Vienna sits on the Danube at the eastern edge of the Alps, with Bratislava less than an hour down the A4 and Budapest a morning's drive beyond it. For an EV driver there is refreshingly little to think about: no congestion charge, no windscreen sticker, and no low-emission zone for cars at all. The same app and free card you use at home work from the kerbside points in the districts to the rapid hubs on the Südosttangente, and right across Austria and over the border.
See the live price before you plug in. One app, one free card — across Vienna and all of Europe.
Prices vary by network and location across Vienna — a kerbside point in the inner districts and a rapid charger out on the A23 rarely cost the same, and Austrian tariffs are more often set per minute than most. easyCharging shows you the live price at each point up front, so you choose on cost, not guesswork. No app-hopping between networks.
Open the app to see live availability and price across Vienna's networks on one map.
A few local things worth knowing before you charge in the city — from what you don't need to display to where you'll typically find chargers and how parking works.
Austria has no low-emission zone or environmental sticker for passenger cars, and Vienna has no congestion charge. In an EV there is nothing to register or display: just drive, park and charge. The IG-L 100 km/h limits you may see signed on the motorways outside the city don't apply to battery-electric cars. See more on the Austria guide.
Vienna's public network is dense: Wien Energie runs more than 2,000 public charging points across the districts, most of them AC posts at the kerb. Rapid hubs cluster on the A23 Südosttangente and the A4 towards the airport, and at the retail parks on the southern edge of the city. The app shows what's available live.
The whole of Vienna is a short-term parking zone (Kurzparkzone) on weekdays from 09:00 to 22:00, with a two-hour limit and a parking ticket required — and the fee still applies to electric cars while they charge. Bays at public charging points are for charging only, so unplug and move on when you're done. A free RFID card makes starting a charge quick once you're parked.
Download the easyCharging app on Android or iOS and create your account. Add a payment method once and you're ready to charge across Vienna and beyond.
Use the app to find charging points across Vienna's networks on one map. Filter by your EV's socket type or charging power, and see live availability and the current price before you go.
When you arrive, plug in and start the session in the app — or tap your free RFID card on the reader if signal is weak, handy in the city's underground garages.
Stop charging in the app, unplug and continue your journey. You'll get a charging summary, and payment is handled automatically — no subscription, no monthly invoices.
Leave the city and the same app and free card keep working — across Austria and over the border. One app, one free card and a live price the whole way.
East on the A4 past the airport and onto the A6, which crosses the border at Kittsee — Bratislava is under an hour from the Ringstraße. The same app and free card that you use in Vienna keep working on Slovak chargers too, with a live price shown before you plug in at each stop along the way.
East on the A4 to the border at Nickelsdorf, then the M1 motorway straight into Budapest — about two and a half hours. Hungary's motorways need their own e-vignette, but there's no need for a second charging app or card: one app and one free card cover the drive on both sides of the border.
West on the A1, the West Autobahn, past St. Pölten and Linz to Salzburg and the German border beyond. Reliable fast charging is available at the large service areas along the A1, and the same app and free card keep working the whole way, with a live price shown up front at every stop.
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Find, charge and pay across Vienna's networks — and across Europe — in a single app, with no app-hopping between operators.
See the current price for each charger in the app before you start, so you choose on cost — not guesswork.
A free RFID card lets you start a charge in an underground garage or anywhere mobile signal in Vienna drops.
Pay only when you charge. No monthly fee, no commitment — ideal whether you charge daily or only now and then.
Answers to the most common questions about charging an electric car in Vienna — prices, payment, parking, rapid chargers and using the same app abroad.
It varies by network and location across Vienna — a kerbside point in the inner districts and a rapid charger on the A23 rarely match, and many Austrian operators bill per minute rather than per kWh. easyCharging shows the live price for each charger in the app before you plug in, so you can see exactly what a session will be and choose on cost rather than guesswork.
Some locations in Vienna offer free AC charging, often at retail or destination car parks. The app shows the live price for each point — including where charging is free — so you can see it before you arrive.
No. One easyCharging app and a free RFID card work across Vienna's networks — there's no need for an Austria-specific charging app or a separate card for each operator.
Yes. Vienna has thousands of public kerbside charging points across its districts, which suits overnight stays — but the whole city is a short-term parking zone on weekdays from 09:00 to 22:00 with a two-hour limit, so plan longer sessions for the evening, a garage or a hotel. The app shows live availability before you set off.
No. Austria has no low-emission zone or environmental sticker for passenger cars, and Vienna has no congestion charge. In an EV there's nothing to register or display: you can drive, park and charge anywhere in the city.
Rapid chargers in Vienna are typically found along the A23 Südosttangente, on the A4 towards the airport and at the retail parks on the southern edge of the city, with more at the service areas on the A1 and A2 as you leave. You can find them live in the app, with availability and the current price shown before you go.
You pay through the easyCharging app with the payment method on your account. Payment is handled automatically after each session and you receive a charging summary — no subscription and no monthly invoices.
Yes. The same app and free card work across Austria and over the border into the rest of Europe, so you can drive from Vienna to Salzburg, down the A4 to Bratislava or on to Budapest and keep charging with one app — no second account.
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