HOW TO GET TO BRNO

BY AIR
There are four ways to get to Brno by plane.

Brno airport (www.airport-brno.cz). RyanAir (www.ryanair.com) is operating direct and cheap flights between Brno and Stansted (London). Cirrus Airlines (www.cirrus-airlines.de) operate flights between Brno and Munich. Czech Airlines operate (twice a day) flights Praha-Brno (more details on www.csa.cz).
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Vienna airport (www.viennaairport.com) - international airport in Austria. Vienna airport is about 2 hours drive from
Student Agency (www.studentagency.cz) operate direct bus connection from Vienna (city, airport) to Brno. There are four connections each day (Vienna airport->Brno 8:05 a.m., 11:05 a.m., 6:05 p.m., 8:30 p.m., Brno->Vienna airport 3:05 a.m., 6:00 a.m., 1:15 p.m., 15:15 p.m.). Transport by bus from Vienna airport to Brno takes about 2,5 hours. Price of transport: 150 - 300 CZK (5 10). Alternatively, there is a fast transport link (S-Bahn) from the airport to the centre of Vienna calling at the railway station that serves Brno. Czech Railways perate quick IC, EC connections between Vienna-Brno-Prague.

Prague airport (www.csa.cz) - international airport in the Czech Republic is about 2 hours drive from Brno. There is a good motorway connection. Czech Airlines operate (twice a day) flights Praha-Brno.
Student Agency operates direct bus connection from Prague (city, airport) to Brno. There are more than ten connections in both directions each day. Transport by bus from Prague airport takes 3,5 hours. Price of transport: about 150 CZK (6 EUR).

Bratislava airport (www.letiskobratislava.sk) - international airport in Slovakia. This is a smaller airport but some low-cost airlines use it. There is a bus line (no. 61) from the airport to the central train station that serves Brno (from the airport to the bus station you should use bus lines 61+201).
Student Agency operates bus connection from Bratislava to Brno. There are there bus connections each day (Bratislava bus station->Brno 4:30 a.m., 12:15 p.m., 19:15 p.m., Brno->Bratislava bus station 8:50 a.m., 6:30 p.m., 7:30 p.m.). Transport by bus takes 2 hours. Price of transport: 140 170 CZK (5 6). Alternatively, there is very good train (EC,IC) connection between Vienna-Brno.

BY RAIL
Brno is one of the most important Central European rail junctions, as it is situated on the international BalkanBudapest-Prague-Berlin-Scandinavia rail route. Euro City trains on the Vienna-Prague route have stopped at Brno since 1991, and the City of Brno is taking an active part in the VRT, a project for the creation of a European network of highspeed rail routes. Czech Railways (www.cdrail.cz), Bus and train timetables (www.idos.cz)

BY ROAD
Brno is situated at the intersection of the D1 (Prague - Brno) and D2 (Brno - Bratislava) motorways. Both these motorways form part of the trans-European highways East-West (France - Ukraine: E50) and North-South (Scandinavia - the Balkans: E55, E65). Bus company - CSAD (www.csad.cz), Brno public transport company - DPMB (www.dpmb.cz) Bus and train timetables (www.idos.cz)

HOW TO GET TO THE HOTEL VORON (HOTEL HOLIDAY INN)

The hotel is situated in the close vicinity of the area and premises of Veletrhy Brno, a.s. Follow the indicators to "Hotel Voron" or "BVV" (Veletrhy) from all main directions. from Prague (Capital of Czech Rep.) - D1 exit 190, 5 minutes through motorway tunnel from Vienna (Austria) - E4 from Bratislava (Slovak Rep.) - D2 exit 194 AB By public transport from Airport Tuany (Brno) to Main Railway station: Take bus line N 76 (direction Hlavn ndra) from the stop Letit Tuany (airport Tuany) to the stop Hlavn ndra (10th stop). By public transport from Bus Station at Hotel Grand (lines of STUDENT AGENCY) and from Main Railway Station: Take tram line N 1 (direction Bystrc) from the stop Main railway station (Hlavn ndra) to the stop Mendlovo nmst/square (4th stop). The hotel is in walking distance from the square. You can use bus lines N 84, x35, x37 or 52 from Mendlovo nmst to the stop Kkovskho (1st stop). By public transport from Main Bus Station (Zvonaka): Take tram line N 12 (direction ervinkova) from the stop Main bus station (Zvonaka) to the stop Main railway station (Hlavn ndra) (2nd stop) and change to tram line N 1 (direction Bystrc) to the Mendlovo nmst/square (4th stop). The hotel is in walking distance from the square. You can use bus lines N 84, x35, x37 or 52 from Mendlovo nmst to the stop Kkovskho (1st stop). Tickets for Brno City Transport: All tickets for Brno City Transport can be used for both tram, bus and trolleybus. Tickets are available in kiosks and in automatic ticket machine. A transfer ticket allows you to change all tram, bus and trolleybus lines in Brno as you like. However, the validation of these tickets is 40 minutes only, but it gives you enough time for getting to the hotel. The price of transfer tickets is CZK 13. A non-transfer ticket is for short distance (without change). The validation of these tickets is 10 minutes only. The price is CZK 8.
Prepared by: Martin Nesrsta, TA-SERVICE s.r.o.