U3 line — Vienna U-Bahn
Ottakring ↔ Simmering · 21 stations · 13.4 km · about 25 minutes end to end.
The U3 line at a glance
The U3 of the Vienna U-Bahn links Ottakring with Simmering — 21 stations over 13.4 kilometres, in about 25 minutes. It opened on 6 April 1991.
The U3 is Vienna’s most recent line built new from end to end: it opened section by section between 1991 and 2000 and runs through 21 stations from Ottakring in the west, straight across the city centre, to Simmering in the south-east. It is the second big east–west link alongside the U4, and with Westbahnhof, Neubaugasse, Zieglergasse, Herrengasse, Stephansplatz and Landstraße it serves the densest shopping and office districts in town. Because it was built in the 1990s, it was designed to be step-free from the start.
All stations on the U3
Gold marks the interchange stations. Click a station for details, connections and what to see nearby.
Every U3 station can be reached by lift — on the older lines the lifts had to be retrofitted. A second curiosity waits at the eastern end: at the station Gasometer the U3 runs right past the four converted gasholders of Gasometer City, which today contain flats, a shopping centre and a concert hall.
Changing lines from the U3
Changing lines is included in any valid ticket — you never pay extra.
U3 times and tickets
Frequently asked questions about the U3
The U3 has 21 stations: Ottakring, Kendlerstraße, Hütteldorfer Straße, Johnstraße, Schweglerstraße, Westbahnhof, Zieglergasse, Neubaugasse, Volkstheater, Herrengasse, Stephansplatz, Stubentor, Landstraße, Rochusgasse, Kardinal-Nagl-Platz, Schlachthausgasse, Erdberg, Gasometer, Zippererstraße, Enkplatz, Simmering. It runs from Ottakring to Simmering and takes about 25 minutes end to end.
About 25 minutes between Ottakring and Simmering. At peak times a train comes every 2 to 5 minutes; during the day roughly every 5 minutes.
Like the rest of the network, the U-Bahn runs from about 05:00 – 00:30. On Friday and Saturday nights, and before public holidays, the U3 also runs around the clock, every 15 minutes. See the opening hours.
A single ticket costs €3.20 (€3.00 in the WienMobil app) and covers one journey in one direction — changes included. All prices on the tickets & prices page.
You can change at Westbahnhof, Volkstheater, Stephansplatz, Landstraße. Changing costs nothing extra: your ticket covers the whole journey.