Travel - International
AIR: The Slovak Republic is served by Air Slovakia (GM), Air France, Slovak Airlines, Sky Europe Airlines, Aeroflot, Czech Airlines, British Airways, Delta, KLM, Lufthansa and Lot.
Approximate flight times: From Bratislava to London is 1 hour 45 minutes.
International airports: Bratislava Airport (BTS), (M R Štefánik) (website: www.letiskobratislava.sk/eng), is 9km (6 miles) from the city. Buses run to the city (travel time – 20 minutes). Taxis are also available (travel time – 20 minutes). Airport facilities include duty-free shops, bank, post office, restaurant, bar, snack bar, 24-hour flight information, 24-hour left luggage, 24-hour tourist information, 24-hour first aid, disabled facilities and car hire (Hertz and AVIS).
Košice Airport (KSC) is 6km (4 miles) south of the city (website: www.airportkosice.sk/eng/main.html). Taxis are available (travel time – 10 minutes). Buses are also available.
Tatry-Poprad Airport (TAT) is 5km (3 miles) from the city.
Vienna International Airport (VIE) (Schwechat) is 50km (31 miles) from Bratislava and can be used as a gateway for intercontinental travellers (website: www.english.viennaairport.com)
Departure tax: None.
RIVER: International connections from Austria are possible on the Danube which flows into the Black Sea, and is also linked with the Rhine and the Main. Services run as follows: Bratislava–Vienna–Bratislava; Bratislava–Hainburg–Bratislava; and Vienna–Bratislava–Budapest, both ways.
RAIL: The most convenient route to the Slovak Republic from Western Europe is via Vienna or Prague. Slovakia’s network also provides direct connections with Hamburg, Berlin, Warsaw, Krakow, Budapest, Bucharest, Moscow, Lviv, Vilnius, St Petersburg and Kyiv.
ROAD: The Slovak Republic can be entered via the Czech Republic, Poland, Ukraine, Hungary or Austria. There is a motorway from Bratislava via Brno to Prague. There are Eurolines bus links from Bratislava and other important towns to major cities such as Munich, Cologne, Paris, Venice, Vienna and London. For further information, contact Eurolines (4 Cardiff Road, Luton, Bedfordshire, L41 1PP; tel: (08705) 143 219; fax: (01582) 400 694; website: www.eurolines.com or www.gobycoach.com).
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