Directions to and within Baden

For your information we have added an annotated map of Baden. Further relevant points of interest will be added during the following weeks.

How to get there

Arriving in Vienna by plane at Schwechat/Vienna International Airport

There is a bus running 10 minutes to every hour from the airport to Baden train station. Costs are 9.70 Euro, and it will take about 1 hr. From the station it is best to take a taxi to the Grandhotel Sauerhof. We are also collecting arrival times to arrange a taxi service, which is 50 Euro per car (up to 3 people).

By train

From Westbahnhof

Take the Subway U6 to 'Philadelphiabrücke, direction 'Siebenhirten' or 'Alterlaa', from there change to the 'Badner Bahn', which is a blue and yellowish tram. This will take you directly to Baden (last stop, which is called 'Josefsplatz'). From there the Grandhotel Sauerhof is 10 min. walk away (see map). Tickets are 5.10 Euro (3 'zones'), buy tickets before you get on the train at ticket machine before you get on the train.
(Badner Bahn schedule at 'Philadelphiabrücke')

From Südbahnhof or Wien Mitte

It is best to take a 'Schnellbahn' S9, which runs at 29 and 59 min past each hour from 'Südbahnhof' (or 23 and 53 min past the hour from 'Wien Mitte') and takes about 40 minutes to the train station in Baden. (Schnellbahn S9 schedule at 'Südbahnhof' or 'Wien Mitte')

There is also a faster train 'Regionalzug', which leaves at 26 and 56 min past each hour (or 20 and 50 min past the hour from 'Wien Mitte'), which is a lot faster. Both trains go to the Endstation 'Wiener Neustadt'. (Regionalzug schedule at 'Südbahnhof' or 'Wien Mitte')

Also the 'Badner Bus' No. 360, which leaves from Matzleinsdorferplatz, close to the Südbahnhof.

From Vienna City centre/Opera

The Wiener Lokalbahn 'Badner Bahn' (www.wlb.at) runs between the State Opera in Vienna and Baden Josefsplatz. The Wiener Lokalbahn leaves every quarter of an hour (the stop is across the road from the Opera) till 20:42 (from 20:12 only half-hourly) e.g. 15:10, 15:25, 15:40, 15:55, 16:10 etc. The ticket price from Vienna to Baden is 5.10 Euro Departure from Baden Josefsplatz every quarter of an hour till 19.30, thereafter half-hourly till 23:30 e.g. 21:00, 21:30, 22:00 etc. (Badner Bahn schedule at Opera)

Picture of 'Badner Bahn':

The 'Badner Bus' No. 360 runs between the Opera and Casino Baden and also stops at Josefsplatz. Travelling time is about 45 minutes. The ticket price from Vienna to Baden is 5.70 Euro per person. Departure from the Opera: 14:20, 15:00, 15:30, 16:00, 16:30, 16:50, 17:10, 17:30, 17:50, 18:20, 19:00, 20:00, 21:00, 22:05, 23:05, 0:05, 1:17, 2:17, 3:17 (Badner Bus schedule)

By Car

There is free parking behind the hotel. Access to hotel parking is via Sauerhofstrasse. Ring the bell at the gate and the doors will be opened automatically.

Coming from the West:

Highway A1 (Westautobahn) - A21 direction Graz
EXIT #17 for Mayerling - Baden - Mödling
B210 direction Helenental
Pass the Hotel Sacher - turn left - Baden West
Following the green signs to 'Strandbad', cross the bridge and turn left
On the right hand side you will see the GRAND HOTEL SAUERHOF (and before the Pension Weilburg).

Coming from the South or from Vienna:

Highway A2 (Südautobahn), coming from Vienna EXIT #21 for Baden
At the traffic light after the exit, turn left
At the signpost for Baden-Ost, turn right
Straight ahead under the railway bridge, at the roundabout straight ahead into Weilburgstrasse, on the left hand side you will see the GRAND HOTEL SAUERHOF (and shortly afterwards the Pension Weilburg).

Coming from the East / Vienna airport (Schwechat):

Leave the airport on highway A4 direction Wien for approx. 5.8 km
Change from highway A4 to S1 (at Knoten Schwechat) direction Schwechat and follow S1 for approx. 17 km.
Change from highway S1 to A2 (at Knoten Vösendorf) direction Graz and follow S1 for approx. 17 km.
Leave A2 at Exit #21 for Baden
At the traffic light after the exit, turn left
At the signpost for Baden-Ost, turn right
Straight ahead under the railway bridge, at the roundabout straight ahead into Weilburgstrasse, on the left hand side you will see the GRAND HOTEL SAUERHOF.

Map of Baden

larger map

Legend

Red needle: The Venue - Grand Hotel Sauerhof

Cyan needle: B&B - Pension Weilburg

Blue Tramway: Final Station of Badener Bahn - Only local trains of Badener Bahn from an to Vienna

Blue Train: Main Trainstation Baden bei Wien - Regional trains

If you view this map at Google Maps and zoom in on the trainstations you can obtain a preliminary train schedule (this information is provided by Google, not by the RSCDS Vienna).