Travel information
There is no airport in Olomouc, so we provide some recommendations on getting to Olomouc from the nearest major cities. Should you have difficulties with finding an optimal connection, feel free to contact the organizers.
From Vienna to Olomouc
Either train or bus can be used. Student Agency (http://bustickets.studentagency.eu) offers convenient bus connections from Vienna Airport (changing the bus in Brno is necessary).
Train connection search: http://jizdnirady.idnes.cz/vlaky/spojeni/ or http://www.bahn.de/i/view/GBR/en/index.shtml
From Prague to Olomouc
There is no convenient bus connection. Trains between Prague and Olomouc are frequent and run by three companies:
- Czech Railways (https://www.cd.cz/eshop)
- Regiojet (http://bustickets.studentagency.eu; despite the confusing link, there are trains from Prague to Olomouc)
- Leo Express (http://www.le.cz/lng.php?id=2)
Tickets can be bought online or at the cash desk of the respective company at the railway station.
Direct connection from Prague Airport to the railway station (Hlavní Nádraží) is provided by Airport Express buses, which run in 30-minutes interval (http://www.dpp.cz/en/bus-ae-airport-express).
Public transport in Olomouc
More details will be added. At the moment, you can visit the web pages of Olomouc public transport company at http://www.dpmo.cz/en/news.asp.
Taxi
A taxi ride in the centre of Olomouc costs approx. 100-200 CZK.
