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Bratislava Airport Guide - BTS
Under the code name BTS you find the Bratislava Milan Rastislav Stefanik Airport (located in Ivanka pri Dunaji). This is Bratislava's only airport with scheduled passenger flights. Some airlines use Bratislava to serve nearby Vienna, Austria.
Bratislava Airport is a manageable size with two terminals. One opened in June 2010, while the older terminal is undergoing reconstruction.
The international arrivals hall offers foreign exchange services, coin and card telephones, a snack bar. The Bratislava Culture and Information Service also provides an information stand at the Airport arrivals hall distributing maps and brochures, as well as the Bratislava City Card with free travel on the city's public transport and a variety of discounts.
Getting to the Bratislava Airport
The airport is easily accessible from all around the city by taxi and also serviced by bus. It is convenient to the vast majority of Bratislava hotels because it is now connected to the D1 highway, which allows you to reach other parts of the city usually within at most 30 minutes. If traveling in the evening or early morning, you can even reach the airport in under 15 minutes by car or taxi.
Public Transport
If you are not in a big hurry you can use public transport to get to and from the airport. There is only one bus line to the centre, #61, going to the Main Train Station, which then has very good bus and tram connections to most of the city. The bus takes 25 minutes to get to the city. The bus operates at ten minute intervals at peak times and 20-minute intervals off-peak. The full schedule for the Bratislava Airport Bus can be found here. The trip to the station requires a 60-minute ticket (€ 0.70 for adults), which can only be purchased in the ticket machine using Euro coins. Bus drivers do not sell tickets on board so you must purchase the ticket before entering the bus. The other bus line, #93 runs to Petrzalka.
Bratislava Airport Taxis
Radio taxis ordered by telephone on arrival offer rates to the city centre at about € 10-€ 15 depending on taxi company and traffic volume. Waiting time for radio taxi usually runs up to 15 minutes.
Taxis at the airport taxi rank charge much higher rates, often over € 20 for a ride to the centre. For taxi phone numbers see Bratislava Taxi information.
We offer a guaranteed Bratislava airport taxi transfer at a special discounted rate of € 18 to hotels in most parts of the city. This service costs slightly more than a radio taxi ordered by telephone, but guarantees you will be met on arrival by the driver, even if your flight is delayed. You can order an airport pick-up using the booking form. You are guaranteed a safe and convenient taxi service from a reliable provider. Taking a taxi waiting at the airport without pre-ordering may be very expensive.
Taxi service from the centre of Bratislava to the airport may be ordered at € 18.
Taxi service from Bratislava Airport to the City of Vienna and to the Vienna Airport in Schwechat (VIE) is available using the booking form from € 60.
Hotels in Bratislava Nearest to Bratislava Airport
Bratislava Airport is located very near the city centre so most hotels in and around the centre can be reached from the airport by taxi within some 20-25 minutes. The two hotels closest to the airport are the three-star Airport Hotel Chopin and the four-star Gate One Hotel. In addition, there are a few cheaper hotels in the airport area. These do not offer significant convenience over city-centre hotels. They are too far to walk from the airport and mostly not serviced well by the airport's public bus lines. If you wish to sleep close to the airport to catch an early morning flight, choose any of the hotels in the centre or within 10 minutes by car from the centre. We list the distance and driving time to the airport in hotel descriptions.
Bratislava Airport Car Rental
Numerous car rental companies have permanent representatives in the arrivals hall: A. Klees, A-RAI Internacional, Avis, Budget, Carrental24, Europcar, Hertz, EUROCAR Slovakia and Sixt.
Bratislava Airport VIP Lounge
Two VIP lounges are available at the Bratislava Airport.
Bratislava Airport Parking
Parking is provided in an open-air car park for 970 vehicles at € 1.70 per hour, € 18.20 for 24 hours and € 73 per week. Parking under 15 minutes is free for drop-off purposes. Parking can be reserved in advance by telephone at +421 2 3303 6261. Parking fees are payable in cash in teller machines or by credit card with the parking lot attendant.
Flights to and from Bratislava Airport
The Bratislava Airport has grown in importance in recent years, although it has always suffered from the near vicinity of the huge Vienna Airport, a major hub just an hour and a half away from Bratislava.
Some airlines now service the Vienna market from Bratislava, due to lower landing costs, easy border passage and short distance.
There are scheduled flights from Bratislava to some 30 destinations including Prague in the Czech Republic, Barcelona, London, Manchester, Paris. In the summer, scheduled and charter flights also operate to holiday destinations in Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Greece, Italy, Montenegro, Spain, Tunisia and Turkey. Irish lowcost airline Ryanair operates flights to Bratislava from several destinations.
Bratislava is serviced by the following airlines:
Aeroflot (flights to Moscow-Sheremetyevo 2)
Czech Airlines (flights to Amsterdam, Barcelona, Brussels, Paris, Rome)
Danube Wings (flights to Kosice, Poprad, Bologna)
Lot (flights to Warsaw)
Ryanair (flights to Barcelona, Birmingham, Bristol, Brussels, Dublin, Nottingham - East Midlands, Edinburgh, Frankfurt-Hahn, London, Milan, Stockholm)
as well as several charter companies.
The airport is named for Milan Rastislav Stefanik (wikipedia), a Slovak who made a military and political career in France in early 20th century. The official airport site available here lists all important info about the airport's capacity, location and facilities. GPS coordinates of the Bratislava Airport terminal building are
* The guaranteed Bratislava Airport Taxi Transfer should be reserved at least 24 hours in advance.
