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If you drive your car and you are not in a hurry in order to speed through Slovakia , choose side roads.Then you may admire the surroundings, nobody wants to kill you :-)), you visit places which are not touristy at all but extremely beautiful!
Last year we were in a hurry so we took the motorway to Bratislava, but two years ago from Terchova (where we spent a few days) we headed for Martin then Kremnica(road 65), then Banska Stiavnica, Levice and Sturovo. The road was of quite a good quality, but it's worth mentioning that it was narrow and winding. Leave a Comment Theme: Car/Motor Home
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 SA by Skipka
In the country there are just flights to Kosice because it is a bit problematic to fly through such a small country. Trains are more convenient and cheaper :)
And another hint should be Sky Europe Airlines... Leave a Comment
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 tatra-shinkansen LOL by Skipka
Especially in High Tatras there can be seen improvement, if you're lucky going from Tatranska Lomnica to other points you can go by train we jokingly call Shinkansen. ;) It has all the comfort you need plus good music and if you're tired after too much hiking you can easily have a nap there ;)
Check this site where you can find your personalized route as you wish to go through :) Leave a Comment Theme: Train
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 SLOVAK BUS by matcrazy1
There were scheduled buses to Bratislava by Eurolines from:
Austria (Wien, Salzburg)
Belgium (Brussels)
Croatia (Makarska)
Czech (Prague)
France (Paris, Nice)
Germany (Cologne, Dortmund, Hamburg, Munich, Stuttgart)
Hungary (Gyor)
Italy (Venice, Milan)
Switzerland (Zurich, Geneve)
United Kingdom (London)
Check your connection: Eurolines - page in English, German and Slovak.
There were very cheap scheduled buses which went only to the border crossing point and back esp. on border with Poland. For example there were Slovak scheduled buses to Oravska Polhora - the last bus stop was just by the border crossing point. The Polish bus company (PKS) last stop was located on Polish side of the border. They went to the border 3 times daily from roundabout in nearby Korbielow. There were no cross- border buses as I know. You had to cross the border on foot. Not very comfortable but the cheapest. Leave a Comment Theme: Bus
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 WALK AROUND ZUBEREC by matcrazy1
Another great opportunity not to miss is hiking along numerous mountain trails in Slovak mountains esp. in Mala and Velka Fatra and in Tatra Mountains. I found the trails quite good signed. Don't forget to buy and pack detailed map (1:50,000 or 1:100,000) of the area (by VKU). Leave a Comment Theme: Other
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 SLOVAK TRAIN by matcrazy1
For both buses and trains (domestic) in Slovakia check your connection online (in Slovak, English and German):
Trains and buses Slovakia
For scheduled buses to Bratislava from abroad check your connection: Eurolines - page in English, German and Slovak. Leave a Comment Theme: Train
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 SLOVAK LOCAL TRAIN by matcrazy1
Classification of trains (from the best and fastest) and prices hmm... in 2000:
1. EuroCity (EC);
2. Intercity (IC)
- kind of express trains with some snacks/coffee served - extra fare + 70 Sk for compulsory reservation;
3. Express (Ex);
4. Fast train (R, rychlik);
- they costed the same, extra fare + 40 Sk for compulsory reservation;
5. "Accelerated" trains (zrychlene, ZR);
6. "Normal" trains (osobne);
- they costed the same but "normal" trains were slower as they stopped at each railway stop/station. Fare was about 7 Sk/km (50% more in more comfortable 1st class), reservation of seat ("miestenka") costed 10 - 40 Sk, sleeping bed - 70 Sk, seat in sleeping room - 130 Sk.
TICKETS
Ticket ("cestovny listok") maybe one-way ("jednosmerny") or two-way (there and back: "spiatocny") and was purchased at cashier at railway stations. Tickets in domestic trains (from a conductor/guard) were extra 70 Sk paid. Warning: 700 Sk in international trains!
VOCABULARY
Railway staff can't speak English (usually), so some basic words in Slovak:
informacia - information
vlak - train
vozen - carriage/coach
peron - platform
odchody - departures
prichody - arrivals
kazdy den - each day
dni pracovneho volna - except business days
pracovne dni - business days
pon.-pt. - from Monday to Friday
sviatky - holidays
priamy spoj - direct train/connection
hod. - time/hour
meska - delay
DISCOUNTS
Children up to 6yo - free unless take seperate seat,
Children 6-15: 50%
Groups of 6 and over: 33%
Youths 15-26yo with "Junior" card (available in each railway station: 1 photo + 389 Sk): 25 - 50%,
students with ISIC card: 20 - 50%
Holders of Euro Domino tickets: 25 - 50%. Leave a Comment Theme: Train
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 BUS STOP IN VYSNI KUBIN by matcrazy1
Timetables were shown on (often neglected) bus terminals and bus stops but they contained a lot of secret abbrevations and signs. Ask native for help, hmm... if you find anyone speaking say English or check your bus connections in advance in local tourist information office (look for "i" sign) - they at least could speak English and German there.
Buses were quite clean - at least much more than bus stops - and very cheap. On the other hand scheduled buses were less comfortable and slower than trains. So, I would travel around Slovakia by trains first (if possible). Oopss... I surely travel by my car around Slovakia.
Tickets were available at driver or on bus terminals. They costed only below 1 Sk per kilometer! Foreigners had no discounts.
Check your bus timetable online (in Slovak, English and German):
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