Graz
Getting There:
By Air:
The Graz Airport (GRZ) (http://www.flughafen-graz.at/) provides service for Graz and houses the following airlines:
Austria Airlines (+43 316 5 1789; http://www.aua.com/at/deu)
Austrian Arrows (+43 316 24 31 00; http://www.aua.com/at/deu)
Lufthansa (+43 316 291 669; http://www.lufthansa.at/fly/at/de/index)
Ryanair (http://www.ryanair.com)
Swiss International Airlines (+43 316 0810810 840; http://www.swiss.com/web/IE6)
Styrian Spirit (+43 316 05 08 05 0; http://www.styrianspirit.com)
Welcome Air (+43 512 295 296 300; http://www.welcomeair.at)
Intersky (http://www.intersky.biz).
Although the most convenient way to travel to Graz is via the Graz Airport, visitors can also fly into the Vienna International Airport (VIA)(+43 1 7007 0 1300 Wien Flughafen/ http://www.viennaairport.com) or the Heraklion International Airport (http://www.hcaa-eleng.gr/irak.htm), which offers flights provided by 80 international airlines including:
Air Berlin (+1805 737 800/http://www.airberlin.com)
Air Canada (+51766 17633/http://www.aircanada.ca)
American Airlines (+1 800 433 7300/ http://www.aa.com/ )
British Airways (+43 1 79567567/http:// www.britishairways.at)
Delta (+1 800 221 1212/ http://www.delta.com )
Frontier (+1 800 432 1359/ http://www.frontierairlines.com/ )
US Airways (+1 800 428 4322/ http://www.usairways.com )
From the Vienna International Airport take the shuttle bus (Airport Transfer Service: +43 1 7007 35910) to the Wien Suedbahnhof (Vienna Southern Train Station) and take a train to Graz (4 hr travel time; EUR30-35 per trip). From Wien Suedbahnhof, there is a train every hour to Graz Hauptbahnhof (Graz Central Train Station). See the Vienna International Airport website for more details.
Shuttle buses include:
Airportshuttle C&K Service (+43 316 29 51 51) provides transportation services to and from the airports in Graz and Vienna and within the city of Vienna.
Graz Airport Bus (http://www.flughafen-graz.at)
Taxi companies include:
Taxi cabs can be easily located outside terminals and do not typically require advance booking. Cab fare to central Graz is approximately EUR20.
World Wide Service (+43 316 71 1098; http://www.graz-taxi.at/Kunden.htm) offers advance booking for taxi and car hire services.
Rental Car companies include:
Avis (+43 316 0800 0800 8757; http://www.avis.com)
Budget (+43 316 800 472 3325; https://rent.drivebudget.com/Home.asp)
Hertz (+43 1 795 32; http://www.hertz.com)
Arac (+43 316 812 920
Car Hire Buchbinder (+43 316 717 3300)
Denzel Drive (http://www.denzeldrive.at)
Europcar (+43 316 821 364)
Sixt (+43 00800 1111 7498; +43 316 283600; http://www.e-sixt.com)
By Train:
OBB Austrian Federal Railways (+43 316 51717; http://www.oebb.at)
Die Bahn (DB) (http://www.bahn.de)
Swiss Federal Railways (http://www.sbb.ch/)
By Bus:
Grazer Verkehrsbetriebe (GVB) (schedules: +43 316 887 411; prices: +43 316 887 408; http://www.gvb.at)
Verbund Linie (http://www.verbunlinie.at/)
By Car:
All vehicles need toll stickers on Austrian highways (http://www.vignette.at). See the website for details.
Graz can be accessed by the following highways: A1, A2, A8, A9, A10, A11, A12, A21, B113, S16.
Route planning services:
Route Planner Europe (http://www.reiseroute.de/europ_uk.htm)
Route Planner (http://www.shellgeostar.com/)
Route Planner (German) (http://portaleweb.de/Auto/Routenplaner/)
Getting Around:
Mobil Zentral (+43 316 820 606; http://www.mobilzentral.at) is the Austrian Mobility Centre, providing information on all forms of public transportation in Styria as well as custom trip planning services.
