Bratislava is centrally located in Europe and fast train connections from across Europe exist to Vienna, which is only some 50 km away from Bratislava. We encourage all participants of the conference to investigate and consider possibilities to travel to Bratislava by train, minimising the carbon footprint caused by their travel.
To help the research, below find links that provide some information on options for traveling across Europe by train.
Should you decide to travel by air, you may wish to consider offsetting travel-related emissions through donations to solar, biomass, or energy-efficiency projects.
Within the registration for the conference you will have the option to compensate the CO2 emission through a project managed by carbonfootprint.com.
Alternatively, you may compensate the CO2 emissions separately through atmosfair.com services or other similar organisations:
Should you decide to travel by air, likely Vienna International Airport at Schwechat will be your destination. Schwechat airport is located approximately 40 km to the west of Bratislava, and is served by a number of bus companies, with travel times between 40min and 1 hour. Travel by train is also possible, but involves one change.
To plan your journey and find out about schedules and specific connections you may use the website of the Bratislava public transportation system.
a) From the train station (HLAVNA STANICA) to the conference venue:
Option 1) Take bus No. 210 and change at TWIN CITY stop to bus No. 88 (to the University of Economics stop) – in the same direction; duration ca. 22 min + 3 min by walk to the University building.
Option 2) Take bus No. 201, to change at SALEZIANI stop to bus No.68 (to the University of Economics stop) – in the same direction; duration ca. 22 min + 3 min by walk (back connection: bus No. 68 from the University of Economics, to change at KRIZNA stop to bus No. 210 (Hlavna stanica) - takes 21 min).
b) From a central point in the city centre to the conference centre:
From the Presidential Palace - stop at HODZOVO NAMESTIE - take bus No. 84 and get off at BULIKOVA, request stop (15 min); ca. 7 min walk to the University building.
From near the historical centre - NAMESTIE L.STURA stop (Danube embankment): take bus No. 70 – change at PANORAMA CITY stop to bus No. 88 to the University (ca. 12 min + 3 min by walk) - the same buses can be used from SAFARIKOVO NAMESTIE stop (close to Comenius University).
c) From the Bus Station Terminal (AUTOBUSOVA STANICA): buses from Schwechat airport arrive here.
Take bus No. 88 from AUTOBUSOVA STANICA (it takes ca. 6 min, plus 3 min by foot. Note: the bus station is currently under construction – updates once the constructions are finished will be posted here.
Public transportation in Bratislava is part of the integrated transport system called IDS BK. This system offers common tickets that are valid not only on urban transportation, but also on regional buses operated by Slovak Lines and regional trains (Os and REX trains) operated by Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko and RegioJet.
When using urban transportation, tickets must be purchased in advance. On-board purchase in only possible for holders of a chip card issued by one of participating operators or selected Slovak schools and universities with loaded credit.
The validity of tickets for a single journey is limited by time and by the number of travelled zones. You need to validate the ticket in the ticket validator inside the vehicle upon boarding the first vehicle (except for trains, where the validation machine is located on the station platform). The passenger can change without limit within the ticket validity and can combine the services of all operators of integrated transport in the Bratislava region without any restrictions. Passenger must not validate the ticket again when changing to another vehicle. The number of zones the ticket is valid for can not be exceeded.
Important note: Zone 100 counts for 2 zones, with the exception of journeys within the Bratislava (i.e. without travelling to or from regional zones), where the two-zone ticket can be used for travelling from zone 100 to zone 101 and vice versa. Basically, for journeys within Bratislava only the time validity of a single-journey ticket is taken into account. The zone validity of a single-journey ticket is significant for travelling to and from regional zones.
| Validity | Standard price |
|---|---|
| 2 zones / 15 minutes | 0,70 € |
| 2 zones / 30 minutes | 0,90 € |
| 3 zones / 60 minutes | 1,20 € |
For more details, see the ticket price list.
Day tickets: instead of buying a ticket each time you travel you can buy a day ticket for 24h, 72h or 168h, depending on how long you stay in Bratislava.
The passenger with a day ticket can change without limit within the ticket validity and can also combine the services of all operators of Integrated transport in the Bratislava region without any restrictions. Day tickets need to be validated in the ticket validator inside the vehicle upon boarding the first vehicle (except for trains, where the validation machine is located on the station platform). Ticket must not be validated again when changing to another vehicle.
On weekends and public holidays, day tickets can be used for transportation of a group with children. One ticket is valid for up to two adults and three children (up to and including 15 years old). The group must include at least one adult and one child (it is not allowed to use one ticket for two adults without children, or more children without an adult).
| Validity | Standard price |
|---|---|
| 24 hours / 100+101 (Bratislava) | 3,50€ |
| 24 hours / all zones | 6,90 € |
| 72 hours / 100+101 (Bratislava) | 8,00 € |
| 168 hours / 100+101 (Bratislava) | 11,40 € |
Note: a discount of around 10 % is applied in the case of electronic wallet payment (a ticket for 168 hours is not available for purchase via electronic wallet).
Details on costs for the city passes and maps of the zones are available from the ticket price list.
Tickets are sold at yellow or red ticket machines on most bus stops, at operators' ticket offices and most news agencies (kiosk) and have to be validated upon entering any public transport vehicle. In addition, tickets can be bought at On-board ticket machines. Purchase in only possible for holders of chip card issued by one of participating operators or selected Slovak schools and universities with loaded credit. SMS tickets can be purchased by sending an SMS message and receiving a virtual ticket before boarding
Detailed information on the various tickets and purchase options is provided on the imhd website.
A taxi from Vienna Airport to Bratislava will cost about 40-50€
