Directions to the institute
From the Graz International Airport (GRZ) to the Institute
A taxi from the Graz international airport to the institute costs approx. 25 EUR.
There are trains (S-Bahn no. 5) from the Graz airport (Train stop: Flughafen Graz Bahnhof) to the Graz main railway station (Train stop: Graz Hauptbahnhof), which runs every half an hour. From the Graz main railway station to the institute see below.
There are less frequent buses (Bus 630) from the airport to the city centre (Bus stop: Graz Jakominiplatz). From Jakominiplatz to the institute you may walk about 10 minutes to the institute or take the tram no. 6 to the Neue Technik stop.
From the Graz Main Railway Station (Graz Hauptbahnhof) to the Institute
From the Graz main railway station (Tram stop: Graz Hauptbahnhof) you may take the tram no. 6 to the Neue Technik stop. Alternatively, you may take the tram no. 1, 3, or 7 to Jakominiplatz. From Jakominiplatz to the institute you may walk about 10 minutes to the institute or take the tram no. 6 to the Neue Technik stop.
A single ticket which costs approx. 2.00 EUR is valid for all public transport services within the Graz central tariff zone 101 (including the Graz airport) for one hour. For time tables and ticket prices, please visit the Styrian Public Transport Association website.
From the Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Graz
There are direct flight connections from the Vienna international airport to the Graz internaltional airport. For further information, please check e.g. the Austrian Airlines website.
If you prefer public ground transportation options for travel from the Vienna airport to Graz you may take a bus (Bus 1187 of Vienna Airport Lines/Postbus) at the Vienna airport in the direction of Wien Westbahnhof, which runs every half an hour, and get out at the first stop Wien Dörfelstraße/Meidling Bahnhof, which takes about half an hour. From the Wien Meidling railway station (Wien Meidling Bahnhof) to the Graz main railway station (Graz Hauptbahnhof) you may take a "RailJet" train bound for Graz (RJ XXX), which takes about two and a half hours and runs every hour. There are other options which require more changes of buses and trains en route, but may save 15 minutes travel time. For time tables and ticket prices, please visit the Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) website.