Basic information - How to get to us Welcome to the official tourism website for Olomouc.
QUICK TIPS:
Information Centre
Horní náměstí (Upper Square)
Town Hall's archway
779 11 Olomouc
Opening hours: daily 9:00am –7:00pm
Tel.: (+420) 585 513 385, 392
E-mail: infocentrum@olomouc.eu
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Olomouc region Card
Olomouc Region Card is a tourist discount card that allows you to visit Olomouc significant savings. Its purchase to make sure you completely discounted or free admission.
How to get to us
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Olomouc, due to its location right in the middle of Moravia, is easily accessible by road and train. Arriving from Prague you can take the fast motorway via Brno, from Vienna there is also a speedy and comfortable connection on roads and partly motorways via Bratislava and Brno. Olomouc is also conveniently accessible by car from Poland and Slovakia.
By air
Brno - Airport Tuřany (70 km)- Ostrava - Leoš Janáček Airport in Mošnov (80 km)
- Katowice - Katowice-Pyrzowice (210 km)
- Bratislava - M. R. Štefánik Airport (210 km)
- Vienna - Vienna International Airport (260 km)
- Krakow - Kraków-Balice (265 km)
- Praha - Airport Ruzyně (280 km)
Olomouc is easily accessible from all of these airports by train, bus or car. You can also use means of individual transport, which will bring you for a reasonable price from the airport terminal directly to the hotel or to a specified address.
By car
The Czech Republic has a relatively good quality network of highways, through which you can easily get to Olomouc from major destinations such as Prague, Brno, Ostrava and Vienna.
- Praha - Olomouc: 284 km (route via Brno)
- Vienna - Olomouc: 216 km (route via Bratislavu, Brno)
- Brno - Olomouc: 78 km (route via Vyškov, Prostějov)
- Ostrava - Olomouc: 95 km (route via Hranice)
When driving on the highway you will need a road tax vignette. For more information please visit www.ceskedalnice.cz. Click here for information on parking in the city.
By train
Olomouc is also an important railway junction. Passengers have access to many high-speed trains, like the Intercity and Eurocity trains and passenger trains for regional transport, or the modern Pendolino train which provides a fast and convenient connection to Prague and Ostrava. It takes you from Olomouc to Prague in just two and a half hours. The "yellow" RegioJet trains also offer comfortable travel.
Current information on train connections can be found on www.cd.cz/spojeni. Tickets for the main train routes can be purchased online at www.cd.cz/eshop. Information on passenger trains in the Czech Republic are available for free on the phone number 840 112 113. Contact information on the main train station in Olomouc is to be found on the website of the Czech Railways www.cd.cz.
By bus
Traveling by bus is in most cases cheaper than by train, sometimes also faster. For information about domestic and international timetables, see www.idos.cz.
