Airports
Piešťany
The Trnava region has one international airport – Piešťany Airport located approximately 90 km from the capital city of Bratislava. This airport provides services for both domestic and international flights and serves as a gateway for tourists visiting the famous spas in Piešťany, Trenčianske Teplice and Bojnice. It is also important for business travellers heading to the economically important areas of Trnava, Nitra and Trenčín, where the production plants of world companies are located.
Parking is available in designated spaces directly in front of the airport terminal. There are currently no scheduled direct flights, so you will need to contact your travel agent to book charter flights or use it for private flight. The airport is conveniently located close to the centre of Piešťany, just 5 minutes from Spa Piešťany, 20 minutes from Trnava and 45 minutes from Bratislava by a car. Details are available here.
You can also use line 18 from Central Station (bus and train) to Jánošíková ul., hostinec and then walk about 10 minutes to the airport. More information are available on this link.
Bratislava
The largest airport in Slovakia is the M. R. Štefánik Airport in Bratislava, named after the prominent Slovak politician and astronomer Milan Rastislav Štefánik. The airport’s official website is available at this link. The airport is located on the outskirts of Bratislava, but the connections with the city centre are good. Line 61 will take you to the Central Station in the centre of Bratislava in about 25 minutes. Tickets are available from the machines at the airport/station or online via the app. Details are available here. You can also travel to and from the airport on one of several private carrier services for example Bolt.
From Bratislava you can get to our region by train or bus. You can find train connections on this link. You can buy train tickets at the station or online via the app. Direct connection of the Nivy bus station with the Airport (and the other way around) by public transport is not possible during the day, so we recommend connections with one transfer:
- from the Bus Station (stops Autobusová stanica or Košická) by line 60 with a transfer to line 61 at the Bajkalská stop,
- from the Bus Station (stop Autobusová stanica under the VÚB high-rise building) by line 40 with a transfer to line 61 at the Račianske mýto stop.
- from the Airport by line 61 with a transfer to line 60 at the Bajkalská stop (then exit at the Košická stop).
A detailed schedule of the latest connections can be found on this link for general information, here for Slovak lines or here for Flixbus. You can buy the tickets online or via the apps of the individual carriers (Slovak lines and Flixbus). Slovak lines also offers the possibility to buy tickets at Nivy station or directly from the driver, here are more information.
For example, you can also get to Piešťany by taxi, Bolt or other car carrier. The price of a ride with Bolt ranges from approximately 60 to 135 euros, depending on the choice of vehicle and the current demand for rides. Through the Connecto Transfers website, a ride costs approximately 100 to 300 euros, depending on the choice of vehicle, date and other circumstances.
A taxi from Piešťany to the M. R. Štefánik Airport Airport costs 65 euros via this taxi service.
Vienna
The largest airport in Austria, which is also frequently used by travellers from Slovakia, is Vienna-Schwechat Airport. The airport is approximately 60 km from Bratislava and is well connected by bus transport. The airport’s official website is available at this link.
The easiest way to our region is via Bratislava. From Vienna to Bratislava, Slovak Lines and FlixBus buses run regularly. You can check the bus connections Bratislava – Piešt’any, Bratislava – Trnava, Bratislava – Galanta and many others on their website, or you can take the trolleybus line 40 (on average every 7-8 minutes) from the bus station to the train station, where you can find up-to-date information on this website.
For example, to Piešťany, another way is by taxi, Bolt or other car carrier. Bolt costs approximately from 250 euros to 450 euros depending on the choice of car and the current demand of rides. A ride via Connecto Tranfers website approximately 150 to 400 euros depending on the choice of car, date and other circumstances.
A taxi from Piešťany to the Vienna-Schwechat Airport costs 100 euros via this taxi service.