Rail Transportation
Among the most important railway routes are the segments Bratislava – Kúty, Bratislava – Žilina, Žilina – Košice and Bratislava – Štúrovo. The Slovak railway network is connected to neighboring countries and is part of the European rail corridors. There are direct international connections to Vienna, Warsaw, Budapest, Bucharest, Moscow, Kiev and Prague.
Road Transportation
There is an expansive network of roads in Slovakia, comprised of highways, expressways and 1st, 2nd and 3rd class roads. 316km of highways were constructed in 2004. Tolls for using highways and expressways are paid by way of highway stickers, which can be valid for one year/one month or one week; vehicle tonnage-based. 24-hour stickers can be purchased for vehicles over 3.5 tons.
There is also a fairly dense intrastate and inter-city bus network. The EUROLINES international network allows travel to many European destinations: Prague, Budapest, London, Frankfurt, Paris, Zurich, Amsterdam, Nice, etc. , www.eurolines.sk
Timetables (rail and bus): www.cp.sk, www.vlak-bus.cz, www.zsr.sk
HOW TO GET TO STRBSKE PLESO
The best starting point to Strbske Pleso is the city of POPRAD, where you can take a bus or train to Strbske Pleso. To get from the airport to railway station please use a taxi.
Please check time of your journey by bus or train at: www.idos.cz
Two scheduled air connections are operated from/to Poprad-Tatry Airport : Czech Airlines (airplane ATR 42) to Prague and SkyEurope Airlines (Boeing 737) to London (Luton).
CSA air-tickets are available via www.czechairlines.com, at CSA offices or at cooperating travel agencies (in Poprad Liptour phone +421-52-772 2303, Slovak Air Services phone +421-52-772 2109).
SkyEurope air-tickets are available via skyeurope.com or by phone at +421-2-4850 4850 (Call-Center of SkyEurope Airlines in Bratislava).
You can also take a train from KOŠICE or BRATISLAVA.
From Kosice to Strbske Pleso
From the main railway station you take train to Strbske Pleso, please check time at
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From Bratislava to Strbske Pleso
If you travel from Bratislava airport , the easiest way how to get to Strbske Pleso (symposium venue) is to take bus 61 from airport (Letisko) to get to main railway station (Hlavna stanica), please check time
From the main railway station you take train to Strbske Pleso, please check time at
http://www.zssk.sk/en. The journey from Bratislava railway station to Strbske Pleso includes 1 change either at Strba or at Poprad-Tatry (it takes
cca 5 hours)
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Travelling time:
Poprad - Štrbské Pleso 1 hour
Košice - Štrbské Pleso 2-3 hours
Bratislava - Štrbské Pleso 5 hours