Public transportation apps, curated for travelers visiting Austria.
ÖBB is the essential nationwide app. It plans journeys and sells ÖBB, city and regional transport-association tickets for trains, buses, trams and some underground services.
Austria's essential national planner and ticket app for trains, regional buses, city transport and live journey updates.
Official Vienna app for U-Bahn, tram and bus routes, live departures, accessibility options and digital tickets.
Digital tickets are normally issued to a named traveler and must be shown with photo ID. Purchase before boarding. If using SimplyGo, check in successfully before entering the vehicle or ticketed area and check out after the journey. A failed check-in is not a valid ticket, so use a machine or ticket office instead.
In Vienna, WienMobil is the official route, departure and ticket app for U-Bahn, trams and buses, with German and English interfaces. Vienna discontinued its 48 and 72 hour tickets on January 1, 2026; the current short-stay choices include 24 hour and 7 day products. Named digital tickets need photo ID, while paper tickets that are not already time-stamped must be validated before the first ride. Do not assume general bank-card tap-on access.
Vienna Airport lies outside the Vienna core zone, so a city pass alone usually needs an airport-boundary add-on. From September 7, 2026 to October 31, 2027, S7 and REX7 airport rail patterns change during construction. Route the exact trip in ÖBB on the day. Recent visitors also report occasional WienMobil payment failures, so a station machine is a sensible fallback.
ÖBB is the top-rated transit app in Austria. Austria's essential national planner and ticket app for trains, regional buses, city transport and live journey updates.
Bento recommends 2 transit apps in Austria, checked in 2026.
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