The Austrian capital is among the best visited tourist destinations in Europe for short-term trips, long weekends or longer stays. Among the most important things to arrange when planning a trip in this city is to get a nice Vienna apartment with good central location and to check how the public transportation system works in order to know how to reach all the places that one wants to visit.

This photo of Vienna

The city of Vienna is proud with its well-developed public transportation system, which includes buses and trams, underground lines and trains, which can bring the travelers to all parts of the city. The public transport system in Vienna, which is locally called Wiener Linien, covers 30 tram lines, 83 bus lines where 23 of them are night lines, as well as five underground lines. There is one central zone and a single ticket is valid when travelling in one direction in one zone. There are regular tickets, as well as tourist and yearly tickets. Travelers should know that the tickets should be purchased before entering the bus and tram vehicle and before entering the station. Ticket inspections are made on a random basis at the public transport vehicles.

The validated tickets can be used for all means of public transport in the central zone. They could be purchased from ticket machines at the underground stations and at some points of advance sale and at the places where cigars are being sold. Tickets could be also purchased on the board of a tram or a bus, but at an increased rate. There are also passes that are valid for longer periods of time, as for example 24 hours or 72 hours. There are also weekly, monthly and annual passes. The public transportation system tickets should be validated before boarding and this is done by stamping the ticket at the available blue machines, which are set at the entrances of the underground stations, and also on the trams and buses. The tickets that are bought directly from the driver are being already validates and they are not stamped again.

The underground trains run daily from 5 am in the morning until midnight. The buses and the trams stop running earlier, while the night buses run every night and cover the most important routes. The underground trains run around the clock during the Fridays and the Saturdays and also on the eve of the public holidays.

Vienna Airport

The International Airport in Vienna operates more than 20 passengers each year and has been recently expanded and a new terminal building is being added. The Water transportation in Vienna allows connection to the city of Rotterdam and to several industrial areas through the rivers Rhine, Main and Danube, as well as to some Eastern European countries and down to the Black Sea. There is a Twin City Liner, which connects the cities of Vienna and Bratislava.

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Going on a holiday in Lisbon is a thrilling experience and requires some planning for enjoying it entirely. The main things to consider, when planning a trip to the capital of Portugal is to arrange a bargain airplane tickets and a great Lisbon apartment, with good central location and plenty of extras. The other important thing to arrange is to get a rent a car, which is not difficult and to solve the parking issue when in the city of Lisbon and to learn about the parking regulations on the different days of the week and the different time of the day as they vary.

This photo of Lisbon

When coming to Lisbon with a car, travelers should know that the signs indicating “No Parking” are designed in white of blue colors with a red line across it. There are also yellow and red signs with lines on the curb, which also indicate the same. Tourists should also know that when the words “Prohibido Esrancionar” appears with a code number of the police placed on a garage door, this means that the police has the right to tow the parked vehicle when it is parked illegally. To avoid that, the tourists should know that it is not legal to park a car within 15 meters of a bus stop and 3 meters from a bus or tram stop. Those who do not park where they should be, risk losing points from their driving licenses. The parking should be done in the same direction as the traffic goes on the one-way streets. Current places need company parking permit during the work hours and other places need residents parking permits, when they are in the residential zones.

This photo of Bairro Alto

The city of Lisbon is a very old settlement with narrow, winding streets, which is built on seven hills that are quite steep and thus the street parking spaces are few. It is especially difficult to park in the downtown areas Bairro Alto, Chiado and Baixa and it gets even harder during the night. Thus, parking tickets and police fines are often applied. In the city of Lisbon, there is an extensive network of underground car parks on many levels that are run by private companies. Actually, the Lisbon City Council works in collaboration with several of these large parking companies, in order to offer parking lots at reasonable price and help with parking spaces during the weekends as well. The official parking attendants in Lisbon are usually wearing dark green uniforms and have caps, as well as light green bands that reflect the light.

This photo of Chiado 16

Travelers should also know that the parking regulations could vary depending in the residential zone the person wants to park in in Lisbon. However, the general parking regulations require that drivers are forbidden to park for more time than legally permitted by the regulations of a specific zone. They are also not allowed to park a vehicle that is not taxed and a vehicle, which is advertised for sale. Parking is also not allowed on a pavement and double park is not possible as well. Another regulation states that parking in front of a garage exit and entrance is not allowed too.

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