How to get to the Slovakia
Select your mean of transport to the Slovak Republic and follow the links below.

By plane
Bratislava has an International airport in the capital city of Bratislava, in Kosice (eastern Slovakia) and Poprad (High Tatras).
Bratislava has regular worldwide connections via Prague. The location of Slovakia in Central Europe allows our visitors to use neighbouring aiports. Vienna-Schwechat in Austria is situated only 50 km from Bratislava.

By rail
Slovakia is served by an extensive network of regular rail services to all of Europe, either from Bratislava or Vienna. Hight speed trains operate within and outside Slovakia.

By car
Bratislava has very good connections to the motorway links to the main business centres in Slovakia is a top priority. Inernational and local car rental companies have offices at airports and in the big cities and tourist resorts throughout Slovakia.

By coach
Regular coach operators connect Bratislava with all major destinations in Europe using the excelent motorway links and offer a good budget option. Slovakia benefits from the comprehensive road systems which link the capital city to other parts of Slovakia � from north to south, from west to east � it is swift and easy.

By boat
You can enjoy the sights on the banks of the Danube river if you take a hydrofoil line from the neighbouring capital cities Vienna or Budapest or even more travelling by river boat from Passau throught Linz, Krems and Vienna to Bratislava.

Geographical information
16`50'' - 22`34''E
47`44'' - 49`37''N

Population:	people 5 367 790
Density of population:	109 per sq kilometre
Capital city:	Bratislava (452 000 inhabitants)
Area:	49 035 square kilometres (18 928 square miles)
Time:	Central European Time / 1 hour ahead of Greenwich Mean Time.
Climate:	The territory of Slovakia has a mild continental climate with four seasons.
Language:	Official language is Slovak. Other languages are English, German, Russian, French
Currency:	Slovak crown (SK) / (credit cards are usefull)

Altitude
Bodrog 95 m above sea level (near Streda nad Bodrogom), Gerlachovsky stit 2655 m above sae level (the highes peak in Slovakia)

Borders

Hungary	679 km
Poland	597.5 km
Czech Republic	265 km
Austria	127.2 km
Ukraine	98 km

Passports/Visas
Valid passports are required. Visas are not necessary for nationals of most European countries, Brazil, South Africa, Thailand, Singapore, the USA and Canada

Important telephone numbers
Country code **421

National Holidays

1 January	New Year's Day
January	Epiphany
March/April	Good Friday
March/April	Easter Monday
May 1	Labour Day
May 8	V-E Day
July 5	St. Cyril and Methodius Day
August 29	Aniversary of the Slovak National Uprising
September 15	Our Lady of Sorrows, patron saint of Slovakia
November 1	All Saints Day
December 24	Christmas Eve
December 25	Christmas Day
December 26	Boxing Day