Travel Information
Tatranská Štrba is an important starting point for the hikes to the western part of the High Tatras. The settlement lies on the main road (E 50) and railway connecting western and eastern Slovakia. It is situated 16km west from the city Poprad, which has an international airport.
Transport by plain
The nearest airports to the place of the Conference are in the cities: Poprad-Tatry (TAT), Košice (KSC), Bratislava (BTS) and Vienna (VIE).
- Poprad-Tatry Airport
Flights are operated by DanubeWings (destinations: Bratislava, Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg, Rijeka), Czech Airlines (destination: Prague), SkyEurope (destination: London-Luton).
For the connection of Porad-Tatry with Tatranská Štrba by train (~16km), see below.
Transport in Bratislava and nearby
- The connection of Airport in Vienna and Airport in Bratislava
Is provided by bus company Blaguss, departures on this site. The journey takes approximately 1 hour, costs 6.0 €.
- The connection of Airport in Vienna and Bratislava Main Bus Station
Is provided by bus company Eurolines with departures from Airport Vienna (VIE) at 8:00, 8:30, 9:30, 10:40, 11:30, 12:30, 13:30, 14:30, 15:30, 16:30, 17:30, 18:30, 19:30, 20:30, 21:30, 23:30. The journey takes approximately 1 hour, costs 7.7 €+1 € bagage.
In opposite direction the departures are at 5:30, 6:00, 7:00, 7:30, 8:00, 9:00, 10:00, 11:00, 12:00, 13:00, 14:00, 15:00, 16:00, 17:00, 18:00, 19:00, 20:00.
- The connection of Main Railway Station and Main Bus Station
Is provided by the trolley bus No. 210 (from August 27th 2009) with 12 min. intervals. The cost of the ticket is 0.50 € (15 min. ticket). The tickets are sold at the ticket vendors or at news-stands.
- The connection of Main Railway Station and Bratislava Airport (BTS)
Is provided by the bus No. 61 with 25 min. intervals. The cost of the ticket is 0.70 € (60 min. ticket). The tickets are sold at the ticket vendors or at news-stands.
Transport to/from Tatranská Štrba by train
The name of the station for Tatranská Štrba as in the railway itinerary is simply "Štrba". More about the train schedules in Slovakia you can find on this page.
In the case of sufficient concern, we can arrange InterCity trains to stop in Štrba on demand. Please, contact the organizers.
R - rapid train, Os - local train, IC - InterCity train
Price is specified for I. class / II. class accordingly.
- Poprad-Tatry — Tatranská Štrba
There is frequent connection by local and transit trains. The journey takes about 15-20 min., costs 0.80-1.20 €.
- Bratislava — Tatranská Štrba
| Date | Destination | Type | Departure | Duration | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29.8.2009 | Štrba | R | 6:10, 8:10, 10:10, 12:10, 14:10, 16:10 | 4h 22min | 20.01€/13.34€ |
| 29.8.2009 | Poprad-Tatry | IC 501 | 5:35 | 3h 55min | 23.82€/16.32€ |
| connection to Štrba | EC 120 | 9:55 | 14min | ||
| 29.8.2009 | Lipt. Mikuláš | IC 403 | 17:35 | 3h 10min | 21.33€/14.66€ |
| connection to Štrba | Os 7839 | 22:28 | 42min |
- Tatranská Štrba — Bratislava
| Date | Destination | Type | Departure | Duration | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.9.2009 | Bratislava | R | 1:42, 5:39, 7:42, 9:42, 11:42, 13:42, 15:42, 17:42, 23:42 | 4h 26min | 20.01€/13.34€ |
| 4.9.2009 | Liptovský Mikuláš | Os 7840 | 6:38 | 38min | 21.33€/14.66€ |
| connection to Bratislava | IC 402 | 7:26 | 3h 09min | ||
| 4.9.2009 | Poprad-Tatry | Os 7847 | 14:09 | 19min | 23.82€/16.32€ |
| connection to Bratislava | IC 404 | 14:36 | 3h 52min |
- Košice — Tatranská Štrba
| Date | Destination | Type | Departure | Duration | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29.8.2009 | Štrba | R | 0:02,4:02, 6:02, 8:02, 8:39, 10:02, 12:02, 14:02, 16:02, 18:02, 20:05, 22:02 | 1h 33min | 8.25€/5.50€ |
- Tatranská Štrba — Košice
| Date | Destination | Type | Departure | Duration | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.9.2009 | Košice | R | 4:34, 5:34, 6:36, 8:34, 10:34, 12:34, 14:34, 16:34, 17:56, 18:44, 20:34 | 1h 33min | 8.25€/5.50€ |