Last verified: Tuesday, 13. August 2024 at 08:21 AM
Last verified: Tuesday, 13. August 2024 at 08:21 AM
We advise caution when travelling to Austria We advise caution when travelling to Austria. We detected travel advisories from 4 sources for this specific country.
Austria shares a land border with 8 neighbouring states. For this region of countries (including Austria), the Advisory Index is 3 (average value over all countries). All countries have some reported advisories: Switzerland (4), Czech Republic (3.2), Germany (3), Italy (3), Slovenia (3), Slovakia (3), Hungary with 2.8 and Liechtenstein with 2.3 (of 5).
There are currently no officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in Austria. As reported by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control this morning (~8:30am CET).
There are currently no officially reported deaths related to this disease in Austria.
Source: www.ecdc.europa.eu
Chart of the risk level over that last 200 days. This is the daily calculated travel risk for Austria.
Chart of the number of sources over that last 200 days. This is the daily number of advisory sources (of any rating) that have been active on that day.
Note: Changes happening on the 28th/29th of July 2019 are related to a change in the software and number of sources processed.
These are the individual advisories published by other countries about the destination Austria from a travellers perspective. The scoring of all messages combined is the foundation for the current rating 3.0 out of 5.0.
Danger level: 0 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Danger level: 2 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
We advise that New Zealanders exercise increased caution in Austria (level 2 of 4).
Danger level: 1 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Reissued with obsolete COVID-19 page links removed. Exercise normal precautions in Austria. Read the country information page for additional information on travel to Austria.
Danger level: 2 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
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This is the recent history of individual changes of travel advices that affected the total asessment of Austria. Most recent events first.
The total rating for Austria changed from 3.2 to 3.8. Here are the influencing details:
The United States government increased their existing warning for Austria to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 1.0 (by +3.0).
The total rating for Austria changed from 3.4 to 3.2. Here are the influencing details:
The Finnish government decreased their existing warning for Austria to 2.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 3.0 (by -1.0).
The total rating for Austria changed from 3.5 to 3.4. Here are the influencing details:
The Finnish government issued a new warning for Austria with a rating of 3.0.
The total rating for Austria changed from 3.4 to 3.5. Here are the influencing details:
The Finnish government removed their warning for Austria with a previous rating of 0.0.
The total rating for Austria changed from 3.3 to 3.4. Here are the influencing details:
The Canadian government issued a new warning for Austria with a rating of 4.0.
The total rating for Austria changed from 2.8 to 3.3. Here are the influencing details:
The Australian government increased their existing warning for Austria to 5.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 4.0 (by +1.0).
The Irish government increased their existing warning for Austria to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 3.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Austria changed from 2.3 to 2.8. Here are the influencing details:
The Irish government increased their existing warning for Austria to 3.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 1.0 (by +2.0).
The total rating for Austria changed from 1.7 to 2.3. Here are the influencing details:
The Australian government issued a new warning for Austria with a rating of 4.0.
The total rating for Austria changed from 1.3 to 1.7. Here are the influencing details:
The Finnish government increased their existing warning for Austria to 3.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 2.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Austria changed from 0.0 to 0.0. Here are the influencing details:
The Finnish government issued a new warning for Austria with a rating of 2.0.
The Irish government issued a new warning for Austria with a rating of 1.0.
The United States government issued a new warning for Austria with a rating of 1.0.
The total rating for Austria changed from 1.8 to 1.3. Here are the influencing details:
The Maltese government decreased their existing warning for Austria to 1.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 3.0 (by -2.0).
The total rating for Austria changed from 1.8 to 1.7. Here are the influencing details:
The New Zealand government removed their warning for Austria with a previous rating of 0.0.
Austria with its capital Vienna is a country in Europe (Western Europe), slightly smaller than Maine (83,858 km²). The country is located Central Europe, north of Italy and Slovenia. The climate can be described as temperate; continental, cloudy; cold winters with frequent rain and some snow in lowlands and snow in mountains; moderate summers with occasional showers. The landscape is in the west and south mostly mountains (Alps); along the eastern and northern margins mostly flat or gently sloping. With a population of about 8.21 million citizens.
| Topic | Value |
|---|---|
| Capital | Vienna |
| Population | about 8.21 million |
| Size | 83.858 km² |
| Size comparable to | slightly smaller than Maine |
| Common languages | German, Croatian, Hungarian, Slovenian |
| Currency | Euro (short: EUR) |
| Common voltage (electricity) | 230V - 50Hz |
| Used GSM Frequencies | 900/1800/3G |
| International phone prefix | +43 |
| Internet Top Level Domain | .at |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 2 | AT |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 3 | AUT |
| Countrycode: ISO Numeric | 40 |
These are problems Austria is facing. Environmental issues refer to damages of the nature due to industry and society. Natural hazzards refer to potential dangers originating in nature.
Environmental problems
Natural hazzards
These are the main product industries and agricultural products of Austria. This list indicates what this country is good at producing.
Industries
Agriculture products
These are the main product categories of imports and exports to and from Austria.
Export products
Import products
Austria is currently rated at 3,0 out of a possible 5.0. Collected from 4 official sources. We advise caution when travelling to Austria.
Visiting the country Austria is usually fine. The score is at 3,0 Just keep an eye open, obey local rules and you'll most likely be fine.
We currently evaluate 11 official sources each morning. Today, we know of active advisories from 4 individual sources for Austria.
There are currently no officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in Austria. As reported by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control this morning (~8:30am CET). There are currently no officially reported deaths related to this disease in Austria.
Austria has a size of 83,858 km² or 32,378 mi² which is slightly smaller than Maine.
For non-country specific questions, please check our global F.A.Q.
Travel safety map for Austria and bordering countries.
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2020-03-10:
Integrated data from European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (COVID-19/ SARS-CoV-2/ Coronavirus).
2019-09-01:
Added timeline charts for risk level and number of advisories.
2019-07-29:
Added two more sources (Finland and Denmark).
Affects country ratings.
2019-07-15:
South-Sudan was missing and was added today.
2019-05-18:
Performance improvements for API users.
2019-03-23:
Introduced professional API with more data.
2019-02-13:
Added three more sources (Cyprus, Ireland and Malta).
Affects country ratings.
Switzerland (4.0)
Czech Republic (3.2)
Germany (3.0)
Italy (3.0)
Slovenia (3.0)
Slovakia (3.0)
Hungary (2.8)
Liechtenstein (2.3)
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