Settling In 103The Bundesbus (federal bus) network supplements the rail
service, and is used for local trips, or to get to out-of-the-way
places, rather than for long-distance travel. The Bundesbus
travels to some ski resorts in Tyrol and Vorarlberg.
If you are going on a cycling trip, most trains have a
compartment for bicycles. Check before your trip.
Boats on the Danube
There is a lovely departure boat port—Vienna/Bratislava—with coffee
house and restaurant. One can take a catamaran from the city
centre (canal next to Schwedenplatz) and to Bratislava, the capital of
Slovakia. It is called The Twin City Liner and it takes you from Vienna
to Bratislava. It is fully air-conditioned and the chairs are first class,
all complete with panorama windows and a captain’s lounge. Fast
hydrofoils skim between Vienna, Bratislava and Budapest in spring
and summer, but are not cheap. Steamers travel between Vienna and
the German border town of Passau from May to late September.Airports
Vienna is Austria’s main air transport hub, but there are also
international airports at Linz, Graz, Salzburg, Innsbruck and
Klagenfurt. The closest airport to Eisenstadt is the Vienna
airport. Tyrolean Airways, the main domestic carrier, operates
several flights a day between Austria’s larger cities.
The airports are modern, well maintained and easily
accessible. Short- and long-term parking are available for a
reasonable fee.
MEDICAL SERVICES
The medical services in Austria are good and efficient, and
it will not be difficult to find a doctor or dentist who speaks
English. Vienna has one of the biggest hospitals in Europe, the
Allgemeines Krankenhaus (AKH). Although most Austrians
are part of the public health care system, private doctors and
specialists are in practice throughout the country.