Ostrava is an important transport hub and a major intersection of Moravian-Silesian region. It is connected to the thick and high-quality network of 1st class roads, linking the cities of this conurbation and neighbouring regions. The D1 motorway is the backbone, linking Ostrava with major cities such as Olomouc, Brno and a connected border crossing Veřňovice-Gorzyczki on the Polish motorway A1 directed through Katowice to Gdansk.
Road distance from Ostrava to major European cities | |||
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Berlín |
540 km |
Brno |
170 km |
Bratislava |
300 km |
České Budějovice |
346 km |
Londýn |
1 590 km |
Hradec Králové |
240 km |
Moskva |
1 700 km |
Karlovy Vary |
495 km |
Paříž |
1 500 km |
Olomouc |
93 km |
Řím |
1 430 km |
Plzeň |
456 km |
Varšava |
390 km |
Praha |
360 km |
Vídeň |
310 km |
Ústí nad Labem |
454 km |
Ostrava has 5 railway stations. The most important stations are Ostrava – hlavní nádraží and Ostrava – Svinov. Ostrava main station is located in the district of Přívoz and was first put in operation in 1976. The Ostrava-Svinov railway station underwent a major modernization. Renovation, designed by Václav Filandr, was awarded the Grand Prix prize in 2007. At both stations, passengers will even find the branch of Ostrava city information centre. Other stations include Ostrava-Centre, Ostrava-Vítkovice, Ostrava-Kunčice. There runs a railway track from Ostrava-Svinov railway station in the direction of Opava. Trains, which go through Ostrava-Centre station, go mainly in the direction of Frýdek-Místek and The Beskydy Mountains.
ČD centrum Ostrava-Svinov |
ČD centrum Ostrava hlavní nádraží |
Peterkova 79 |
Nádražní 196 |
Leoš Janáček Ostrava International Airport is 25 km away from the city centre. The airport provides regular and charter flights and it is equipped for the handling of air cargo, including the inventory of equipment. New and modern departure hall was built in 2006. The airport is accessible by road. Public transport is provided by bus line No. 670 Ostrava-Nový Jičín, line No. 333 Ostrava ÚAN-The Central Bus Station-Mošnov Airport and by train line Ostrava Airport Mošnov-Ostrava-Svinov-Ostrava hl. n.-Mosty u Jablunkova. All connections are linked to the flight departures and arrivals. The bus stop is located directly in front of the airport hall and a new train station is connected to the departure hall. OSTRAVAINFO!!! tourist information office is available in the arrivals hall.
Letiště Ostrava, a.s.
Leoš Janáček Airport
742 51 Mošnov
tel.: +420 597 471 136
fax: +420 597 471 105 (123)
email: airport@airport-ostrava.cz
www.airport-ostrava.cz
Public transport in Ostrava is a part of The Integrated Transport System (ODIS) which guarantees a coordinated offer of transport of multiple carriers in Ostrava and the surrounding areas. It is mainly DPO-Public Transport in Ostrava which operates the seven hundred vehicles in a dense network of tram, bus and trolleybus lines and annually transports up to 114 million persons. Timetables of all the lines are posted at the stations, and they are also available in book form and on the Internet www.dpo.cz . The e-fare (10 min., 45 min., 24h and 3-day) can be purchased directly in the vehicle by contactless debit/credit card, by SMS, via mobile application Moje DPO or using e-Wallet on ODISka Card or Credit Ticket by DPO (KREDITní Jízdenka) which is sold in the Tourist Information Offices OSTRAVAINFO!!!, authorized newstands, ticket machines or in the DPO points. Passengers, who were born before 1st January 1946, can use personal documents (identity card or passport) issued by the competent administrative authority, as a travel document. Most of the vehicles of public transport are a low-floor, which will be appreciated mainly by disabled people and by parents with prams. The Integrated Transport System also includes an extremely developed suburban transport.
Jurečkova 1935/12
702 00 Moravská Ostrava a Přívoz
Prokešovo náměstí 1803/8
Moravská Ostrava a Přívoz
Nádražní 164/215
702 00 Moravská Ostrava a Přívoz
Peterkova 1152/14
721 00 Ostrava Svinov
Horní 1664/63a
70030 Ostrava - Jih