Practical information
How to get to Bratislava
All travel arrangements and costs are to be covered by participants themselves (limited scholarship opportunities are available)
General flight information from major CEE airports to Bratislava
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Origin
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Connecting flights
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Airlines
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Trains
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Travel time
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To Bratislava
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Return | ||||
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Budapest
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3 (via Prague)
3 (via Vienna) |
4 (via Prague)
3 (via Vienna) |
OS, OK
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morning and night
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up to 3h
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Bucharest
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2 (via Prague)
5 (via Vienna) |
2 (via Prague)
4 (via Vienna) |
OS, OK
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N/A
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Ljubljana
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1 (via Prague)
4 (via Vienna) |
2 (via Prague)
4 (via Vienna) |
OS, OK
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N/A
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Prague
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4 direct
5 (via Vienna)
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4 direct
5 (via Vienna)
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OS, OK
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morning and night
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app. 4,5h
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Sofia
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2 (via Prague)
5 (via Vienna) 1 (Sky Europe via Vienna) |
2 (via Prague)
5 (via Vienna) 1 (Sky Europe via Vienna) |
OS, OK
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N/A
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Warsaw
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3 (via Prague)
5 (via Vienna) |
2 (via Prague)
5 (via Vienna) |
LO, OK, OS
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morning and night
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app. 8,5h
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From other parts of Europe
Most other Eastern and Western European cities have connections with Bratislava through either Prague or Vienna. Some examples of other airlines flying to Vienna and Prague:
Air Baltic (Baltic States)
Carpat Air (Romania)
Jetair (Poland)
EasyJet (UK)
Wizzair (from Western Europe to Prague)
Lufthansa (connects for Bratislava via Munich and other German cities)
Tips for economic travel to Bratislava
- Flying to Vienna and taking the bus may be well worth checking out as it may be easier to find cheap tickets to Vienna. No combination flights are necessary and the bus connection with Bratislava is frequent, fast and convenient for a good price! Buses depart in front of the departure area, ticket price is around EUR 10 and travel from Vienna airport to Bratislava main train station takes about 1 hour.
Further information and timetables
SkyEurope
GermanWings
www.ride4cents.org (international)
www.zabieram.pl (Polish)
www.spolujizda.cz (Czech)
- Economic and also environmentally friendly - take the train to Bratislava! Information and available connections can be found on the sites below for neighbouring countries - but also from elsewhere this may be an option to check out:
Poland
Czech Republic
Slovakia
Hungary
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It is always economic to take the bus - connections to Bratislava may be found on these sites:Eurolines (international)
www.couchsurfing.org
www.hospitalityclub.org
If you have any ideas on how to get to Bratislava cheaply - please share here:
If you need assistance with travel our travel agency will be happy to assist you (at your own expense). Please contact Katarzyna Ratyńska at: kasia@travelida.pl
Where to stay in Bratislava
Participants are responsible for their own accommodation arrangements and costs. Some standard and budget hotels in Bratislava can be found in the table below. The indicated rates for one night in a single room have been negotiated for forum participants and will be given when mentioning the booking code Civil Society Forum. The organizers cannot guarantee any availability or these special rates after July 2009.
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Hotel name and address
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Details |
Contact
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Price
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Walking distance to
old town centre
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Radisson SAS Carlton Hotel***** |
High standard hotel in the middle of Bratislava old town |
reservation.bratislava@radissonsas.com |
from |
- 5 min |
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Hotel Crown Plaza**** |
High standard hotel close to the old town |
btsha.roominglist@ihg.com |
€ 145
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- 10 min |
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Riečna 4
Bratislava
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High standard hotel at the Danube river |
+421 2 599 858 56
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€ 139
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- 5 min
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Medená 9
Bratislava
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Modern high standard hotel in the old town |
+421 592 084 00
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€ 110
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- 5 min
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Nám.1.mája 5
Bratislava
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Standard hotel close to the old town |
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€ 109/119
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- 10 min
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Zamocka 38
Bratislava
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Standard hotel close to the old town |
+421 2 592 920 00
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€ 95
(breakfast
€ 9.50)
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- 10 min
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Rajská 2
Bratislava
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Budget hotel from the early 70's (not renovated) |
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€ 65
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- 15 min
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Hostels in the centre of Bratislava
Hostel Downtown Backpackers approx. € 15 - 35
Hostel Possonium approx. € 10 - 20
High end hotels in the centre of Bratislava
Hotel Falkensteiner **** approx. € 166
Hotel Austria Trend **** approx. € 180
Hotel Marrols **** approx. € 190
Forum Venue and additional information
The Forum will take place in the old Cvernovka factory, at Trnavská cesta 6. This is slightly outside of the city centre and buses will be arranged for participants from hotels to the venue, leaving in the morning and going back in the afternoon. The opening evening will be held at the meeting venue. The second dinner will be held in the city centre. Maps and busroutes to be posted soon.
If you need any assistance or have any inquiries, please don’t hesitate to contact our logistics agency at avance@avance.sk, or the CEE Trust organizing staff at forum@ceetrust.org.
The financial crisis
has halted planned renovation work at the Cvernovka Factory, therefore not all parts will be fully renovated in time for the Forum. This old factory under reconstruction - with its light and open spaces - adds to the informal atmosphere of the forum - a meet and talk event with no requirements for formal attire.
Accessibility
The down side of the Cvernovka factory is that the first floor that will be used for some of the breakout spaces and the Social Innovation Camp among other thing, is not easily accessible other than through a staircase and two flights of stairs. If you have special needs with regards to accessibility please let us know and we will do what we can to ensure a pleasant event for everyone.
Language
The working language of the forum is English, no translation or interpreting will be provided.