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What is the best way to get from the Vienna airport to Franz Josefs Bahnhof? I am scheduled to arrive in Vienna at 13:10 and hope to catch the train to Gmund at 14:46, so I hope someone can help me have a game plan in place before I arrive.
Thanks for any help you can give me.

It takes between 35 and 55 minutes from the airport train station to Franz Josefs Bahnhof. Exactly how to get there depends on when you are ready to leave the airport as the train and bus lines run only every 30 minutes.

You can take either train S2 or the CAT train. The CAT train has its own station at the airport. For both trains the station to hop off is Wien Mitte. Then subway U4 in direction Heiligenstadt to Friedensbrücke. From Friedensbrücke you can either walk (walk away from the river) or take tram 5 or 33 one station.

If you catch the 13:39 train you should be at the Franz Josefs Bahnhof at 14:19. You can also take the 13:50 airport bus to Schwedenplatz and from there either take U4 and tram as described above or maybe even better, simply take a taxi to Franz Josefs Bahnhof.

I advise you to buy the ticket to Gmund in advance.