Vienna
- Tourist
Information -
Money
Matters &
Banks
Austrian Currency
There are 8
Euro coins denominated in 2€, 1€ , 50¢, 20¢,
10¢, 5¢, 2¢, and 1¢ (cents). Every euro coin
carries a common European face. On the reverse, each European Member
State have their own motifs.
There are 7
euro notes in denominations of 5€, 10€, 20€, 50€,
100€, 200€, and 500€ (euros). There is no difference
in notes throughout the euro zone.
Money
Exchange
Currency can
be exchanged at banks and Bureaux de Change available in all Vienna,
but it may be easier to use the ATMs.
• Banks
Banks are open from 8.00 to 12.30 am and from 1.30 to 3.00 pm Monday
to Friday, except Thursday when they close at 5.30 pm. Banks are
closed on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays, but exchange offices
at airport and city rail terminals are open seven days a week.
• Bureaux de Change at:
- The West Station (7:00 am-10:00 pm)
- The South Station (May-Oct 6:30 am-10:00 pm, Nov-April 6:30 am-9:00
pm)
- The airport (arrivals 8:30 am-11:30 pm, departures 6:30 am-9:00
pm)
- The City Air Terminal (Mon-Fri 8:30 am-1:30 pm and 2:00 pm-6:00
pm, Sat and Sun 8:30 am-1:30 pm)
- The main post office (24-hour service - Fleischmarkt 19, 1010
Wien)
Note that there
are charges for these services.
• ATMs - Automated changing machines in the center of the
city
- Franz-Josefs-Kai 21
- Kärntner Strasse 32, 43, 51
- Graben 21
- Michaelerplatz 3
- Operngasse 8
- Schottenring 1
- Stephansplatz 2
- Tegetthoffstrasse 7
Credit
and Debit Cards
Major credit
and debit cards are widely accepted though some small hotels and
restaurants may only accept cash. Travellers cheques are also accepted.
Lost
Credit Cards
Blocking
of cards for cash-dispensers
Phone: 0800/204 88 00
(Mon-Fri 3:00 pm to 8:00 am / Sat, Sun, holidays 24-hrs a day)
American
Express
Phone: 0800/900 940
Diners Club/Air
Plus
Phone: 50135-0
Mastercard/Eurocard
Phone: 71701-4500 (8:00 am to 4:30 pm)
Phone: 71701-2500 (4:30 pm to 8:00 am)
Visa
Phone: 71111-0
