How to get to Brno

The easiest way to reach Brno is to travel to Vienna (Austria) and then take a direct train or bus to Brno, which takes about two hours from the airport. Premises of the Faculty of Arts, where the ICCHP conference takes place, are located in the very center of Brno, approximately 2 km from the main railway and bus station.

Payments in the Czech Republic

  • Visa and Mastercard cards are accepted in shops, restaurants and public transport
  • (usually in contactless form).
  • If you want to pay cash, you’ll need Czech crowns (“koruny”). There are still places which accept only cash, for example the fruit and vegetable market.
  • There are several exchange places in the city centre.
  • Current exchange rates: https://www.kurzy.cz/kurzy-men/kurzovni-listek/ceska-narodni-banka/

Public transport

In Brno, you can use trams🚊, buses🚌 and trolleybuses🚎(and boats🛥️). The centre is easy to walk in. The city transport runs very often and is reliable.

  • Timetables: https://idos.idnes.cz/en/brno/spojeni/
  • Prices: 15 min ticket – 20 CZK | 50 min ticket – 25 CZK | 90 min ticket – 27
  • CZK | 24 hours ticket – 90 CZK | 5 day ticket – 250 CZK

How to buy a ticket

You can buy a paper ticket from vending machines at some stops, from a newspaper shop, or at the main train station. You must stamp the ticket in the tram/bus after you get on.

You can also pay electronically (by your card, smartphone, or smartwatches) in trams and buses. Just tap your card on the yellow reader inside. It is 25 CZK for a 60-minute ticket.

If your trip is under 15 minutes, tap your card when you leave to pay only 20 CZK for a short trip. You have to tap your card every time you get on a tram/bus!

The yellow readers have a menu in English (just tap on the icon of England flag).

Read more on the official webpage www.pipniajed.cz.

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