Travel tips & Accommodation

General advice

Public transport search in Czechia

You can also use Google Maps to find your public transport connections.

The best public transport search engine in Czechia is called IDOS. You can find there all timetables for your travel within Czechia and as well within Brno.

IDOS

Brno public transport

Brno has a wide network of public transport services and they are operating 24/7.

Tickets for public transport in Brno can be bought in numerous ways. Here are two recommended options for you.

Beep and Go
- Beep with your credit card (smart phone/watch) on the yellow machine, that is in every bus or tram and get a valid ticket. For more information about how this works see on the link below.
  www.pipniajed.cz/en
via SMS
- Czech SIM card is needed.
  Telephone number: 90206
  For 20 minutes ticket send: BRNO20
  For 75 minutes ticket send: BRNO
  For 24 hours ticket send: BRNOD

from any of the yellow ticket vending machines located at various stops throughout the city
at information centres, stations, and newsagents
via mobile app

Network plans of Brno public transport

Taxis

There is plenty of affordable taxi companies in Brno. You can use local companies like City taxi, Top1taxi or others and you can also use mobile app services such asi Liftago or Bolt.

How to travel to Brno

The Brno International Airport provides flights to and from Prague, London, Munich, Eindhoven and other destinations. It’s located 12 km/20 minutes from the city center and you can easily take a taxi or the express bus (no. 76). The bus stop is located directly outside the airport entrance and the express bus goes to Hlavní Nádraží (Brno’s central railway station).
Public transport

Bus from Brno airport to Brno – main train station: 25,- CZE (1 €)
Line E76 and N89 (during night)

Vienna

Approximately 150 km and 2 hrs from Brno

Student agency (bus)
Bus from Vienna airport to Brno - Hotel Grand station (per person): 430,- (18 €)
Train from Vienna airport to Brno main train station (per person): 6 to 18 €
Gepard, FlixBus (bus)
Bus from Vienna airport to Brno – Hotel Grand station (per person): 400-500,- (16-20 €)

Prague

Prague airport transfers (car)
Car/Microbus (1-4 people, per car): 4 100,- (165 €)
Microbus (5-8 people, per car): 5 100,- (205 €)
Student agency (bus)
From airport to Brno, Hotel Grand (per person): 286-348,- (11-14 €)
České dráhy (bus + train)
Airport Express (bus, per person): 100,- (4 €)
Train from Praha main station to Brno: 220-300,- (8-12 €)

By car

Brno has highway connections with Prague (route D1, approx. 200 km) and Bratislava (Slovak Republic) (route D2, approx. 120 km). From Vienna use routes A5, B7 (Austria), and 52 (Czech Republic).

For travel on highways in the Czech Republic, Slovac Republic or Austria, an electronic vignette is necessary. Vignettes can be purchased at at edalnice.cz, branches of the Czech Post, some petrol stations, and in kiosks at border crossings.

By bus

The Brno main bus station "UAN Zvonarka" lies near the city centre and is accessible from most Central European capitals.

By train

The Brno central railway station lies directly in the city centre. Trains between Prague and Brno operate in 1-hour intervals. Brno is also easily accessible by direct trains from Vienna, Bratislava, Berlin or Budapest, which operate several times a day.

How to travel to Faculty of Education

From bus station

Bus no. 84:

direction Židenice, Stará osada,
enter at the bust stop Autobusové nádraží exit at the bus stop Poříčí
from the tram stop Poříčí, the faculty buildings (Poříčí 7 a 9) are approximately 1 minute away by walk

From train station

Tram no. 2:

direction Modřice, smyčka
enter at the tram stop Hlavní nádraží – exit at the tram stop Poříčí,
from the tram stop Poříčí, the faculty buildings (Poříčí 7 and 9) are approximately 1 minute away by walk

Tram no. 7:

direction Starý Lískovec
enter at the tram stop Hlavní nádraží – exit at the tram stop Křídlovická,
the faculty buildings (Poříčí 7 and 9) are approximately 5-8 minute away by walk

