Getting to Brno
By air
Brno has just small airport (Brno-BRQ) with three regular flights from
(and to) Prague per week (Monday, Wednesday, and Friday). Nearest
international airports are in Vienna (130km) and Prague (200km). There
are good train/bus connections to Brno from both airports. Czech
Airlines offers shuttle service from Prague airport to Brno city
terminal (Brno-ZDN). Ask your travel agent for this option when buying
your plane ticket.
From Prague to Brno
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To get to the centre of Prague from the airport, you can go by
public transport
or take a taxi.
Prague's public transport system offers the cheapest way to get from
the airport to the centre and vice versa. Bus line 119 runs every 20
minutes between 4:00 and 24:00, leaving from a stop in front of the
aiport terminal and going as far as the Dejvicka Metro
station. (Before you get on the bus, you have to buy a 12 Kc ticket,
available from vending machines or newsagents at the airport.) At
the Dejvicka station you transfer to the Metro system and travel to
either the Main Railway Station (Hlavni nadrazi) or the railway
station Prague Holesovice, or to the central coach station at the
Florenc Metro stop, depending on which means of transport you will
be using to travel on to Brno (see below).
An alternative way of getting to the city centre is by taxi. There
are flat rates of 380 Kc to the Holesovice railway station, 560 Kc
to the central bus station Florenc, and approximately 650 Kc to
destinations in the centre of the city (where the Main Railway
Station is situated).
There is also the possibility of travelling directly to Brno from
Prague airport on mini-buses operated by Czech Airlines. This
service runs four times daily on weekdays and twice a day on
weekends; the journey takes about 2 hours 45 minutes. It is best to
make a reservation on this mini-bus when you buy your air ticket,
but you can also enquire at the Czech Airlines desk at Prague
airport as to whether there is a free seat on the next bus. If you
have pre-booked a ticket on the mini-bus, you must "check
in" at the Czech Airlines counter in the airport departure
hall.
From Vienna to Brno
- If you travel by air to Vienna, you can then proceed to Brno by
train from Wien Sudbahnhof or you can take the direct bus to Brno
departing from the airport at 17:05 every day.
By train
The main north-south railway line in Central Europe passes through Brno,
which means that it is easily accessible by train from most points on
the continent. The journey from Prague by fast train takes three and
half hours; EC trains (recommended) shorten the journey to 2 hours 45
minutes. There are about a dozen trains between Prague and Brno every
day, some leaving from the Main Railway Station and others from the
station in Prague Holesovice.
Vienna is even closer than Prague, only 1 hour 40 minutes away. Four EC
trains daily (from Wien Sudbahnhof) link the two cities.
By coach
Many cities in Europe, and most of its major cities, have direct coach
links with Brno. These may not be available every day, but they are
convenient, and ticket prices are very low.
From Prague to Brno
- Within the Czech Republic, there are bus departures from Prague
central bus station (situated at the Florenc Metro stop) virtually
every hour during weekdays, and slightly less frequently on weekends
and holidays. The journey takes about 2 hours 45
minutes.
From Vienna to Brno
- Twice a day, morning and late afternoon, buses leave Vienna for
Brno from the Invalidenstrasse. The journey lasts about two and a half
hours.
By car
Brno is situated at the meeting point of motorways Dl (Prague-Brno) and
D2 (Brno-Bratislava). Both are part of the trans-European road system,
which links France with the Ukraine (E50) and Scandinavia with the
Balkans (E65). Other major roads lead northeast to Poland and the Baltic
states and south to Austria and Italy. Brno is about 120 minutes drive
from Vienna or 150 minutes drive from Prague. Use exit 190 when leaving
motorway from Prague.
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Reaching the conference site and hotels
Druzba and Continental
You can go directly to hotel and register for the conference
afterwards. In case you prefer to take a taxi follow
this link. Alternatively, you can use public
transport (see also information about
tickets):
From railway station
The Brno main railway station is called "Brno Hlavni
nadrazi". To reach the conference site (Faculty of Informatics,
Botanicka 68a) use the tram line 1 in direction "Reckovice"
and leave on fifth stop "Hrncirska". To reach the university
hotel Druzba (Kounicova 50), you can use bus line A12 in direction
"(Kralovo Pole) Technicke muzeum" or "Kolejni" and
leave on the seventh stop "Klusackova". At night you can use
the bus line 93 in direction "Oresin" instead of bus line
A12. To reach the hotel Continental you can use the same bus lines and
leave on the third stop "Ceska". Important points can be found
on
map of conference
location.
From bus stations
There are two bus stations in Brno: "Grand hotel" and
"Zvonarka". The first one is located near the railway station.
The second one is located about 500 meters from railway station (over
footbridge to TESCO store and through underpass).
From airport
You can use bus line 76 to reach the railway station from the airport.
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