BRNO

"Among Czechs, Moravia’s capital has a dull rep: a likable enough place where not much actually happens. That ‘nothing to do here’ feel was cemented in the early 2000s by the hit local film Boredom in Brno (Nuda v Brně), and, sadly, not many people have gone back to reappraise their opinions. The reality, however, is very different. Tens of thousands of students who attend university here ensure a lively cafe and club scene that easily rivals Prague's. The museums are great too. And if you add in some excellent microbreweries and at least two of the country's best restaurants, there's plenty to reward more than a transit stop." Lonely Planet

How to get to Brno?

  Flights

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• Brno Airport (BRQ) operates flights only to London and Milan (RyanAir).
• Vienna International Airport (VIE) is the best option.
  • Take a train to Wien Hauptbahnhof (15 mins) and then any direct train to Brno (1.5 hrs), or
  • take a direct coach bus from the airport to Brno (about 2.5 hrs). 
• Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) is the alternative, however there is no direct connection from Prague airport to Brno.
  • From the airport take Airport Express bus line to Prague's main train station. Then take a train from the train station to Brno (2.5 hrs).
• M. R. Štefánik Airport Bratislava (BTS) is RyanAir hub, so it might be useful when hunting cheap flight tickets within Europe. 
  • There is no direct connection from Bratislava airport to Brno. You need to take bus no 61 to Bratislava's main train station and take a train from Bratislava's main train station (1.5 hrs).

 

  Trains

There are direct trains to Brno from Vienna (1.5 hrs), Bratislava (1.5 hrs), Prague (2.5 hrs), Budapest (4 hrs), Graz (4 hrs), Dresden (5.5 hrs), , Berlin (7.5 hrs), Hamburg (10 hrs), and many more. Trains from Warsaw take just one change (Břeclav or Bohumín).

The train station is called "Brno - hlavní nádraží".

Getting around Brno?

Public transport

Brno has a great public transport system, you can reach any part of the city with a tram, bus or trolleybus. To buy your public transport ticket, simply tap your debit or card when entering the tram, bus or trolley bus.

The conference venue is 10 minutes by a tram no. 1 direction Ečerova from the train station to the stop Lipová. The fare is 20 Kč (about 0.8 Euro) for a 15-minutes ticket, or 25 Kč (about 1 Euro) for a 60-minutes ticket.

To search for connection either use Google Maps or IDOS. 

Bike-sharing and e-scooters

There are some bike-sharing providers in Brno - pink bikes by Rekola or blue bikes by Nextbike as well as e-scooters by Lime and Bolt. Take in mind that Brno is a hilly city.

Taxi

Using a taxi in Brno is safe. It usually costs around 30 Kč per km and most companies accept credit or debit cards. You may consider Czech based app Liftago for official taxis or use Bolt or Uber.