National airlines:
Slovak Airlines (9S)
Tel.:+421-2-4870 4870-2, 4445 0990, 4870 4111, Fax: +421-2-4870 4875
www.slovakairlines.sk
(scheduled flights – Moscow, Brussels; charter – Greece, Spain, Turkey, Tunisia, Bulgaria, Egypt, Montenegro)

Air Slovakia (GM)
Tel./fax:+421-2-4342 2742, 4342 2744, www.airslovakia.sk
(scheduled flights - Israel, Cyprus, Kuwait, India, Great Britain)

SkyEurope Airlines
tel.: +421-2-4850 1111, fax: +421-2-4850 1000, e -mail:info@skyeurope.com, www.skyeurope.com
(direct flights from Bratislava to Košice, Prague, Dubrovnik, Copenhagen, Manchester, Nice, Krakow, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Rome, Warsaw, London, Paris, Stuttgart, Venice, Milan and Zurich, scheduled connection between Košice and Prague)

Foreign airlines:
Aeroflot www.aeroflot.org
Air Ukraine www.ukraine-international.com
Czech Airlines www.csa.cz
Tunis Air www.tunisair.com.tn
Tyrolean Airways www.tyrolean.at
Lufthansa www.lufthansa.com
Easy Jet www.easyjet.com
Austrian Airlines www.aua.com
Ryanair www.ryanair.com
Aeromost Kharkov www.aeromost.com

State airports:
Bratislava Airport (BTS), (M. R. Štefánik) 9-12 km from city center, transportation options: bus (trip length – 30 min.), taxi (15 min.) tel: +421-2-4857 3353 fax: +421-2-4857 5175,
E-mail: information@ssl.sk, www.letiskobratislava.sk
Košice Airport (KSC), 10km from city center. Taxi (15 min.) and bus are available. Tel: +421-55-68 32 123, e-mail: dispecing@ssl-ksc.sk, www.airportkosice.sk
Tatry-Poprad Airport (TAT), 5km from town. Tel.: +421-52-776 3875, fax: +421-52-772 5005, e-mail: airport@pp.sknet.sk, www.airport-poprad.sk
Airport Sliač tel.: +421-45-544 33 23, 544 25 92, e-mail: handling@airportsliac.sk, www.airportsliac.sk

International airports:
Vienna International Airport (VIE) – Schwechat – just 50km from Bratislava, www.viennaairport.com


Water Transportation

The Danube River is significant for over-water passenger and freight transportation. The Danube is the most important river transportation artery - it connects Bratislava, Vienna and Budapest, or Slovakia with Austria and Hungary. Thanks to the Danube-Rhine-Mohan canal , it connects the North Sea with the Black Sea.

River cruises:
Bratislava – Vienna - Bratislava
Bratislava – Budapest - Bratislava
Bratislava – Devin - Bratislava
Bratislava tour

Slovenská plavba a prístavy -lodná osobná doprava, a.s., Fajnorovo nábrežie 2, 811 02 Bratislava
Tel:+421-2-529 32 226, 529 32 2266, Fax:+421-2-529 32 224, E-mail: travel@lod.sk, www.lod.sk

Rail Transportation

Among the most important railway routes are the segments Bratislava – Kúty, Bratislava – Žilina, Žilina – Košice and Bratislava – Štúrovo. The Slovak railway network is connected to neighboring countries and is part of the European rail corridors. There are direct international connections to Vienna, Warsaw, Budapest, Bucharest, Moscow, Kiev and Prague.

Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko, a.s.: www.slovakrail.sk
Železnice Slovenskej republiky: www.zsr.sk


Road Transportation

There is an expansive network of roads in Slovakia, comprised of highways, expressways and 1st, 2nd and 3rd class roads. 316km of highways were constructed in 2004. Tolls for using highways and expressways are paid by way of highway stickers, which can be valid for one year/one month or one week; vehicle tonnage-based. 24-hour stickers can be purchased for vehicles over 3.5 tons.

There is also a fairly dense intrastate and inter-city bus network. The EUROLINES international network allows travel to many European destinations: Prague, Budapest, London, Frankfurt, Paris, Zurich, Amsterdam, Nice, etc. (www.eurolines.sk)

Timetables (rail and bus): www.cp.sk, www.vlak-bus.cz, www.zsr.sk

Slovenská správa ciest (Slovak Highway Management): www.ssc.sk
Slovenský autoturistický klub (Slovak Auto-Tourist Club): www.satc.sk
Diaľnice a tunely (Slovak Highways): www.highways.sk
Information for drivers: www.zjazdnost.sk
Motor-tourist information portal: www.mototuristika.sk

Traffic regulations

Traffic signs correspond to European standards. Safety belts are mandatory, even in cities. No alcohol before driving (0 blood alcohol tolerance!). The speed limit is 60km/h in town, 90km/h outside of town and 130km/h on motorways and motorway-type roads.
Vehicles must be equipped with a first aid kit, tow rope, warning triangle and a functioning spare tire. Children under 12 and animals may not ride in the front seats.
The weekly highway sticker for vehicles up to 3.5 t is 150 SKK; weekly sticker for over 3.5 t is 800 SKK

Fuels

Unleaded and leaded fuels with 91, 95 and 98 octane, as well as diesel fuel are available in Slovakia. The network of filling stations is relatively dense.

Parking

Parking in city centers is allowed only in designated areas. Parking cards are used in big cities, which must be placed in a visible place in the car. They can be purchased in parking machines, newsstands or directly from the parking ticket seller. Parking in no-parking zones is punished by fines or a wheel boot, or by towing away the vehicle.
www.bps.sk

Metropolitan transportation

Mass transit operates in larger cities. Buy tickets at newsstands, machines at the stops or directly on the bus. www.imhd.sk