Venue
Address: Neubaugürtel 34-36, 1070 Wien, Austria.
The hotel situated nearby the Neubau area was built in 1871 for the Vienna World’s Fair. With its imposing architecture and glass corner windows reminiscent of the bow of the ships docked at the Danube marina. The city centre is only a twenty-minute walk away.
For any accessibility related needs or any other special requirements related to your participation, write to anamaria.suciu@europeangreens.eu.
Safe space policy
The European Green Party is committed to providing an environment that is free of harassment and discrimination and that is a safe space for all participants. We ask that all participants pay attention to their conduct and behaviour. Read our safe space policy here.
A participant who feels that they have been harassed or who has witnesses such harassment during the Congress may report the matter to the EGP Safety Team. The reports can be done in person, sent by email, SMS, or a call. Please contact one of the members of our Safety Team for 37th Congress:
- Céline Delforge, celine.delforge@europeangreens.eu, +32 493 891 954
- Teo Comet, teo.comet@europeangreens.eu, +32 492 97 82 49
- Petra Skuljevic, petra.skuljevic@europeangreens.eu, +32 483 71 83 13
City guide
Make the most of your trip and explore Vienna with tips from the Austrian Greens! Download the city guide.
Travel to Vienna
- BY LAND
Getting to Vienna by train is possible from numerous cities across Europe. Several companies propose train service, including travel by night. You can find an overview below.
ÖBB (Austrian Federal Railways) – reach Vienna from Hamburg, Berlin, Zurich, Basel, Rome, Venice, Amsterdam, Brussels or Paris.
The tickets issued by Sparschiene Österreich and Sparschiene Europa are a particularly affordable way to travel.
Night trains can be booked from here: ÖBB Nightjet.
More information here.
DB - Deutsche Bahn
From Germany, you can be in Vienna in no time at all: with 19 daily direct services from cities including Munich, Berlin, Hamburg, Frankfurt, Cologne, Düsseldorf, Nuremberg
More information here.
Other international train services to Vienna
- Italian railways: Trenitalia - trenitalia.com
- French railways: Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF) - sncf.com
- Hungarian railways: Magyar Államvasutak - mavcsoport.hu
- Polish railways: Polskie Koleje Państwowe (PKK) - rozklad-pkp.pl
- Czech railways: České dráhy - cd.cz
- Train connections from Switzerland (SBB - Schweizerische Bundesbahnen) - sbb.ch/de
- Westbahn (private train company) – offers connection between Munich and Vienna or Salzburg – Vienna - westbahn.at
- BY AIR:
The main airport is the Vienna International Airport, located at 18 km from central Vienna. We recommend looking for affordable flight options here and here.
Local transport in Vienna
Vienna has a well-developed public transport network with five underground lines, 29 tram and 127 bus lines, of which 24 are night lines (operating between 0.30 am and 5 am). On weekends and public holidays the Vienna underground remains at the service of its passengers all night. A single ticket costs EUR 2.40 (or EUR 2.60 if purchased on board of trams).
Tickets can be purchased from the following points:
- Ticket machines at most underground stations
- Tobacco shops
- On board the of trams at an increased rate of EUR 2.60 per ticket. Please note: Coins might be needed to purchase ticekts from the machines on trams. The transport authority is migrating to multilingual ticket machines for trams with cashless payment options, but this may take a while before every vehicle has converted.
- Wiener Linien Online Shop or the WienMobil app for iOS or Android
Validating tickets
Tickets must be validated before boarding. To validate your ticket stamp the ticket at the blue machines located at the entrance of underground stations as well as on buses and trams. Tickets bought directly from the tram or bus driver are automatically validated and need not be stamped again. Each stamped single ticket is valid up to the destination, including multiple transfers.
Timetable
You can consult the timetable here.
Travel from Vienna Central Train Station to the Congress Venue
From the Vienna Central Train Station (Wien Hauptbahnhof) you can take metro line 18 direction Burggasse-Stadthalle U for 10 stops until Urban-Loritz-Platz, which is right in front of the Congress venue, Arcotel Wimberger.
Travel from Vienna International Airport to the Congress Venue
The closest public transport stations are metro station Westbahnhof (400 m away) and tram station Urban Loritz Platz (just across the street from the hotel).
Several train services operate between the airport and the city center. The Vienna S-Bahn line S7 provides a local service to the city centre taking approx. 25 minutes. The more expensive City Airport Train (CAT) connects the airport directly to Wien Mitte railway station, close to the city centre, in 16 minutes. ÖBB Railjet services connect the city to the airport as well and a ride typically takes approx. 15 minutes.
To reach the hotel from the International Airport of Vienna, you can either train S7 or Railjet or the CAT to Vienne-Midi and from there walk about 4 minutes until the metro station Landstraße. From here you can take metro line U3 to Ottakring for 7 stops until Westbahnhof. Then, you can either walk for 5 minutes or take the tram line 9 direction Gersthof, Wallrißstr. for 2 stops until Urban Loritz Platz.
Accommodation
The Arcotel Wimberger hotel (Congress venue) is fully booked for the event dates.
We have negotiated preferential rates at Mercure Raphael Hotel, which is located 10 minutes walking distance from the Congress venue. Contact them via phone +43 1 9059660 or email HA0Q7@accor.com with the keyword “European Green Party” and you will get 10% discount on the best flexible rate excl./incl. breakfast (free cancellation until 6pm on the day of arrival, no prepayment needed).
Alternatively, Motel One Vienna-Westbahnhof is a conveniently located hotel, at 5 minutes walking distance from the Congress venue (single or double rooms only, no twin rooms available).
Delegates
Please find the reimbursement rules for the upcoming Congress here. EGP will either book and pay for travel and accommodation or reimburse your delegates’ travel and accommodation costs.
Member parties for whom EGP is booking will be contacted by the EGP office following your registration, with instructions.
Member parties who will book their own travel and accommodation are urged to arrange their travel and book flights as early as possible, before the rates become too expensive. EGP will reimburse accommodation costs based on the invoice up to 90€ per delegate per night for a maximum of 2 nights.
