If you arrive in Prague by plane, you will have to get from the airport to the city center. Luckily, Honest Guide has prepared some useful tips so that your trip goes as smoothly as possible.

BY BUS

There are several bus companies operating buses from Prague to Brno. The yellow RegioJet buses also leave directly from Prague’s Václav Havel airport (you will have to change buses at the main bus station Florenc in Prague, but one ticket is valid for the whole journey by both buses). There is a ticket office of Student Agency at Terminal 1 in Prague. You can buy your ticket in advance and pay by credit card – it is really easy. Flixbus, Eurolines and other companies operate buses from the bus station Florenc – you can get there by another bus operated by Student Agency or ask for directions at the airport. Student Agency and Flixbus will drop you off at the Grand Hotel bus station in Brno, while other companies usually stop at Zvonařka bus station.

You can check all the connections at idos.cz.

BY TRAIN

To get to Brno by train, you will first need to get to Prague’s main railway station (Praha - hlavní nádraží). If you are coming from the airport, please do not forget to count at least 2 hours extra time to get to the railway station – it does not take that long but since you do not know the way, you must count some extra time to find it and time to buy the ticket at the railway station to be on the safe side! You can use the Czech Railways (České dráhy) or Regiojet. You can also download their apps and you don´t have to print the ticket.

Trains arrive at Brno main train station (Brno - hlavní nádraží).

You can check all the connections at idos.cz.

BY BUS

Student Agency and Flixbus operate direct buses from Vienna’s Schwechat airport and both stop at the Grand Hotel bus station in Brno. LEO Express leaves from the airport but stops at Zvonařka bus station. Other buses leave from bus stations in Vienna – ask for directions at the airport.

You can check all the connections at idos.cz.

BY VAN

There is a company called Gepard Express that offers transport by van from Vienna airport to Brno city center.

BY TRAIN

You can also travel from Vienna airport or from the Vienna main station (Wien Hauptbahnhof) by train – at the airport, there is a railway station in front of the arrivals hall. You can check the schedules and buy your ticket online here. Type Wien in the “From” field and Brno hl. n. in the “To” field. You will have to change trains at Wien Hauptbahnhof and possibly in Břeclav as well.

Trains arrive at Brno main train station (Brno - hlavní nádraží).

You can check all the connections at idos.cz.

BY BUS

From Bratislava bus station (Autobusová stanica) there are connections by various bus companies including Regiojet and Flixbus. To check all the connections, go to idos.cz or cp.sk.

BY TRAIN

You will have to take the train from Bratislava main station (Bratislava - hlavná stanica). There are many connections and the journey takes only 1h30.

Trains arrive at Brno main train station (Brno - hlavní nádraží).

To check all the connections, go to idos.cz or cp.sk.

From some destinations, there are direct flights to Brno Airport

Taxi service from the airport – offered by the Foreigners.cz agency. It is highly recommended to order a taxi at least one day before (Online ordering here). A price list and order form can be found here.

Public transport – bus E76 (every 30 minutes) or N89 (at night). Both will take you to the “Hlavní nádraží” stop. You can continue basically anywhere in Brno from there. You can check bus timetables online here. Switch the page to English (bottom right side) and type Letiště Tuřany – terminál in the “From” field and Hlavní nádraží in the “To” field. The journey takes around 20 minutes, but don’t forget to buy a ticket at the airport.

Normally, all trains arrive at Brno main train station (Brno - hlavní nádraží). However, the station is currently under reconstruction. Long-term train diversion in Brno: most trains do not arrive/depart from the main railway station ‘Brno hlavní nádraží‘. Trains from and to Prague, Vienna and Budapest (Bratislava) stop at ‘Brno dolní nádraží‘ and ‘Brno-Židenice‘ stations. We would recommend you to get off at Brno dolní nádraží and take the replacement bus n°61 that runs between Brno dolní nádraží and Brno hlavní nádraží. Czech Railways and Regiojet tickets are valid on this line.

The biggest bus companies like Regiojet and Flixbus stop at The Grand Hotel bus station – Autobusové nádraží u Hotelu Grand .It is located very close to the main railway station. You will only have to walk 5 minutes to get to the public transport stop “Hlavní nádraží” and then you can hop on a tram or a bus that will take you wherever you need to go.

All the other bus companies go to the main bus station (autobusové nádraží) Zvonařka. It is located a bit further from the city center (10 min walk to the main train station, 20 min walk to the main square (náměstí Svobody)), but you can take the bus nr. 61going from Dolní nádraží. It will take you to the main train station where you can change to other trams or buses.

The public transport system consists of trams, city buses and trolley buses. Buses operate 24 hours a day, trams until 11 pm.  The main railway station (“Hlavní nádraží”) is the central interchange point of all night trams and buses.

The interval between most (trolley)buses and trams range from 5 to 15 min from Monday to Friday, during weekends, the intervals are a bit longer. The average interval between most trams is approximately 8 minutes during rush hour on working days; otherwise every 10–15 minutes. In any case, if you miss your connection, there's no need to worry that you would have to wait a long time for your next bus/tram.

Also, during the night there are special night buses. Night buses leave every 30–60 minutes depending on the line and the all meet at Hlavní nádraží.

You can check the connections at idos.cz or you can just use google maps.

TICKETS

Tickets are sold at ticket vending machines, DPMB shops, kiosks and railway stations and via SMS (only with a Czech sim card) at the stop. You can also buy a ticket for a higher price on the bus, just ask the driver and be sure to have the exact amount of money. Or you can simply use one of these apps: Sejf, DPMBinfo or Poseidon.

STUDENT PASS

If you are a student younger than 26 years of age, you are entitled to a reduced-student rate pass for two zones which is most practical (cost: 275 CZK per month and 685 CZK quarterly, transport pass plus a plastic card cover 30 CZK). In order to obtain this pass, you need to take your ID document (passport), a photo and a special form you will receive from the Centre for International Cooperation to one of the DPMD stores, for example at the main station. 

TIPS FROM LOCALS

If you´d like to read some tips from locals or expats that have lived in Brno for years now, check out this blog where a Ukrainian student describes her experience with public transport in Brno.

Faculty of Arts (Filozofická fakulta, FF) has buildings in different parts of the city. However, most of the classes take place in one of the buildings in the main complex at Arna Nováka. There you will also find all the administration including our International Relations Office (C building, 1st floor).

Depending on where you live, there are more ways how to reach the faculty by public transport. However, the easiest way is probably the tram no. 12. If you get off at Grohova tram stop, you will find our faculty just around the corner. To see the location of all our buildings, click here. 

MU owns over 100 buildings and uses over 200 other buildings. The application gives you access to university buildings and their location on the map and other useful information.

To find out more, click the button below.

Tutors are students of Masaryk University who volunteer to help you with settling down in Brno. He or she can take you to the halls of residence after your arrival, help you to arrange accommodation formalities and also help you with other staff that you might need during your stay in Brno. Tutoring is not a guaranteed service, but a voluntary help offered by Czech students.