travel and transport

Address: Hotel Grand Matej, Kammerhofská 5, 969 01 Banská Štiavnica, Slovakia

How can you reach us?

From Vienna airport – Take the Flixbus or Slovak lines from Vienna airport to Bratislava, then follow the instructions From Bratislava bus station. From Vienna, airport to Banská Štiavnica, it should take cca 4-5 hrs depending on the connection, but the bus frequency from Zvolen to Banská Štiavnica is one per hour. To reach the hotel from bus stop Banská Štiavnica,, križovatka is around 13 min walking distance.

From Kraków – Take the international bus from Kraków Dworzec Autobusowy MDA to Banská Bystrica / Zvolen (direction to Budapest or Zagreb). From there, take the bus to Banská Štiavnica,, križovatka. From Kraków to Banská Štiavnica, it should take cca 6-7 hrs depending on the connection, but the bus frequency from Zvolen to Banská Štiavnica is one per hour. To reach the hotel from bus stop Banská Štiavnica,, križovatka is around 13 min walking distance.

From Bratislava airport – Take the bus nr. 61 to reach Bratislava, main railway station, then follow the instructions below.

From Bratislava train station – Take the bus from Hlavná stanica nr. 40 to Autobusová stanica or follow second option below.

From Bratislava bus station – (Bus station in Bratislava is now located in the underground of the NIVY shopping mall.)

First option: Take the fast bus to Zvolen, change there for the local bus to Banská Štiavnica,, križovatka. The bus frequency from Zvolen to Banská Štiavnica is one per hour.
Second option: Take the fast bus/train to Žarnovica, change there for the local bus to Banská Štiavnica,, križovatka.
From Bratislava to Banská Štiavnica, it should take cca 3 – 4 hrs. To reach the hotel from bus stop Banská Štiavnica,, križovatka is around 13 min walking distance.

From Prague – Take the bus Flixbus or train from Prague to Bratislava, then follow the instructions From Bratislava bus station/ train station. From Prague to Banská Štiavnica, it should take cca 8-9 hrs depending on the connection, but the bus frequency from Zvolen to Banská Štiavnica is one per hour. To reach the hotel from bus stop Banská Štiavnica,, križovatka is around 13 min walking distance.

From Budapest – Take the bus Flixbus from Budapest to Banská Bystrica/Zvolen (direction to Kraków/Warsaw), change there for the local bus to Banská Štiavnica,, križovatka. From Budapest to Banská Štiavnica, it should take cca 4.5–5 hrs depending on the connection, but the bus frequency from Zvolen to Banská Štiavnica is one per hour. To reach the hotel from bus stop Banská Štiavnica,, križovatka is around 13 min walking distance.


Useful links:

  • Railways - www.zssk.sk
  • Train and buses (Timetable) - cp.hnonline.sk/vlakbusmhd/spojenie/ (in Slovak, English and Geman languages)
  • Urban transport Bratislava - imhd.sk/ba
  • Flixbus (bus transport) - global.flixbus.com

  • In case of any questions, please contact the organizing committee.