TRANSPORT TO/FROM SMOLENICE

The castle in Smolenice can be easily reached by taxi or by bus from Bratislava. The bus stop in Smolenice is about 1 km from the castle. Bratislava is accessible by plane (airport Bratislava or airport Vienna), by train or by bus.

Smolenice can be reached also by train from Bratislava to Trnava and from Trnava to Smolenice. However, the railway station in Smolenice is about 3 km from the castle.

See the global map and overview map to locate Smolenice relative to the cities Vienna, Bratislava and Trnava or the local map to see the vicinity of the conference center with bus stops and railway station in Smolenice.

For transportation from/to Bratislava besides the public transport special free conference buses will be organized before and after the conference on May 19 and 23, 2009.

Special conference buses

Buses for conference participants will be organized

• from Bratislava to Smolenice on May 19, 2009
    - at 15:00 from the main railway station in Bratislava (Bratislava - hlavná stanica)
    - at 15:30 from the main bus station in Bratislava (Autobusová stanica Bratislava)

• from Smolenice to Bratislava on May 23,2009
    - departure at 13:00 from the Smolenice castle.
    - expected arrival at Bratislava main railway station at 14:30.

The buses are free of charge for those who reserve the seats by marking the appropriate check-boxes in the Registration form.
If you arrive in Bratislava by plane use city bus No.61 to get from the airport to the main railway station. Ticket (0,70 Euro) should be bought in advance in kiosk or ticket vendor and marked immediately after entering the bus.

Public transport to Smolenice:

For those who will use the public transport additional information can be found at transportation web page of the conference venue.

Please, contact the Conference secretariat if you need assistance to get to Smolenice.