arriving travelers are picked at the Kurzparkplatz in front of the arrival hall. Chance of getting such ride might be better at the Abflugstrasse as the driver going back has free place, but the with the arriving ones you will surely hear fresh travel stories.  === West towards [[Linz]], [[Salzburg]], [[Munich]] {{Aat|1}} {{European Route Number|60}} === ==== Option 1: Petrol station Unter-St. Veit ==== Take the U4 to ''Ober St. Veit'' and you'll find a petrol station on the other side of the road. Just ask around and you'll find a ride within minutes. '''Personal experiences''' ''Lots of German license plates coming through here. Was able to get a ride going all the way to Western Germany in around an hour of waiting. Worth holding out if you would like to get through Austria all in one chunk. - [[User:AloysiusDente|AloysiusDente]] (March 2024)'' ==== Option 2: Hadikgasse Busstop, recommended option ==== Take the U4 to ''Hütteldorf'', get off and go towards ''Hadikgasse'' (left), walk left again, then you are right on the main road leading out of '''Vienna''' towards the A1. There is a bus stop which is a well known hitching spot. Change cars (if necessary) at the [[rest area]]s ''[[Sankt Pölten|St. Pölten]]'' or ''Ansfelden''. Since a direct ride to Salzburg is possible try to avoid "part-rides" and avoid going to St. Polten at all cost- the traffic there is very low and mostly local. From here you can as well get to option "2" by crossing the motorway via the bridge and walk for about 2km to the right.<br>

== Hitching Out ====Option 3: OMV petrol station on Wiener Straße (A1) = West towards [[Munich]], [[Salzburg]] ===Take the U4 to ''Hütteldorf'', get off and go towards ''Hadikgasse'' (left), walk left again, then you are right on the main road leading out of '''Vienna''' towards [[Linz]], [[Salzburg]], [[Munich]]. There is a bus stop which is a well known hitching spot. Change cars (if necessary) at the [[rest area]]s ''St. Pölten'' or ''Ansfelden''.

Alternatively, you can go Take train (S50) to ''Wien Wolf in der Au''. Then cross over the motorway via the bridge. Turn right You'll see the petrol station after about 300m to your left. Cross the bridge and then it and 's a short walk for one km until you see ''Autohof Wien''behind the barrier along the side of the road. There is as a big resting area with service station.

The easiest way to get from Vienna to Prague is to go through [[Brno]].  There is an option to go straight from Vienna to Prague. Take a train from ''Handelskai'' to ''Kornneuburg''. Get out of the station and turn left. You'll get to a street called Doktor-Max-Burckhard-Ring, it will take you to the main street (Stockerauer Straße) Follow the main street, and then turn left on any of the first two streets (Scherzgasse or Hofaustraße) Turn right, and you'll get to the street that crosses the railways. Cross the railway and walk further until you see an on-ramp. There is also a petrol station to hitchhike from. However, most cars are only going to nearby towns from which it is not possible to hitchhike further. Again, try going through Brno instead.  === North towards [[Brno]] ([[Czech Republic]]) {{European Route Number|461}} === 

=== East towards [[Bratislava]], [[Budapest]] =Option 1====Cultural note: Watch out for Romanian drivers who may attempt From central Wien take tram 31 to charge the last stop, ''Stammersdorf''. Continue on your right down the main street, Brünner Str (road no.&nbsp;7); go past the Billa Plus supermarket until you for come to another shopping centre, about 300&nbsp;m further. Hitchhike right after the entrance to the ride and/or drop you off in parking lot.  You can use a remote area sign "Brno", but if you don't payget a lift after 30 minutes, then just hitchhike without a sign and ask any driver to take you to Wolkersdorf or Mistelbach. Make clear before you sit in There is a huge petrol station 5&nbsp;km north of Wolkersdorf and from there it is easy to find a Romanian car that you ain't gonna paylift into the Czech Republic. ====Option 2==== Take the [https: //www.g3-shopping.at/services/bus-shuttle-s11150/ free bus to G3 Shopping Center] . The Bus starts from the regional buses''stop in front of the "Floridsdorf Bahnhof"Is train station, they depart in 30 minute intervals, more frequently during Fridays/Saturdays, first bus at 08:00am. If you do make the terrible mistake of taking the local bus instead of the lift free? / I one, it will cost you 4.20 euro and you can't payblack-ride, as it's paid to the driver. From where the bus stops, cross the parking lot towards the big street that the bus had taken out of Vienna and cross that street.There is a petrol station " - Eni"E gratis? (the yellow one) and next to that there is a free, unused lane for cars and trucks to stop easily. [https:/ N-am bani sa va dau/goo."''gl/maps/a9pXqeusHft GoogleMaps Footpath]

There is a [[petrol station]] on the motorway to [[Budapest]] where you can easily find a ride to === East towards [[Bratislava]] or further into [[Slovakia]].To get to this petrol station by public transport you should get to ''Enkplatz'' (by Metro U3) and from there you can take a bus number 76A to ''Haidequerstraße''. Then you just walk the ''Haidequerstraße'' to the north for a couple of minutes and you are at the petrol station which is on the [[autobahn]] [[A4 (Austria)|A4]] towards the east, [[Győr]] and [[Budapest]]. Be careful because there are two stops with the same name, get off at the first one.{{Aat|4}} {{European Route Number|60}} ===

When heading to There is an OMV [[Hungarypetrol station hitchhiking|petrol station]], it is recommended with a McD on the motorway to stand on petrol stations holding Budapest where you can easily find a sign while being visible both ride to the drivers on the road and at petrol stationsBratislava, [[Hungary]] or further.

