How to get to Vienna and things to do when you’re there.
Travel
Vienna’s International Airport is served by many of the major European airlines. If you are considering overland transport, see the bottom of the Transportation page on the EGU General Assembly 2012 website.
Accommodation
The best place to start looking for accommodation in Vienna is the Accommodation page of the EGU GA 2012 website. From there, you’ll be able to book hotel rooms through the Mondial Hotel Reservation Home Page. You will also find links to websites, such as http://www.jugendherberge.at or http://www.hostel.com, were you can book budget accommodation.
For apartment bookings, you can either use the websites listed in the Accommodation page, including http://www.apartmentnetzwerk.at and http://www.viennacityflats.at, or you can search on http://bedandbreakfast.de or Airbnb. Note that in the latter option, you would be booking an apartment, house, or room in a private accommodation.
Vienna from the Danube River (source: Wikimedia)
Things to do in Vienna
The Vienna Tourist Board has information about sightseeing, shows, shopping, dining and other information about the city, while the Tour My Country webpage for Austria has a comprehensive list of the museums and other tourist attractions. For more on Vienna, please check the Arrivals Hall of Vienna’s International Airport or the Tourist Information Centre (Vienna 1) at Albertinaplatz / Maysedergasse, behind the Vienna State Opera (open daily 9:00 am – 7:00 pm). Brochures can be ordered in advance from your local Austrian Tourist Office.
If you have good ideas for things to do while in Vienna, please feel free to suggest them in the comments.
