Vienna International Airport

It is one of the cleanest and most convenient airports in the world. Yes, it is small, but very comfortable. I try to rate the places by the courtesy of the staff, the cleanliness of the premises and the convenient location. It's all combined here. Toilets deserve special attention. The music of Mozart, Beethoven, Strauss in modern processing is played here and, as always, very clean.

Feels more like a destination than an airport! Wien Airport is in an awesome location and incredibly well designed. Accessibility is top-notch—everything is easy to reach and thoughtfully arranged for all kinds of travelers. Honestly, I never felt like I was in an airport. The atmosphere is calm, welcoming, and beautifully maintained. A truly pleasant experience!

Vienna Airport is a remarkable example of beauty, cleanliness, and excellent organization. Its bright, modern spaces create a welcoming atmosphere that immediately puts travelers at ease. Every area is impeccably clean, reflecting great attention to detail throughout the terminals. The bathrooms are especially impressive — spotless, well-maintained, and pleasantly scented, making the experience even more comfortable. Clear signage, efficient security checks, and easy internal connections ensure smooth movement through the airport. Services are conveniently located and highly efficient, contributing to a stress-free and enjoyable travel experience. Overall, Vienna Airport truly stands out as one of Europe’s best.

If it wasn’t for the convenient location and train connection, this would be one of the worst airports in Europe. Strange design, extremely slow baggage delivery and most flights are shuffled out to bus parking, making it a hassle especially for frequent travelers with pre-boarding privileges. Also, as soon as you leave the terminal area and board any plane (or bus), cell phone connectivity from the Drei network goes to a constant E (as in “Extremely Unusable”). This hasn’t improved in years. Oh and please avoid the trap of the CAT train - this is the airport’s very own intent of charging passengers a multiple of what a normal commuter train ticket costs (it’s a whole 2 minutes faster). Check out the OEBB counter to get realistic train information and prices.

Passing through Vienna Airport was smooth and stress-free. The clear signage, modern facilities, and friendly staff make it easy to navigate, while the shops and cafés add convenience and comfort for travelers. Beautiful.

For an airport, this place is quite decent. It's easy to navigate, and a major plus is that they don't seem to be understaffed. We also had a positive experience at the business class check-in, where we didn't have to wait long. However, I was very disappointed with the business lunch, which I feel needs significant improvement.

A very large airport, but clean and nice. The lounge was also great, but rather busy.

Absolutely perfect, huge and super easy airport! When you have boarding pass, you can just make check in by yourself without standing in line with others. Lot of food, coffee and other shops is casual. Happy traveling!

One of the best European airports I've gone through. The check in process was easy to navigate. The VAT Refund Center was right where one is dropped off, so is very easy to locate. The VAT process is by far the most efficient and can be done electronically at a kiosk or through your mobile device. The train station is located in the lower level. Trains run regularly to Vienna center--one can take the S-Bahn (2.70 euro one way) or the high speed train for a bit more. We decided on an Uber on our return trip (about 35 euro with tip). This is my new favorite European airport!

Easy to navigate, even at 5 am. Our entire gate wasn't open that early (which was crazy to me given our flight was at 6:20 am), but we have lounge access so we went to the lounge. Lounge was spacious, clean, quiet, and had a lovely breakfast spread. One of the better lounges I've been to. So much seating! Gate agents were friendly and effective during the check-in and boarding process. Only took a cursory glance at the cafes, shops, and duty-free but it all seemed nice enough at that early hour.

We flew through Vienna from Florence to Podgorica. The airport itself is modern and clean and seemed large as we navigated from gate to gate. We booked a flight through Austrian Airlines which gave us a 25 minute transfer time but the gate was set to close 10 minutes after our arrival time. We were told the gates are situated right next to each other so we hoped to make the connection. However, when we landed we had to exit the plane outside the terminal and then hop on a shuttle bus to get to the terminal. At that point we literally ran to our gate, which took 15 minutes once inside so we arrived one minute before departure and missed the flight. The next flight was NINE hours later. (Coming back we had 40 minutes to connect and ran through the same drill with about two minutes to spare before the doors closed but fortunately the flight was delayed.) While waiting around the airport all day, we watched several people get yelled at by a Café Vienna clerk for trying to use the WiFi at the tables while she was closing. The café is situated between two gates so it was convenient and, in my opinion, did no harm. I understand not wanting people to sit at tables when they are closed but to sit in a gate chair with your device plugged into a bank beneath an open chair seems reasonable. Overall, this airport provided a very stressful travel experience.