By Air:
The Graz Airport (GRZ) (http://www.flughafen-graz.at/) provides service for Graz and houses the following airlines:
Austria Airlines (+43 316 5 1789; http://www.aua.com/at/deu)
Austrian Arrows (+43 316 24 31 00; http://www.aua.com/at/deu)
Lufthansa (+43 316 291 669; http://www.lufthansa.at/fly/at/de/index)
Ryanair (http://www.ryanair.com)
Swiss International Airlines (+43 316 0810810 840; http://www.swiss.com/web/IE6)
Styrian Spirit (+43 316 05 08 05 0; http://www.styrianspirit.com)
Welcome Air (+43 512 295 296 300; http://www.welcomeair.at)
Intersky (http://www.intersky.biz).
Although the most convenient way to travel to Graz is via the Graz Airport, visitors can also fly into the Vienna International Airport (VIA)(+43 1 7007 0 1300 Wien Flughafen/ http://www.viennaairport.com) or the Heraklion International Airport (http://www.hcaa-eleng.gr/irak.htm), which offers flights provided by 80 international airlines including:
Air Berlin (+1805 737 800/http://www.airberlin.com)
Air Canada (+51766 17633/http://www.aircanada.ca)
American Airlines (+1 800 433 7300/ http://www.aa.com/ )
British Airways (+43 1 79567567/http:// www.britishairways.at)
Delta (+1 800 221 1212/ http://www.delta.com )
Frontier (+1 800 432 1359/ http://www.frontierairlines.com/ )
US Airways (+1 800 428 4322/ http://www.usairways.com )
From the Vienna International Airport take the shuttle bus (Airport Transfer Service: +43 1 7007 35910) to the Wien Suedbahnhof (Vienna Southern Train Station) and take a train to Graz (4 hr travel time; EUR30-35 per trip). From Wien Suedbahnhof, there is a train every hour to Graz Hauptbahnhof (Graz Central Train Station). See the Vienna International Airport website for more details.
Shuttle buses include:
Airportshuttle C&K Service (+43 316 29 51 51) provides transportation services to and from the airports in Graz and Vienna and within the city of Vienna.
Graz Airport Bus (http://www.flughafen-graz.at)
Taxi companies include:
Taxi cabs can be easily located outside terminals and do not typically require advance booking. Cab fare to central Graz is approximately EUR20.
World Wide Service (+43 316 71 1098; http://www.graz-taxi.at/Kunden.htm) offers advance booking for taxi and car hire services.
Rental Car companies include:
Avis (+43 316 0800 0800 8757; http://www.avis.com)
Budget (+43 316 800 472 3325; https://rent.drivebudget.com/Home.asp)
Hertz (+43 1 795 32; http://www.hertz.com)
Arac (+43 316 812 920
Car Hire Buchbinder (+43 316 717 3300)
Denzel Drive (http://www.denzeldrive.at)
Europcar (+43 316 821 364)
Sixt (+43 00800 1111 7498; +43 316 283600; http://www.e-sixt.com)
By Train:
OBB Austrian Federal Railways (+43 316 51717; http://www.oebb.at)
Die Bahn (DB) (http://www.bahn.de)
Swiss Federal Railways (http://www.sbb.ch/)
By Bus:
Grazer Verkehrsbetriebe (GVB) (schedules: +43 316 887 411; prices: +43 316 887 408; http://www.gvb.at)
Verbund Linie (http://www.verbunlinie.at/)
By Car:
All vehicles need toll stickers on Austrian highways (http://www.vignette.at). See the website for details.
Graz can be accessed by the following highways: A1, A2, A8, A9, A10, A11, A12, A21, B113, S16.
Route planning services:
Route Planner Europe (http://www.reiseroute.de/europ_uk.htm)
Route Planner (http://www.shellgeostar.com/)
Route Planner (German) (http://portaleweb.de/Auto/Routenplaner/)
Getting Around:
Mobil Zentral (+43 316 820 606; http://www.mobilzentral.at) is the Austrian Mobility Centre, providing information on all forms of public transportation in Styria as well as custom trip planning services.
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