Cycling in Vienna represents the situation for cyclists in the Austrian Capital Vienna The Viennese make seven percent of their journeys by bicycle (as of 2019). The city is striving to increase the share of cycling significantly to ten percent by 2025.
Preface
Vienna is a cyclist-friendly city. Especially in the inner districts there is a high proportion of cyclists all year round, whereby the bike is also used for everyday trips and not just as sports equipment or leisure activity. The situation for cyclists in Vienna has continued to improve over the past few years. Numerous streets, especially in the inner districts, were closed Meeting areas remodeled. In the course of these measures, the speed limit was reduced to 20 km / h and space was created for bicycle parking facilities and wider sidewalks, among other things.
Situation on site
- There is a dense network of cycle paths above all on roads that are also heavily used by individual motorized traffic, such as the Ring, the Gürtel or the east-west tangent.
- Streets with less traffic in the motorized vehicle as well as meeting areas (e.g. Innere Mariahilferstraße, Rotenturmstraße) are suitable for covering distances in the center, as there are fewer motor vehicle emissions here. However, it should be noted that the speed limit of 20 km / h in meeting zones and walking speed in pedestrian zones must also be observed by cyclists. In addition, crossing pedestrians must be given priority. The parking of bicycles is also only permitted in the designated bicycle parking facilities, also known as "bicycle hangers" in Vienna.
Storage facilities
Bicycle hangers
Two bicycles can be connected to a bicycle hanger and secured against theft. A parking space offers space for five bicycle hangers, i.e. ten bicycles. The 41,000 hangers (as of 2016) are located in numerous places, especially in the inner districts, can be used free of charge and without time restrictions.
Bicycle boxes
Bicycle boxes offer weather and vandalism protection and better theft protection than hangers, also for accessories such as helmets or bags. The rectangular closed housing is stable and lockable. They are inexpensive to rent.
Bike and Ride
Combined transport (e.g. train and bicycle) is gaining in importance. That's why Bike and Ride- Systems at train stations, etc. an important intersection. In Vienna, therefore, existing bicycle parking facilities at train stations are expanded and new ones built.
1 Bike and Ride Liesing, Liesinger Platz 1, 1230 Vienna. Tel.: 43 1 4000 49100, Email: [email protected].
Covered, lockable bicycle storage room with 28 parking spaces in the Wipark car park near the S-Bahn station.Open: 24/7.Price: Costs: 0.70 euros / day, 7 euros / month, 70 euros / year, ticket purchase online or at the ticket machine on site.
Bicycle garages
Bicycle garages are located at numerous traffic stations, for example in Hietzing. They are chargeable and sometimes require prior registration. To protect against theft and vandalism, they can only be entered by registered people.
2 The bike station (Bicycle station Vienna main station), At the main station 1 / Südtiroler Platz, 1010 Vienna. Tel.: 43 1 8959909 8800, Email: [email protected].Bicycle garage with 250 video-monitored double-decker parking spaces with wind and weather protection. There is also a bike shop, bike rental and workshop available.Open: daily 8 a.m. - 8 p.m.Price: Costs: 1.50 € / 24 h, 35 € / 3 months, 50 € / 6 months, 90 € / year.
3 Kennedybrücke bicycle garage, Kennedy Bridge, 1130 Vienna. Tel.: 43-1-6003022-48122, Email: [email protected]. Bicycle garage with 100 covered parking spaces with video surveillance at the station U 4 Hietzing near the Schönbrunn Palace.Open: daily from midnight to midnight.Price: € 1 / day, € 29 / season.
4 MaRaGa - Margaretner bicycle garage, Siebenbrunnenfeldgasse 1C, 1050 Vienna. Tel.: 43 50 123 2906 146, Email: [email protected].Bicycle garage with 20 spaces not far from the Matzleinsdorferplatz S-Bahn. Prior conclusion of a contract with the district council of Margareten required.Open: 24/7.Price: € 14 / month, € 42 deposit, € 15 key rental fee, no short-term parking rates.
Air pumps
The mobility agency of the City of Vienna offers permanently installed vandal-proof devices in well-frequented locations Air pumps for self-service. All common valve systems can be used, and tires from strollers and wheelchairs can also be inflated.
