Please be kind to clarify the following, cause I think I%26#39;m kind confused!
If I have the Vienna Card and want to transfer with the City Airport Train to Vienna%26#39;s Center, Hoffburg, will I pay a 7,50 ticket or just the fee of 2 euro for the outer zone %26quot;aussenzonen%26quot; ?
What if I want to go to Prater or to Schonbrunn having the Vienna Card. What should I pay ?
I%26#39;m definately confused!
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I don%26#39;t know if you get a discount when buying a CAT ticket if you have the Vienna card, but the Vienna card is not valid itself for travel on the CAT train. You have to buy a separate CAT ticket (9 euros one way). The CAT train is a private company, not part of the Vienna transport network which is covered by the Vienna card.
The Vienna Card is only valid for (part of ) the journey on the Schnellbahn S7 from the airport to Wien Mitte (same journey as the CAT, takes about 10 mins more) If you have a Vienna card and want to take the S7 train to town, you will need to pay for another one-zone ticket as the airport-to-town journey is two zones. That will mean buying another 1.50 euro ticket from the machine on the platform ...
Your Vienna card is valid for travel within zone 100 of the city. Zone 100 covers practically everything EXCEPT the airport, so it will cover your journey to the Prater, Schoenbrunn etc.
Hope that helps!
Rol
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Outer zones are only important if taking a vehicle belonging to public transport. When opting for a private company like CAT, the rules of Greater Vienna PT are not in effect. If you would take the ordinary train line S7, you could save 1.50€ out of 3€, which would be covered by the pass.
The Vienna Card allows you unlimited rides within the city border.
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We visited Vienna over the last weekend and bought our Vienna Cards from the tourist information desk at the airport (it is located by the luggage claim - very easy to find). The desk also sells the %26quot;top up%26quot; tickets needed for the train into Vienna. The S7 line was very easy to catch and from what I have read only 10 minutes longer than the CAT train. On the way back to the airport we bought single trip tickets from the train station - just push the english button and follow the directions - all very simple.
Also - make sure you validate your tickets in the machines before your first trip.
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