How to Get to Bratislava and Slovakia - Transportation Guide

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The airport is very close to the city. It may take only 30 minutes to get to the city center with local buses, trams or trolleybuses.

The timetable of local bus No. 61 from the airport terminal to Main railway station in Bratislava could be found here. Choose bus No. 61. If this link is broken, go to Bratislava's public transportation site - MHD and look for bus No. 61.

Airport Bratislava website: >>

If you want a cheaper taxi, try to call a taxi service by phone.

There are a plenty of choices for transport from Bratislava Airport to Vienna Airport (VIE) which is only 50 kilometers away (40 min). Bus service provided by Slovak Lines.

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There is wide network of local railroad connections throughout Slovakia, but some of them were cancelled in the 2003. If you find the relatively low fare attractive, don't be surprised by the standard of traveling. However for the most part they are reliable and on time.

Quality of railway coaches differs - IC and EC are rather clean, other express and local may be dirty.

	The main railway station in Bratislava is close to the city center - about 5 minutes by bus.
	Some of railroad connections to Vienna starts at the Petrzalka railway station.

The best starting point for searching a bus connection from abroad to Bratislava is a page of Slovak Lines - international lines timetable.

There is a wide network of international connections (from larger cities, e.g. Bratislava, Kosice, Banska Bystrica) and local connections throughout whole Slovakia.

On local connection you buy ticket from driver. When traveling from bigger stations - for instance Bratislava Bus Station (located at Mlynske Nivy) - you can buy the ticket together with seat reservation in the booking office, also in advance. Passengers with seat reservations are boarded first.

Main Bus Station Bratislava Mlynske Nivy was temporarily moved (October 1, 2017) to the nearby Bottova Ulica St.

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The most beautiful way to get to Bratislava is by ship from Vienna. Bratislava River passenger terminal is right in the middle of the city in walking distance to the Old Town.

You can use buses, trolleybuses and trams. Tickets are available in machines at most stops, or by SMS.

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Information for passengers - basic conditions for using a ticket by Public Transport Company Bratislava:

In the the Capital of the Slovak Republic Bratislava time tariff is applied in city public transportation. The time tariff is performance-related and is divided into time (tickets for one way with time validity of 15 and 60 minutes, SMS ticket 70 minutes, night transportation 90 minutes and tourist tickets) and zone (prepaid tickets) tariffs. The 15-minute ticket cannot be used for changing the means of transport; however, other tickets may be used for changing.

The passenger is obliged to buy a one-way ticket, combined ticket, ticket for a defined number of ways before entering the vehicle and immediately after the ticket must be marked in the nearest ticket marker. The ticket validity time also includes the time of drive interruption, i. e. waiting at the stop for the next connection. If during the drive the ticket time validity expires, the passenger must mark another ticket.

An unmarked ticket or a ticket marked in the wrong place is invalid.

The timetables placed at the public transportation stops contain the transportation time from the start to the target stop, as well as the tariff zone. This data is binding for checking the ticket validity by the ticket inspector.

Payment and/or extra charge for not presenting a valid travel document to the ticket inspector is EUR 70. If the passenger pays the fine directly in the public transporation vehicle to the ticket inspector in cash or within the following 5 working days at the ticket office of DPB, a. s. (Bratislava Transportation Company, Inc.), the amount is reduced to EUR 50.

Ticket inspectors badge holders of DPB, a. s. being identical with sample are exclusively entitled to check the tickets of passengers. Time validity is specified on this card. Upon request of the passenger the ticket inspector is obliged to present his DPB, a. s. certificate that contains a round seal and original signature of the authorised company employee.

After paying EUR 50 in cash the ticket inspector is obliged to hand over a fee (extra charge) payment confirmation to the passenger.

Note: On Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays the validity of a 60 minute-ticket is extended to 90 minutes.

For information regarding night lines see Public Transport Company Bratislava pages.

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Bratislava inhabitants and visitors often have a headache from parking in the city center. To avoid troubles, choose public car parks or parking garages.

PAAS - Bratislava - Parking Assistent is a city parking system. Provides a mobile app for parking.

It is much cheaper to call a taxi by phone, than just take a taxi from the street.

It is not required to leave a tip to driver.