- 1 Siebensternplatz
- 2 Westbahnhof at Europaplatz
- 3 Crossing Karlsplatz / Wiedner Hauptstraße
- 4 Urban-Loritz-Platz at the bicycle parking facility in front of the subway entrance
- 5 Bruno-Pittermann-Platz at the subway station Längenfeldgasse
- 6 Universitätsring (at the level of Café Landtmann)
- 7 Praterstern (next to the bike counting point)
- 8 Engerthstrasse (Millennium Tower)
- 9 Crossing Währinger Straße / Sensengasse
- 10 Crossing Rennweg / Right Bahngasse
- 11 Peter-Jordan-Strasse (BOKU, Türkenschanzpark)
- 12 Seestadt Aspern (U 2 Seestadt)
drinking fountain
There are around 1000 in the entire urban area drinking fountainwhich can also be used free of charge without a bicycle.
Spray showers
There are quite a few in Vienna to cool off Mist showerswhich spread spray mist in midsummer. Around 100 of them, Summer splash called, are located on hydrants, others at drinking fountains and other locations.
Bicycle workshops
The Radlobby Vienna provides information about Vienna's self-help workshops, in which you can use facilities and tools to repair your bike yourself - if necessary with a little help.
- 13 The dump, Ybbsstraße 26, 1020 Vienna (Basement). Mobile: 43-677-63502115, Email: [email protected]. Well-equipped self-help bicycle workshop with lots of spare parts, a friendly atmosphere and motivated support.Open: Wednesday 5-9pm.
- 14 Cooperative bike, Gumpendorfer Str. 87, 1060 Vienna. Tel.: 43-1-5965256, Email: [email protected]. For the technically experienced, there is space for minor repairs and assemblies with a work stand in the yard and general tools. No sensitive special tools, no repair aid, no assembly instructions.Open: Monday-Friday 10 a.m.-1 p.m. (except Wed) 2 p.m.-6 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m.-4 p.m.Prize: A smile and a "thank you".
- 15 Curch of Bikes, Florianigasse 68/2, 1080 Vienna (behind the Josefstädterkirche). Tel.: 43-677-61907123, Email: [email protected]. Church of Bikes is a bike culture shop / association. All imaginable tools, aids and lubricants for cult rituals around the bicycle are available!Open: Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-12.30 p.m. 3.30 p.m.-7 p.m., Saturday 12 p.m.-7 p.m.Price: Donation for lubricants and cleaning agents, etc. Tools are made available to every member of the association free of charge.
- 16 Bicycle self-help workshop in the WUK, Währinger Strasse 59, 1090 Vienna (at the end of the yard / truck exit). E-mail: [email protected]. 100 m² workshop, lots of spare parts and tools as well as advice and tips from the volunteer supervisor. But everyone has to struggle himself!Open: Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday 3 pm-7pm; every 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month 1 pm-5pm; closed on public holidays and during the Christmas holidays.Price: € 4 per afternoon. Free for cycling lobby members! Spare part prices by arrangement.
- 17 Bike Kitchen Favorita, Laxenburgerstrasse 8-10, 1100 Vienna. Tel.: 43-1-2452440786, Mobile: 43-676-828940786, Email: [email protected]. Self-help workshop with support from the team, used spare parts. Professional bicycle mechanics guide refugees, who then stand by the users of the self-help workshop as experts and improve their German language skills in the process.Open: Monday 3-7pm.Price: against donation.
- 18 Bike Kitchen, Goldschlagstrasse 8, 1150 Vienna. E-mail: [email protected]. The bicycle kitchen houses the workshop, kitchen and event area. She pursues the idea of solidarity economy.Open: Thursday 5-8pm.Price: Donations are welcome.
- 19 Car-free model estate Floridsdorf (only for residents aged 16 and over), Nordmanngasse 27/2/11, 1210 Vienna. E-mail: [email protected]. The respectably equipped bicycle workshop is available to the residents of the car-free model settlement. It is part of the self-administration, the workshop is organized by the workshop group.Open: Noisy work only Monday to Saturday 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.Price: € 1 / use (occasional user).
