Austria useful information

Cheap flights to Austria are the chance for visitors to watch the dreaming landscape, visit ancient places or immerse in unique cultural festivals. Austria is one of the world’s richest and most peaceful countries, also an ideal destination of visitors.

Cheap flights to Austria

Austria is officially known as Republic of Austria.  The country is a member of United Nation as well as European Union. Austria territory covers 83.858 square kilometers with the population of more than 8 million people.  It borders Germany and Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west.

About 60% of the country is mountains including part of the Alps to the east- one of the longest and largest mountain ranges in Europe. Meanwhile, Bohmen Mountain runs to Bayern state of Germany's southernmost and the Czech Republic, the eastern border area is majestic Carpat Mountain. Grossglockner Mountain with the height of 3797m in Hohe Tauern is the highest mountain in Austria. The rest are vast deltas located in the eastern Austria, running along the second longest river in Europe - Donau. Austria has dry climate from west to east; the east and southeast is continental climate.

Tourist attractions in Austria

Vienna State Opera

Vienna is always an indispensable destination in the trip to Austria. The capital attracts visitors by beautiful landscapes, magnificent ancient palaces and castles. The blend between modern and ancient beauty of Vienna has created the attraction for visitors. Additionally, there are indispensable attractions in Austria such as the Museum of Art History, Church of St. Stephen, the Museum of Music - Haus der Musik, Danube River, Augustinian Friars church, Vienna National Opera, Vienna Furniture Museum, Wotruba Church, Stephansplatz Square, Hofburg Castle, and Royal Treasure Museum.

Bregenzerwald in Austria

Located not far away Vienna, Bregenzerwald is dubbed as the most romantic paradise in Austria. There is an extremely romantic landscape with vast green forests covering the eyes of visitors. Coming to Bregenzerwald town, visitors will feel like they get lost to a peaceful, poetic, romantic and mysterious world.

Neptune Fountain in Schönbrunn Palace

Schönbrunn Royal Palace is always an attractive place of visitors around the world and also one of the most popular tourism spots of Austria. The palace is designed very nicely and impressively, combined with the beautiful French garden; the harmony between the palace and landscape has created the attraction of this architectural work. Schönbrunn Palace and garden was recognized as the world heritage in 1996. 

Hallstatt Village in Austria

Hallstatt Town is considered as the gem of Austria. The town is located in Salzkammergut Lake with the altitude of 500m above the sea level. The village is famous for beautiful houses shimmering on the lake with surrounding spectacular mountains. This is always a relaxing place of visitors. 

Interestingly, visitors can visit the birthplace of Mozart - the talented composer. The apartment where Mozart's family lived in has become a popular attraction of tourists. Coming here, visitors can admire the violin that Mozart played in his childhood and violin playing in his concerts, the clavico, piano, objects, and many photos of him and his family.

Airports in Austria

Vienna International Airport - Skylink interior

Presently, Republic of Austria exploits several domestic airports and one international airport (Vienna International Airport). Among them, Vienna International Airport is serving direct flights to/ from Austria. Tourists can choose flights from Austria at some major airports such as

- Vienna International Airport (Vienna capital)
- Innsbruck Airport (Tyrol)
- Graz Airport (Graz)
- Klagenfurt Airport (Carinthia)
- Linz Airport (Linz)

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Popular airlines in Austria and to Austria

Austrian Airlines Boeing 767-3Z9ER

Austrian Airlines, Air Alps, LTU Austria, Lauda Air and InterSky are 5 most popular airlines in Austria.  The quality service of these airlines is quite good.  These airlines are operating cheap flights to Europe (including Eastern Europe and Northern Europe) and Asia (Korea, China, Qatar, Turkey).

The major and low-cost airlines fly to Republic of Austria are Ukraine International Airlines, Turkish Airlines, Swiss International Air Lines, SunExpress Deutschland, SkyWork Airlines, Royal Jordanian, Qatar Airways, Transavia, LOT Polish Airlines, Lufthansa Regional operated by Lufthansa CityLine, Iran Air, KLM operated by KLM Cityhopper, Kuwait Airways, Montenegro Airlines, Eurowings operated by Austrian Airlines, Croatia Airlines, EgyptAir, Air China, Aeroflot operated by Rossiya, Adria Airways, Air Algerie, airBaltic, Air Cairo, Air Malta, Air Moldova, Air Serbia, Alitalia operated by Alitalia CityLiner, Brussels Airlines, Georgian Airways, Finnair operated by Nordic Regional Airlines, Korean Air, Norwegian Air Shuttle, Pegasus Airlines, Freebird Airlines, Europe Airpost, Bulgaria Air and other carriers.

Other useful information

Mariahilfer Strasse Shopping

- Appropriately 95% of Austria population use German; therefore German is the official language of this beautiful country. In addition, there are Slav language and other languages of ethnic groups also used in Austria.

- Note that when purchasing any goods with cheap prices or promotion at shops, visitors should check carefully the quality of that item. Because in Austria, goods sold with cheap price and discounted usually are not good.  So before deciding to buy visitors should think and check very carefully.

- In Austria, there are many unique souvenir, exquisite handicrafts... If having items those visitors like and are affordable, they should buy because it is difficult to have the second chance to but such items.

- Famous gifts that visitors should purchase in Austria is the Austrian wine - the indispensable wine in the party in Austria, Demel bakery- a famous delicious cake in the world, Sacher cake - a famous delicious specialties of Austria, Mozart balls, made of extremely delicate porcelain items, Australia coffee and delicious Chocolate. These are meaningful gifts for friends, family and relatives. 

- Bargain hotel room rate: If visitors stay at luxurious hotels, they do not need bargain. However, if visitors rent rooms in hostel, budget hotel or motel, they should bargain to get the most reasonable prices, especially when the journey is not on important holidays of this country.  Also, on the important occasion, the room rates often increase. 

- If traveling to Austria right at the time of major festivals in Austria, visitors should not miss the chance to join and enjoy yourself in these famous festivals such as Life Ball Festival in Vienna, Christmas and Krampus Night Festival usually held on December 5th each year. 

- If tourists are followers of fashion, the popular shopping places are always the first choice.  Shopping is always an indispensable activity when coming to Austria. The popular and prestigious shopping places are Mariahilfer Strasse, Landstrasser Hauptstrape, Favoritenstrape, Kramergrasse and Alter Platz.