{"id":5277,"date":"2025-09-23T11:36:42","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T09:36:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/winf.at\/freshmen-survival-guide\/life-in-vienna\/"},"modified":"2025-09-25T11:33:46","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T09:33:46","slug":"life-in-vienna","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/winf.at\/en\/freshmen-survival-guide\/life-in-vienna\/","title":{"rendered":"Life in Vienna"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-96c77337\"><h2 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">Public Transport<\/h2><\/div>\n\n<p>To get from A to B, public transport in Vienna is essential. In the winter semester 2025, the <strong>Wiener Linien Semesterticket<\/strong> is still available for <strong>\u20ac75<\/strong> in the <a href=\"https:\/\/shop.wienmobil.at\/de\/products\">WienMobil Online-Shop<\/a> and is valid from September 1st to January 31st. <\/p>\n\n<p>From January 1, 2026, there will be the <strong>discounted Annual Digital Pass<\/strong> for <strong>\u20ac294<\/strong> per year (or \u20ac26.25 monthly) for everyone under 26. If you are in Vienna for less than a year (e.g., only one semester left), you can also cancel the annual pass before it expires with a <a href=\"https:\/\/helpcenter.wienerlinien.at\/s\/topic\/0TOQv0000000OojOAE\/jahreskarte?language=de\">special cancellation<\/a>. <\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"food\">Food<\/h2>\n<p>Looking for a quick bite to eat around the university?<\/p>\n\n<p>Here are some popular restaurants\/cafeterias:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/VJvsbxCVYPsGCkQx8\">TU Mensa<\/a> on the 1st floor, Freihaus red section, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mensen.at\/standort\/mensa-tu-wien\/\">Menu<\/a> (*)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/1kpTfGuYJZKkRy3m7\">AK Bild Mensa<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.akbild.ac.at\/de\/universitaet\/services\/menueplan\">Menu<\/a> (*)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/YqLyZ15nGbzB3Txa6\">S\u00fcd L\u00e4nder Bistro<\/a>, Italian (*)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/zTrsiqjHxqLvHP9L7\">Billa<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/2sYDPPgkGyARfE7C7\">Quick Yummy<\/a>, Asian<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/z4LLwU1xZcukAjL9A\">Swing Kitchen<\/a>, vegan<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/KsuQs8SurAhji58m6\">Rinderwahn<\/a>, Burgers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/8oahxnwJPGxHAvdn8\">Opern Schnitzel<\/a>, Schnitzel &amp; D\u00f6ner<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/s7FqJ4zA5NLnGWaX6\">Gorilla Kitchen<\/a>, Burritos<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/XXr77Xpmt8ufncSr7\">No. 13<\/a>, Burritos<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p><em>(*) In these restaurants, the <a href=\"https:\/\/htu.at\/mensapickerl\/\">Mensapickerl<\/a> is valid, with which you get a \u20ac2 discount.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"finding-accommodation\">Finding Accommodation<\/h2>\n<p>Looking for an apartment or a room in a shared flat? The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oeh.ac.at\/wohnheimguide\/\">\u00d6H Student Dorm Guide<\/a> is recommended as a first point of contact. <\/p>\n\n<p>Here are some student dorms near the TU:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.home4students.at\/wohnheime-ubersicht\/wohnheime-wien\/schaeffergasse\/\">home4students Sch\u00e4ffergasse<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wihast.at\/haeuser\/haus-margareten-1040-wien\/\">Wihast Haus Margareten<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.akademikerhilfe.at\/de\/haus-mayerhofgasse-3\">Akademikerhilfe Rudolfinum<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oejab.at\/studierende-jugend\/studierendenwohnheime\/drk\">\u00d6JAB-Haus Dr. Rudolf Kirchschl\u00e4ger<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stuwo.at\/studentenheime\/wien\/spengergasse\/\">STUWO Spengergasse<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oejab.at\/studierende-jugend\/studierendenwohnheime\/johannes\">\u00d6JAB-Haus Johannesgasse<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>(and many more accessible by public transport)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-inline-notice uagb-inline_notice__align-left uagb-block-aa00e99e\"><button class=\"uagb-notice-close-button\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Close\"><\/button><h4 class=\"uagb-notice-title\">Important<\/h4><div class=\"uagb-notice-text\">\n<p>Register at the Meldeservice (MA63) after moving!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Public Transport To get from A to B, public transport in Vienna is essential. 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