I've traveled through VIE a few times now. Passport control has always been quick and efficient. There are quite a few shops and cafes to choose from. I was not allowed in to the lounge once on a layover but I found a bank of chairs and was able to rest. They also have solo restrooms if you're in need of one for whatever reason. I didn't realize it was a solo until I walked in!

7 Years Later, we flew into VIE from Chicago on Austrian Airlines. We were here to board a Viking River Cruise, after clearing Passport Control of course. That went smoothly, albeit with a couple of tight hallways. Baggage Claim and Viking Pickup all went well.

Super clean! Wow, Vienna, I'd visit and stay longer to explore your city. The system though going through security checks was so disappointing and disorganized. Need improvement how to get people to line up smoothly. The security people failed us during the process. 3 stars for cleanliness.

My mother and I visited Vienna back in March and the airport was good, international airport, albeit very busy. Everything was clearly marked and we didn't have to waste time figuring out where to go. All in all, I wouldn't worry if I had to transit through this airport in the future.

Easy to navigate. Most of the staff are friendly , except for Austrian airlines If you plan to get tax refunds, need to plan out additional hr just to be safe. Go early for duty free shopping, they have lots good stuff there. As for vip lounge, the Vienna lounge is one of the best priority lounges i've been to. Super spacious, has variety types of seatings. Not crowded most of the time. Large selections of drinks and foods. Friendly service. Conveniently located upstairs right outside of duty-free exit. And has its own direct elevator. if you use the priority app , directions to this lounge. It's clearly stated & very easy to find.

Nice airport They make everything easier and cleaner We finish tax return and checking in and security in less than an hour

Nice, quiet, modern airport, at least the time I visited. I had an unexpected layover here (4 hours) due to a strike in another country. I had to change planes here or not reach my destination that day. So, obvious choice it was! The transfer was fast, I had no trouble finding my gates, my way around the airport, staff was very nice to me, decent food options, nice stores. Big gates areas with lots of seating. Clean all around (restrooms included), comfortable, it made it for a nice, calm layover for me!

The Vienna airport is THE WORST. it's austere: no carpet or cushions on chairs, its ugly, its severe, minimal in every way, lacking service, everything is cheap....try to avoid this hell hole.

We flew in and out of VIE from LAX, out to VCE and back in from FLR on a recent trip. Things were smooth all the way around. Zero complaints. On our way home I needed to drop by the Global Blue area to deal with Tax Free stuff and I guess messed up after using the self service box and being told it was all approved. I couldn't locate where I'd put my receipts and didn't have the patience to stand in line for more than 5 minutes so I just dropped my stuff in the box without a customs stamp. I later asked at another counter after security if they'd pay it without a stamp and was told no. I explained I've never gotten a stamp in other airports but was told I'd needed one. I wasn't going to fret over a couple hundred dollars but was a tad bit bummed it needed to be difficult. Well... here we are a week later and I just received a text saying my refund was issued. This isn't a tip to say not to wait, my papers may have been completed in a different manner but I did get a refund (or I will in 2-5 days) without the customs stamp. If you're not dealing with Tax Free stuff, disregard all of the above and just know it's an airport where things seem to run quite smooth and easy. All in all, good experience at this airport and very cute Lego guy in the duty free. As a huge Lego fan I always appreciate spotting the creations some of the euro duty free shops have. He was a little tourist guy. Very cute.

The Vienna Airport is clean and easy-to-navigate. Flying in from D.C., passport control was smooth and quick. Our bags came fast. There's a train to the city center that takes 15 minutes or you can grab an Uber from the second floor after you exit the baggage claim area.

