Half an hour layover in Vienna between international flights
I arrive from an internal flight in Vienna and have half an hour layover in Vienna for my next international flight, booked as one ticket. No other possible flight. Will I make it? If not, then what?
Best Answer
You may be okay: Vienna states a minimum connection time of 25 minutes for some connections. See https://www.viennaairport.com/en/passengers/arrival__departure/transfer
The fact that the airline booked you on one ticket is encouraging: it's a legal connection. Rebooking a passenger and/or having to put them in a hotel is expensive for the airlines. If that happens frequently they would increase the connection time and stop selling this type of ticket. Keep in mind that actual schedules are often padded: makes their on-time record look better and reduces delay penalties. A flight where all goes "as planned" arrives significantly earlier than scheduled.
This being said: everything needs to go "as planned" and any delay or hiccup will throw you off.
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How much time do you need for a layover in Vienna?
Six hours. Given its small size and close proximity of many of its landmarks, most can pack in a surprising amount in Vienna in six hours. Those catching the train from the airport, change at Landstrasse and take the U4 line to Karlsplatz and the heart of the city.Do I have to go through customs for a connecting flight in Vienna?
Vienna Airport is quite compact. As Mikey said, customs is at your final destination (luggage tags from outside the EU are white, tags from inside the EU are green, so the customs officers can see where you come from). Passport control will be in Vienna, you will also have to go thru security.Is an hour and a half enough time between international flights?
In most cases, a 30-minute layover for domestic flights and an hour for international flights is considered a minimum, or short, layover.Is one hour layover in Vienna enough?
Customs is always done at the final airport, in Vienna your bags will thus be automatically transfered to your connecting flight. One hour is definitely enough if your flight from the US arrives on time, waiting times at immigration aren't that long in Vienna.Flight Report Austrian Airlines Paris Vienna - 1 Hour Transit at Vienna Airport
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Answer 2
If it's a Schengen connection, you're probably fine if there are no delays to the incoming flight.
Nevertheless, if you do miss it, just go to the airline desk and they'll rebook you on the next connection.
Answer 3
From my experience - you will not make it since you will have to go through additional security again and passport control for your international flight. The absolute minimum I ever made it in was 40 minutes and that was with SKIPPING lines and RUNNING like crazy through the airport. (In my experience in those cases my suitcases didn't make it anyways)
So you should reach out to your airline (now or at the airport that day) and they will (should !!!) book you on a different flight. You could also do that in Vienna when you actually miss your flight (have done that before), but I recommend getting it done before because it will be less stressful for you! Hope that helped! :)
P.S. As of my knowledge; airlines are required to re-book you and give you at least 1 hour to change flights.
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