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By Train   Bratislava

By Train, Bratislava

 56 Reviews  I went to Bratislava by train from Vienna. Bratislava has two important stations. The main station "Hlavna Stanica" is located about 2 km north of the Old Town, whereas the other station is situated... 

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By Bus   Bratislava

By Bus, Bratislava

 20 Reviews  The official site of the austrian bus company: http://www.postbus.at/en/Regions/Vienna_-_Lower_Austria_-_Burgenland/Airport_Bus/Airport_Bratislava/index.jsp . Vienna airport is "Flughafen Wien", the... 

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MHD/Public Transport   Bratislava

MHD/Public Transport, Bratislava

 35 Reviews  The easiest way to get to or from the airport is to take the bus, line 61. The first bus in the morning leaving the airport is at 4.45, the last in the evening leaving at 23.25. The first one in the... 

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By Boat   Bratislava

By Boat, Bratislava

 13 Reviews  With a catamaran of Twin City Liner we went from Vienna to Bratislava. The shipping takes about 75 minutes. Nice when the weather is sunny but not when it's raining. But that was our problem. Price... 

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By Plane   Bratislava

By Plane, Bratislava

 22 Reviews   Sky Europe is a plucky little airline that offers dirt cheap flights around Europe and will get you here safely. I am really impressed with them. The air crew are friendly and the flights are short.... 

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Parking a car

by matcrazy1

I never had more problems with finding a place to park my car even in centers/downtowns of cities where sometimes traffic was not allowed inside small, strict old town zone. There were uncovered parking lots signed by large "P" and direction signs "Parkoviste" (enlarge my picture) located in front of most points of tourist interest. Although they were sometimes a bit neglected even when were paid and not guarded.How much is parking?For example by Orava castle in Oravsky Podzamok in Oct 2003 it was:- motorcycle - 20 Sk- passenger car - 40 Sk- passenger car with "prives" (what's that? trailer?) - 60 Sk- caravan (trailer) - 60 Sk- bus 150 Sk

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Rules, police, fuel, tolls

by matcrazy1

BASIC RULES1. It's forbidden to sit in the front seat for children unless they are at least 12 years old and over 1.5 metres tall,2. Buckle-up: seat belts are compulsory for front- and rear-seat passengers on all public highways,3. Don't drink and drive: the legal blood alcohol limit is 0 mg !!! If you drink any alcohol you can't drive.4. Speed limits are as follows:- 60 kph (36 mph) in built-up areas, - 90 kph (56 mph) outside built- up areas, - 130 kph (78 mph) on expressways, - 80 kph (50 mph) for a car with a caravan or trailer travelling outside built-up areas or on expressways, - 90 kph (56 mph) for motorcycles outside built-up areas.5. Headlights must be used when weather slightly impairs visibility. 6. An International Driving License is valid in Slovakia, for me Polish driving licence was enough. POLICE AND TICKETSI noticed unmarked police cars (Skoda Favorit, VW Golf or Renault...

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Traffic, highways, emergency

by matcrazy1

TRAFFIC :-)Road traffic in Slovakia even in summer weekends and on main highways was usually light or medium, I never stayed in traffic jams there. Many local, mountain highways were almost empty. Exception: rush hours on some streets of Bratislava.Watch for pedastrians walking along highways (add bicycles and very slow and old trucks). Watch for... livestock and deer/foxes on some highways. I have never met any brown bear there :-(, they were hidden somewhere.HIGHWAYS :-) :-(There are few motorways/freeways (signed D + number, like D1) and 4-lane highways. Main highways (two digit numbers) as well as secondary ones ( three digit numbers) are - to be honest - less bumpy than in Poland but it doesn't necessarily mean that they are flat. Local ones... it depends where. Mountain higway 520 was terribly bumpy and very narrow - for one car - in some parts and first of all very badly signed...

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By car or not by car?

by matcrazy1

That is the question! There are many advantages and disadvantages as well. I think that for many travellers it's the best choice - especially those who want to touch real Slovakia. And especially for those living in surrounding countries: Austria, Hungary, Ukraine, Poland, Czech and even more far Germany, Slovenia, Croatia etc. Although... it's your choise. TOP ADVANTAGES- you choose yourself where and when to go, you can be more flexible,- you save much time (= you can see more!), - you save money on accommodations (easier to find out the most inexpensive) and say taxis (or other public transportation),TOP DISADVANTAGES- driving maybe tiring (read below) and it takes time to get to Slovakia (but think what you can see on the way!),- you can't taste delicious Slovak beer as a driver :-),- low but anyway... risk of car accident, car theft/burglary (check my Warnings Or Dangers tips,...