One of many favorite airports I've been too. With a long layover this place had some great places to eat and rest. Enjoyed some schnitzel and a Vienna beer in a restaurant by our gate. Food was fantastic, even though it's an airport. Also enjoyed a soft pretzel sandwich for the flight. Great seating areas with modern amenities such as charging stations for guests. Signs and screens were everywhere helping to communicate all information for travelers from all over the world. Staff here were friendly and helpful.

I had a layover here from America. My friend was coming from Copenhagen to catch the same flight in VIE with me. While it was pretty easy to navigate, it's a really strange airport. I was coming from the D gates and to get to my final gate I had to go through some strange empty hallways. Ignoring this, my friend and I enjoyed our four hour layover. We went to a really beautiful cafe decorated with vines. I was happy to order a coffee with soy milk, while she got an Aperol Spritz. I was also thrilled to get some of my favorite Mozart chocolates. We then went back to the D gates to get some delicious looking pretzel sandwiches. Unfortunately, they were a bit cold and dry. However, the fresh orange juice I got was incredible. Although this airport has a strange layout, it's pretty easy to get around and has some great drink options.

A clean modern airport. It's not too far from the city center. Transportation to the city You can easily and quickly access the city center by public transportation (e.g., train). If you do not want to drag your luggage onto the train, there are several airport transfer service companies (right outside the baggage claim area). Uber is also available. You need to go up to the departure level (Terminal 3). There's no ride share pickup signage. I ended up take an Uber, and it was cheaper than airport transfer. Tip: It seems it's common for taxi drivers to also drive for Uber. When I requested a ride, it's to my surprise, a taxi pulled up and it was my ride. I prefer Uber over a taxi as you know the fare ahead of time. Also, everything is tracked (e.g., the route taken and the fare paid).

Vienna Airport is a great place with unique coffee shops and places to grab a bite to eat. You can find beer, pretzels, and even fresh salads. We landed here, and everything went smoothly--our bags came out fast, and the bathrooms were clean. Overall, it was a very pleasant experience.

I expected better from this airport. Note that I only went to this airport while leaving, not entering, through it. What was difficult was the lack of signage. To find your way out to baggage claim, you keep walking down very long, narrow hallways, and the signs just basically orient you toward the exit for a while, without any other signs displaying other options. By the time we got closer to the baggage claim, there were a few signs showing you where to go. This probably ranks in the bottom 25% of all airports I've ever been to, in terms of amount of signage and help with navigation. Many European airports have smoking lounges, which are always surprising to me! But they keep the smell contained usually (best example being Munich Airport). Here, it felt like everywhere I was in the airport, there was a cigarette smell! It was not fun to be super disoriented after two flights, one being 8 hours, and have to smell cigarettes.

insanely overpriced, water is 6 euros, you have only two types of water available in the whole airport,one is Evian and some local sparkling water. It is utterly boring, dirty toilets and customs were horrible with very rude employees.

This is a great airport. I highly recommend flying here. The airport is conveniently located to Vienna.

Used VIE during the Christmas holidays. Flew into VIE on LOT before Christmas. Since I had a connection in Poland, I cleared EU customs there. When I landed at VIE in the late afternoon, I walked straight to baggage claim. There I purchased a round trip CAT ticket to get me to and from the city. Seriously I think I waited 10 minutes for my luggage. They were either incredibly fast or no one on the plane had bags but me. Easy to follow signs get you out of the airport. After the new year I came back through. CAT back to the airport, but followed the sign marked HOTEL. I had an early morning flight and thought it better to be close by. From the airport to the Moxy just follow the sign. You will walk underground almost the entire way to the hotel, about .3 mile. You pop up across the Cory from the entrance. Next morning took the tunnel back and checked the flight info board. I was at check in from hotel in 15 minute walk. Security was quick, if you travel without liquids and a belt. Clean airport. Most restrooms require stairs. Plenty of boards to check gates and flight status.

