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By air
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. 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.
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).
- 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.
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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.
- From Prague to Brno. 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.
- From Vienna to Brno Vienna is
even closer than Prague, only 1 hour 40 minutes
away. Four EC trains daily (from Wien Sudbahnhof)
link the two cities.
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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 BrnoTwice 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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