Bus
The cheapest way to reach your destinations is to travel by bus. However, this type of traveling is not very comfortable and buses can be crowded on busy routes. For getting into Slovakia from far destinations we recommend taking a train or book a flight to Slovakia, busses are great for traveling inside of country.
Bus Companies in Slovakia
There are both regional and private bus companies, and bus stations are often located by rail stations. Buses operate between Vienna’s Schwechat International Airport or Bratislava’s own airport and downtown Bratislava.
Slovak Lines
Slovak Lines is one of the most important bus services provider, offering connection to many destinations, both domestic and international. Mostly, people traveling by bus from London to Bratislava or from Bratislava to London use Slovak Lines. It is the only Slovak member of Eurolines, which is an international organization with more than 30 members offering connection to 32 different countries and 500 destinations.
Contacts:
- Slovak Lines, a.s.
- Mail address: Rožňavská 2, P. O. Box 35, 820 04 Bratislava 24
- Office address: Mlynské Nivy 31, 820 04 Bratislava
- Tel.: 18 211 (Contact Centre)
- Fax: +421/2/5556 9273
- Email: info@slovaklines.sk
Turancar
Turancar is one of the newest bus line operators in Slovakia. You may know it by the whole-yellow busses. Their coaches go inside of Slovakia or from Slovakia to several destinations abroad or vise versa.
Contacts:
- Turancar
- Address: Partizánska 97, 974 01 Banská Bystrica
- Tel.: +421/48/4144216
- Fax: +421/48/4144215
- Email: infolines@turancar.sk
Eurobus
Eurobus offers connection to several destination all around Europe, probably most used is the bus from London to Košice or from Košice to London.
Contacts:
- Eurobus, a.s.
- Address: Staničné námestie 9, 040 01 Košice
- Tel.: +421/55/6785240
- Fax.: +421/55/6785241
- Email: eurobus@eurobus.sk
Interbus Košice Expres
Interbus Košice Expres is a bus company specializing for traveling from and to Košice from/to several international destinations.
Contacts:
- Georgiev Trajčo – INTERBUS
- Address: Mlynská 22, 040 01 Košice
- Tel.: +421/55/ 72 896 16
- Fax.: +421/55/ 72 896 18
- Email: interbus@interbus.sk
International Bus Lines to/from Slovakia
Bus Lines from/to Bratislava
Coaches from/to Bratislava:
| From | Via | To | Company | App. duration (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bratislava, AS Mlynské Nivy | Amsterdam (NL) | Slovak Lines | 19:15 | |
| Bratislava, AS Mlynské Nivy | Thessaloniki (GR) | Athens (GR) | Slovak Lines | 20:30 |
| Bratislava, AS Mlynské Nivy | Antwerp (BE) | Slovak Lines | 15:00 | |
| Bratislava, AS Mlynské Nivy | Arnhem (NL) | Slovak Lines | 17:10 | |
| Bratislava, AS Mlynské Nivy | Basel (CH) | Slovak Lines | 13:40 | |
| Bratislava, AS Mlynské Nivy | Belfort (FR) | Slovak Lines | 14:45 | |
| Bratislava, AS Mlynské Nivy | Beograd (RS) | Slovak Lines | 12:00 | |
| Bratislava, AS Mlynské Nivy | Bern (CH) | Slovak Lines | 15:00 | |
| Bratislava, AS Mlynské Nivy | Brussels (BE) | Slovak Lines | 16:15 | |
| Bratislava, AS Mlynské Nivy | Gyor (HU) | Budapest (HU) | Slovak Lines | 7:50 |
| Bratislava, AS Mlynské Nivy | Eindhoven (NL) | Slovak Lines | 17:00 | |
| Bratislava, AS Mlynské Nivy | Frankfurt (DE) | Slovak Lines | 12:00 | |
| Bratislava, AS Mlynské Nivy | Geneva (CH) | Slovak Lines | 17:45 | |
| Bratislava, AS Mlynské Nivy | Gothenburg (SE) | Slovak Lines | 25:20 | |
| Bratislava, AS Mlynské Nivy | Hamburg (DE) | Slovak Lines | 14:40 | |
