Table of content:

1. Public Transport
2. Accommodation
3. Registration with the Police
4. Living Costs
5. Club International Universitaire
6. Important Addresses

The Vienna International Airport is situated about 15 kilometers outside the city. The best way to get to the center is taking the bus to the City Air Terminal (Landstraße - Hilton Center) - intervals 20 - 30 minutes.

* Arriving by train:

Westbahnhof - from and to western Europe (information - tel. 1552)

Südbahnhof - from and to southern and eastern Europe (information - tel. 1553)

Franz Josef Bahnhof - from and to eastern Europa (Czech Republic; information - tel. 5800 310 20)

For special information call: 1717

Vienna has a good public transport system, which runs from about 5.30 a.m. until around midnight. Reduced tickets (Vorverkaufsscheine, Umweltkarte, Monatskarte) are available at tobacconists or station offices. Foreign students who are registered at any university in Vienna may also obtain a so-called "Nachmittagsbildungskarte" for ÖS 55,- per month. This ticket is valid Monday - Saturday from 1.00 pm until closing hours. On Sundays and holidays it is valid throughout the day. It has to be applied for at:

You will need your student-identification-card of Vienna UT (you will receive that card after your registration with the university), and a passport photo.

On Fridays, Saturdays and during nights before holidays a few bus lines are also running at night. The fare has to be paid in the bus. No reduction is possible.

Taxis are very expensive in Vienna. Because of frequent jams and the disastrous parking-space situation in Vienna, you are advised against using your own car.

2. Accommodation

After submitting the completed application form, you will be informed about the acceptance or rejection, no later than one month before your arrival. In general only double-rooms at an average price of ÖS 2.500,- per month are available at student residences.

If you prefer private accommodation you should alco contact the address given above. The average rate for private accommodation is about ÖS 3.500,- per month.

In case of any troubles, here are some youth-hostels for temporary housing:

Hostel Ruthensteiner 15; Robert-Hamerling-Gasse 24 Tel.: 893 42 02	Turmherberge Don Bosco 3; Lechnerstraße 12 Tel.: 713 14 94
Hostel Zöhrer 8; Skodagasse 26 Tel.: 406 07 30	Jugendgästehaus Hütteldorf 13; Schloßberggasse 8 Tel.: 877 15 01 0
Jugendgästehaus Brigittenau 20; Friedrich-Engels-Platz 24 Tel.: 332 82 94 0	Jugendherberge Myrthengasse 7; Myrthengasse 7 Tel.: 93 63 16 0, Fax.: 523 58 49

3. Registration with the Police

What you need is:

a valid passport a completed form "Meldezettel" with 5 carbon copies. This form is available at all tobacconists for ÖS 6,-, and has to be signed by your landlord/landlady.

Before leaving the country you are obliged to cancel your registration. This is also done at the respective district police office. Take your passport and all copies of the registration form with you.

4. Living Costs

rent for a room (incl.electricity and heating)	ÖS 2.500,- - ÖS 4.000,-
food	ÖS 2.500,-
laundry and personal hygiene	ÖS 700,-
TOTAL	ÖS 5.700,- - ÖS 7.200,-

5. Club International Universitaire

The doors are open during the daytime for consultation on general topics concerning life and studying in Vienna.

Drop by in the evening to meet other students and graduates; enjoy a refreshment from the bar at your leisure and take part in a great variety of evening events from Tuesday through Friday: Lectures and social events such as ethnic evenings and music of all kinds, as well as debates and round-table discussions.

Pass the time reading Austrian and international newspapers and magazines, over a game of chess or billards, or organize an evening event of your own!

The Club is supported by Vienna`s universities and colleges, the Austrian Student Union and various other private and official agencies.

1.Bezirk-Innere Stadt Deutschmeisterplatz 3, Tel.: 31 76 01 A-1010 Wien	13.Bezirk-Hietzing Lainzer Straße 49-51, Tel.: 82 69 51 A-1130 Wien
2.Bezirk-Leopoldstadt Leopoldsgasse 18, Tel.: 33 65 41-0 A-1020 Wien	14.Bezirk-Penzing Leysrestraße 2, Tel.: 92 33 21 A-1140 Wien
3.Bezirk-Landstraße Juchgasse 19, Tel.: 712 36 71 A-1030 Wien	15.Bezirk-Rudolfsheim Fünfhaus Tannengasse 8-10, Tel.: 92 26 76 A-1150 Wien
4.Bezirk-Wieden Taubstummengasse 11, Tel.:505 47 51 A-1040 Wien	16.Bezirk-Ottakring Grubergasse 6, Tel.:46 26 35 A-1160 Wien
5.Bezirk-Margareten Wehrgasse 1, Tel.: 56 76 01 1050 Wien	17.Bezirk-Hernals Rötzergasse 24, Tel.: 43 16 51 A-1170 Wien
6.Bezirk-Mariahilf Kopernikusgasse 1, Tel.:56 76 61 A-1060 Wien	18.Bezirk-Währing Schulgasse 88, Tel.: 47 71 51 A-1180 Wien
7.Bezirk-Neubau Kandlgasse 4, Tel.: 93 35 31 A-1070 Wien	19.Bezirk-Döbling Hohe Warte 32, Tel.: 36 77 01 A-1190 Wien
8.Bezirk-Josefstadt Fuhrmanngasse 5, Tel.: 42 55 51 A-1080 Wien	20.Bezirk-Brigittenau Pappenheimgasse 33, Tel.: 35 66 01 A-1200 Wien
9.Bezirk-Alsergrund Boltzmangasse 20, Tel.: 34 45 00 A-1090 Wien	21.Bezirk-Floridsdorf Hermann-Bahrstr 32, Tel.: 78 36 31 A-1210 Wien
10.Bezirk-Favoriten Van der Nüll Gasse 11, Tel.: 604 45 11 A-1100 Wien	22.Bezirk-Donaustadt Wagramer Straße 83, Tel.: 23 65 01-0 A-1220 Wien
11.Bezirk-Simmering Enkplatz 3, Tel.: 74 75 51 A-1110 Wien	23.Bezirk-Liesing Lehmanngasse 3a, Tel.: 86 15 21 A-1230 Wien
12.Bezirk-Meidling Hufelandgasse 4, Tel.: 85 85 11 A-1120 Wien

Unfallkrankenhaus Lorenz Böhler Donaueschingenstr. 13, Tel.: 331 10 1200 Wien	Wilhelminenspital Montlearstr. 37, Tel.: 95 25 11 1160 Wien
Unfallkrankenhaus Meidling Kundratstr. 37, Tel.: 601 50 1120 Wien	Allgemeines Krankenhaus Lazarettg. 14, Tel.: 404 00 1090 Wien
Hanuschkrankenhaus Heinrich Collin Str. 30, Tel.: 94 21 51 1140 Wien

Rettung - Ambulance: 144

Feuerwehr - Fire-brigade: 122

Polizei - Police: 133

Notarzt - Emergency Medical Service: 141