Travel Information

The airplane connection to Prague or Vienna is provided by all major airline companies, e.g. CSA (Czech Airlines) or Austrian Airlines. To get to Brno from anywhere in Europe, you can also use regular train or coach connection. (You can search for the connection e.g. at Czech Railways, Buses). We recommend you to use airplane connection. Regular international flights to Brno are not offered (although there is an airport), so it is better to travel by airplane to Vienna or Prague (Praha-Ruzyne airport). From Prague, Brno can be reached in three different ways:

• Czech Airlines services:
  • By coach from Praha-Ruzyne airport (PRG) to Brno city center (ZDN). The coach ticket can be booked together with the airplane ticket (Coachs are scheduled in CSA flight timetable). They leave directly from the airport but the luggage must be handled by the passengers The travel time is approximately 3 hours. The arrival place in Brno is Grand Hotel Brno (the centre of the city), you can also get off at Brno-Zvonarka Bus Station.
• Bus services:
  • Regular coaches from Praha-Florenc Bus Station to Brno-Zvonarka Bus Station. In Prague you should take the bus number 119 from Praha-Ruzyne to "Dejvicka" underground station (called Metro in Prague). Then you should continue to "Florenc" station, use line A from "Dejvicka" to "Muzeum" and then use line C from "Muzeum" to "Florenc". From "Florenc" station you can take a coach to Brno. The price of the local transport is around 12 CZK and the price of the ticket from Prague to Brno is around 150 CZK. The arrival place in Brno is Brno-Zvonarka Bus Station. Some coaches also go to Grand Hotel Brno (the centre of the city).
  • New: Some buses to Brno depart from Praha-Ruzyne Airport. See Student Agency Express or Tourbus.
• Czech Railways services:
  • The regular train connection from Prague to Brno. There are two railway stations from which direct trains go to Brno: main railway station ("Hlavni nadrazi") and "Holesovice" railway station ("Nadrazi Holesovice"). You should check the timetable in advance. In Prague you should take the bus number 119 from Praha-Ruzyne to "Dejvicka" underground station (called "Metro" in Prague). Then you should continue to the main railway station, use line A from "Dejvicka" to "Muzeum" and then use line C from "Muzeum" to the main railway station ("Hlavni nadrazi"), or to "Holesovice" station use line A from "Dejvicka" to "Muzeum" and then use line C from "Muzeum" to "Nadrazi Holesovice" station. The price of the local transport is around 12 CZK. The trains operate 24 hours a day and go from Prague to Brno approximately every three hours. The price is approximately 150 CZK and the arrival point in Brno is Main Railway Station (centre of Brno).

An alternative is to fly to Vienna (Wien-Schwechat airport). Transportation between Vienna airport and a Hotel International (shuttle) will be provided. If you plan to use the shuttle, please, indicate your interest to the hotel. You can also continue to Brno by coach or train. Take an airport coach to railway station Banhoff Mitte, then continue by train or bus. The direct coach connection to Brno is twice a day only. Using a train, you most probably would have to change at least once.

Local Transport in Brno

There are no conductors in buses and trams. Tickets must be purchased in advance and validated by passengers upon entry. A one way ticket costs 13 CZK in Brno and may be purchased in selected newspaper/tobacco shops and ticket machines.
You can use taxi as well. Usual prices are about 20 CZK per km. It's a good idea to agree on a price with a driver before committing to the ride, and be sure that the meter is running while you are in the taxi. As in many big cities, cab drivers sometimes prey on foreigners who are unfamiliar with the language or currency.

Address of conference site is:

Brno University of Technology Centre
(In Czech: Vysoke uceni technicke v Brne)
Antoninska 1, 601 90 BRNO

For more information about Brno see these pages.