Symposium GIS Ostrava 2010

Transportation

How to get to the New Hall of VSB-Technical University of Ostrava?

BY AIR

Leoš Janáček Airport (OSR) Mošnov – transfer (BUS) - bus terminal: “Ostrava ÚAN“ – from the tram stop: “Náměstí republiky“ (TRAM – 8 – direction “Vřesinská“) – tram stop: “Areál VŠB“
Prague Airport (PRG) Ruzyně - Leoš Janáček Airport (OSR) Mošnov – transfer (BUS) – bus terminal: “Ostrava ÚAN“ – from the tram stop: “Náměstí republiky“ (TRAM – 8 – direction “Vřesinská“) – tram stop: “Areál VŠB“
Vienna Airport (VIE) - Leoš Janáček Airport (OSR) Mošnov – transfer (BUS) - bus terminal: “Ostrava ÚAN“ – from the tram stop: “Náměstí republiky“ (TRAM – 8 – direction “Vřesinská“) – tram stop: “Areál VŠB“
Prague Airport (PRG) Ruzyně – transfer (Airport Express BUS) - Prague Main Station (trains SC, EC, IC) – Ostrava-Svinov Train Station – from the tram stop: “Svinov mosty h.z.” (TRAM – 7, 8, 17 – direction “Vřesinská“) – tram stop: “Areál VŠB“
Vienna Airport (VIE) – transfer (BUS) - Vienna (Südbahnhof) South Station (trains SC, EC, IC) – Ostrava-Svinov Train Station – from the tram stop: “Svinov mosty h.z.” (TRAM – 7, 8, 17 – direction “Vřesinská“) – tram stop: “Areál VŠB“

BY TRAIN

Ostrava-Svinov Train Station – from the tram stop: “Svinov mosty h.z.” (TRAM – 7, 8, 17 – direction “Vřesinská“) – tram stop: “Areál VŠB“
Ostrava Main Train Station (trains SC, EC, IC)- from the tram stop: “Hlavní nádraží” (EN: Main Station) (TRAM – 8 – direction “Vřesinská“) – tram stop: “Areál VŠB“

BY COACH

bus terminal: “Ostrava ÚAN“ – from the tram stop: “Náměstí republiky“ (TRAM – 8 – direction “Vřesinská“) – tram stop: “Areál VŠB“

BY CAR

From Brno, Olomouc or Bohumín – highway D1 (D47)
From Frýdek-Místek – highway R56 (toll road) VSB-Technical University campus is situated in city part Ostrava-Poruba on the street “17.listopadu“. Parking places are available in the area near the New Hall.

Roadway transportation

Highway D1 (D47) runs through the city, and should be completed in 2010 to connect Ostrava with Prague. In the section Via Moravica, highway D1 represents a trans-European transportation corridor along the north route (Helsinky), and south route (Rome) of Europe. Completion of D1 and Poland’s A1 will connect Ostrava with the nearby Katowice.

Distance – Europe

Berlin 540 km
Bratislava 300 km
Moscow 1700 km
Rome 1470 km
Warsaw 390 km
Vienna 310 km

Ostrava is very well connected with many European cities by means of coach transport. All long-distance links go through the Central Bus Station (Terminal) in the city centre.

Central Bus Station

Address:
Vítkovická 5
702 00 Moravská Ostrava
Phone: +420 596 632 634
Web: www.idos.cz

TAXI

There is a taxi stand in every quarter of Ostrava. A city ordinance sets the base fee per kilometre. Every taxi servicer is obligated to issue you a duly valid receipt. Taxi stands in the city centre are found on the street Nádražní at the crosssroads with the Stodolní Street. Of course there are taxi stands at train stations as well. Most taxi service dispatchers speak several languages, so you’ll have no problems negotiating.

