Vienna Airport

My flight back from Vienna to the States leaves at 6:55 am which means I need to get there by 4:55 at the latest. I%26#39;m thinking about getting there the night (around midnight) before since the Express train to the airport doesn%26#39;t run between midnight and 5 am or so. Anyone has spent a night at the airport and found it ok? I suppose I also could try to book a room at one of those hotels right by the airport but then I wouldn%26#39;t necessarily want to pay for only a few hours of sleep. Any suggestion?

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Normal S-bahn trains leave the same Wien Mitte station throughout the night. There are S7 trains at 03:47 (arriving at the airport 04:12) and 04:32 (arriving at 04:57). I would have thought the last one would have been in enough time. Depends, though, where you%26#39;re staying in Vienna as you have to get to Wien Mitte station.

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I really don%26#39;t think you need to be there so far in advance as Vienna airport is very well organized and rather small. Also, that early it shouldn%26#39;t be busy at all.

Particularly if your flight doesn%26#39;t go to the US directly but involves a stopover inside the EU, being at the airport a bit over one hour before take-off will be fine.

Also, for some carriers there is the possibility of checking in online in advance so that you%26#39;ll just have to drop off your luggage at the airport, for which arriving one hour before take-off will be more than enough.

Another option, for some airlines, is checking in at the Wien Mitte station of the airport express train the evening before your flight.

If you let us know your carrier and the routing of your flight, maybe we can make more detailled suggestions on how to avoid an unpleasant nighht at the airport.

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As already mentioned by Norman, local train services to the airport start quite early. The one leaving Wien-Mitte around 4:32a runs on a daily basis and arrives early enough. Whether it makes sense to be at the airport that early depends on the airline. I recently flew Austrian Airlines and had an awful experience. Although I checked in many hours prior to departure, it took me almost an hour to drop my bag. By the way, Austrian Airlines handles all StarAlliance flights (LH, SK, LX.....). Most convenient way would be a pre-ordered taxi service for 29€. You would be picked up at your hotel in Vienna and directly taken to the airport. At this time it would not take very long.

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Oh, thank you so much, everybody! I%26#39;m so glad to know that there are many options. Guess I%26#39;ll be using this forum more often from now on. Thanks!