About us

Rapid transport between city and airport

With the CAT City Airport Train, Vienna offers a rapid connection between city centre and airport on a par with international standards. In only 16 minutes, the City Airport Train brings you nonstop from the airport to the Vienna city centre and vice versa – without stress and traffic jams and in an environmentally friendly way. Please find the CAT info folder here.

The City Airport Train is available to you 365 days a year from early morning to late at night. Whether you are arriving or departing, the CAT City Airport Train is always easily accessible. From the airport’s baggage claim area it’s just a few steps to the CAT station. In Wien-Mitte you will find the CAT at one of the most important public transport hubs. The first train from Wien-Mitte departs at 5.37 am, the last from the airport in the direction of Wien-Mitte at 11.38 pm. For detailed timetable information, please click here.

The City Air Terminal Betriebsgesellschaft m.b.H. (CAT) was founded at the end of February 2002. It is a joint subsidiary of Flughafen Wien AG and ÖBB with an ownership ratio of 50.1% (Flughafen Wien AG) and 49.9% (ÖBB).

THE CITY CHECK-IN - EUROPE'S FASTEST

With the City Check-in we have brought the airport to the city. Here, you can check-in your baggage up to 75 minutes before departure, get your boarding pass and enjoy the rest of your journey to the airport comfortably and stress-free. In the meantime, you can rely on us to bring your baggage right into your plane.

BARRIER-FREE ACCESS

The CAT is accessible without barriers. PRM tickets are sold by the train attendants in the stations as well as on the train. The wet rooms on the train cannot be accessed by wheelchair but barrier-free lavatories are available at both end destinations.

CERTIFICATION

The City Air Terminal Betriebsgesellschaft m.b.H. is TÜV AUSTRIA certified according to EN ISO 9001: 2015 and SMS acc. EisbG § 39 and EU Directive 2004/49 / EC, taking into account the evaluation criteria acc. Annex II of Regulation 1158/2010 / EU.

The Managing Directors of the City Airport Train

Technical Informations

CAT – doubledeck cars 26-33 (80-33)

CategoryDescription
Gauge1.435 mm
Length including buffers:26.800 mm (27.130 mm)
Train width:2.774 mm
Train height:4.632 mm
Kinematic gauges:gem. UIC 505-1 im unteren Bereich, gem. SBB – Bezugslinie 02 im oberen Bereich
Distance between bogie pins:20.000 mm
Wheelbase - bogie:2.500 mm
Rolling circle diameter, new:920 mm
Type of bogie:SGP – 400 – DSW / SW
Weight, max:48,5t (49t)
Wheelset load, max:17t
Radius of curvature min.:Gekuppelt: 150 m
Empty and uncoupled:80 m
Maximum speed:140km/h
Seats (total):68 (39)
Brakes:3 Wellenbremsscheiben pro Radsatz, ein Drehgestell mit Handbremse, digitale Gleitschutzeinrichtung, nachträglicher Einbau von Mg-Bremse vorbereitet
Pneumatic brakes:KE – PR – A + Z
MiscellaneousGeschlossene WC Anlage