TRAVEL TO THE CONFERENCE

Conference Buses

The meeting points for transportation by Conference Busses are as follows:

  • Prague-Václav Havel airport: Terminal 2 Arrival Hall. (till October 2012, it used to be called Praha - Ruzyně)
  • Prague Main Station (Hlavní nádraží): Entrance Hall nearby Burger King.
  • Holešovice railway station: Close to the exit from the main hall (on request only).

    • The Organising Committee will provide two Conference Buses for the participants who indicated their intention to use this way of transportation from Prague to Mariánské Lázně during their final registration. The buses will depart from Prague centre (Main Railway Station - Hlavní nádraží) via Holešovice railway station (on request only) and Prague airport (Praha-Václav Havel) on Sunday, 11th May; the first bus after the lunch and the second one in the evening. The return buses will leave Mariánské Lázně on Friday, 16th May at 16:00. The timetables of the Conference Buses are as follows:

      Sunday, 11 May Friday, 16 May
    Bus No. 1 Bus No. 2 All buses
    departure arrival departure arrival departure arrival
    Main Railway Station - Hlavní nádraží 12.30   ---     ca. 19.15
    Holešovice railway station - Nádraží Holešovice (on request only) on request   ---     ---
    Prague - Václav Havel Airport (Terminal 2) 13.00   20.00     ca. 18.30
    Mariánské Lázně   ca. 16.30   ca. 22.30 16.00  

    There will be Conference Service in the Arrival Halls of the Prague-Václav Havel airport Terminal 2 (those arriving to Terminal 1 please use the connecting corridor to reach Terminal 2 arrival hall) and Holešovice railway station. At the Prague Main Station (Hlavní nádraží), the meeting point will be in the main hall. All the meeting points will be served 30 minutes before the Conference Bus departure. Conference Service will bear the logo of the 17th Radiochemical Conference. The buses will be labelled with the conference logo, too.

    The participants who will not pre-register but who might still wish to use the Conference Bus will be welcome, too. They are kindly required to make the Conference Secretariat aware of their intention well before the start of the conference. The fare (EUR 25 one way ticket) should be collected on the bus or at the registration desk.

    Shall our transfer times not match well with your flight or train arrival, please send a note to the conference secretariat and we will try to find a suitable transport to Mariánské Lázně for you.

    Public Transportation
    Mariánské Lázně can be easily reached by trains or buses both from Prague and via Nürenberg. The public buses as well as the trains arrive to Mariánské Lázně Main Station. The "Casino" conference centre as well as all the hotels may be easily reached from there by taxi (approx. 80 CZK per ride) or a trolley bus (see below). The detailed train and bus timetables can be viewed here.

    Some additional sources of useful information on the internet are:

    Taxi
    Mariánské Lázně may be alternatively reached also by taxi, even though the distance is relatively long (165 km). The AAA taxi company, operating at the airport, estimate the fare from Prague - Václav Havel airport to Mariánské Lázně as 4300-4500 CZK (170-180 EUR or 230-240 USD).


    LOCAL TRANSPORTATION

    Trolley Bus Mariánské Lázně
    The trolley bus stop is in front of the Mariánské Lázně Main Station building, few meters to the right of the main exit. Trolley bus No. 5 (only week days) or No. 7 should be used to reach the specific conference destinations:

    Destination Exit at No. of stops
    by Trolley BUS No. 5    		 No. of stops
    by Trolley BUS No. 7
    "Casino" conference centre Centrum 6 8
    Continental, Villa Butterfly Knihovna 4 6
    Vltava Pošta 5 7
    Nové Lázně Centrum 6 8
    Polonia Městský úřad 7 9
    Flora, Pacifik, Zvon Mírové náměstí 8 10
    Svoboda Kolonáda 9 11
    Centrální Lázně, Hvězda Goethovo náměstí 10 12

    The price for a single ride is 12 CZK per person plus additional 6 CZK for each piece of large luggage. There is one trolley bus in every 15-20 minutes on week days and every 40 minutes during the weekends. The exact timetable may be found here.

    Notice: the fare should be paid by coins only at the trolley bus (enter through the front door only).

    Private Car Parking in Mariánské Lázně
    Parking of private cars outside the hotel parking lots is illegal in the centre of Mariánské Lázně, except for unloading and loading. In addition to hotel parking lots, parking spaces are available in Parking Garages Centrum - a parking house in Pramenská street. Price: 1 day - 360 CZK, For 3 days parking and longer (parking interruption possible) it is optimal to buy the subscription cards - CZK 190,-/per day. More information here.

    Transportation between Prague - Václav Havel Airport and Prague Centre
    Prague has only one international airport - Praha - Václav Havel Airport - that is located to the north-west of the city, about 17 km from the city centre. The airport has no metro or train connection with the city centre and is only served by buses and taxis.

    The details about the personal transit from/to the Václav Havel Airport Prague can be found here

    Two local buses connect the airport to metro stations.

    The buses operate between 4.20 and 24.00, approximately every 20 minutes and cost 26 CZK (30 CZK if bought from the driver).

    There is also a relatively cheap airport bus MINIBUS CEDAZ which will get you to V Celnici street (150 CZK) in the city centre. These buses run roughly from 7:30 until 19:00 every 30 minutes.

    Another option is an airport taxi. A taxi from the airport to the downtown should cost about 520 CZK (not more than 700 CZK).