A note To get to this petrol station by public transport, take metro line U3 to ''Enkplatz'' and from hitchhiker [[User:Nucleaphyllis|Nucleaphyllis]]: there you can take a bus 76A to ''7.&nbsp;Haidequerstraße''"We followed (the above directions, and aren't sure if we missed something because they left us still bus stop is on the other side of the street at least a kilometer away from the petrol intersection when you leave the metro station). The "Haidequerstraße" is confusing Be careful because there are two stops with almost the bus runs on "Haidestrasse"same name, ''7. Get off where it crosses "..quer.." Then you just walk the &nbsp;Haidequerstraße'' and ''11.&nbsp;Haidequerstraße'' to – get off at the north for a couple of minutesfirst one, until you come to which comes after the motorway. Pass a biomass plant on your right as youstop ''Simmeringer Haide're walking. The road ends at the A4 there's a railroad bridge crossing a river. Take After the pedestrian bridgestop, then turn the bus turns right and , but to get to the petrol station, walk along the river straight on on to the access/pedestrian/bike road north for about 1200mjust 200&nbsp;m. You'll be able to see The petrol station is on the OMV from the road [[A4 (Austria)|A4]] highway towards Bratislava, Győr and Budapest. Once you're walking on. Wait for a break in have reached the carspetrol station, then cross just wait near the traffic to get to entrance and ask drivers entering the petrol stationshop."''

*what pippi found Note: Watch out: there for Romanian drivers who may attempt to charge you for the ride; make sure before you accept a lift from a Romanian driver that you are several Haidequerstraßen in this areanot going to pay by saying e. The OMV is in the 7g.Haidequerstraße 2''E gratis? / N-am bani sa va dau. To go there, you go by bus to the stop called 7.haidequerstraße, this is one stop after '' ‘''"Simmeringer Haide". To find out more about Is the connections, see www.wienerlinienlift free? / I can't pay.at’

=== South towards Most of the cars passing in this petrol station are coming off the motorway or going to the airport. You can get more cars going to [[GrazSlovakia]], or [[SloveniaHungary]] ===Take the free [http://www.ikea.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/IkeaNearYouView?storeId=8&StoreName=store_voesendorf IKEA bus] from if you take the Opera (''Oper'') first ride to the SCS (''Shopping City Süd'') or next petrol station on the ''Badener Bahn'' (costs 3motorway,40 Euronamed Göttlesbrunn, as of Feb.2009) to ''Maria-Enzersdorf (Südstadt)''. Advantages of which is just before road splits into the latter one: it goes more often E58 towards Bratislava and earlier in the morning than the busE60 towards Budapest. If you take The E60 road enters Hungary at the train, you can go to one station after ''Shopping City Sued'' which is called ''Maria-Enzersdorf (Suedstadt)''. This one is closer to the actual [[interchangeHegyeshalom-Nickelsdorf border crossing]]: just get off the train, head the direction you came from, turn right by the end of the platform, cross the tracks, pass 100 m of wild grass and there is a curved street - you'll see the signs.

Alternativly you can take public transport to ''Matzleinsdorfer Platz'' where the ''Triester Straße'' begins (Direction South-West). This road If your ultimate destination is extremely long but it got on-ramps for heading South ([[GrazRomania]]). Try hitching somewhere along this road, or then ask your driver to leave you at petrol stations.the [[Hegyeshalom-Nickelsdorf border crossing]] and hitch from there with a sign Romania

