From: chrysn <chrysn@fsfe.org>
Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2016 18:10:04 +0000 (+0200)
Subject: public transport update
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public transport update
---

diff --git a/minidebconf_vie2016/index.mdwn b/minidebconf_vie2016/index.mdwn
index 4604a6f..6d29b10 100644
--- a/minidebconf_vie2016/index.mdwn
+++ b/minidebconf_vie2016/index.mdwn
@@ -47,11 +47,8 @@ work out.
 Travel
 ------
 
-The recommended way of getting around in Vienna is
-[public transportation](http://www.wienerlinien.at/eportal3/ep/programView.do/programId/66797)
-(the station Höchstädtplatz is right next to the venue, and
-[U6 Dresdnerstraße is just a few minutes by foot](http://map.project-osrm.org/?z=17&center=48.238398%2C16.380358&loc=48.237258%2C16.380283&loc=48.239352%2C16.377343&hl=en&alt=0),
-and one stop from the train station Handelskai); bike and walking work well
+The recommended way of getting around in Vienna is public transport (see Wiener
+Linien below); bike and walking work well
 too, cars have [limited parking in the 20th district until Friday](https://www.wien.gv.at/english/transportation/parking/shortterm.htm).
 
 You can get to Vienna by plane (VIE is connected to the local public transport
@@ -60,10 +57,51 @@ Handelskai) or train. When arriving by car, be aware that there is toll on all
 Austrian highways; 10 day tickets can be obtained at petrol stations at the
 borders.
 
-* Timetables/Contact:
-   - [Train](http://fahrplan.oebb.at/bin/query.exe/en?)
-   - [Vienna Public Transport](http://m.qando.at/wl_qando_mobileweb/routeSelect)
-   - [Taxi](https://www.wien.info/en/travel-info/to-and-around/taxi)
+### Wiener Linien / public transport
+
+Wiener Linien is the public transfer network in Vienna.
+
+* Next stations:
+
+    - Höchstädtplatz is right in front of the building, and serviced by lines
+      2, 31 (trams) and 37A (bus).
+
+    - [U6 Dresdnerstraße is just a few minutes by foot](http://map.project-osrm.org/?z=17&center=48.238398%2C16.380358&loc=48.237258%2C16.380283&loc=48.239352%2C16.377343&hl=en&alt=0),
+      serviced by U6 (underground), 2 (tram), 5A and 37A (bus).
+
+    - Handelskai is serviced by Schnellbahn (mostly used for reaching areas
+      outside the city, like the airport), and only one stop away from the
+      venue with the underground line U6.
+
+* Practical routes to the venue:
+
+    -  U1 or southern U4: go to Schwedenplatz, then take tram 2 direction Friedrich-Engels-Platz until Höchstädtplatz
+    -  U2: go to Taborstraße, then take tram 2 direction Friedrich-Engels-Platz until Höchstädtplatz
+    -  eastern U3: go to Stubentor, then take tram 2 direction Friedrich-Engels-Platz until Höchstädtplatz
+    -  northern U4: go to Spittelau, then take the U6 direction Floridsdorf until Dresdner Straße
+    -  western U3: go to Westbahnhof, then take the U6 direction Floridsdorf until Dresdner Straße
+
+* Tickets:
+
+   - Tickets are available at multilingual vending machines at all major stations.
+
+   - Single trips are 2.20€ ("Einzelfahrt") for any single uninterrupted route
+     inside Vienna, you can change arbitrarily between underground, Schnellbahn
+     and underground with it. Beware that the airport ("Flughafen Wien") is
+     outside Vienna ("Kernzone 100" in public transport lingo and many maps), and
+     you'll need an extra ticket for the outside zone.
+
+   - If you plan on taking 8 trips or more (which you'd typically will if you
+     stay all four days), buy a Vienna weekly ticket for 16.20€. It is valid
+     for everything the single ticket is valid for until Monday 09:00. If you
+     buy it at the airport, make sure it's for "Kernzone 100", and don't forget
+     that as with single tickets, the trip to the airport is not included.
+
+### Time tables / contact
+
+* [Train](http://fahrplan.oebb.at/bin/query.exe/en?)
+* [Vienna Public Transport](http://m.qando.at/wl_qando_mobileweb/routeSelect)
+* [Taxi](https://www.wien.info/en/travel-info/to-and-around/taxi)
 
 Accomodation
 ------------
@@ -74,13 +112,7 @@ affordable hostel dorm rooms starting around EUR15 per night.
 Open places around the venue are rare, but you can reach the venue from most
 places in Vienna in less then 40 minutes. With everything that is close to tram
 lines 2, 31, 33 (Höchstädtplatz) or underground U6 (Dresdnerstraße) you get
-direct transportation. For locations close to …
-
-* U1 or southern U4: change to tram 2 at Schwedenplatz,
-* U2: change to tram 2 at Taborstraße,
-* eastern U3: change to tram 2 at Stubentor;
-* northern U4: change to U6 at Spittelau, and
-* western U3: change to U6 at Westbahnhof.
+direct transportation; otherwise, look for something near "practical routes" above.
 
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