Getting to Smolenice – Transfer 28 June 2024
Public transportation
From Vienna Airport to Bratislava Nivy Bus Station (Main Station)
There are as many as 3 transport companies that commute between the Vienna – Schwechat airport and Bratislava:
• RegioJet/Student Agency,
• SlovakLines,
• Flixbus.
Just take one of them and get off the bus at the “Bratislava, Nivy bus station” stop. It is recommended to book the ticket in advance, because the bus is sometimes completely booked (sold out) in advance. The travel from Vienna – Schwechat to Bratislava Main Bus station takes cca 55 to 60 minutes.
Another possibility to get from the airport to Bratislava is to take a taxi, f.e.: taxi-schwechat.sk, taxischwechatbratislava.sk, taxinaschwechat.sk .
From Bratislava Main Railway Station to Bratislava Main Bus Station
The public transport (trolleybus number 40) commutes between the main railway station and the main bus station Nivy at 10-min. intervals. The boarding bus stop is “Hlavná stanica” and target bus stop is “Autobusová stanica”, 6 bus stops takes 10 minutes. It is advisable to purchase at least a half-hour ticket.
Bratislava to Smolenice
Choose between:
• main bus station Nivy or cp.sk, or From “Bratislava,,AS” (Bratislava, Autobusová stanica – Bus Station) to “Smolenice,,OcÚ”.
• main railway station. From “Bratislava hl.st.” To “Smolenice”.
From Bratislava Main Bus Station Nivy or Main Railway Station to Institute of Informatics, Slovak Academy of Sciences (Dúbravská cesta 9, Bratislava)
Institute of Informatics, Slovak Academy of Sciences is located in west part of Bratislava, Dúbravská cesta 9.
TrolleyBus line near the II SAS
42 (from Bus final stop „Červený most (Bývalá Vojenská nemocnica)“) ~ 5 minutes walking (use underpass)
Bus line near the II SAS
21 (stop „Patrónka“) ~7 minutes walking (use underpass located at this stop)
It is advisable to purchase at least a half-hour ticket.
Local transportation details (https://imhd.sk/ba/public-transport) Tickets should be bought in advance in slot-machines at most trolleybus/bus/tram stops or at kiosks, before boarding the vehicle – then marked without delay in a marker-machine inside the vehicle and then you can change lines as you wish within ticket time validity without marking it again. The SMS ticket does not work for roaming clients !
Special conference bus from Bratislava to Smolenice
The time of departure from main bus station (AS NIVY) and no. of platform it is currently not specified.
By car
It is real easy to reach Smolenice by car (it is about a 1hr drive from Bratislava). The only thing you have to remember is to buy a sticker that allows you to drive on Slovakian highways. The minimum time you can buy the sticker for is a 10 days. If you are using GPS, coordinates of Smolenice Castle are GPS 48° 30′ 48.64″ N, 17° 25′ 56.70″ E . Click for more information.