Bratislava where is it

The center is very small and cosy and you can easily walk from one side to another in a few minutes. The city center is a pedestrian area but be aware of cyclists and occasional cars that use to drive rather quickly in between the walking people and outdoor cafes.

If you want to travel outside of the centre, use the trams or trolley buses if you need to get from one point to another quickly. Bratislava has a rather good public transport system mainly operated by the city transport company DPB website in Slovak only although a lot of their vehicles are quite old. Buses tend to be the slowest means of transport. Stops typically have to be requested, except for trams. To exit, one needs to press a button nearby doors and the driver will stop at the next stops.

Bus doors have to be opened by passengers except for few oldest buses , just push a button on the door or near the door. All tickets can be used for any number of travels within the specified time period. When it comes to proving that you have not exceeded the time stated on your ticket e. You can find out the scheduled travel times in the left-most column of the schedules, left of the stop name or via the internet see below.

Bus and tram drivers in Bratislava do not sell tickets, therefore you need to obtain a ticket prior to entering a bus or a tram. There are ticket vending machines at most stops in the town. Only coins and contactless credit cards can be used at the yellow machines which can be quite frustrating if you need to buy a longer term ticket , but at larger stops there are also new big red machines which sell the full range of tickets and accept all cards and even banknotes. SMS tickets are also available, but only if you send a text message from a cell phone with a Slovak SIM card, which rules out all short-term foreign tourists.

SMS tickets cannot be used on S-trains. If you purchased a "Eurgion Bratislava-Ticket" return ticket in Vienna, it also serves as a pass for all public transport on the date shown on the ticket, and does not need to be validated on Bratislava public transport.

Besides vending machines, tickets are also sold in many news stands and — very conveniently for travellers arriving by train, late in the evening or at weekends — in railway stations at the ticket counters ticket counter 16 at the main railway station. You can also purchase tickets for public transport in every tourist information bureau [dead link]. Try asking for the Bratislava City Card [dead link] which combines a 1 to 3-day ticket with various discounts and is available at information bureaus, but note that the City Card is significantly more expensive than public transport tickets alone, so make sure it is the best option for you!

Tickets can also be bought using an app for Android or iOS. There are 3 main interchange points in the close city centre where you can get a bus or tram to nearly anywhere else:. Main tram, bus and trolleybus lines operate from until approximately All night lines have common departure times from the main railway station at and then every 60 minutes for every line and outbound direction until Some lines have an extra outbound departure at midnight.

When travelling by night lines, every stop must be requested. Especially around midnight on Fridays and Saturdays, the buses tend to be very crowded on some lines as young people return from clubs. The routes of the public transport do change sometimes, especially due to trackworks and renovation. For example, in June the tram lines were all completely changed.

If you have an older map, old tourist guide, etc. Check online at either the official IDS BK site or at the unofficial iMHD site which has a wider range of maps, the information at stops available in English , or ask your fellow passengers if not sure. If necessary, it is also possible to walk to Petrzalka station from the city some 25 minutes.

Once you reach the bridge, you will notice that there is a walkway running along the underside of it, for pedestrians. Once on the other side of the Danube river, follow the right hand-side of the bridge with a walkway made of red paving.

This will lead you to the station. Once exiting Aupark on the other side, turn right and follow the street to get to the pavement mentioned above. Take a guide, if needed. If you want to walk from the station to the city, turn right outside of the station building and follow the path described above in reverse direction. Do not take taxis waiting outside of major transfer points and tourist areas, such as main railway station, airport, bus station, Petrzalka train station, in front of Alizee nightbar at the northern corner of the city centre, etc.

Taxis are cheaper in Bratislava when called in advance than when hailed on street. As a tourist, your best bet is to use one of the apps - Uber and Bolt are both present in Bratislava, although sometimes with longer waiting times compared to other cities. Other reliable taxi apps are Liftago and Hopin , they support both payment by card or cash to the driver if you do not want to enter your card details payment method has to be selected before ordering the taxi.

For museum-goers, Bratislava is the place to go, with some bigger and loads of small museums around town. Every year in the weekend around 24 April Bratislava celebrates a festival called "Bratislava for All", giving locals and visitors the possibility to visit most of the facilities governed by the city for free or a reduced fee, this including most of the museums and galleries. In May, the city's museums and galleries keep their gates open to visitors until late at night, this being called the "Night of Museums and Galleries".

Take a stroll through the centre of the town. Bratislava has one of the smallest historical centers of any European capital but the charm is more concentrated. The streets have been completely renovated over the last ten years, bringing life back here.

Since then a multitude of cafes, bars and restaurants of all kinds have opened here, accompanied by a few souvenir shops and fashion stores. On warm days almost every cafe has an outdoor seating section in the street, bustling with life and giving the city a unique cozy feeling. When it comes to sightseeing, Bratislava Castle generally is a must and is already opened after the reconstruction. You can visit also Slavin memorial for some really astounding views of the city. It's a calm and romantic spot but beware, it can get really windy up there.

The City Museum located in the Old Town Hall offers visitors climbing up the steep stairwells of the clock tower or seeing the town's historical dungeons, an exhibition that was quite outdated but still scary in In summer, you can also visit Bratislava Zoo , providing a nice walk between the animal enclosures, the latest addition being some rare white tigers.

The facilities of the zoo are slowly being renovated to attract more visitors and the zoo is a favourite for families on sunny days. There are also several lakes opened for bathing. Only cars with a permit can enter the area but there is a parking lot at the entrance, close to a bus stop.

Snezienka's grass fields and the top of Kamzik hill are connected with a chairlift, operating Thursdays through Sundays and on holidays, the price for one ride being approx. In December, be sure to indulge in the scents and flavours of the traditional Christmas Market in front of Old Town Hall and on the Hlavne namestie main square.

The market - compared to the ones in Prague and Vienna - is smaller, but has a much friendlier, almost family-like atmosphere and feels much more traditional and less overtly commercialized than others in the region. The people of Bratislava love to meet here for a drink and a bite to eat; try the 'varene vino' mulled wine. Bratislava is the home of the world famous Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra so if you love classical music , you should consider attending one of the concerts in the historic Reduta building.

For more cultural indulgence, the Slovak National Theatre offers a wide selection on ballet, opera and theatre performances. Although most of the activities have been moved to a city-district-in-the-making on the banks of the Danube, some performances are still being held in the historical theatre building, which gives them a unique feeling but a higher price tag as well.

The old theatre building is right in the middle of the city at Hviezdoslavovo namestie. None of these stop directly at the theatre though, so you should count on a minute walk from the bus stop to the theatre.

You cannot miss the building as it is of unmistakably communist megalomaniac design covered in white marble. The entrance is facing the Danube so you need to walk around the building to get in. Over the last two decades, many foreigners have been moving to Bratislava to study and work at the many international companies that created new jobs. After work, many expatriates and their Slovak friends hang out at casual events where everybody speaks English and enjoys the evening together.

For travelers to Bratislava, joining these usually free events is an excellent and fun opportunity to meet local people and learn from them about what one should see or do in Bratislava next day. This country is situated in the hearth of Central Europe , although many people still find it as a part of Eastern Europe.

Bratislava, relatively to Slovakia, lays in the western part of the country, very near to the borders with Austria and Hungary. It is the only one European capital city, which borders with two other countries. Thanks to its position, it is not unusual to live in a small Austrian village and commute for work to Bratislava and vice versa.

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