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Parking
There are many short-term parking zones in Vienna where parking is usually limited to a
maximum of two to three hours between 9:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday
and is subject to a fee (€ 1 for 0.5 hours, € 2 for 1 hour, € 3 for 1.5 hours, and € 4 for 2
hours). Parking tickets can be purchased e.g. in kiosks, banks, petrol stations and
automobile clubs. With a few exceptions, the areas of districts 1 to 9 and districts 12, 14 to
17 and 20 are short-term parking zones. It is possible to obtain a certificate that allows
parking in the short-term parking zones for free for a maximum of 15 minutes, the so-called
“15-Minuten-Parkschein”.
Residents of the above mentioned districts can obtain a permanent resident parking ticket at
the authority (“Magistrat”) of the respective district. Fees do apply for the issue of the ticket
(ca. € 55) and the ticket itself (€ 90-120 for 1 year, € 180-240 for 2 years – depending on the
district).
Automobile Clubs
Most Austrian car holders are members of an automobile club. The clubs offer assistance
through motorised patrols (breakdown service) on the Autobahn and main roads (available
to non-members at a fee).
The two best known are ÖAMTC and ARBÖ. They have branch offices throughout the
country.
ÖAMTC (Österreichischer Automobil-, Motorrad- und Touring Club)
Schubertring 1-3
1010 Wien
Emergency phone number: 120
Phone: +43 810 120 120 or +43 1 711 99 0
ARBÖ (Auto-, Motor- und Radfahrerbund Österreichs)
Mariahilfer Str. 180
1150 Wien
Emergency phone number: 123
Phone: +43 50 123 123 or +43 1 891 21 0
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