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Old Jul 22, 2009, 7:05 pm
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turnleftbrighteyes
 
Join Date: Jan 2008
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Great Trip Report!

What a great trip report-- I've only flown OS Y, but even service and meals in Y is pretty decent.

A suggestion for future VIE-bound travelers who might be at all budget conscious: don't take the CAT. The regular S-Bahn (sort of like a commuter train), line S7, goes to the airport, and can also be picked up at Landstrasse, where the CAT goes.

The S7 is just a little bit more than a regular subway ticket (I think around €3-- Sorry, I lived in Vienna 3 years ago, and forget the prices, but you basically need one more zone than in the center). It takes 30 minutes, rather than the CAT's 16 minutes. Depending on your final destination in Vienna, the S7 is often more convenient, too. I never found the CAT to be worth the price: if I was traveling light enough to take public transit, then the S7 was fine, but otherwise I'd just take a taxi or a car service.
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