Transportation 2018
The Organising Committee will manage only ground transportation throughout the event in Olomouc. All participants are going to receive participant card for free transport in DPMO vehicles (busses and trams) and discount for Taxi fares at Alfa taxi s.r.o.
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The participants are supposed to reach Olomouc themselves but you are of course free to ask for assistance with researching the way. We will also be available on the phone.
Participants should inform organizers about their arrival. There will be an organizer waiting for them at GIVEN MEETING POINT such as train station or bus station.
Olomouc, due to its location right in the middle of Moravia, is easily accessible by road and train. Arriving from Prague you can take the fast motorway via Brno, from Vienna there is also a speedy and comfortable connection on roads and partly motorways via Bratislava and Brno. Olomouc is also conveniently accessible by car from Poland and Slovakia.
HOW TO GET TO OLOMOUC
Exchange rete used in text bellow 1 EUR = 26,50 CZK
BY PLANE
There are 7 international airports around Olomouc.
Brno (CZ) – Airport Brno-Turany (70 km)
Ostrava (CZ) – Leos Janacek Ostrava Airport (Mosnov) (80 km)
Katowice (PL) – Katowice International Airport (Katowice-Pyrzowice) (210 km)
Bratislava (SK) – M. R. Stefanik Airport Bratislava (210 km)
Vienna (AT) – Vienna International Airport (260 km)
Krakow (PL) – John Paul II Kraków-Balice International Airport (265 km)
Praha (CZ) – Vaclav Havel Airport Prague (Ruzyne) (280 km)
The most frequented one and with the best connection to Olomouc is Prague.
FROM PRAGUE
THE WAY FROM AIR PORT TO THE TRAIN STATION:
The best way is to take Airport Express bus (AE) directly to main train station. The stop for Terminal 1 (Prague Vaclav Havel (Ruzyne) Airport – Terminal North 1) is situated in the municipal transit area in front of the Letiste Praha, Terminal 1 check-in hall. Terminal 1 is for flights to countries outside of the Schengen zone.The single ticket is 60 CZK / 2,26 EUR. The stop for Terminal 2 (Prague Vaclav Havel (Ruzyne) Airport – Terminal North 2) is situated in the municipal transit area in front of the Letiste Praha, Terminal 2 check-in hall. Terminal 2 is for flights to countries in the Schengen zone.
The taxi in Prague would cost approx. 500 CZK / 18,87 EUR for 30 minutes without any traffic jams.
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You can take also Bus 119 for the “Nadrazi Veleslavin” station, on which you catch the Green Metro line (Line A) to “Muzeum” station, where you change to Red Metro line (Line C), direction “Letnany” (on your right after the transfer from A Line) and exit on the next stop at “Hlavni nadrazi”. (tickets for public transport in Prague one: day ticket – 110 CZK / 4,15 EUR, single ticket (90 mins) 32 CZK / 1,21 EUR)
Service to Vaclav Havel (Ruzyne) Airport – daytime
Prag public transport time tables
Prag transit schematics & tarif zones
It is really easy, people will show you the way in case you get lost. This will take you 40-50 minutes.
THE WAY FROM STATION PRAHA HL. N. TO OLOMOUC
The costs for CD (state) and REGIO JET (private) ticket start at 129 CZK / 4,87 EUR per person. CD Group tickets are cheaper but have to be booked 2 days prior departure. In CD trains is no reservation needed, excluding Supercity Pendolino. You can use also private company LEO Express trains where the single ticket starts at 220 CZK / 8,30 EUR, reservation ticket is obligatory.
The last option is ARRIVA company, the ticket is 190 CZK / 7,17 EUR.
You can find suitable connection at www.jizdnirady.cz There is a switch to English on the page.
BY TRAIN
It is easy to get to Olomouc, it is located on very frequented railway path.
You can find suitable connection at www.jizdnirady.cz There is a switch to English on the page.
BY BUS AND CAR
Olomouc, due to its location right in the middle of Moravia, is easily accessible by road. Arriving from Prague you can take the fast motorway via Brno, from Vienna there is also a speedy and comfortable connection on roads and partly motorways via Bratislava and Brno. Olomouc is also conveniently accessible by car from Poland and Slovakia.
Most of the busses from Prague to Olomouc are operated by FlixBus company, the ticket starts at 190 CZK / 7,17 EUR, booking is obligatory.
You can find suitable BUS connection at www.jizdnirady.cz There is a switch to English on the page.