Public Transport, Shuttle, Bicycle: How to Successfully Arrive at the Vienna Danube Island Festival 2025

Around the Danube Island Festival 2025, the Wiener Linien will increase their intervals and bring visitors to the biggest island party of the year.

The Danube Island Festival, Europe's largest open-air festival, will take place from June 20 to 22, 2025, with free admission under the motto #YourIslandRealMoments. A respectful and peaceful coexistence has always been the focus. Matthias Friedrich, Managing Director of Pro Event Team Vienna and Project Manager of the Danube Island Festival: "We are very pleased to welcome visitors from Vienna and all over Austria back to the Danube Island. The Danube Island Festival thrives on respectful coexistence, openness, and consideration - for each other and the shared environment. This creates a special atmosphere that makes the festival unique every year."

All important information for a respectful, peaceful coexistence is provided by the #dif25 house rules at www.donauinselfest.at/faq.

In advance: For the total 4.5 km long festival area, sturdy footwear and a look at the weather forecast are recommended: In the sun, wear a hat, use sunscreen, and drink plenty of water - in the rain, don't forget ponchos or rain capes. Here is another excerpt from the house rules: Bags, backpacks, and similar containers up to A3 size are allowed, as well as non-alcoholic beverages in bottles up to 0.5 liters; numerous free water dispensers provide additional refreshment on the festival grounds. Small snacks like granola bars or fruit are allowed, but full meals are not. Dangerous items, especially weapons, are prohibited. Bicycles, e-scooters, and the like are not allowed on the grounds, but several locations offer free, supervised ARBÖ bicycle garages for safe parking. Umbrellas and small umbrellas should stay at home, while rain capes and ponchos are warmly welcomed. Animals are not allowed on the grounds, except for guide and assistance dogs with appropriate training.

DIF 2025: Denser Intervals at Wiener Linien

To reach the Danube Island Festival quickly and easily, it is recommended to travel by public transport. There are hardly any parking spaces available near the festival grounds. With denser intervals, the Wiener Linien make arrival and departure even easier. 

Arrival at the Vienna DIF by Subway, Bus, and Tram

From the stations Handelskai (U6), Neue Donau (U6), and Donauinsel (U1), it takes only a few minutes to get directly to the festival grounds. The Wiener Linien will shorten the intervals of the subways to three minutes each evening to facilitate the departure for visitors.

The best way to arrive by bus or tram is with lines 25, 26, 31, and 29A – here too, the intervals will be shortened on Friday and Saturday nights. Due to construction work, a rail replacement service will be set up for the S45 line trains between Vienna Handelskai and Vienna Heiligenstadt. All information is available at www.wienerlinien.at.

By Bicycle or E-Scooter to the Vienna Danube Island Festival

You can also come to the Vienna Danube Island Festival by bicycle or e-scooter, but it should be noted that bicycles and e-scooters are not allowed on the premises themselves. Numerous bike racks, for example at Handelskai and Reichsbrücke, are available for safe parking.

This year, there are also five free and supervised ARBÖ bicycle garages where bicycles and e-scooters can be parked from 2:00 PM to 12:30 AM. Everyone is responsible for properly locking and timely picking up their vehicles. Additionally, ARBÖ Vienna offers an emergency service for bikes: A technician is on-site to help with minor bicycle breakdowns (Friday to Sunday from 2:00 PM to 8:00 PM).

The bicycle garages are recognizable by the ARBÖ logo and are located at the following entrances to the Danube Island Festival:

The festival grounds are also accessible with the WienMobil bike. Temporary nextbike stations (Floridsdorfer Brücke, Schnellbahnbrücke, Reichsbrücke) will be set up, where bikes can be rented and returned around the clock.

Arrival for People with Disabilities

By registering with FullAccess via email (fullaccess@donauinselfest.at) or by phone at the mobile number +43 660 460 65 81, a shuttle to the platforms for visitors with disabilities can be used again this year. The shuttle service is provided by hallermobil on all three days as needed from 10:00 AM until the end of the event. It starts and ends at the disabled parking lot at Donauturmstraße 7a (driving school practice parking lot).

DIF Arrival by Train

From Vienna Central Station, you can take the U1 subway line to the Donauinsel station, and from Westbahnhof, take the U6 subway line to the Handelskai or Neue Donau station. Since there are no free parking spaces available near the festival grounds, traveling by car is discouraged.

Well-Oriented with the #dif25 dabei! App and the Island Map

The #dif25 dabei! App provides all information on safety & service, arrival and departure, a comprehensive program calendar, an overview map of all stages, and GPS location tracking, so users always know where they are and where each act is performing. The app is available for free download for Android and iOS in the respective app stores. Visitors can find an island map depicting the entire area at www.donauinselfest.at/programm.

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