- 20 The mending, In der Wiesen 4, 1230 Vienna (in the House of Hope - Social Bazar). The mending offers the opportunity to use tools and workshop with the help of motivated hobby screwdrivers. It arose from a project for temporary living space.Open: Tuesday 4 pm-9pm.Price: reasonable donation.
Bicycles can be taken on public transport
Local transport
| Means of transport | time | costs | reservation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 0-24 h | € 0,00 | not possible |
| Regional train (R) Regional Express (REX) Cityjet Xpress (CJX) | 0-24 h | ÖBB bike ticket | not possible |
| Subway | 9 am-3pm (Mon-Fri) from 6.30 p.m. (Mon-Fri) 0-24 h (Sat-Sun, public holidays) | € 0,00 | not possible |
| Local railway Vienna-Baden | never | - | - |
| tram | never | - | - |
| City bus night bus ASTAX | never | - | - |
| Bicycle hitchhiker | 0-24 h | € 2,00 | not possible |
| Regional bus | never | - | - |
Folded folding bikes and scooters can be taken on all public transport.
Long-distance transport
- The ÖBB long-distance trains allow you to take bicycles with you in the Railjet and Nightjet train types as well as generally in the Intercity, express and express trains, but bicycle tickets must be purchased and reservations are sometimes mandatory.
- The trains of private railway companies such as Westbahn and Regiojet have bicycle compartments.
- Foreign long-distance trains such as the ICE 4 series of Deutsche Bahn AG, which run on the Vienna-Linz-Passau-Nuremberg-Frankfurt / Main-Cologne-Düsseldorf route, now have bicycle compartments that can be used with a bicycle card and reservation.
- Long-distance buses: Long-distance buses that run in Vienna from the Vienna International Bus Terminal and the Vienna Bus Terminal, among others, can sometimes transport bicycles with a bike card and reservation
- Twin City Linier (Bratislava ferry), you can take it with you if you buy a bike card and space is available.
Cycling-relevant nodes
- 5 Vienna Central Station
- 6 Vienna Meidling train station
- 7 Vienna west train station
- 8 Vienna Hütteldorf
- 9 Vienna International Bus Terminal, Erdbergstrasse, 3.
- 10 Bus Terminal Vienna, 2., Olympiaplatz 2 (at the Stadion Center, U 2 Stadion). Tel.: 43(0)810 4001 11. Open: 6:30 a.m.-9 p.m.
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Bike rental
Smart tourists plan aheadInternational tourists who want to rent city bikes without a credit card or who have fewer credit cards than family members (per card can only a Bike), you should get one in good time City bike card Apply for (plus partner card (s) if necessary). The application must be signed and sent to the operator in paper form. The processing and delivery times take longer three to four weeks. The rental costs are paid by SEPA direct debit. If Gewista international tourists from the European Payments Area does not want to issue a city bike card, a reference to this helps IBAN discrimination ban of the EU.
Anyone who timely application for a City bike card has failed, the only thing left is the so-called Touristcard. This is cumbersome and time consuming. A prohibitive pricing and the built-in cost trap are no joy.
Another tip: bring a sturdy bike lock! The city bike bikes are not equipped with a lock. And it would be a shame if the holiday budget were burdened with a contractual penalty of € 600 for a missing bike after shopping or visiting a coffee shop.There are numerous Bike rental companyfrom which bikes can be rented. This is also recommended for tourists, especially when using it for several days.
City bike
If distances with a travel time of less than 60 minutes are covered by bike (also several times a day, after each 15-minute break), is Citybike Vienna
a good option as the first hour is free. The second hour costs € 1, the third hour € 2 and the fourth and every additional hour € 4. The vandalism-proof bicycles with solid rubber tires can be collected and returned at around 120 city bike stations in the 1st to 20th district. The city limits of Vienna may not be left with the city bike, i.e. a bike excursion into the surrounding area is not allowed. The fee is paid at payment machines with debit or credit cards, prior registration is required. Citybike Wien will be carried out in cooperation with Wiener Linien until 2030. It is planned to set up stations in the 21st (Floridsdorf) and 22. (Danube city) Viennese district, the reactivation of abandoned stations and an increase in the number of bicycles.
