By plane

Bratislava Milan Rastislav stefanik Airport

Bratislava Airport (ICAO: LZIB, IATA: BTS)  The airport is the largest in the Slovak Republic and the home base of Danube Wings , though the budget airline Ryanair  flies the vast majority of seat capacity (80%). Additional carriers are Aeroflotto Moscow, CSA to Prague, Sun d'Or  to Tel Aviv (seasonal, budget flights), and LOT to Warsaw.

By train

    Most international trains stop at the main station Bratislava hlavna stanica that have good connections to buses and trams. Tram no 13 goes to Old Town, walking takes about ten minutes. The other station is Bratislava-Petrzalka, situated at the southern suburbs about one hour from city centre, this is the terminus for some trains from Vienna. Bus no 80 towards Kollarovo námestie departs from outside the station building or use the underground passageway in the station hall then hop on any of the buses that leave from the opposite side of the road. Buses no 91 and no 191 goes right to city centre, terminating right below Nový Most bridge.

By bus

Coach lines connect Bratislava with all of Slovakia, a high number of Czech cities and a number of EU destinations, including London, Paris and daily buses also depart to Budapest. The most frequent international coach connection by far is Vienna though, with two lines running almost every hour from Vienna's Sudtirolerplatz near Sudbahnhof via Vienna International Airport: Blaguss has tickets sold by the driver priced at €6, with stops in Bratislava downtown (beneath Nový most bridge) and Bratislava Airport. Slovak Lines  has buses that stop at the Coach Terminal and Bratislava Airport, for a cost of €7.70. The tickets can be purchased from the driver or booked online

By boat

Regular tourist boat lines operate on the Danube from spring through fall on routes from Vienna and Budapest
 

St. Martin's Cathedral, Bratislava Castle (Bratislavsky hrad), Slavin, Roland Fountain, Grassalkovich Palace, Milan Dobes Museum

St. Martin's Cathedral  

   The largest and one of the oldest churches in Bratislava, situated below Bratislava Castle. The Gothic cathedral, formerly the coronation-church of several Hungarian kings, begun in 1204, and reconsecrated in 1445, was restored in 1861-80. The tower is surmounted by a pyramid bearing a gilded Hungarian royal crown. Opened for visitors daily 9:00 - 11:30 and 13:00 - 17:00, except most Saturdays and all Sundays, until November 2009, entrance €2

Bratislava Castle (Bratislavsky hrad)

    The castle itself is closed for renovation until 2011, but there is a good view from behind the rampart. Entrance is free

Slavin

Slavin on the top of the hill behind the castle, overlooking the entire city. This is a monument in memory of Soviet casualties in the liberation battle of Bratislava in World War II. It is the highest place in the city, and thus the best place for viewing the city. Slavin actually is a cemetery and thus rather quiet. On warm nights it's a very romantic place, allowing you to sit in the shadows of the monument and look at the traffic below. To get there, take trolleybus no. 203 from Hodžovo námestie (in front of the Presidential Palace) in the direction Búdková and get off in 9 minutes at the last stop, then walk 500 m along Stará vinárska and then Pažického streets. Slavin is near an embassy district.

Roland Fountain

Roland Fountain (Rolandova fontána) Built by stone cutter Andreas Luttringer and commissioned by Hungarian king Maximilian in 1527, this was the first fountain in Bratislava.

Grassalkovich Palace

Grassalkovich Palace the Presidential Palace a Rococo/late Baroque summer palace with a French garden, used as a seat of the President of Slovakia. In one of the garden's alleys you will see a row of trees planted by famous people such as Juan Carlos I (King of Spain). In front of the Palace you will see the Slovak National Guard

Milan Dobes Museum

Milan Dobes Museum This small museum features modernist Op-art. It lies in the city center and is recommended to all interested in the development of modern art.

 

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