=== South towards [[Graz]], [[Slovenia]], [[Zagreb]] {{Aat|2}}=== ===Option 1: Triesterstraße, highly recommended=== With the completion of the construction site the hitchspot at the [https:i got checked //www.openstreetmap.org/node/2043915283 onramp from Triesterstraße] is open again. There is a lot of space to stop. On empty streets cars will go 70km/h but they are slower (<50km/h) when there is more traffic (during most of the very first time I blackride day). There is also street light and a bridge in case of night or rain. There is even a small section of gras with trees where you can camp. Public transport: Badner Bahn from Wien Meidling, station Wien Inzersdorf, ~5 min walk. A regular ViennaCity Ticket (2,40€ in 2020) is sufficient. There are several places beforehand on Triesterstraße where people tried hitchhiking. Triesterstraße / Computerstraße, public transport: Bus 16a from U6 Am Schöpfwerk. Triesterstraße / Herta-Firnberg-Straße, you can only ask people - no thumbing, includes a McDonalds and a gas station, public transport: Bus 7B from train station Wien Meidling ===Option 2: IKEA=== Take the free IKEA bus from U6 Siebenhirten to the SCS ("Shopping City Süd") 8:00/10:00/11:30/13:00/14:30/16:00/17:30. At If it happens that you don't get a ride and want to use the time I didnt bring same bus to come back to town it won't be free any money more, it costs 1.50 euro. Other option if you want to pay EUR 3.40 for the train then take the ''Badener Bahn'' to ''Maria-Enzersdorf (Südstadt)'' Advantages of the latter one: it goes more often and earlier in the morning than the bus. If you take the train, you can go to one station after ''Shopping City Süd'' which is called ''Maria-Enzersdorf (Südstadt)''. This one is closer to the actual [[slip road|interchange]]: just get off the train, head the direction you came from, turn right by the end of the platform, cross the tracks, pass 100 m of wild grass and there is a curved street – you'll see the signs. Alternatively you can take public transport to ''Matzleinsdorfer Platz'' where the ''Triester Straße'' begins [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Triester+Stra%C3%9Fe+2,+Vienna,+%C3%96sterreich&aq=0&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=26.674078,56.513672&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Triester+Stra%C3%9Fe+2,+Favoriten+1100+Wien,+Austria&z=15] (direction South-West). This road is extremely long but it has on-ramps for heading South ([[Graz]]). Try hitching along this road, or ask at the petrol station. If you keep walking down there is a perfect place for hitchhiking where cars take the exit and join the highway. There is a lot of grass and a perfect place with enough room for even a truck to stop. ===Option 3: Grünbergstraße / Altmannsdorfer Straße=== If you are OK with hitchhiking at traffic lights, you can also just go to "Schönbrunn" with me U4 (underground – green line). Cross the street and didnt have my passport with mewalk towards the entrance of Schönbrunn-castle. Now you are on "Grünbergstraße". Here you can try to hitchhike from the traffic lights. This street leads to "Altmannsdorfer Straße" which leads to A2 (the motorway leading to the south) For everyone going to Slovenia or Zagreb, know that there are no petrol station on your side of the road some 100 kilometres before Graz. The police told me first one is near Leibnitz, some 15-20 km after Graz. So if someone offers you a ride to Graz, try to see if they're maybe going to step Leibnitz or past Leibnitz. There are many people from Maribor working in Graz, so if you end up in Graz, try using a sign for Maribor on roads going out of the car and told me that they needed city towards the highway. The petrol station near Leibnitz is on the way to take me Maribor. == Public transport == It is possible to police station ride the subway, bus, and tram system with no ticket, though at your own risk. Buses and trams are almost never controlled (since I couldnt pay except night buses and in the first month of each semester, e.g. October and March), but checks on the metro are rather frequent. Also they check trams around center.The fine is EUR 103, but foreigners can give a fake address in their home country and couldnt show them my passportavoid paying. The Wiener Linien themselves provide information on where their ticket inspectors are riding on any given day (https://www.wienerlinien.at/web/wiener-linien/kontrollen). And It is unsure how reliable this information is, so be careful anyway. Another website where the passengers tell of where and when they have seen controllers is http://schwarzkappler.info/, with information for major Austrian cities and some German cities as well, with Facebook and Twitter pages. == Sleeping ==  '''Option 1: Erdberg''' Take line U3 of the metro to the station ''Erdberg''. Exit the station, then they talked walk 300 m southeast to eachother for the pedestrian bridge over the railway tracks. This pedestrian bridge will bring you over the railway tracks, the Danube canal and the motorway. On the other side, behind a few minutes houses, there is a vast park where you can pitch a tent. You can even sleep late, as in the mornings the only passers-by are joggers and told me riders on horseback. [[File:Vienna-erdberg-sleeping.png|200px|thumb|left|The walk from Vienna's U3 metro station Erdberg to a park for camping.]] '''Option 2: Park Prater''' Almost the same as Erdberg but a lot closer to go upstairs the city centre, you can camp in the Prater Park / Jesuitenwiese. There are plenty of wells and buy a ticketfree toilet. Sometimes people party here, but they wont bother you. In the Hundezone you can find hidden spots in a forest like area. It's about a 30 min walk from Stadtpark. '''Other options''' I've been told that sleeping at the Donau is possible too, even on the Donauinsel. i return with my ticket If you're looking for a quick option in th North, check out the university and gave it its benches (when visiting during the holidays). '''A safe option for the winter time'''Alternatively, if you need to them and i continue my trip. since thenstay warm during the cold season, no more black riding the Airport is easily reachable (didn’t get checked for a ticket on the train) and is pretty sleeping-friendly - nobody bothered me in or wanted to see a boarding ticket or so. == Nomadwiki & Trashwiki == As Nomadwiki is down here is [https://web.archive.org/web/20210618003818/http://nomadwiki.org/en/Viennaa link to an archived version]. {{nomadwiki}}