Vienna public transit ticket rule

Single tickets (Einzelfahrscheine) can be used to travel once in one direction and are valid from the time they are punched in a validating machine. You may change between tram, bus and underground as often as you like, but without interrupting travel.

What does that even mean?

What is "one direction"? This is a big city with complex transit with many modes of transportation and for example it might make sense to cut a lot of tram stops via the underground and then take the tram a few stops what I would guess could be considered backwards.
How long is an interruption which matters here? Can I stop to buy a sandwich? What if I get lost and miss a train coming only say every 15 or even more minutes?

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Edit on November 7, 2017: Note that Wiener Linien decided to discontinue the 90-minute-ticket which this answer is about. The 90-minute-ticket won't be available anymore on and after January 1st, 2018. End of Edit

This is not a direct answer to the question, but per the request of the OP I'll expand my comment into an answer: Besides the normal single ticket there are also 90 minute tickets. These are only available via the app which is available for Android and iOS. It costs 2,80€ (so it's slightly more expensive than the normal single ticket which costs 2,20€) but allows you to travel freely in whatever direction you want for 90 minutes (so you could even go back and forth).

To buy these tickets you need a mobile device with Android or iOS and data (maybe it's even enough if you're connected to the internet at the time of buying the ticket but the validity of the ticket starts when you buy it). They also ask for an address but you don't need a local one (you should even use your home address as they use it also as the billing address). You can pay with paybox, paypal, Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Diners Club.

Note that for 5,50€ you can already get a day ticket, so if you know beforehand that you want to make several trips in a day, get a day ticket.

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Is Vienna public transport free?

Vienna works on an honesty system with no ticket barriers at stations and no formal, permanent ticket checks on the subway, local trains, trams and buses. You just hop on and off unchallenged. This doesn't mean public transport is free, though. You do need to buy a ticket.

How long is a metro ticket valid in Vienna?

The Vienna City Card. For 24, 48 or 72 hours. Free travel on the underground, trams and buses.

How much is daily ticket in Vienna?

Tickets for travel within ViennaTypePrice1-day pass\u20ac5.8024/48/72-hour pass\u20ac8 \u20ac14.10 \u20ac17.10Vienna City Card 24/48/72 hours\u20ac17 \u20ac25 \u20ac298-day ticket\u20ac40.806 more rows•Jan 4, 2022

How do I validate my bus ticket in Vienna?

Tickets must be validated before boarding. To validate your ticket stamp the ticket at the blue machines located at the entrance of underground stations as well as on buses and trams. Tickets bought directly from the tram or bus driver are automatically validated and need not be stamped again.

Vienna Public Transport - Buying Ticket / Wien U-Bahn - Kaufticket

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