Bratislava Getting there & around

Getting around

Boat

Slovak Shipping & Ports (Slovenská plavba a prístavy; 5293 2226; www.lod.sk; Fajnorovo nábrežie 2; adult/student return 150/95Sk; 10am & 2.30pm Tue-Sun May-Aug) runs a ferry from Bratislava to Devín castle. Boats depart at 1.30pm and 6pm from the hydrofoil terminal in Bratislava. The trip takes 90 minutes upriver but only 30 minutes back down from Devín.

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Public transport

Dopravný Podnik Bratislava (DPB; 5950 5950; www.dpb.sk) runs an extensive tram, bus and trolleybus network. You can buy tickets (14/18/22Sk for 10/30/60 minutes) at newsstands, and some big stops have ticket-vending machines; validate on board. Turistické cestovné lístky (tourist passes) cost 90/170/270/310Sk for one/two/three/seven days and are sold at the DPB Office (9am-5.30pm Mon-Fri). There’s one below Hodžovo nám and another at Obchodná 14. To search for routes and schedules, go to www.imhd.sk.

Bratislava Culture & Information Centres sell the Bratislava City Card (1/2/3 days, 200/300/370Sk), which covers you for city transport and provides discounted museum admissions among other benefits.

Trams and buses run from 5am to 11.30pm, but there are a few night-service lines (numbered in the 500s); schedules are posted at stops. Be aware that politeness is the norm on public transport in Bratislava – give up your seat for the elderly and mothers with young children or expect to be glared at.

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Car & motorcycle

Headaches for drivers include pedestrian areas around the old town, numerous (and poorly marked) one-way streets, limited parking and sharp-eyed traffic police. Parking in the city centre is fairly restricted, so consider paying around 50Sk an hour at a private car park. Those car parks with free spaces are listed at www.parkovanieba.sk. Better yet, park at your hotel and walk.

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Local transport

Taxi

Bratislava’s taxis have meters, but drivers can set them to run at different rates. Cheating is becoming less common; going anywhere in the old town should cost more than 300Sk. Call Transtel Taxi (16 301) or Super Taxi (16 616).

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