Wow, what an unorganized airport. The passport was very long and we arrived to our connection flight with seconds to spare. 90% of the stores and restaurants are CLOSED... COVID? I suppose so.

Absolute disaster in terms of managing crowd. Be sure to add extra 2 hours to your planned time for check-in. In my case spent I hour in BA baggage drop. Then another hour at ... passport control. Seriously? Couldn't they combine passport control with security check as everybody else does? They do everything possible for you to miss your flight. Very bad experience with VIE.

Very simple airport with decent accommodations to keep you busy/entertained prior to your flight.

VIE was a mixed bag for us. In some ways service and amenities were good but as it worked overall it was only average. Our biggest issue was dropping off a rental car for an early flight out...it was a major pain and involved a lot of walking to get back to the terminal. This was a bit of a surprise given the overall efficiency we found everywhere else in Austria.

Nice airport on our recent vacation. Check in with Austria Air was quick and help is readily available if you need it. There are lots of concessions and shops if you need them and also some very helpful and well located Information areas. It is a large airport but walk times to various gates are not bad. Overall a good airport to fly in and out of.

This is the main airport for Austria. Its design fairly modern and simple. The airport is much better than both airports in Berlin. But yet a bit behind compared to some international top airports. I've been here time to time over the years, the duty free shops still a bit pricey than others I visited. To also have more charging stations around, so travellers can easier to get some justice for thier devices. The airport itself is really easy to get by, all the important information are in sight. The curved design of the airport made it memorable. I also tried some lounges of different airlines. Quite nice, great to relax a bit and get soemthing to eat between the connection flights. There also couple restaurants and shops around, so you can also get something to drink or eat there. Well, it is in airport though, everything is naturally more expensive than usual.

One of the worst airports I have ever been to. All 3 of my recent visits involved walking/running about 1-2.5 miles to get to my gate between connections. There were no people movers at all, be it a tram or bus, or even a moving walkway. Nothing. Additionally, more than once I had to go through security and Passport control a second time during my layover. Overall, a complete organizational disaster, with infuriatingly inefficient security measures. Avoid at all costs.

Food at Jamie Oliver's bar by F Gates has decent prices on beer on draft. Food is goodfor the value. There are plenty if wall outets to recharge. Im updating my review as this time I had a long layover and spent some time at the bar. In the course of an hour I witnessed difficult, rude, demanding & annoying patrons. So please tip these awesome bartenders for all the Sh!!!t they have to deal with! Had the day soup which was cream of mushroom homemade and delicious!! Order the .5l versus small beer as its cheaper that way.

The airport was pure chaos. That said, once we got past the absolutely stupid humans trying to travel, we were treated extremely well by the check in staff. Very nice, especially given the hell we watched them endure with very hostile passengers trying to check in! Once through the chaos, the airport was warm and open. Gates are exceptionally small especially for international travelers! My take away of two stars has nothing to do with the any of that, but everything to do with the absolutely lousy gate staff at our gate (G16). Not only was herding completely mishandled but after booking our seats in advance for the flight and PAYING EXTRA for more up front seats, the staff arbitrarily moved us to the back of the plane 'so a family' could be together. So the message here is that you get rewarded for not booking soon enough and seasoned travelers get screwed out of money and the seats we booked. No one asked, no one offered any accommodation, no nothing. If you have ANY choices of air travel make sure NONE of them are Austrian Air! You'll get screwed out of money and your seats!

It's an airport. I got in and i got out. Cleaner then most places. Nothing to see here except to board your flight and say good bye to vienna.

hey guys today i write to you as i return back from the depths of hell ehich would be my self induced state of being sick last night for some reason unbeknownst to me i yarfed multiple times despite only have like two sips of beer unfortunately this left me less than fit for my travels and i was in absolute shambles pulling up to the airport. i have never felt such pain and agony so early in the morning but yet i persevered if not a day. after the trials and tribulations of security i made it to the other side with no thoughts in my head but rather it was as if a ping pong ball was being tossed around inside or perhaps a windchime for the first time in my life i saw a green apple and instead of dismissing it right away as i normally would something about it was intriguing and extremely appetizing i have never felt this way about an apple before but suddenly this apple took all of my being and i had to have it. later in our journey i experienced a similar sense of euphoria when i met eyes with the avocado wrap from the stand near our gate. needless to say it was extremely bus so much so that i went back to get a second one i wish i could eat one for the rest of my life every day forever and ever. the airport itself is quite nice but nothing special as far as airports go thanks for watching see you guys soon

