Vienna travel tips

Vienna is one of the oldest cultural cities in Europe. You are planning a trip to Vienna. Here are some tips for Vienna tourism for your reference. Welcome to browse!

travel notes

1, not noisy/Austria adheres to the friendly tradition of the German-speaking people and mostly keeps quiet in public. Therefore, it is inappropriate to talk loudly in train cars, subways, bus stops and restaurants.

2. Obey the rules/No one checks tickets for public transportation in Vienna. Generally speaking, passengers need to buy tickets consciously. However, once people who do not buy tickets are found, they will be fined 100 euros.

3. Pay attention to safety/Although Vienna is one of the industrialized countries with the lowest crime rate, tourists still need to pay attention to their wallets and luggage. Thefts still happen here from time to time. In addition, it is necessary to pay attention to safety when walking alone in places where there are not many people at night.

4. No Smoking/Smoking is generally prohibited in public places in Vienna, including schools, museums and even' public spaces' in residential buildings. If you need to smoke, you need to consciously go outdoors. Restaurants, train platforms and other places generally have smoking and non-smoking areas. Please pay attention to the sign.

5. It is forbidden to take photos/Some museums, restaurants, cafes and other public places in Vienna are forbidden to take photos at will. Please pay attention to the sign.

6. Sanitation and drinking water/In Vienna, tap water can be directly drunk, and hotels and restaurants generally do not supply drinking water. If you need to buy water, you can buy local mineral water. Note that Austrians like to drink mineral water with gas. If you need something without gasoline, remember to tell the clerk.

7. Language/The official language of Austria is German, but most Austrians have a good English education, so there are many people who generally speak English. Austrians are very polite. They usually use basic everyday polite expressions when entering or leaving shops or restaurants, such as? Hello? Please. Thank you? Goodbye? Waiting is very necessary and friendly.

8. Prepare small change/Most restaurants and shops in Vienna provide credit card services, but there are also many places that need to prepare a small amount of euro cash. In some restaurants or cafes, you need to prepare a small amount of money in advance. If you pay a large amount of euros directly, it is likely to be rejected by Europeans.

9. Garbage classification/Austrian garbage classification is strict. When throwing garbage, we should pay attention to the public garbage bins in public places such as railway stations and airports, which have clearly classified garbage outlets and are equipped with different corresponding colors and text descriptions. Plastic products, glass products, food waste and other non-recyclable garbage should not be littered.

Mobile phone and calling card

The main operators of Aopai Communication are 3, Orange, T-MOBILE, etc. The cost of rechargeable Sim card is between 10 ~ 30 euros. You need to show your passport when you buy it, or you can go to the supermarket to buy calling cards such as VECTONE, YESSS and BOB. , face value 65,438+00 euros, 30 euros, 50 euros, etc. Calling China with a calling card is charged at 1.7 Euro/min, and sending short messages to China at 0.5 ~ 1 Euro/min. Answering calls and short messages is free.

In Vienna, you can use the Sim cards of China Mobile and China Unicom, which have opened international roaming services, and you can also buy the Sim cards of major Austrian telecom operators. Such as A 1, T-Mobile, telephony, Drei, etc. Domestic mobile phones are charged in one direction (there is no charge for sending and receiving SMS). Considering roaming outside Austria, operators will charge a certain fee. The call charge to China is about 1.7 Euro/minute. Basically, prepaid SIM cards can be bought in major supermarkets. There are many kinds of SIM cards, most of which are used for calling in Austria or Europe. For example, bob card, Hofer's yesss card and so on. , generally from 10 Euro, you can also make long distance calls from all public telephones. Telephone cards can be bought at post offices and cigarette shops. There is a service charge for calling at the hotel.

If you are only traveling for a short time, especially if you stay for 1-2 days, it is recommended to use VoIP or use domestic mobile phones to roam. China Mobile and Unicom GSM launched international roaming; When a mobile user calls back to Chinese mainland, he should dial +86 or 0086. The cost is between 65,438 yuan and 03 yuan -23 yuan minutes, and the SMS is between 3.57 yuan and 3.75 yuan. During roaming, you can call the overseas service hotline:+8613800100186. Unicom CDMA did not open roaming in Austria. GSM users should dial +86 when returning to Chinese mainland.

If you want to stay for more than a week, you need to call China at a relatively favorable rate, and you can recommend Vectone card. Calling landlines and mobile phones to China is a one-time connection fee of 0. 1 Euro, 0.0 1 Euro per minute, and 0.1Euro for a short message, which is more cost-effective. Generally, it can be bought in Spar supermarket, Tabak grocery store, Chinese supermarket and individual printing shop. You don't need to show your credentials to get a card. Generally, the smallest card is 10 Euro. One card can make domestic calls for hundreds of minutes, which is very cost-effective, and it is more expensive to make calls to other European countries. Vectone's 10 Eurocard has its own network traffic of about 50MB, so it is complicated to register in official website. If necessary, you can check the price in official website.

network environment

There is free WiFi at Vienna airport. You need to connect a WiFi signal and log in to a web page to activate the connection. Many cafes, fast food restaurants, etc. Free WiFi is also available. Some need to log on to the website to activate, and some need to ask the waiter for a password. In addition, if you have a student account of Eduroam, an inter-school free wireless network provided by other universities in Europe, then WiFi in all university districts in Vienna can be used for free.

Visitors can surf the Internet in many places in Vienna and use tablets, mobile phones or laptops with wireless network functions for free. Many restaurants, hotels and scenic spots have free wireless network coverage.

Wireless network coverage in Vienna can be found on the following websites:

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Power supply and voltage

The residential electricity voltage in Austria is 220 volts, but the plug has a round head and two holes. If the mobile phone, beard knife or hair dryer carried by tourists are China plugs, it is advisable to bring a change plug.

The sockets used in Austria are quite common in Europe and can be used in most countries such as Spain, France, Italy and Greece. This kind of socket grounding relies on two groups of metal plates on the edge of the socket ring to contact the metal contacts on the round plastic head of the plug, and a conversion plug is needed to connect the commonly used plugs in China. Switch plugs can be purchased locally, and general hotels will also provide switch plugs for customers to use.

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