How to get to Bratislava - Slovakia

BY AIR

The location in the "heart of Europe" makes Slovakia a very easily accessible country. And Bratislava, the international highway, railway and airway junction is the gate to Slovakia. The the main international airport of Slovakia is the M.R. Stefanik Airport (code BTS), located just a mere 15-minute drive from the city centre.
For comfortable and reliable airport transfer service at reasonable rates please check Bratislava Airport Transfers.

There are about dozen airlines serving Bratislava airport including several low-cost carriers:

• RYANAIR - Europe’s largest low-cost airline offers flights to/from Birmingham, Bristol, Brussesl, Dublin, Edinburgh, Frankfurt, London, Paris, Pisa, Rome, Stockholm, Milan, Barcelona, etc.
• DANUBE WINGS - connect Bratislava with two other slovak airports - Kosice and Poprad-Tatry, as well as with Brussels, Bologna, Basel, Manchester
• WIZZAIR - for now the hungarian low-cost carrier offers one flight from Bratislava to Rome.

There are also traditional carriers connecting Bratislava with the world, e.g.:

• CZECH AIRLINES
• AEROFLOT AIRLINES

Many visitors of Slovakia use the nearby Vienna International Airport (VIE) at Schwechat in Austria, situated just a mere 1 one our drive from Bratislava. This huge international airport serving some 15 million passengers a year is used by all the major international carriers. About eight buses ride from Schwechat to Bratislava daily. You can also make advanced bookings of airport pick-up with the Vienna - Bratislava Airport Transfers.

An alternative could also be Budapest Airport situated some 3 hour drive to Bratislava.

BY TRAIN

Bratislava is an important railway junction. The main train station – Hlavna Stanica – is about a 10-15 min. walk from the city centre. It is possible to get here by train from many countries. Efficient train service connects Bratislava with Prague, Vienna and Budapest. From Prague, trains leave either from the main station Hlavni Nadrazi or from Holesovice station. The trip takes 5-6 hours.
Some trains from Vienna arrive to the Petrzalka train station which is across the river south from the Old Town.
International tickets can be purchased at the international ticket office – Medzinarodna pokladna. It is recommended to buy these tickets at least a day in advance as they can sell out.
For more information and schedules please check the website of the Slovak Railways - ZSR.

BY BUS

Bratislava is also very easily accessible by bus. The city’s main bus terminal – Autobusova Stanica at Mlynske Nivy – is located only 2 km from the Old Town. International tickets can be bought at the international ticket office – zahranicna pokladna – or with Eurolines, which connects Bratislava with about 21 European cities. Their office is located on the ground floor of the bus station.

BY BOAT

Hydrofoils travel between Vienna – Bratislava – Budapest from May to September. Tickets can be purchased at the dock on Vajanskeho nabrezie, for reservations contact Slovenska Plavba Dunajska.
In this year’s tourist season the Twin City Liner - a high-speed boat will be connecting Bratislava and Vienna. This direct scheduled link between Schwedenplatz/Marienbrucke in Vienna and Bratislava Propellerhaus will be available three times a day between June and October. The journey will take 75 minutes.

BY CAR

From Prague to Bratislava there are good freeways via Brno – D1 and D2. The distance is about 315 km (195 miles) and it takes about 3-4 hours.
From Budapest take Route 10 to Komarno and Route 63 from Komarno to Bratislava. This journey takes about 2 – 3 hours.