Bicycles will get you from A to B quicker than anything else in the city. They have many advantages over cars. Environmentally friendly (no exhaust fumes, no noise) they are a good way of keeping fit as well. They require little space so traffic jams are never a problem. No need to look out for parking space either.

All this has made the City of Vienna decide to raise the share of bicycles in overall traffic to eight percent. A bicycle-friendly atmosphere is to help make bicycles an everyday means of transport.

By the end of 2006 the bicycle path network was more than 1,050 kilometres long.

The new "City Bikes Wien" introduced in 2003 are among the most modern free city bike systems worldwide. There are 50 bike stations throughout the city, open 24 hours day, seven days a week. To use a City Bike you need a Bankomat (cashpoint) card or a Citybike-Card. The first hour is free with prices rising progressively from there on (minimum one Euro from the second hour). All terminals are equipped with touch screens, which also give access to Vienna’s internet pages.

Adventurous bikers really get their fill in the Vienna Woods, Vienna’s biggest recreational area close by. There is a total of eight signposted mountain bike routes for average and advanced bikers which can be accessed at twelve different points. The routes are between ten and 42 kilometres long.

An additional signposted bike route through the woods is soon to be opened in Floridsdorf at the foot of Bisamberg.