Bratislava
Description
The capital of Slovakia is less than 70Km down stream on the Danube from Vienna and makes an easy day-trip. The city itself is not particularly beautiful with Soviet housing blocks on the opposite bank of the Danube casting a gloom over the whole of the city. The castle houses several exhibitions and the Old town is interesting to look around.
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Getting There
Trains leave every two hours from the Hauptbahnhof in Vienna to the central station in Bratislava. Journey time is about 1 hour 15 minutes including a stop for border checks at the border. Alternatively, during the summer months there are high-speed ferries that run from Schwedenplatz to the centre of Bratislava, taking about 70 minutes to make their journey. N.B. it is advisable to carry photo ID with you for the journey, whilst Austria and Slovakia are both members of the Schengen zone you may be asked to identify yourself prior to boarding the ferry or at the border crossing on the train.
Latitude: 48.148376; Longitude: 17.10731
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Disclaimer: Details correct at time of writing (22/11/2005), and on time of last update (27/11/2005) but may no longer be accurate, particularly if some time has passed.