Yes, Vienna International Airport (VIE) keeps enclosed indoor smoking rooms after security — unusual for the EU, where most airports have gone fully smoke-free. Austria was a late adopter of indoor smoking bans, and that history still shows at its main airport, where smokers can light up without leaving the secure area.
Vienna is one of a handful of European airports keeping indoor smoking rooms after security — see Zurich Airport’s many indoor smoking lounges after security and Munich Airport’s indoor smoking lounges after security.
VIE is a major Star Alliance hub and Austria’s busiest airport, so most travellers passing through will find a smoking option close to their gate. Departures at Vienna are organised by pier rather than by numbered terminal at the gate: Terminal 1 feeds the B, C and D gate clusters, while Terminal 3 (Check-in 3, the Austrian Airlines and Star Alliance hub) feeds the F and G piers. The enclosed smoking rooms sit inside these piers after security, and passengers have reported them consistently through 2024, 2025 and into 2026.
Smoking Rooms in the F-Pier (Terminal 3, Schengen)
The F gates are the easiest place to find a smoking room at Vienna. Travellers report enclosed smoking booths toward the far end of the F-pier — commonly cited around gates F32 and F33, with further booths reported near F34, F35 and F37. These are walk-in cubicle-style rooms with standing room and, in the larger booths, small tables. Reports through October 2024 and into February 2025 confirmed the F32/F33 booths still operating, so this pier is the most reliable bet if you are connecting through the Schengen side.
Smoking Rooms in the G-Pier (Terminal 3, Non-Schengen)
The G gates handle non-Schengen departures, past passport control, and keep their own smoking rooms so you do not have to backtrack through immigration for a cigarette. The best-attested locations are near gate G16 and at the end of the pier near gate G32. Passengers confirmed the G16 area operating through mid-2024. If you are flying long-haul or outside the Schengen zone, head down the G-pier and look for the enclosed booth before you reach your gate.
Smoking Rooms Near the C and D Gates
The B, C and D clusters, fed from Terminal 1, also have reported smoking options. Travellers describe an enclosed smoking area in the C-gate zone — to the right after security, before the long corridor toward the gates, past the RELAX shop — and a smoking cabin near an Italian restaurant in the D-gate area, both reported in early 2025. There are also mentions of a room near the Natoo restaurant. These rooms are not on the official airport map, so treat the exact spots as a guide and follow the signage or ask staff.
Lounge Smoking Facilities
Two paid options give you a more comfortable smoke:
- Vienna Lounge (paid): In Terminal 1, level 2, after security. It has a covered outdoor smoking terrace overlooking the apron. Access is via a day pass (around €35), a lounge membership, or an eligible ticket.
- SKY Lounge Schengen (paid): In Terminal 3. It has a dedicated smokers’ booth. Access is via lounge membership, an eligible fare, or a day pass.
Landside (Before Security)
Landside, smoking is permitted outdoors only, in the open areas outside the terminal buildings — by the kerbside, drop-off zones and outside the arrivals doors. The indoor rooms are all airside, so if you are only meeting an arriving passenger you will smoke outside.
Vaping
E-cigarettes are allowed in the same designated smoking rooms and areas as tobacco. Austria treats vaping the same as smoking: since May 2018 e-cigarettes have been banned anywhere smoking is banned, so vaping is not permitted in the general terminal, restaurants or gate seating. Use the marked smoking rooms.
Transit and Layovers
Because the smoking rooms are spread across the F, G, C and D piers airside, a layover at Vienna rarely means leaving security for a cigarette. Connecting passengers on the Schengen side should aim for the F-pier booths; those transferring to or from non-Schengen flights have the G-pier rooms after passport control. Give yourself a few minutes’ buffer — the rooms are not always next to your gate, and locations shift over time.
Summary
| Area | Smoking | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Indoor gate smoking rooms (airside) | Yes | Reported around Gates C, D, F and G — traveller-reported, not official |
| Lounge smoking facilities | Yes | Vienna Lounge terrace (T1) + SKY Lounge Schengen booth (T3) — paid access |
| Landside | Yes | Outdoors only, outside the terminal buildings |
For Austria’s airport smoking rules and vaping law, see our Austria airport guide.