Austria Travel Map and Tourism Resources
Find out all about visiting Austria with our map and essential tourism facts
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Here's a map of Austria showing some prime Austrian tourist destinations. Click the Train Routes button to toggle the major train routes and distances on and off. You'll need the Flash plugin to see the map.
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Resources for Austria on Europe for Visitors: Articles
See our Austria City Guide for information on Vienna, Salzburg, and Villach.
Austria Pictures
Salzburg PicturesAustria Essentials: Currency
The currency in Austria is the Euro. At the time the Euro was adopted, its value was set at 13.7603 Austrian Shillings. [more on the Euro]
Austria Essentials: Language
The primary language spoken in Austria is German. Dialects are spoken throughout Austria: Wienerisch in Vienna, Tirolerisch in the Tirol, and Volarlbergerisch in Vorarlberg. In major tourist centers, English is spoken widely.
Austria Essentials: Restaurants
You'll have a wide variety of eating places, including coffee houses, heurigen (wine bars) and pubs. In general, Austria restaurant food and service is remarkably well done, and not all of it is as heavy as you might expect. Still, you can dine on traditional Schnitzel (thin cut, usually of veal, breaded and fried) and Wiener Backhendl (chicken). To test if a Wiener Schnitzel is up to par, it can be sat upon in white trousers and should not leave a grease mark. This course of action is recommended only for brave souls with unlimited resources for buying trousers.
Austria Essentials: Tipping
A service charge of 10-15 percent in included in hotel and restaurant bills. Many people add 5% for good service. Attendents get a Euro or so, and taxi drivers expect 10 percent.
Austria Essentials: Transportation
The Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) runs a network of 5700 km of rail lines. Smaller companies run lines on alpine routes. There are lines running only in the summer for tourists as well. A great resource for information on the Austrian rail system is found here.
The mountainous Austria offers quite a few oportunities for scenic train routes. The best scenic train routes are mapped for you in our Scenic Train Routes in Austria.
Austrian Rail Passes
As Austria is a small country, you might wish to purchase a rail pass for Austria and one or more other countryies. Like mountains? The Switzerland Austria Pass (Buy Direct or Get Information) or the Switzerland Austria Saverpass (Buy Direct or Get Information) might be just the ticket. The Saverpass is for two or more people traveling together. Looking to go east? Try the Eurail Austria/Slovenia/Croatia Pass (Buy Direct or Get Information). A single country pass (Buy Direct or Get Information) for Austria is also available.
For more Rail Pass information, see Which Rail Pass is Right for Your Vacation.
Austrian Airports
There are airports at Vienna, Linz, Graz, Salzburg, Innsbruck, Klagenfurt.
Austria Essentials: Weather
The weather in Austria varies with altitude. For a map with information on historic climate of Austria, see Austria travel weather.
