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Money
The currency in Austria is the Euro.
If you need to exchange money, we recommend you to visit a bank, not an exchange office (where fees are typically higher).
The bank closest to the conference venue is:
Erste Bank
Alser Straße 23
1080 Vienna
Opening hours are Mon – Fri 9:00 – 16:00. Self-service zone is open 24 hours daily.
Cash dispensers (ATMs) are located next to most banks (watch for a green-blue “B” sign as shown in the picture), either directly in the street, or inside the lobby (accessible with your card). Maestro, MasterCard, Visa and DinersClub are generally accepted.
Water
You can safely drink tap water everywhere in Vienna.
When this is not allowed, it is explicitly posted (Kein Trinkwasser), typically at fountains where water is mostly circulating. However, there are some public drinking springs in the city where it is perfectly fine to quench your thirst.
Vienna’s tap water is delivered from mountainous regions about 100km to the southwest and has superior quality. Two underground pipelines to the city were already commissioned in 1873 and 1910, respectively.
If you buy bottled water, there are usually two choices: (highly) carbonated (prickelnd, mit Kohlensäure) or plain (still, ohne Kohlensäure). Sometimes, there is a third option which lies in between (mild, mit wenig Kohlensäure) and probably comes closer to the international standard of carbonated water.
Next Supermarket
Billa
Alser Straße 4
1080 Vienna
Opening hours are Mon – Fri 7:30 – 19:45 and Sat 7:15 - 18:00.
Shopping
Shops are generally open Mon – Fri 9:00 – 19:00+ and Sat 9:00 – 18:00 (supermarkets typically open earlier). Shops remain closed on Sundays (with a few exceptions, notably at the airport and at the Wien Hauptbahnhof).
Shopping areas:
- Kärtnerstraße – Graben – Kohlmarkt: Upmarket clothes, jewelry and more
- Mariahilferstrasse: Clothes, jewelry, furniture, café, electronics, and much more
Next Pharmacy
Apotheke zur Universität
Universitätsstraße 10
1090 Vienna
Opening hours are Mon – Fr 8:00 – 18:00, Sat 8:00 - 12:00.
Next Copyshop
die Kopie Uni Wien
Universitätstraße 8
1090 Vienna
Mail: 09@diekopie.at
Opening hours are Mon – Fri 9:00 – 12:00 and 12:30 - 17:30