Austria/Germany

2Dreamers

Hello!
We are going to Austria in June and have read that credit cards are often NOT accepted at filling stations. Is this really true?

Also we are spending a week in the Zell am See area and then hotfooting to Vienna to see the Spanish Riding School. Is there anywhere "up the Vienna end" which offers good walking and places to see? We have looked on the internet and also publications and have drawn a blank.

TIA

Julie & Eddie

zulurita

Hi, Julie, Eddie,

When we went to Austria we found that they tend to use "Mastercard" (or its equivalent) more than "Visa" hence we often had to get cash from the ATM.

In Germany not so bad I have paid for fuel with a debit (visa) card.

fdhadi

We have never had any problems in either country paying by credit card.

My wife has a Tesco Visa card, i have a Tesco Mastercard. If you do not see your credit card logo on the board outside, ask the cashier (better to show them your card) before filling up.
We have not had problems using either card, although my wife tends to use hers more than me Laughing

. I always seem to be the one who has to pay whenever we are in Luxembourg Wink

Boff

Hi Julie & Eddie,

practically all the big-brand fuel stations (such as Shell, BP, Aral etc.) do accept credit cards. No-name stations, as well as those at supermarkets, both sometimes considerably cheaper than the big brands, sometimes don't.

Regarding Vienna:
Of course in Vienna itself there is much, much more to see than the Spanish Riding School. And if you want to have a day out walking, then the famous "Wienerwald" is not far: Just take e.g. the bus line 38A to "Leopoldsberg".

Best Regards,
Gerhard

strathspey

Do you intend to stay on the campsite in the western suburbs of Vienna, on Huttledorf Strasse? We have stayed there twice and found it adequate, although crowded. You can get a tram into central Vienna from the bottom of Huttledorf Strasse.
The Schoenbrunn Palace of Franz Joseph is certainly worth a visit. Good walking in the Vienna Woods. and the Donau Park (with the Ferris wheel) is a short tram ride east of the city centre.
Happy travels!
Strathspey