Travel to Slovakia
By plane
There are a lot of national and international airlines connected with Slovak airports: 1.Bratislava Airport (BTS), 9-12 km from city center. To get to the center you may take the bus (trip length - 30 min.), or taxi (15 min.)
2. Kosice Airport (KSC), 10km from city center, taxi and bus are available.
3. Tatry-Poprad Airport (TAT), 5km from the town.
4. Airport Sliac.
(list of national airlines)
(list of international airlines)
Rail Transportation
The Slovak railway network is connected to neighbour countries and it is part of the European rail corridors as well. There are direct international connections to Vienna, Warsaw, Budapest, Bucharest, Moscow, Kiev and Prague.
www.zsr.sk
Road Transportation
There is an expansive network of roads in Slovakia, including highways, expressways and 1st, 2nd and 3rd class roads. To use the highways and expressways you have to pay tolls. The stickers are valid for one year/one month or one week. 24-hour stickers can be purchased for vehicles over 3.5 tons.
Traffic signs correspond to European standards. Safety belts are mandatory, even in cities. No alcohol before driving (0 blood alcohol tolerance!)
Speed limits:
60km/h in town
90km/h outside of town
130km/h on motorways and motorway-type roads.
There is a fairly dense inter-city bus network. The EUROLINES international network allows travel to many European destinations.
www.eurolines.sk
Water Transportation
The Danube River is significant for over-water passenger and freight transportation. The Danube is the most important river transportation artery - it connects Bratislava, Vienna and Budapest, or Slovakia with Austria and Hungary. Thanks to the Danube-Rhine-Mohan canal , it connects the North Sea with the Black Sea.
www.lod.sk
National airlines:
Slovak Airlines (9S)
Tel.:+421-2-4870 4870-2, 4445 0990, 4870 4111, Fax: +421-2-4870 4875
E-mail: sales.bratislava@sll.sk, www.slovakairlines.sk
Air Slovakia (GM)
Tel./fax:+421-2-4342 2742, 4342 2744, e-mail: airslovakia@airslovakia.sk, www.airslovakia.sk
International airlines:
Aeroflot www.aeroflot.org
Air Ukraine www.ukraine-international.com
Czech Airlines www.csa.cz
Tunis Air www.tunisair.com.tn
Tyrolean Airways www.tyrolean.at
Lufthansa www.lufthansa.com
Easy Jet www.easyjet.com
Austrian Airlines www.aua.com
Ryanair www.ryanair.com
Aeromost Kharkov www.aeromost.com
Low cost airline:
SkyEurope airline
tel.: +421-2-4850 1111, fax: +421-2-4850 1000, e -mail:info@skyeurope.com, www.skyeurope.com |
