Austria
Ernst-Happel-Stadion
Home of Austria national team in Vienna: nominal capacity 50,865, opened 1931, in the Prater district.
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Opened 1931Football grounds in Vienna
Vienna's Ernst-Happel-Stadion has been Austria's national ground since the 1950s and hosted the final of Euro 2008 in the Prater park.
Getting around
Transport in Vienna
- Vienna U-Bahn — line U2 stops at Stadion, directly at the ground.
- Trams and buses — additional routes serve the Prater area from the centre.
- About twenty minutes by U-Bahn from Stephansplatz.
Planning
A football weekend in Vienna
One ground in this guide, reachable in twenty minutes from the very centre. Vienna works as a weekend around a single match or an international fixture.
Whichever ground you choose, the pattern of the day is the same: travel in with the crowd, arrive at the turnstiles about an hour before kick-off, and leave the return journey until the first surge has cleared. In Vienna that advice matters most at the nearest station to the ground, where the queue builds within minutes of the final whistle.
Before and after
Where supporters gather in Vienna
Prater
The park district around the ground, with the amusement park nearby.
Vienna centre
Where most visitors stay, a short U-Bahn ride away.
Leopoldstadt
The district between the centre and the Prater, with cafés.