Getting there

Timetable: http://cp.sk (At the bottom, you can change the language to English or German)

From Vienna

From Vienna airport (VIE), there are frequent busses (hourly) to Bratislava. The trip takes 1 hour. You can get off at the Bratislava airport ("Bratislava,,letisko") or at the main bus station ("Bratislava,,AS MHD"). Please check the route of the bus you choose to see where it will stop in Bratislava.

Timetable:
From: Wien,,Flughafen Wien
To: Bratislava

Public transport in Bratislava

In the capital, you can take local public transport (busses, trams, trolleybusses). You will have to buy a ticket BEFORE entering the vehicle. You can do so at kiosks, at ticket vending machines at stations, or in the building right next to the main train station.

• from the airport for the train station or vice versa:
  take bus number 61 (Letisko --> Hlavná stanica = Airport --> Main station); the trip takes 25 minutes (buy a 60-minute ticket)
• from the main bus station to the main train station or vice versa:
  take bus number 210 (Autobusová stanice --> Hlavná stanica = bus station --> train station); the trip takes 10 minutes (buy a 15-minute ticket)

From Bratislava

From Bratislava, take a train or bus directly to Martin. Some routes may require you to change trains or busses once, but there are also direct connections.

Timetable:
From: Bratislava
To: Martin

Taxis in Martin

The bus and train stations in Martin are immediately next to one another (see the map). The way from there to the SES building is 2.1 km (1.3 mi) long. If you would prefer to take a taxi, here are some companies.

• http://www.taximartin.sk/ - €0.50 initial fee + €1/km
• http://www.mbtaxi.eu/ - €1/km
• http://www.msautodoprava.sk/stranka/ms-taxi-martin - €0.33 initial fee + €1/km

The Slovak language

A small bit of practical advice: learn some basic vocabulary in Slovak :) E@I created a web site for learning Slovak. You can find a list of the most useful phrases here: http://slovake.eu/learning/intro/phrases

During SES, you will be able to buy an Esperanto booklet entitled "Slovaka konversacio skize" (a sketch of Slovak conversation) at the book service.

Caravan to the World Congress of Esperanto (from SES)

If you plan to attend the World Congress of Esperanto ("UK") in Iceland immediately after SES, contact Peter Baláž at: petro@ikso.net - he will also go to UK and will be able to arrange a "caravan" or shared journey. The plan is to leave the SES venue probably on Saturday, the 20th of July, in the afternoon; the planned arrival at the UK will not be till Sunday, the 21st of July.