Environmentally friendly in Vienna

Exploring Vienna on foot is particularly enjoyable for a variety of reasons, first and foremost because Vienna is a green city – from the parks along the Ringstrasse boulevard to the green spaces of the Augarten or the Prater. And if fatigue sets in, the nearest subway, tram, or bus stop is never far away.

Moving around Vienna on foot is a particularly pleasant way of sightseeing for many reasons: Vienna is a green city, from the parks on the Ringstrasse to green spaces such as the Augarten or Prater. More than half of the metropolitan area is made up of green spaces. And when you get tired, the nearest underground station, tram or bus stop is never far away.

There are currently around 150 eco-friendly cars with hybrid or natural gas-powered engines on Vienna's roads. You can order such a taxi by dialing "40100" and asking for a "Green Taxi", environmental or eco-taxi. You can identify your taxi by the "Green Taxi" sign. The good news: There is no difference in price over a ride in a conventional taxi.

Also increasingly popular as an environmentally friendly and flexible mode of transport is the bicycle. Vienna's cycle network is 1,200 kilometers in length. You don't even need your own bicycle in Vienna: Citybikes can be hired and returned 24 hours a day at around 80 bike stations within Vienna. With the Citybike Tourist Card, a Citybike can be hired for a whole day for two Euros. Electric bikes can also be rented. Charging points are available, of course! 

For those who don’t want to be bothered with all the hard work, but would still like to explore the city using environmentally sound transport, there is always the Faxi (Fahrradtaxi), or bike taxi. The three-wheeled rickshaws can accommodate two passengers. An energy-efficient electric motor is the driving force behind the self-balancing Segway. This high-tech scooter allows riders to glide effortlessly through the city in a standing position. City Segway Tours offers routes through the streets of Vienna that pass many of the city’s landmarks.

Also rolling, but this time using their own muscle power, are the hundreds of inline skaters who come each week to Friday Night Skating each week at 10pm. They show just how much fun eco-friendly mobility can be. Besides the city streets, skaters can also find ideal spots along the Danube Canal and the 21-kilometer long Danube Island.

A bit further out, on the Old Danube, paddle, row, and sailboats can be rented from companies such as Hofbauer. The Vienna National Park Boat is the ideal way for nature lovers to explore the special characteristics of the park’s natural landscape. The trip goes from the Danube Canal into the Donau Auen National Park. Visitors can also explore the sensitive wetlands ecosystem and unique plant and animal habitats of the Lobau region. It is hard to imagine that a large city could have as many green spaces as Vienna…

Green Taxi

Tel. 40100
http://www.taxi40100.at

Citybike

www.citybikewien.at

Electric bike rental

22., Danube Island - Sunken City, by the Reichsbrücke
February-November, daily from 10.00 am - 10.00 pm
Tel.: +43-676 944 38 31
office@aev-tech.com
www.aev-tech.com
Rental of electric city bikes, electric mountain bikes, electric scooters, electric quad bikes

Electric bike charging points

Free charging point on Danube Island at "Donau-Fritzi" bike rental
19., Donaupromenade / on the International Danube Cycle Path
8.00 am - 8.00 pm

Free charging point on the Summerstage
All common chargers
9., Roßauer Lände 1
In the cycling season from 4.00 pm - 1.00 am
www.summerstage.at

FAXI – Das Fahrradtaxi

Tel. +43–699–120 05 624
www.faxi.at

City Segway Tours

Tel. +43–1–729 72 34
www.segway-vienna.at

Vienna-Card

Nightskating

www.nightskating.at

Bootsverleih Hofbauer

22., An der oberen Alten Donau 191,
Tel. +43–1–204 34 35
www.hofbauer.at

Wiener NationalparkBoot

1., Donaukanal (Salztorbrücke/Abgang Franz-Josefs-Kai), täglich von 2.5.–26.10., Abfahrt 9 Uhr, Anmeldung erforderlich

Tel. +43–1–4000–49480
www.wien.gv.at/wald/natpark/boot.htm