Public transport search in Czechia
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.
Brno public transport
Brno has a wide network of public transport services and they are operating 24/7.
You can buy tickets
- from any of the yellow ticket vending machines located at various stops throughout the city
- at information centres, stations, and newsagents
- via SMS
- via mobile app
- directly in the vehicle with your contactless credit card
By plane
Brno International Airport
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).
Vienna
The easiest transportation from Vienna airport to Brno is provided by bus operator RegioJet offering 8 connections daily from Vienna to Brno from 13 EUR one way. The station is located directly outside the airport terminal. Travel duration is approximately 2.5 hours. Tickets are available online. International buses stop at the bus station opposite the Grand Hotel (Brno) near Hlavní Nádraží (Brno’s central railway station).
Prague
The easiest transportation from Prague to Brno is provided by bus operator RegioJet offering 36 connections daily from Prague to Brno from 8 EUR one way. Travel duration is approximately 2.5 hours (4 hours including a possible transfer in Prague). Tickets are available online. Buses stop at the bus station opposite the Grand Hotel (Brno) near Hlavní Nádraží (Brno’s central railway station).
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.
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
Tram no. 12:
- direction Technologický park
- enter at the stop Autobusové nádraží - exit at the Main Station (Hlavní nádraží) - change to tram no.2 direction Ústřední hřbitov - exit at the Poříčí stop
- 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 a 9) are approximately 1 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 a 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 a 9) are approximately 1 minute away by walk