Transport in Austria

This article provides an overview of the transportation infrastructure in the country of Austria.

Railways

Main article: Rail transport in Austria

Total network length: 6,123 km (3,805 mi) (3,523 km (2,189 mi) electrified), of which:

• 5,639 km (3,504 mi) are 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge (3,429 km (2,131 mi) of which are electrified).

• 507 km (315 mi) are narrow gauge:
  • 23 km (14 mi) are 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) gauge
  • 13 km (8.1 mi) are 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in) gauge
  • 468 km (291 mi) are 760 mm (2 ft 5+15⁄16 in) gauge (94 km (58 mi) of which are electrified)
  • 3 km (1.9 mi) are 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in) gauge

The national railway system of Austria is the Österreichische Bundesbahnen, or ÖBB. Besides, there are a few other railway companies in Austria.

U-Bahn

• Serfaus: see Serfaus U-Bahn, complete ban on cars in the village center
• Vienna: see Vienna U-Bahn

S-Bahn

• Klagenfurt: Carinthia S-Bahn
• Graz: Styria S-Bahn
• Linz: Upper Austria S-Bahn
• Innsbruck: Tyrol S-Bahn
• Salzburg: Salzburg S-Bahn
• Vienna: Vienna S-Bahn
• Vorarlberg state: Vorarlberg S-Bahn

Cable transport

Aerial tramways / cable cars

Main article: List of aerial tramways § Austria

Gondola lifts

Main article: List of gondola lifts § Austria

Funiculars

Main article: List of funiculars § Austria

Funitels

Main article: Funitel § Austria

Motorways

Main article: Autobahns of Austria

total: 200,000 km (100% paved, including 1700 km of expressways)

• A1 (Westautobahn)
• A2 (Südautobahn)
• A3 (Südostautobahn)
• A4 (Ostautobahn)
• A5 (Nordautobahn, planned)
• A6 (Nordostautobahn)
• A7 (Mühlkreisautobahn)
• A8 (Innkreisautobahn)
• A9 (Pyhrnautobahn)
• A10 (Tauernautobahn)
• A11 (Karawankenautobahn)
• A12 (Inntalautobahn)
• A13 (Brennerautobahn)
• A14 (Rheintalautobahn)
• A21 (Wiener Außenringautobahn)
• A22 (Donauuferautobahn)
• A23 (Südosttangente)
• A24 (Verbindungsspange Rothneusiedel, planned)
• A25 (Welser Autobahn)
• A26 (Linzerautobahn, planned)

Waterways

358 km, mainly along the Danube

Pipelines

• crude oil: 663 km (208)
• gas: 2,721 km
• refined products: 157 km

Ports and harbours

All ports access the Danube.

• Enns
• Krems
• Linz
• Vienna

All Austrian ports are via the Rhine-Main-Danube Canal also connected to the port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands.

Merchant marine

See also: Austrian Lloyd Ship Management and Donaudampfschiffahrtsgesellschaft

Airports

Main article: List of airports in Austria

See also: Austrian Airlines and List of airlines of Austria

Austria has 55 airports and two heliport. Most airports in the country have short, unpaved runways. One airport has paved runways longer than 10,000 feet.

Numbers of airports having runways of particular lengths (2008)

Length (meters)	Length (feet)	Total No. Airports	Paved (No. Airports)	Unpaved (No. Airports)
over 3,043	over 10,000	1	1	0
2,438 to 3,043	8,000 to 10,000	5	5	0
1,524 to 2,438	5,000 to 8,000	2	1	1
914 to 1,524	3,000 to 5,000	6	3	3
under 914	under 3,000	41	15	26
totals	totals	55	25	30

See also

• Plug-in electric vehicles in Austria

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from The World Factbook (2024 ed.). CIA. (Archived 2000 edition.)