Nextbike
In dozens of communities in the Vienna area (i.a. Great Enzersdorf, Südheide, Mödling, Vienna Woods and 10 before Vienna) there are vandal-proof bicycles with solid rubber tires from Nextbike ready for rent. Each hour costs € 1, the 24-hour day costs € 10. In some municipalities, the first 30 or 60 minutes are free. Prior registration is required; Registrations from other Nextbike cities in Germany and abroad are recognized. With one registration, up to four bicycles can be borrowed, which suits families.
Transport bikes
There are a total of 24 transport bicycles at over 20 locations spread across Vienna's urban area. Grätzlräder named, stationed and can be borrowed free of charge for a maximum of 24 hours after reservation. Various models from various manufacturers cover the various purposes (e.g. transporting children, buying drinks crates, transporting washing machines, outing with a dog, etc.). Each bike is looked after by a local business enterprise or a local organization, which, as the operator, also specifies the different opening times and the respective rental procedure.
Bike paths
The city of Vienna provides one Route planner available for bike navigation. The bike lobby offers a Cycling map for Vienna, in which the paths are color-coded according to suitability for cyclists.
For diversion reports (e.g. due to construction sites), the City of Vienna has a website with the current diversions of bicycle traffic facilities set up.
City cycle paths
The total length of the Cycle network in Vienna is approx. 1500 km. A Cycling map (Scale 1: 35,000 for the entire Viennese cycle path network and 1: 10,000 for a detailed view of the inner city districts) can be ordered online free of charge.
Cycle paths of great tourist interest
- The Ring road circumnavigates the over a length of approx. 5.2 kilometers first district, so the city center. It is equipped with cycle paths and offers a view of Karlskirche, Hofburg, Museum Quarter, Parliament, City Hall, Ringturm, Urania observatory, city park and other sights. The City map of Wiener Linien.
- The Danube Island is an artificially created island on the Danube. Almost its entire length of 21 kilometers is equipped with footpaths and cycle paths and several bridges suitable for bicycles as well as the underground stations U 1Danube Island and U 6New Danube reachable.
Pop up bike lanes
As of September 2020, the following currently exist in Vienna Pop-up bike lanes, which were extended until November 2020:[outdated]
- Praterstraße, 1020 Vienna, from Aspernbrückengasse to Praterstern
- Lassallestrasse, 1020 Vienna, from Venediger Au to Vorgartenstrasse
- Hörlgasse, 1090 Vienna, Roßauer Brücke to Universitätsstraße
Long-distance cycle paths
The following long-distance cycle paths run within the Vienna city area
- The Euro bike 6-Cycle path, on the Austrian section too Danube cycle path called, is one of the most beautiful bike paths in Europe. The Austrian part is about 380 kilometers long and goes from Passau in Germany to the Slovakian border Bratislava.
- The 212 kilometer long Austrian section of the Euro bike 9-Cycle path runs from Reintal near Bernhardsthal to Mönichkirchen near Aspang.
Bike tours
The city of Vienna has eleven Themed bike paths elaborated and provides maps for this as a PDF. The Vienna Mobility Agency suggests ten bike rides between 14 and 100 km in length in and around Vienna.
By cleverly combining existing bike routes, you can cover 215 km around Vienna on the five-day Wienerwald cycle tour drive.
Mountain bikers are not neglected either. There are seven marked for them Mountain bike trails in the Vienna Woods with twelve entry points. They are between seven and 42 km long and are suitable for different user profiles. There are other mountain bike trails in the Vienna area detailed route descriptions.
overnight stay
Around 100 Hotels & pensions for cyclists of all categories offer free and lockable storage facilities, repair opportunities and a special information service for cyclists in Vienna.
contacts
- Mobility Agency Vienna. Tel.: 43-1-400049900, Email: [email protected].
General information. - Road / bike path damage and for construction site information. Tel.: 43-1-95559. Open: daily 7 a.m. - 6 p.m.
- Winter service or dirty bike paths. Tel.: 43-1-54648, Email: [email protected].
- Defective bike lane lighting and traffic lights. Tel. Toll-free: 43-800-338033, Email: [email protected].
- Reporting of "bicycle wrecks". Tel.: 43-1-76043, Email: [email protected].
- Wheel pain box. Send bicycle annoyance online directly to the responsible person in the City of Vienna.
