Bratislava Airport is the main airport for the city of Bratislava. The airport is 10km from the city centre. It is a one hour drive from Vienna, Brno in the Czech Republic, and Gyor in Hungary.
This is the busiest airport in Slovakia but is very quiet compared to airports in neighbouring Austria. A smart new terminal was opened in 2011.
The airport receives flights from just a handful of airlines, largely due to competition from airports like Vienna. There is a simple cafe, a snack bar and a newsagent. There is a good bus service into to the city centre.
Economical fares have been available with Ryanair in recent years. Bratislava is especially well served by Ryanair, with routes from Stansted, Luton, Birmingham, Bristol, Liverpool and Edinburgh. Low-cost flights have brought an increase in British visitors to a romantic city set on the River Danube.
Airport Bratislava,
P. O. Box 160
823 11 Bratislava 216
Slovenská republika
421 2 3303 3353,
Website: http://www.airportbratislava.sk/
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Bus No. 61 links the airport with the main railway station in the city centre. Tickets are sold at the newsagents, the BKIS stand and a ticket machine at the bus stop. Journey time is 25 minutes. Tickets cost about €1.00.
At night, the airport is served by bus N61 from the railway station. There are also 18 bus services a day from the airport to Vienna, operated by Blaguss and Slovak Lines (jointly with Postbus). Journey time is around 1 hour. Slovak Lines also runs buses to various destinations around Slovakia.
A taxi takes about 15 minutes and costs about €15
All direct flights from the UK are with Ryanair
Departure airports
Birmingham
Edinburgh
Bristol
Liverpool
London Luton
London Stansted
