Austria Guide
Money
Austria's currency is the euro (€). The euro is split into 100 cents. There are seven euro notes – in denominations of 500, 200, 100, 50, 20, 10 and 5 euros, each a different colour and size – and eight different coin denominations, including 2 and 1 euros, then 50, 20, 10, 5, 2 and 1 cents. Euro coins feature a common EU design on one face, but different country-specific designs on the other. No matter what the design, all euro coins and notes can be used in the following EU states: Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain and the Netherlands.
There are ATMs in most towns and cities, from which you should be able to take out cash using either a debit or credit card. Banks tend to give the best rates and charge the lowest commission when it comes to changing money and traveller's cheques; most are open Monday to Friday 8am to 12.30pm and 1.30 to 3pm, with late closing on Thursdays at 5.30pm.