- Wish box. Concerns about cycling.
- Facebook group Cycling in Vienna
security
Theft prevention
Even if Vienna is a safe city, bicycles are still stolen. It is therefore important to pay particular attention to safety when parking in public. Use sturdy locks, do not leave any removable parts or valuables on the bike, park the bike at different brackets at irregular times, as well as the Registration of the frame number or. Adhesive or engraved coding are recommended immediately after purchase. Further information on the website of the Radlobby Austria.
Emergency numbers
children
Children from the age of 12 are only allowed to take part in cycling unaccompanied (with Cycling license after passing the cycling test from the age of 9). A supervisor (16+) must accompany you beforehand.
There is the for children and young people to practice cycling 21 Radmotorikpark Kaisermühlen, Rudolf-Nurejew-Promenade 9, 1220 Vienna (U 1 Danube Island). Tel.: 43-1-4000-96530, Email: [email protected]. , which offers a free course with 17 stations on 8000 m² on the banks of the New Danube. The stations include wave runs, a pole slalom, gripping exercises, a vibrating slope, a balancing route, sleepers, rails and cobblestones. Protective equipment (bicycle helmet, etc.) is recommended. From Friday to Sunday from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. you can get free advice from trained bike trainers without prior notification.Open: in daylight.Price: free entry.
literature
- printed current bicycle city map, 1: 35,000, detailed view of the inner city districts 1: 10,000, City of Vienna (can be ordered free of charge)
- Cycling region around Vienna. 1st edition, 320 pages, 1: 60,000, Esterbauer, Rodingersdorf 2021, ISBN 978-3-85000-899-0
- Anita Arneitz: Discover Vienna by bike. Culture, nature, scene - 12 bike tours through the Danube metropolis. 143 pages, Bruckmann, Munich 2016, ISBN 978-3-7654-8964-8
- Bike map Vienna 1: 30,000. Cycle routes, cycle paths, mountain bike routes, with enlargement within the belt to 1: 17,500. Freytag-Berndt and Artaria, Vienna 2013, ISBN 978-3-7079-1484-9
- Christina Rademacher, Erwin Kastberger: Discover Vienna and the surrounding area by bike. 130 pages, Stocker, Graz 2008, ISBN 978-3-7020-1178-9
- Sándor Békési: By bike in Vienna. On the history of an underestimated traffic technology. In: Karl Brunner, Petra Schneider (Eds.): Environment city. History of the natural and habitat of Vienna. S. 116ff., Böhlau, Vienna 2005, ISBN 3-205-77400-0
- Cityatlas Vienna. Bike leisure. 1: 15,000, cycle routes, mountain bike routes, running routes, city hiking trails, etc., Freytag & Berndt and Artaria, Vienna 2004, ISBN 3-7079-0489-X
- Arbeitsgemeinschaft Umweltfreundlicher Stadtverkehr, Vienna (author), Evelyne Doppel (ed.]: ARGUS City Map Vienna for cyclists. All bike paths, all bike routes, mountain bike trails, with lots of tips for cycling. 6th edition, March 2003, 178 pages, Schubert & Franzke, St. Pölten 2003, ISBN 3-7056-0906-8
- Gerti Kuhn (texts): Bicycle map Vienna 1: 17.500. 1st edition, March 2002, 162 pages, Schubert & Franzke, St. Pölten 2002, ISBN 3-7056-0904-1
- Bike routes around Vienna. From the Kamptal to Lake Neusiedl. Cycling map. 1: 125,000, Freytag & Berndt / Esterbauer, Vienna 1998, ISBN 3-85084-351-3
- Christian Höller: By bike to culture & nature - Vienna and the surrounding area. 2nd revised edition, 159 pages, Niederösterreichisches Pressehaus, St. Pölten / Vienna 1996, ISBN 3-85326-048-9
- German road profile map for cyclists. Alpine countries, sheet Vienna. 1: 400,000, Hinrich, Leipzig / Mittelbach approx. 1920
- R. Mittelbach (editor): Cyclist map of Vienna and the wider area. approx. 1: 300,000, Mittelbach, Leipzig around 1912
- Vienna-related articles in Bike, the Austrian bicycle magazine