I landed at the crack of 8 o'clock to a completely empty airport. My favorite kind. Faced with a 4 hour layover, I quickly scoped out my sleeping options. Praise Lawd, there are couches! Granted, they are right in the middle of the corridor, but there. are. couches. With a slanted side to create a sort of pillow and smooth faux leather, they provide ample comfort for airport napping. 2 hours later the airport became more lively as other passengers milled around and additional airport staff clocked in. Growing hungry, I left my snooze spot in search of sustenance. I found a small cafe offering a variety of sandwiches and sides. I snagged a chicken schnitzel sandwich and an espresso, paying almost a Euro for a small tube of mayo. Perched at a small round table, I munched and people watched. Upon finishing my brunch, I found a bathroom. It was one of the tiniest bathrooms I've ever seen in an airport. Two stalls and barely enough space to fit a small trolley bag into. Think thin thoughts! The one downside to the airport was there were no water fountains. I've grown accustomed to US airports where these exist aplenty, but I've yet to find a European airport (except maybe LHR, but it's been a couple of years since I've been there) that offers free water. Help us stay hydrated airports! Our plane dry skin begs you!

Nice and clean airport, smaller than what you would expect for a major European capital, which makes it even nicer. Plenty of shops and restaurants, and very reliable free wifi. The one thing that could be improved is air conditioning, a little week in some areas.

Similar to Zürich's airport, this is very nice, well laid out and just such a nice change from US airports. I'm really not sure what the major malfunctions of US airports are, but these guys in Europe know what they're doing. It's clean, employees are pleasant, and it makes traveling a little less like traveling, if that makes sense?

The staff was absolutely revolting. There was atrocious service. Just because we sat in the business section instead of economy so they made my group recheck our entire bags and make us late boarding our flight. Actually terrible.

This airport was awesome. Easy to use, modern, and stress-free! My mom and I were flying from Vienna to Budapest and arrived with about two hours before our flight. So we used the self check-in kiosk where it printed our bag tags so you can attach then to your bags yourself. You then walk over to a self bag-check area where you put your bag on a conveyer and scan the barcode on the bag with a hand scanner. It weighs the bag on the belt and as long as everything is good - it activates and takes the bag into the back for loading onto your plane. How awesome is that?! We literally didn't stand in ANY lines to checkin or check our bags. Security was fast and efficient for carry-ons but also still pretty thorough and we didn't feel unsafe. Staff were all friendly and our flight left exactly on time with minimal issues with boarding. It was one of the best experiences with flying I have ever had.

As our first point of entry to Austria, this set the tone for nearly a week of their mass transit. The airport flowed for easy entry to the EU with a quick trip through Customs and a reasonable wait for luggage. To make it even easier, signage either included English or understandable pictures. Restrooms were easily found along our route and were clean. Yay! On top of all of this, the CAT station is easily accessible to the main Central Station.... we were on our way.

Nice airport. We loved the smooth check in with Austria air. Lots of great food and beer, cute souvenirs, nice places to sit, lie down or charge electronics. Clean bathrooms. What's not to love? Great airport experience.

Very nice aeroport :) with very good service,restaurants,shops and duty free. In every corner they have small business with hand made food,drink,and very comfortable chairs for a relaxing:)

Efficient airport not too far away from central Vienna. Easy to drive yourself (Hertz) and very practical drop off of rented cars. Short distance to walk for international departures. Fast check in and drop off of luggage. In summary, very handy and recommended.

