Transport in Austria

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

Railways

total: 6,123 km (3,523 km electrified)

standard gauge: 5,639 km 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) gauge (3,429 km electrified).

narrow gauge: 507 km (23 km 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) gauge, 13 km 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in) gauge, 468 km 760 mm (2 ft 5+15⁄16 in) gauge - 94 km electrified, and 3 km 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in) gauge).

The national railway system of Austria is the Österreichische Bundesbahnen, or ÖBB.

U-Bahn

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

S-Bahn

Motorways

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

Portal:Nautical/Fleet/Austria

Airports

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.

References

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