Tram no. 8:

direction Nemocnice Bohunice
enter at the tram stop Hlavní nádraží – exit at the tram stop Křídlovická,
the faculty buildings (Poříčí 7 and 9) are approximately 5-8 minute away by walk

From city centre (Česká street)

Tram no. 5:

direction Ústřední hřbitov, smyčka,
enter at the tram stop Česká – exit at the tram stop Poříčí,
from the tram stop Poříčí, the faculty buildings (Poříčí 7 and 9) are approximately 1 minute away by walk

Tram no. 6:

direction Starý Lískovec,
nástup na stanici Česká – výstup na stanici Poříčí,
enter at the tram stop Česká – exit at the tram stop Poříčí,
from the tram stop Poříčí, the faculty buildings (Poříčí 7 and 9) are approximately 1 minute away by walk

Map of Brno city centre

Accommodation

To guarantee you good quality accommodation and a lovely stay in Brno, here are some hotels we would like to recommend. For more budget-friendly solutions, you can always see booking.com.
Discounts are possible in some hotels in Brno, ask for Masaryk University rate using promo code "EABACON2024" via email communication (If in any doubt or have trouble with the discount rate, please do not hesitate to contact us)

Hotel Continental (city center)

Hotel Continental
Kounicova 6, 602 00 Brno, Czech Republic
Telephone: +420 541 519 516
info@continentalbrno.cz
The most recommended by IVIV MU!
Use promo code "EABACON2024" via email communication to get a discounted MU rate.

Standard room (per 1 night) 1 person:

1 600,- (75 €)

Standard room with double bed (per 1 night)

1 person: 1 750,- (75 €)
2 people: 2 150,- (90 €)

Superior room (per 1 night)

Single room: 1 980,- (85 €)
Double room: 2 350,- (100 €)

Design room (per 1 night)

Single room: 2 250,- (95 €)
Double room: 2 590,- (110 €)

Junior suite

Single/Double room: 2 970,- (125 €)

Hotel International (city centre)

Hotel International (city centre)
Husova 200/16, 602 00 Brno, Czech Republic
Telephone: +420 542 122 811
reservation@hotelinternational.cz
Use promo code "EABACON2024" via email communication to get a discounted MU rate.

Business room (per 1 night, breakfast included)

Single room: 3 000,- (120 €)
Double room: 3 500,- (140 €)

Studio room (per one night, breakfast included)

Single room: 4 200,- (170 €)
Double room: 4 700,- (190 €)

Hotel Passage

Hotel Passage
Lidická 23, 602 00 Brno, Czech Republic
Telephone: +420 530 352 111
rezervace@hotelpassage.eu
Use promo code "EABACON2024" via email communication to get a discounted MU rate.

Standard room (per night, breakfast included)

Room for max. 2 people: 3 500,- (140 €)

Executive room (per night, without breakfast in price)

Room for max. 2 people: 4 000,- (165 €)

Junior Suite (per night, without breakfast in price)

Room for max. 2 people: 4 500,- (185 €)

Hotel Barceló Brno Palace (city center)

Hotel Barceló Brno Palace (city center)
Šilingrovo náměstí 2, 60200 Brno Czech Republic
Telephone: +420532156777
brnopalace.res@barcelo.com

Deluxe room (per night)

For 1 person: 3 200,- (129 €)
For 2 people: 3 700,- (149 €)

Executive room (per night)

For 1 person: 3 800,- (154 €)
For 2 people: 4 300,- (174 €)

Junior Suite (per night)

For 1 person: 5 200,- (209 €)
For 2 people: 5 700,- (229 €)

Grandhotel Brno

Grandhotel Brno
Benešova 18, 602 00 Brno, Czech Republic
Telephone: +420 542 518 111
reservation@grandhotelbrno.cz
Use promo code "EABACON2024" via email communication to get a discounted MU rate.

Standard room with double bed (per night)

1 person: 1 790,- (75 €)
2 people: 2 290,- (95 €)

Superior Double room (per night)

1 person: 2 290,- (95 €)
2 people: 2 490,- (105 €)

Executive Double room (per night)

1 person: 2 490,- (105 €)
2 people: 3 690,- (155 €)