| Bratislava, AS Mlynské Nivy | London (UK) | Slovak Lines | 21:45 | |
| Bratislava, AS Mlynské Nivy | Malmo (SE) | Slovak Lines | 21:50 | |
| Bratislava, AS Mlynské Nivy | Paris (FR) | Slovak Lines | 18:30 | |
| Bratislava, AS Mlynské Nivy | Brno (CZ) | Prague (CZ) | Slovak Lines | 4:15 |
| Bratislava, AS Mlynské Nivy | Utrecht (NL) | Slovak Lines | 18:30 | |
| Bratislava, AS Mlynské Nivy | Vienna-Airport (A) | Slovak Lines | 1:00 | |
| Bratislava, AS Mlynské Nivy | Vienna-Airport (A) | Vienna (A) | Slovak Lines | 1:30 |
Bus Lines from/to Košice
Coaches from/to Košice:
| From | Via | To | Company | App. duration (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Košice | Bratislava, Vienna (A), Brussels (BE) | London (UK) | Slovak Lines | 31:40 |
| Košice | Bratislava, Vienna (A), Strasbourg (FR) | Paris (FR) | Slovak Lines | 26:15 |
| Košice | Bratislava, Zurich (CH) | Geneva (CH) | Slovak Lines | 27:05 |
| Košice | Bratislava, Vienna (A), Utrecht (NL) | Rotterdam (NL) | Slovak Lines | 26:50 |
| Košice | Bratislava, Stuttgart (DE) | Manheim (DE) | Slovak Lines | 20:30 |
| Košice | Bratislava, Prague (CZ), Berlin (DE) | Hamburg (DE) | Slovak Lines | 24:05 |
| Košice | Brussels (BE), London (UK), Birmingham (UK) | Cardiff (UK) | Interbus Košice Expres | 35:45 |
| Košice | Bratislava, Munich (DE) | Stuttgart (DE) | Interbus Košice Expres | 18:10 |
| Košice | Bratislava, Zurich (CH), Basel (CH) | Bern (CH) | Interbus Košice Expres | 19:30 |
| Košice | Bratislava, Verona (IT), Milano (IT) | Geneva (CH) | Interbus Košice Expres | 22:20 |
| Košice | Brno (CZ) | Prague (CZ) | Eurobus | 10:55 |
| Košice | Vienna (A) | Paris (FR) | Eurobus | 28:15 |
| Košice | Vienna (A), Frankfurt am Main (DE) | Rotterdam (NL) | Eurobus | 29:10 |
| Košice | Bratislava, Stuttgart (DE) | Mannheim (DE) | Eurobus | 17:15 |
| Košice | Prague (CZ), Berlin (DE) | Hamburg (DE) | Eurobus | 25:05 |
| Košice | Bratislava, Zurich (CH) | Geneva (CH) | Eurobus | 22:50 |
| Košice | Vienna (A) | London (UK) | Eurobus | 30:30 |
| Košice | Vienna (A), Brussels (BE) | London (UK) | Eurobus | 31:30 |
| Košice | Bratislava | Vienna (A) | Turancar | 9:15 |
| Košice | Bratislava, Prague (CZ) | London (UK) | Turancar | 29:30 |
Domestic Bus Lines
Bus is the only way of public transport to most small villages or towns in Slovakia.
The local Bus Line schedules are available in English as well, but probably you will need to change the language in the lower-right corner of the page.
There are several bus companies that provide various traveling opportunities around Slovakia. The largest one is Slovak Lines.
Slovak Lines is one of the most important providers of bus services, offering connection to many destinations, both domestic and international. It is the only Slovak member of Eurolines, which is an international organization with more than 30 members offering connection to 32 different countries and 500 destinations.
Domestic destinations include: Banská Bystrica, Bratislava, Dunajská Streda, Komárno, Košice, Levice, Prešov, Prievidza, Sereď, Trenčín, Trnava, High Tatras and others.
Bus Stations
Bratislava
Bratislava Main Bus Station – Mlynské Nivy is situated in the centre of the city (in a town district Ružinov, next to the high-rise building of VÚB Bank. The station is very easily accessible by public transport from all parts of the city. It provides several services, such as tickets sales, refreshment, luggage storage facilities or post office.