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By tour bus

by matcrazy1

I noticed quite many tourist buses on parking lots in numerous touristy places in Slovakia. The buses were usually from Slovakia and from Poland as well. I think that many Slovak tourist offices/travel agencies offer bus tours around various regions of Slovakia.I love more freedom (and more problems hehe) so I never take any tours excpet when necessary.

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SK = Slovak Republic

by matcrazy1

Most of cars registered in the Slovak Republic have a sticker placed on back windshield or back side of a car with letters: SK. The sign was obligatory to cross the border by Slovaks (PL for me). Each European country has 1-3 letter abbrevation used on car's stickers. Additionally SVK is Olympic 3 letter official abbrevation for Slovakia. Nowadays the cars have new registration tables with small letters EU (European Union), SK and small Slovak flag added. I always could see many cars from Poland (PL) and not so many from Czech Republic (CZ) driving around Slovakia.

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NO entry

by matcrazy1

Whenever you drive a car in Slovakia watch road signs.Tip for non-European drivers:This round sign on my picture (white circle with red rim) in the whole Europe means: NO entry or NO traffic - even for bicycles unless otherwise stated on additional small table below.In Oravsky Podzamok this sign was put in front of aspalt walkway by parish church.

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Do not stop any time

by matcrazy1

Whenever you drive in Slovakia watch road signs.Tip for non-European drivers: This sign on my picture like in the whole Europe means: NO stopping any time. In Slovakia the ban works from the place where the sign is put on to the nearest crossroad or to the same sign with a table "KONEC" (the end) added below.In most touristy places like in Oravsky Podzamok for example I was allowed to park my car exclusively in designated and paid parking lots.

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the roads are OK

by marekg

the roads are OK I think. The motorways are comparable to those in western europe (just are not so busy), trunk and district roads are worse. The minor roads are not too good but the cars should withstand them without any damage - just the signs are often missing. Drivers: look out of unexposed bikers in the night. Otherwise, biking is widely spread and hitch-hiking is not problem. Campsites are also available. For maps see http://mapy.atlas.sk, slovak printed maps are really good (much better than those imported) and available in all bookshops.

ship

by marekg

from late april till late september the hydrofoils can take you to Bratislava from Vienna or Budapest. Trips from BA to Devin, Gabcikovo are also available as well as cruise trips to Budapest, Melk, Passau or Tulln.

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Top 3 Hotels in Slovakia

Marrol's Hotel Bratislava  Bratislava

 4 Reviews and 270 Opinions  This is definitely a luxury hotel experience for much less than a luxury hotel price. At check in we... 

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Bristol Hotel  Kosice

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Grandhotel Stary Smokovec  Vysoke Tatry

 2 Reviews and 24 Opinions  A luxurious hotel right in one of the small towns under the peaks of Vysoke Tatry. The forest... 

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Transportation: Cities in Slovakia
  1. Bratislava Transportation
  2. Kosice Transportation
  3. Poprad Transportation
  4. Trnava Transportation
  5. Tatranska Lomnica Transportation
  6. Zilina Transportation
  7. Presov Transportation
  8. Vysoke Tatry Transportation
  9. Slovensky Raj Transportation
  10. Strbske Pleso Transportation
  11. Nitra Transportation
  12. Levoca Transportation
  13. Stary Smokovec Transportation
  14. Oravsky Podzamok Transportation
  15. Trencin Transportation
  16. Banska Bystrica Transportation
  17. Komarno Transportation
  18. Trencianske Teplice Transportation
  19. Cachtice Transportation
  20. Spisska Nova Ves Transportation
  21. Bardejov Transportation
  22. Martin Transportation
  23. Zricenina Cachtice Transportation
  24. Spisske Podhradie Transportation
  25. Sturovo Transportation
  26. Oravska Polhora Transportation
  27. Cerveny Kamen Transportation
  28. Piest'any Transportation
  29. Zuberec Transportation
  30. Gabcikovo Transportation
  31. Vysny Kubin Transportation
  32. Popradske Pleso Transportation
  33. Parnica Transportation

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