Tickets in Austria: single tickets, day passes and the KlimaTicket

Public transport in Austria is organised in regional transport associations (Verkehrsverbünde): VOR for Vienna, Lower Austria and Burgenland, OÖVV in Upper Austria, Salzburg Verkehr, VVT in Tyrol, the Verbund Linie in Styria, Kärntner Linien in Carinthia and VMOBIL in Vorarlberg. Within an association, one ticket is valid on every mode – city buses, trams, the U-Bahn in Vienna, regional buses and local and regional trains – for the zones it covers.

A city ticket therefore lets you change freely between bus, tram and train inside the city zone. For trips beyond the city, the price depends on the number of zones or the distance, and the ticket machines and apps calculate it for you when you enter your destination.

Single tickets are sold at ticket machines at stations and major stops, at tobacconists (Trafik) and newsagents, and in the apps of the local operators and associations, such as WienMobil in Vienna. On many city buses outside Vienna you can also buy a ticket from the driver, sometimes at a higher price than from a machine or app. In Vienna, trams have ticket machines on board, but it is easier to buy before boarding.

Paper tickets that are not already printed with a date and time must be validated in the stamping machines at the U-Bahn entrances or on board before the journey. Tickets are checked by inspectors, and travelling without a valid ticket leads to a penalty fare.

If you take more than two or three trips a day, a time-based ticket is usually cheaper. Vienna sells a 24-hour ticket and a 7-day ticket (the 48- and 72-hour tickets were dropped on 1 January 2026); Graz, Linz, Salzburg, Innsbruck and the other cities have 24-hour or day tickets for the city zone, and most also have weekly and monthly passes. The tourist cards of several cities, such as the Salzburg Card and the Innsbruck Card, include free use of local public transport together with admission to sights.

Children under six travel free throughout Austria, and children and young people pay reduced fares; in Vienna, children up to 15 travel free on Sundays, public holidays and during the Vienna school holidays.

The KlimaTicket Österreich is an annual ticket valid on almost all scheduled public transport in the country: city transport, regional buses and trains, and ÖBB and WESTbahn long-distance trains. Each federal state also has its own regional KlimaTicket, valid on all public transport within that state. They are sold for a whole year, so they pay off mainly for residents and long stays rather than for a short visit.

Current prices for single tickets, day passes and the KlimaTicket, with the official source and the date they were checked, are on the “Tickets” page of each city.