Brno is the heart of South Moravia and the capital of the region. You will fall in love with the city thanks to its cosmopolitan atmosphere and friendly citizens. The city offers a wide selection of entertainment and experiences to suit the taste of every visitor. Don’t forget to try the amazing traditional cuisine, beer and wine. Come discover the charm of Brno.
The 12th annual of the international floorball tournament Hummel Open Game 2018 will be held under the auspices of the govorner of South Moravia Region JUDr. Bohumil Šimek and also the Mayor of Brno City Ing. Petr Vokřál.
The patronage of the fair play of the 12th annual tournament took over Mgr. Petr Hladík, the First Deputy Mayor of the City.
How to get to Brno?
BY PLANE
The Brno International Airport is located 7.5 km southeast of the city center. The airport terminal is approximately 2 km from the D1 highway, near Exit 201 Brno-Slatina. Paid parking (10 minute drop-off is free) is available in front of the terminal and is also suitable for long term parking. The express city bus line number 76 stops at the terminal and travels to one of the main bus stations at the Grand Hotel in the city centre with a total journey time of approximately 20 minutes. Taxis are also available to in front of the terminal. Several low-cost airlines operate flights from the airport - Ryanair, Wizz Air and UT Air.
Ryanair connects Brno to London (Standstead) daily.
Wizz Air competes on this route and flies to London Luton airport. In addition, flights are available to Eindhoven, where it is possible to connect to other destinations for a low cost.
UT Air offers a direct connection to Moscow Vnukovo airport.
To add to this, Brno also offers a large number of charter flights to popular holiday destinations, such as Turkey (Antalya), Greece (Corfu, Heraklion, Kavala, Kos, Lesbos, Rhodes, Zakynthos, Thessaloniki), Spain (Almeria), Bulgaria (Burgas) or Tunisia (Djerba).
Contacts:
Brno International Airport
Address: Tuřany 904/1, 627 00 Brno
Telephone: +420 545 521 309-1
www.brno-airport.cz/en/
BY CAR
Brno can be easily reached from all major cities in the Czech Republic (including Prague, Olomouc, Ostrava) through a large network of highways and motorways.
Prague - Brno - distance: 208 km, time: 2 h 07 min
Olomouc - Brno - distance: 77 km, time: 52 min
Ostrava - Brno - distance: 170 km, time: 1 h 40 min
For travel on highways in the Czech Republic, a vignette sticker is necessary. Sections, where the motorway vignette is required, are marked with a typical "highway" or "motorway" traffic sign. Motorways and highways that are free of charge are marked by a traffic sign "free of charge" (a picture of a crossed-out vignette) together with the standard highway/motorway traffic sign. Vignettes can be purchased at all Czech Post branches, fuel stations, border crossings and other places providing services for motorists.
Parking in the city of Brno is possible only in designated areas and is mostly paid. In the outer areas of the city there are larger parking lots. There are also several underground and above-ground garages available.
BY BUS
Excellent bus connections between Brno and the rest of Europe is provided by several bus operators. Brno is also the starting point and final destination of many national bus lines.
The Zvonařka central bus terminal is operated by Tourbus and provides international and domestic transportation.
Another important bus station is the Brno Grand station located on Benešová street (by Grand Hotel Brno). This station is used by many long distance domestic operators (such as Student Agency) and a number of international operators as well (Student Agency, Tourbus, Eurolines).
The South Moravian region also offers a sophisticated Integrated transportation system (public city transportation, buses and trains).
Contacts:
Brno Central Bus Terminal Zvonařka
E-mail: uan_brno@iol.cz
www.tourbus.cz
Information office:
Monday - Friday 5 AM - 8 PM, Saturday - Sunday 5.45 AM - 16.15 PM
Telephone: +420 543 217 733-5
Ticket office:
Monday - Friday 5.30 AM - 7 PM, Saturday - Sunday 7 AM - 4 PM
Telephone: +420 543 211 484, +420 543 212 651, +420 543 163 493
Luggage Storage:
Monday - Friday 5 AM - 10.15 PM, Saturday - Sunday 5:15 AM - 10.15 PM
Telephone: +420 543 163 397
Waiting-room hours:
Monday – Sunday 5 AM – 11 PM
Student Agency
Address: Dům pánů z Lipé, náměstí Svobody 86/17, 602 00 Brno
E-mail: info@studentagency.cz
Telephone: +420 542 424 242,
Hotline 24/7: +420 800 100 300, Hotline 24/7 bus service: +420 841 101 101
Informations and assistance in Czech and English.
www.studentagency.cz, www.studentagency.eu
BY TRAIN
Brno is also an important railway junction. The main railway station is located directly in the city center and transportation is provided by České dráhy (Czech Railways). Comfortable transport by rail in the Czech Republic and abroad is provided by several above-standard trains (category SC, EC, IC) and standard quality trains also (category Sp, Os, R, Ex). Tickets for main train connections can be purchased on-line.
Contacts:
Czech Railways Information Centre
Address: Nádražní 1, 659 30 Brno
E-mail: info@cd.cz
Telephone: +420 840 112 113 - passenger information (free of charge)
www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
Vienna (Wien) >>> Brno
Bahnhof Wien Meidling >>> Brno hlavní nádraží (Brno main railway station)
Wien, Stadion Center Engerthstrasse 242-244 >>> Brno, Benešova tř. hotel GRAND (bus station next to main railway station)
Wien >>> highway E461 >>> Brno
Prague (Praha) >>> Brno
Praha hlavní nádraží (Prague, main railway station) >>> Brno hlavní nádraží (Brno main railway station)
Praha, UÁN Florenc (Prague, main bus station) >>> Brno, Benešova tř. hotel GRAND (bus station next to main railway station)
Praha >>> highway D1 >>> Brno
