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Sixt Car Hire Deals in Austria
With our Sixt car hire deals in Austria you know your holiday or business trip is going to get off to a stress-free start. Your contract is backed up with excellent customer service, affordable rates and a wide choice of premium rental cars. Our extensive fleet has a car rental in Austria for you whether you are following a budget or want something luxurious for a special occasion. Read on for some useful travel and driving tips for making the most of your Austrian visit.
Sixt car rental in Austria
We have nearly two dozen car hire in Austria branches located in international airports, train stations, city centres and hotels. All rental vehicle offices are ideally placed for getting your visit off to a great start. Booking your car hire in Austria is easy and if your plans do change, cancellations are often free of charge. A quick look over this page shows you some of the main cities and attractions to visit when you rent a car in Austria.
Our Service
Your Sixt car hire in Austria is supplied by trusted brands such as Jaguar, BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Audi. On our bookings page, you can choose to rent a car in Austria with automatic transmission as well as select child seats or arrange one-way car rentals. You can also select from our range of affordable extras.
Which car rental in Austria is right for me?
- Explore city centres in compact vehicles.
- Cruise motorways and enjoy weekend breaks in comfortable saloons.
- Fit up to five people and their luggage into estates and 4x4s.
- Enjoy the Austrian countryside in luxurious sports cars and convertibles.
- Spacious minibuses can hold up to 14.
- Transport business materials in useful vans.
Driver's licence
Austria accepts UK and EU driving licences as well as international driving licences belonging to European non-residents. If in a non-Roman alphabet like Arabic, Russian or Chinese your licence must be accompanied by an International Driver's Permit (IDP) obtained in the UK from local Post Offices or online.
Age Restrictions
The minimum age for driving a Sixt car hire in Austria is 18. Surcharges apply for drivers under 25, these vary according to the vehicle's model. Full details can be found in the booking engine.
Credit Card Payment
Pay for your car hire deals in Austria by credit card or AirPlus. All major credit cards are accepted but not prepaid or debit cards such as VISA Electron. The payment method must be in the driver's name, be in date and be presented at vehicle collection.
Accidents
Should you have any problems in Austria contact our hotline on +43 810977424. The numbers for Austrian emergency services are 133 for police and 144 for ambulances.
Driving Tips
With its small population, well-maintained roads and stunning scenery driving in Austria is a real pleasure whether you wind your way through mountain roads or stick to the motorways. From September to May winter tyres or snow chains will be needed in many parts of the country.
More tips for enjoying driving in Austria:
- Driving is on the right in Austria and Kilometres are used for distances and speed limits
- Unless otherwise indicated always give way to the right
- Vignette toll stickers are required for driving on motorways while some mountain roads have cash-only toll booths.
- Horns should only be used to indicate danger. They are forbidden in Vienna and near hospitals.
- Children under 14 or less than 1.5m in height require appropriate child restraints.
- Parking is widely available in Austrian cities with some having out of town Park and Ride services. These provide a more economical option.
- Damage caused to rental vehicles by driving off paved surfaces is your responsibility and will incur repair costs.
Speed limits in Austria
- Residential areas: 30 to 50 km/h
- National roads: 100 km/h
- Motorways: 130 km/h
Traffic Infractions and on-the-spot fines:
Austrian police can impose and collect on-the-spot fines up to the value of EUR90. If the fine is higher a deposit is collected and the balance must be paid within two weeks.
Fines for drink driving range from EUR300 to EUR5,900 and you may be forbidden from driving in Austria.
Places of Interest
Top 4 architectural sites
- Hohensalzburg in Salzburg
- Gunther Domenig's Steinhaus at Ossiacher See
- Kunsthaus Gallery in Graz
- Schloss Schonbrunn in Vienna
From its mountain top location the Hohensalzburg Fortress offers breath-taking views of the Alps and city of Salzburg. Enjoy everything here from the medieval torture museum to evening music concerts. The Steinhaus or Stone House at Ossiacher See was designed in 1982 by Gunther Domenig. It is a weird and wonderful example of modern deconstructionist architecture. Also totally modern is the blue bubble of the Kunsthaus in Graz which contains an art museum. In contrast, the Schloss Schonbrunn in Vienna is beautifully Baroque and was the Imperial Family's Summer residence.
Top 4 Natural Sites
- The Krimmler Waterfalls
- Zugspitze
- Eisriesenwelt in Werfen
- Grossglockner High Alpine Road
Located in the High Tauern National Park are the magnificent Krimmler Waterfalls, the highest in the country. Right on the border with Germany is the Zugspitze. It is the tallest peak in the Wetterstein Mountains but if you do not fancy climbing it, take your pick of three cable cars. The Eisriesenwelt at Werfen takes you deep underground into the world's largest ice cave. Wrap up warmly as the cave is always freezing. Make the most of your rental car with a drive on the High Alpine Road. Pass through alpine pastures and flower meadows before you come to the black mountain of Grossglockner
Important Film locations
In James Bond: Quantum of Solace (2008), Bond stalks his villains across the floating opera stage at Bregenz while scenes from the more recent Spectre (2015) were shot at several Austrian venues including the Otztal Glacier Road, the Rettenbach Glacier and the Ice Q Restaurant in the ski resort of Solden. Seven Years in Tibet (1997) a film about the Austrian mountaineer Heinrich Harrer saw some scenes being shot in Austria while parts of the spy movie Scorpio (1973) were both set and shot in Vienna.
Crossing Borders
From Austria there are restrictions on driving into some European countries depending on the vehicle type and the zone. Many countries are in Zone 1 and their borders can be crossed by most vehicles. For full details and charges visit our Rental Information page. Crossing a restricted border will invalidate your insurance.
Popular Car Hire Locations in Austria
- Vienna
- Vienna Train Station
- Linz
- Linz Airport
- Graz
- Salzburg
- Innsbruck
- Tyrol
- Styria
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*Our Customer Excitement Score is based on a survey sent to all customers who booked in Austria. The score is an average of all customer responses.
Good to know when renting in Austria
Check out all the useful add-ons available for your booking. We carry sat nav, child seats while offering extensive protection packages at affordable rates.
If you wish to have separate (domestic) pick-up and drop-off locations simply put the branches in the online booking tool to check availability.
EU and UK licences are accepted in Austria. If it is a non-EU licence it is also fine if there are no visa requirements, or you have been in the country for less than 6 months.
It is possible to cross borders with a SIXT car hire. However, this depends on which country and vehicle type. Always make any intention to cross borders clear at pick-up.
Car Hire In Austria, the minimum age for car hire is 18 years old, as long as they have held a licence for at least a year. There is a surcharge for anyone under 25.
Always drive on the right side of the road in Austria and there is a fine if caught without a seatbelt. Drivers are required to keep headlights on dim during the day.
