Check yourself in quickly at Vienna Airport with our automatic check-in machines. Frequent flyers enjoy special benefits in the priority check-in zone. You also have the option of checking in your bags the day before your trip.
Check-in at the airport
Check-in and baggage drop-off machines
Vienna Airport has numerous automatic machines where you can check in yourself and drop off your bags.
A Special Assistance counter is available for all unaccompanied children and passengers with limited mobility.
How to check in at the automatic machines
Print boarding pass
Identify yourself with your six-digit booking number or a magnetic strip card (for example your credit/debit card or passport).
Select your seat and print out your boarding pass. You can print your baggage tag at the dedicated self-service kiosks.
Passengers who only have carry-on baggage can then go directly to security control.
Checking in baggage
At Vienna Airport you can check in your bags yourself at the self-service baggage drop-off desks. Identify yourself at the machine, place your suitcase on the belt, print the baggage tag and then attach it to your suitcase.
Excess baggage and special baggage must continue to be checked in at the oversized baggage desk.
Go to the gate
As soon as you have your boarding pass and baggage receipt, follow the information signs to the gate listed on your boarding pass.
You will be kept informed of any last-minute gate changes via the flight departure boards and the Austrian App.
Please always plan enough time and observe the check-in deadlines.
Print boarding pass
Identify yourself with your six-digit booking number or a magnetic strip card (for example your credit/debit card or passport).
Select your seat and print out your boarding pass. You can print your baggage tag at the dedicated self-service kiosks.
Passengers who only have carry-on baggage can then go directly to security control.
Checking in baggage
At Vienna Airport you can check in your bags yourself at the self-service baggage drop-off desks. Identify yourself at the machine, place your suitcase on the belt, print the baggage tag and then attach it to your suitcase.
Excess baggage and special baggage must continue to be checked in at the oversized baggage desk.
Go to the gate
As soon as you have your boarding pass and baggage receipt, follow the information signs to the gate listed on your boarding pass.
You will be kept informed of any last-minute gate changes via the flight departure boards and the Austrian App.
Please always plan enough time and observe the check-in deadlines.
Priority check-in zone at Vienna Airport
Our loyal frequent flyers and passengers with special needs (for example wheelchair users) enjoy special priority at check-in. By using the priority check-in zone, our passengers can access boarding pass and security control within the shortest possible distances with exclusive and direct access to the fast lane at Vienna Airport.
HON Circle members can expect a separate check-in area at Vienna Airport.
This link leads to an external website whose security and accessibility cannot be influenced by Austrian Airlines.
Private check-in desk
Would you like to start your trip with a special highlight? Whether you’re going on a family vacation, your honeymoon or travelling as a group, you have the option of booking your own check-in desk, exclusively for you.
Check-in the day before
Our day-before check-in service allows you to check your bags on the day prior.
For flights to the USA, the baggage check is only available from 24 hours before departure.
Opening hours of the check-in desks
At regional airports in Austria
In addition to the usual check-in service, you can pay for additional services such as sports baggage or excess baggage by credit card directly at the check-in desk.
