Yes, you can smoke at Vienna International Airport (VIE) after security: there are smoking areas on the way to the C gates, at Gates F34 and F35, and just past Gates G16 and G32, a smokers’ booth in front of the SKY Lounge in Terminal 3, and a terrace with a smokers’ area in the paid VIENNA Lounge on the way to Gates C and D. The airport lists no smoking area before security, so ask staff where to smoke outside.
Flying from Bratislava instead? Bratislava Airport has a smoking area by the eat&fly! bistro on the non-Schengen side.
Terminal 3: F Pier (Schengen)
On the F pier, after security on the Schengen side, Vienna Airport has smoking areas at Gates F34 and F35. The SKY Lounge in Terminal 3 (Level 2, after security, before passport control on the Schengen side) has a smokers’ booth directly in front of the lounge.
Terminal 3: G Pier (Non-Schengen)
The G pier serves non-Schengen flights, after passport control. Vienna Airport has smoking areas there just past Gate G16 and just past Gate G32, so you do not need to cross back to the Schengen side for a cigarette.
Terminal 1: C and D Gates
On the way to the C gates, after security, there is a smoking area on the right as you walk towards Gates C. For the D gates, the smoking area is the terrace in the paid VIENNA Lounge, on the way to Gates C and D. In May 2025 travellers described a smoking area at the D gates by the Natoo restaurant, so ask staff whether it is still open.
Airport Lounges
- VIENNA Lounge (paid): Terminal 1, Level 2, after security, before passport control, on the way to Gates C and D; open daily 04:30–22:00. Its terrace has a smokers’ area. Entry is EUR 59 per departing passenger with a valid boarding pass, from 3.5 hours before departure, for up to three hours; selected airline tickets, cards and memberships also give access.
- SKY Lounge (paid): Terminal 3, Level 2, after security, before passport control on the Schengen side; open daily 04:30–23:00, with entry at EUR 49 for up to three hours. The smokers’ booth is directly in front of the lounge.
Smoking and vaping are allowed only in the VIENNA Lounge’s designated outdoor areas, not inside either lounge.
Before Security (Landside)
Vienna Airport lists no smoking area before security, so ask staff where to smoke outside the terminal; if there is none, smoke outside the airport property, beyond the terminal kerb and car parks.
Vaping
Austrian law applies its indoor smoking rules to e-cigarettes and heated tobacco. In the airport’s lounges, vaping is allowed only in the VIENNA Lounge’s designated outdoor areas; Vienna Airport publishes no vaping rule for its other smoking areas, so ask staff before you vape there.
Summary
| Area | Smoking | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| C gates (Terminal 1, after security) | Yes | On the right as you walk towards Gates C |
| D gates (Terminal 1, after security) | Yes | VIENNA Lounge terrace (paid); ask staff about the area travellers described by Natoo in May 2025 |
| F pier (Terminal 3, Schengen) | Yes | Gates F34 and F35; smokers’ booth in front of the SKY Lounge |
| G pier (Terminal 3, non-Schengen) | Yes | Just past Gates G16 and G32 |
| Before security | Ask staff | The airport lists no smoking area |
| Vaping | Ask staff | Allowed on the VIENNA Lounge terrace; no rule published for the other areas |
For Austria’s airport smoking law and fines, see our Austria airport guide.