Vienna metro
Five U-Bahn lines meet at Stephansplatz, Karlsplatz and Westbahnhof; on Friday and Saturday nights they run all night, every 15 minutes.
All cities · Wiener Linien U-Bahn (U1–U4, U6) · trams and buses · S-Bahn · checked 2026-09
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After midnight counts as the night before: Saturday 01:30 is still Friday night's service.
Typical last trains from central stations; the ends of a line stop earlier, and holidays use their own timetable. Check the operator's app on the night.
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Lines and key stations
Schematic, not to scale: only the stations visitors use most, in order along the line.
U1
Colour: red · Leopoldau – Oberlaa
- PratersternSightsPrater
- SchwedenplatzInterchange
- StephansplatzSightscathedral
- KarlsplatzInterchange
- HauptbahnhofRail station
U2
Colour: purple · Karlsplatz – Seestadt
- KarlsplatzInterchange
- MuseumsquartierSights
- VolkstheaterInterchange
- RathausSights
- Schottentor
- PratersternInterchange
U3
Colour: orange · Ottakring – Simmering
- WestbahnhofRail station
- NeubaugasseSightsMariahilfer Straße
- VolkstheaterInterchange
- HerrengasseSightsHofburg
- StephansplatzInterchange
- LandstraßeInterchangeCAT to the airport
U4
Colour: green · Hütteldorf – Heiligenstadt
- SchönbrunnSightspalace
- KettenbrückengasseSightsNaschmarkt
- KarlsplatzInterchange
- Stadtpark
- SchwedenplatzInterchange
- HeiligenstadtSightswine taverns
U6
Colour: brown · Floridsdorf – Siebenhirten
- WestbahnhofInterchange
- Josefstädter Straße
- Spittelau
First and last trainscheck
| System | Days | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| U-Bahn | Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Sun | 05:00 – 00:305:00 AM – 12:30 AM |
| U-Bahn | Fri, Sat | from 05:00, all nightfrom 5:00 AM, all night |
About 05:00–00:30 Sunday to Thursday; all night on Friday and Saturday nights and before public holidays, every 15 min (check).About 5:00 AM–12:30 AM Sunday to Thursday; all night on Friday and Saturday nights and before public holidays, every 15 min (check).
How oftencheck
- Rush hour
- 2–4 min
- Off-peak
- 4–8 min
- Night
- every 15 min on weekend nights
Airport rail linkcheck
Vienna (VIE)
S7 or the ÖBB Railjet to Hauptbahnhof, or the CAT (City Airport Train) to Wien Mitte (16 min, pricier).
Last departure: Trains run until about 00:00 (check); Vienna Airport Lines buses and taxis afterTrains run until about 12:00 AM (check); Vienna Airport Lines buses and taxis after
Farescheck
One flat fare within the city, with 24/48/72-hour passes (check). Honour system: no gates, inspectors fine on the spot. Payment: see the transit-cards tool.
Card to use: No card; WienMobil app or paper tickets
Stations to know
- Rail stationHauptbahnhofU1
- Rail stationWestbahnhofU3
- SightsPraterstern — PraterU1
- SightsStephansplatz — cathedralU1
- SightsMuseumsquartierU2
- SightsRathausU2
- SightsNeubaugasse — Mariahilfer StraßeU3
- SightsHerrengasse — HofburgU3
- SightsSchönbrunn — palaceU4
- SightsKettenbrückengasse — NaschmarktU4
- SightsHeiligenstadt — wine tavernsU4
Step-free accesscheck
Every U-Bahn station has lifts.
Etiquette and rulescheck
- Eating is not allowed on the U-Bahn (drinks are fine).
- Validate single tickets in the blue machines before the platform.
- Stand right on escalators.
After the last traincheck
- NightLine buses (N…) from Schwedenplatz every 30 min on weeknights.
- Taxis, Uber and Bolt.
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Everything marked check — hours, fares, last departures, rules — changes with timetables, works and holidays; confirm with the operator before you rely on a last train. Line colours are the operators' own, always shown with a name; diagrams are schematic. Written from Voykit's own notes; checked 2026-09.