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Brno - Practical Information

Travelling to Brno
Brno is the second largest city in the Czech Republic. You can reach it by
plane (from London and Munich), car, train or bus. The nearest international
airports are in Prague (Czech Republic) and Vienna (Austria).
How to get to Brno from the Prague airport :
 There is a good bus connection between Prague airport and Brno operated by
the RegioJet. Their yellow air-conditioned buses depart every hour (in rush
hours even every half an hour). You can book and manage your ticket online
(https://bustickets.regiojet.com/Booking).
 Another possibility is to get to the center of Prague (by taxi, airport charter
buses, public transport) and take a bus from Praha-Florenc bus station (buses
to Brno leave almost every half an hour) or a train (from the main railway
station) to Brno. The journey from Prague city center to Brno takes less than
3 hours.
How to get to Brno from the Vienna airport :
 Again, we recommend the service of RegioJet. From Vienna airport their buses
depart every second hour. The trip to Brno takes 2 and a half hours.
 You can also get a shuttle bus to Vienna Südbahnhof; in the morning and in
the afternoon, there is a good train connection to the main Brno railway station
almost every hour. The journey from Vienna airport to Brno takes about 3
hours in this case.

Getting around Brno
Once you are in Brno, there is nothing easier than to get to the places where
the conference events will take place. You will find all the important places on
our map (which you will find here right after all the venues are confirmed and
which will also be included in your conference package you will receive at the
registration).
Most of the conference venues will be at a walking distance from the Česká
stop in the city center. When taking a tram or bus, do not forget to buy a “15
minute ticket“ (20 CZK) or a “60 minute ticket” (25 CZK, i.e. about 1 EUR)

and validate it as soon as you get on the tram by inserting it into a yellow
slot machine. You will find ticket vending machines at almost every stop,
make sure you have your change as they accept coins only. You can also buy
your tickets at most news stands.
Brno – basic informations:
https://www2.brno.cz/index.php?lan=en&nav01=20608&nav02=20617

Public transport (https://www.dpmb.cz/en/)

IDS Brno: https://www.idsjmk.cz/EN/

Accommodation
We recommend two hotels with a special conference discount:
Continental Hotel Brno (https://www.continentalbrno.cz/) situated in the
city center and at a walking distance from the conference venue. The price for
a night and one person including breakfast (Economy room) is 1350 CZK (cca
54 euros). Pre-reservation is available until 30th June 2018 and is limited to
40 Economy rooms (please reserve your room as soon as possible). To receive
the conference discount price, please do not use any booking platform and
contact the hotel directly via email info@continentalbrno.cz or telephone
+420 541 519 516 and use the codeword HNR2018.
Hotel Garni Vinarska (https://www.skm.muni.cz/hotel/garni-
vinarska?en). This hotel is further away from the conference venue but with
a good public transport connection. The price for a night and one person
including breakfast is 1000 CZK (cca 40 euros), the price for two people
sharing a double room including breakfast is 1400 CZK (cca 56 euros). Pre-
reservation is available until 30th June 2018 and is limited to 30 double rooms
(please reserve your room as soon as possible). To receive the conference
discount price, please do not use any booking platform and contact the hotel

directly via email hotel.vinarska@skm.muni.cz or telephone +420 549 49
2705 and use the codeword HNR2018.

Restaurants
No need to plan your meals in advance! The city center is full of restaurants.
There are several restaurants near all the sites where the conference will
take place. We will gladly share our gastronomic experience with you, as will
our student assistants.

Where to go

Villa Tugendhat (architecture)

The Villa of Greta and Fritz Tugendhat, designed
by the architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and
built in 1929–1930, is a monument of modern
architecture, and is the only example of modern
architecture in the Czech Republic inscribed in
the list of UNESCO World Cultural Heritage
sites.

http://www.tugendhat.eu/en

Alfons Mucha (exhibition)

This exhibition named Two worlds might mean
two forms of work by Mucha being exhibited -
the well known posters that made him famous
and several giant pictures being part of the
monumental Slav epic. Alfons Mucha become
the greatest representant of the Art deco (Art
nouveau) style, Summary: 9 huge canvasses and
150 posters, calendars and advertisements are
displayed.

https://mucha.brno.cz/en/

Benedictine Monastery at Rajhrad

(museum)

The Museum was opened for the public in the
precincts of the Benedictine Monastery at
Rajhrad in 2005. It invites visitors to a
permanent exhibition presenting major writers
connected with Moravia from the 9th. to the
20th. centuries, temporary exhibitions and a
guided tour of the restored period Benedictine
Library holding eighteen thousand books. The
library collection contains some 65 000 volumes.
The Library of the Rajhrad Benedictine Abbey
and the Library of the Brno Regional Museum,
both administered by the Museum of literature
in Moravia, are accessible for the professional
researcher public. To visit the Museum you can
use regular IDS JMK transportation lines.

http://rajhrad.muzeumbrnenska

.cz/en/

Other places of interest:
Old Town Hall: https://www.triphobo.com/places/brno-czech-republic/old-town-

hall
Capuchin Church And Crypt: https://www.triphobo.com/places/brno-czech-

republic/capuchin-church-and-crypt
Spilberk Castle: https://www.triphobo.com/places/brno-czech-republic/spilberk-

castle
St. James´ Church: https://www.triphobo.com/places/brno-czech-republic/st-

james-s-church-and-ossuary
Cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul: https://www.triphobo.com/places/brno-
czech-republic/cathedral-of-st-peter-and-st-paul



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