Accommodation and Arrival in Vienna
Brigitte Kersey of the Human Resources department will be in touch about the details of your accommodation. Once your travel plans have been finalized, please inform Brigitte.
Staying at the dormitory
Single room accommodation has been reserved in a dormitory located in Vienna's 11th District. Kitchen and bathroom facilities are shared with others living in the various two/three/ or four room units.
Address:
OeAD-Gaestehaus Simmeringer Hauptstrasse
Simmeringer Hauptstrasse 143
A-1110 Vienna
Directions
Arrival by plane
From the airport take either the Schnellbahn (S-bahn = commuter train – e.g. S-Bahn S7) or City Airport Train (CAT) to the station "Wien-Mitte". Then take the U3 underground to "Simmering" (last stop on the U3 line). From the underground station it is only a short walk to the dormitory (approximately 120 meters/130 yards).
Please refer to the following link – please zoom in on the red circle; the blue U stands for the Underground station):
Arrival by train
From the train station "Westbahnhof" take the U3 underground to "Simmering". Then walk to the dormitory.
or
From the train station "Bahnhof Meidling" either take the tram no. 62 (direction "Karlsplatz") or the Badner Bahn WLB (direction "Oper") to "Eichenstrasse" where you change to take the tram no. 6 direction "Zentralfriedhof" to the stop "Simmering" and from there walk to the dormitory.
How to get to IIASA from the dorm
Take the tram no. 6 direction "Burggasse-Stadthalle" to the stop "Quellenplatz/Laxenburger Strasse". The tram stop is 40 meters away from the dorm. At Quellenplatz you have to cross the Laxenburger Strasse to the bus stop for the bus no. 566 to Laxenburg, which is right in front of a bookstore (next to the Aida coffee shop). Watch out for a bus sign The whole journey (from the dorm to IIASA) will take approximately 50 minutes.
How to get to IIASA from the airport
This is for those ones who will arrive before May 31 and have reserved a guest room at IIASA)
From the airport take either the Schnellbahn (S-bahn = commuter train – e.g. S-Bahn S7) or the CAT to the station "Wien-Mitte". From the Wien Mitte/Landstrasse you need to change to the S-bahn and get off at Südtirolerplatz. At Südtirolerplatz follow the bus signs to the street level to the #566 bus to Laxenburg (terminal A2). The bus costs €1.80 one way and departs from Südtirolerplatz 25 and 55 minutes after each hour (different schedule on the weekends). The trip takes 30 minutes. The buses do not always say "Laxenburg," but mostly "Eisenstadt", so ask the driver whether the bus you are boarding is going to Laxenburg.
Please view the time table
You should get off in Laxenburg at the stop called "Franz-Josefs-Platz". The bus stop is on the upper left hand corner of the Laxenburg map near the "Schloss Restaurant" (see bus symbol). The main entrance of the IIASA Schloss is indicated on the center of the Laxenburg map and is approximately a 2-minute walk from the bus stop.
The IIASA guest rooms are located next to the IIASA restaurant, which is located adjacent to the bus station, where you will arrive.
Coming by bike
Vienna and the surrounding area offer excellent cycling paths. You therefore maybe want to consider bringing your bike with you if it is your customary form of transportation. Many airlines let you take it as checked baggage at no charge — check this out. Reckon on about a 1 hour ride from the hostel to IIASA.
Bicycles may be taken on the underground and the Schnellbahn during the following hours:
Monday-Friday, 9:00-15:00 and after 18:30
Saturdays after 9:00, Sundays and holidays, all day.
You must have a valid ticket which can be purchased at VOR ticket offices at the U-Bahn and Schnellbahn stations. This ticket costs €1.