Vienna airport is not huge compared to say, Frankfurt, but still big enough to get lost so staff hospitality is really appreciated here. Good thing is that all of them speak decent English and will even give you an occasional smile. Surely something that is missing at most US airports.., Flughafen is connected with downtown Vienna with the train so I assume it wouldn't be too much of a hassle to not drive. But since Vienna wasn't the final destination for us we opted to get a rental car and that was perhaps the most confusing thing about the whole experience. All of the rental car counters are located in the same spot in the garage, some 10-15 minute walk from the customs. Not ideal when you have all the luggage on you. Returning the car also wasn't as easy as it could be with all the one way traffic. I missed one turn and ended up back on the freeway, going the way we came from. As far as dining and shopping options, it's not the best and it's not the worst. Duty Free shop is not that cheap as you'd expect and fragrances and liquor are pretty much the same price as in the States. For smokers, cigarettes are cheaper than in most US states, but about the same price if you'd buy them at Tabak kiosks. Taking into account the convenience, ease of getting through security and staff attitude, for a major European airport, Schwechat airport is probably as good as it gets. Not perfect but so is not anything in life.

Fairly short distances and the Air Lounge is after passport control. The really weird thing is that each gate has its own security. The staff we interacted with with fairly friendly.

The setup is not very good. There is almost no seating and especially no outlets outside of border checks. Entering through passport check gets you into another waiting are before security screening. Here are some seats and outlets (even planned for USB), but 2 out of 3 had no power. Overall very convoluted with mediocre signage and very inconvenient waiting spaces.

Large, clean, a bit of a walk in certain areas but that's what you should expect in an airport. Flying IN: Got here pretty late in November and it was about 2 degrees C so walking from our terminal to the car rental office was a bit uncomfortable, but that's just me being an idiot and not properly preparing myself for the weather. Coming from Southern California, "cold" to me is jeans and a long sleeve t-shirt. When I walked outside, I was more confused than cold. Signs are in German and there's not as much English as I would like or expect but that's fine because you can't really fly anywhere in the developed world these days not be able to figure out where you need to go unless you're just an apocalyptic moron. Staff are attentive and friendly by Austrian standards. Coffee is good. Terminals are spotless. Flying OUT: Don't get weirded out by airport security walking around with assault rifles. It's normal. Flew out very early so we got to check-in ahead of time to request upgraded seats. Shuttles and staff were equally as efficient during the day as they were at night. Trams taking you between wings of the airport are fast and spacious. Due to the weather that day, we had a bit of a delay, and our boarding was from the tarmac in heavy freezing rain. Exciting. It made me appreciate my seat even more. Some of the waiting areas feel like fish tanks with no restrooms. You have to walk through various waiting areas to get to a bathroom or a service counter for water or whatever you might to buy when you're bored. Other than that, I have no complaints.

Why can't all airports be this efficient? It's very nice and easy to get around. It's not a huge airport but they have SO MANY destinations! It's so easy ugh I don't know how else to explain it. If you're staying in the city there is an express train to take you there. Uber has the ability to pull right up to where you are and pick you up.. where does that happen still?

Our group had a terrible time at the Vienna airport. I was traveling with a large group, and they decided to pull some of our group for a "random security check" as we were boarding. Although they were promised that the flight would be held for them, they were directed to another gate where they were made to unpack their entire carry-on bags. Then those of us who had boarded the flight were told that the rest of our party would not be getting on the plane. We complained that this wasn't fair, and they were eventually let back on the plane. That didn't stop a gate attendant and first class passengers being extremely rude those in our party - blaming them for holding up the plane when it obviously wasn't their fault at all (WHO PULLS PEOPLE ASIDE FOR A SECURITY CHECK WHEN THEY ARE IN THE PROCESS OF BOARDING? OF COURSE IT WILL END IN DELAYS)! It was one of the most frustrating airport experiences of my life, and most airports are pretty terrible to begin with. Everyone we dealt with here was ruder than necessary or acceptable. I'll definitely try to avoid this airport in the future.

Flying British Airways to Heathrow but they don't have anyone at the check in until 2.5 hours before the flight. And the business class lounge is in the Other Terminal

the staff was extremely rude and difficult to deal with. they had no consideration of our feelings in the slightest