Komfort Taxi

toll free 800 600 150

City Taxi Ostrava

toll free 800 290 000

Taxi Sprint Group

toll free 800 290 290

CITY PUBLIC TRANSPORT

Public Transport in Ostrava plays a key role. Each year it serves up 114 million passengers along tram, trolleybus and bus lines. The operational length of city public transport lines in city reaches 1,121 km. The timetable and schematic of lines can be found at all stops. All vehicles of Public Transport in Ostrava have speakers announcing both the current and next stop.

The city is divided into four zones. Also Ostrava XXL was created recently to include towns and cities in Ostrava’s immediate vicinity. Two types of short-term tickets only with time limitation are valid in this zone. These are 15-minute and 60-minute tickets. 24-hour ticket for day-long and weekend travel are a good choice. They’re only valid within the territory of the city of Ostrava in zones 1, 2, 3 and 4 (Poruba).

Tickets can be purchased at most stops in ticked machines or at train stations, in public transport ticket sales points, in branches of the Ostrava City Information Centre and at magazine stands. You can also buy a more expensive ticket with the driver, who only has 60-minute tickets.

Information Service DPO

Address:
Vojanova Street
702 00 Moravská Ostrava
Phone: +420 597 401 555-6 (non-stop info-line)
Email: infoservis@dpo.cz
Web: www.dpo.cz

Railway transportation

Fairly good train connections of the Moravian-Silesian region with the Czech Republic and with abroad are provided by a public rail network, which is operated by Czech Railways services, Inc. (CD). Ostrava currently has direct rail link to Prague (3 hours), Vienna (3 hours), Bratislava (3 hours), Warsaw (4.5 hours), Budapest (6 hours) and Moscow (27.5 hours). The city has five stations and several other stops. The most important are the Main Train Station and the Ostrava-Svinov Train Station.

The train SC Pendolino runs six times a day between Ostrava and Prague, making the trip in just three hours.

For travelling by train it is necessary to buy a ticket in the ticket office of any railway station before getting on board a train. The exception is in the smaller stations where there is not continuous operation of ticket offices, especially during the night. In such cases, passengers usually buy a ticket from the train crew. Most regional connections provide the possibility of travelling in the 2nd class only, many trains of higher category offer the option of purchasing tickets for 1st class, including the regional passenger train service City Elefant. Especially for travelling longer distances outside the region, we recommend buying a seat reservation ticket, it is mandatory for travelling by category SuperCity Pendolino trains on the route Ostrava - Prague. Ticket prices depend on the length of routes and on selected classes, Czech railway offers to their passengers a number of discounts (group, network, return, etc.). Journey through the region in the second-class in the distance of 50 km without any discounts would roughly cost 100 CZK, from Ostrava to Prague travelling with SuperCity (SC) Pendolino train would cost you around 500 or 750 CZK (2nd or 1st class).

ČD Centrum

Phone: +420 972 762 555 (ČD information)
+420 972 761 398 (ČD information)
+420 972 762 456 (ČD – international tickets)
Web: www.cd.cz

Air travel

To visit the Moravian-Silesian Region you can take advantage from national and international air transport operated dominantly at Leos Janacek airport (code OSR). It is located in Mošnov 20 km from the centre of the regional city of Ostrava. Leos Janacek Airport is the second largest airport in the Czech Republic and the largest airport in the Moravian-Silesian region. Leos Janacek Airport is gradually becoming a modern transport gateway to the Moravian-Silesian region from around the world. Reconstructed handling services are currently offering regular air connection flights to Prague and Vienna, from here it is possible to continue flying virtually all over the world. The Moravian-Silesian region is currently working on the introduction of other scheduled air services (Amsterdam, Moscow, etc.). During the summer season Leos Janacek airport operates charter flights into the all major tourist destinations.

Leoš Janáček Ostrava Airport

Address:
742 51 Mošnov
Phone: +420 597 471 136
Email: airport@airport-ostrava.cz
Web: www.airport-ostrava.cz
BUS: 333 – stop Mošnov, Airport