- Address: Mlynské nivy 31
- Tel: 00421/972 222 222, 00421/900 211 312


Košice
Košice Main Bus Station was reconstructed a few years ago to enhance comfort and safety of the passengers and visitors. There is a special hall for international departures and arrivals, many restaurants, shops and other opportunities to fulfill passengers waiting time.
- Address: Staničné nám. 9
- Tel: 00421/55/678 92 50, 00421/55/680 73 06

Banská Bystrica
Banská Bystrica Main Bus Station offers many opportunities to travel abroad and in the country as well. There are various international destinations offered by the station, such as London, Paris, Prague, Frankfurt, Gent, Innsbruck, and so on. Countless domestic coach lines are routed to all parts of Slovakia.
- Address: 29. augusta 37
- Tel: 00421/48/414 54 26, 00421/48/414 10 61

January 24th, 2010 at 8:14 am
bus kosice to miskolc (hungary)
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April 16th, 2010 at 8:26 pm
any free busses this week from london to slovakia?
urgently needed
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May 24th, 2010 at 3:54 am
Is there bus from Kosice to Miskolc around noon 12:00? Though there are trains but only runs 6:50 and 18:30.
Thanks Very much
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Slovak-Republic.org replies:
May 31st, 2010 at 11:26 am
Sorry, Marina, there are no regular busses from Kosice to Miskolc.
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June 14th, 2010 at 5:54 pm
Please, I would like to know if you have connections from Prague (airport) to Brno and timetables in September
Thank you sincerely
Valeria Quartarone
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Slovak-Republic.org replies:
June 14th, 2010 at 8:54 pm
Dear Valeria, nor Prague nor Brno are in Slovakia, those cities are in Czech Republic.
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Valeria Quartarone replies:
June 15th, 2010 at 4:52 pm
Yes, I know this. But I asked for this connection because I haven’t found nothing else in the web. I apologize
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July 6th, 2010 at 9:39 pm
Is there bus from Kosice to Miskolc between 1000 AM and noon 12:00? Though there are trains
but only runs 6:50 and 18:30. Thanks Very much
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Slovak-Republic.org replies:
July 7th, 2010 at 4:57 pm
Perry, there is no such bus connection.
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August 21st, 2010 at 12:27 pm
Hello!, next october i´ll travel to Kosice and later i´ll travel to kraków. I´ve checked the trains and there isn´t a direct one and “the fastest” is like 9 hours….because kraków is not very far from Kraków, i think the best way is travel by bus but i don´t find if there are buses with this destination….can you help me?
i wait for your answer. thank you very much for your help.
best regards.
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Slovak-Republic.org replies:
August 27th, 2010 at 1:05 pm
Train is the faster sollution: Košice – Krakow (via Plaveč borders) 33,92 EUR
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August 29th, 2010 at 7:33 am
Hi,
I would like to have a reservation from Kosice to Brussels on 15/09/2010 before noon. Let me know if you can reserve the seat for me and how much is the cost. Also, If one can do online, how and where to book. Thanks
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October 27th, 2010 at 2:04 pm
Dear Sr.
I request some information about the timetables of go and return from city of bratislava to Tajov (Banska Bistrica) or 21 january 2011.
Dakujem
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Slovak-Republic.org replies:
October 27th, 2010 at 2:32 pm
Pls, check out the timetables here: http://cp.atlas.sk/bus/spojenie/
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February 2nd, 2011 at 11:41 pm
i need a bus from Banska Bystrica to vienne – thanks for help
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Slovak-Republic.org replies:
February 8th, 2011 at 11:06 am
Try Slovak Lines: http://www.slovaklines.sk/vieden.html
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April 4th, 2011 at 3:41 pm
Hello
i would like to come to Bratislava from Thesaloniki Greece with a bus do you now any company to come and also the price
thank you
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Slovak-Republic.org replies:
April 9th, 2011 at 11:09 am
Slovak Lines have a bus line from Athen through Thesaloniki to Bratislava: http://www.slovaklines.sk/index_en.html
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April 19th, 2011 at 9:12 pm
Is there any bus service from Bratislava to Mosonmagyarovar (Hungary) ?
thanks
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Slovak-Republic.org replies:
April 24th, 2011 at 4:23 pm
I found only trains, no busses.
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