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U2xU5: the new metro cross
Under construction; U5 from 2030
About U2xU5: the new metro cross
Wiener Linien is building the U2xU5 metro cross. According to Wiener Linien, the U5 is planned to run to Frankhplatz from 2030, once the U2 runs on its new route to Matzleinsdorfer Platz; the whole project is due in the mid-2030s.
Why it's on our list
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What’s nearby
Distances from U2xU5: the new metro cross are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 15 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Nearest U-Bahn stations
- RathausU2500 m6 min walk
- SchottentorU2600 m7 min walk
- HerrengasseU3950 m12 min walk
Key sights
- Hofburg1.1 kmWalk 14 minCycle 5 minCar or taxi 7 min
- Kunsthistorisches Museum1.3 kmWalk 17 minCycle 5 minCar or taxi 8 min
- St Stephen’s Cathedral1.5 kmWalk 19 minCycle 6 minCar or taxi 8 min
- State Opera1.7 kmWalk 21 minCycle 7 minCar or taxi 9 min
- Naschmarkt1.9 kmWalk 24 minCycle 8 minCar or taxi 9 min
- Musikverein2.1 kmWalk 26 minCycle 8 minCar or taxi 10 min
- Riesenrad3.0 kmWalk 38 minCycle 12 minCar or taxi 12 min
- Belvedere3.2 kmWalk 40 minCycle 13 minCar or taxi 13 min
- Schönbrunn Palace4.6 kmCycle 18 minCar or taxi 17 min
- Vienna Airport21 kmCar or taxi 61 min
Main railway stations
- Wien Westbahnhof2.4 kmWalk 30 minCycle 10 minCar or taxi 10 min
- Wien Mitte (CAT)2.4 kmWalk 30 minCycle 10 minCar or taxi 11 min
- Wien Praterstern2.9 kmWalk 36 minCycle 12 minCar or taxi 12 min
- Wien Hauptbahnhof3.7 kmCycle 15 minCar or taxi 14 min
- Wien Heiligenstadt3.8 kmCycle 15 minCar or taxi 14 min
- Wien Meidling4.9 kmCycle 20 minCar or taxi 17 min