Recommended airports:
BRATISLAVA (Slovakia) – 210 km from Banska Bystrica (1h 35 min. drive)
VIENNA (Austria) – 270 km from Banska Bystrica (2h 30 min. drive)
BUDAPEST (Hungary) – 180 km from Banska Bystrica (3h drive)
From BRATISLAVA’s Airport:
If you fly to Bratislava’s airport (Letisko M.R.Stefanika – http://www.airportbratislava.sk/cestujuci/), you can travel to Outbreak 8 in the following way: To take a bus from Bratislava to Banska Bystrica you need to get from the Bratislava’s Airport to the bus station called “Mlynske Nivy” (Bratislava’s main bus station), from where you can take a bus to Banska Bystrica. To get to this bus station, from the airport, take bus 61 that leaves from in front of the Arrivals Terminal B. For detailed information about the departure schedule, please click >HERE< (for “I travel from stop” put Letisko(Airport) and for “I travel to” put Mlynske Nivy, choose the time you expect to take the bus, and the website will generate time schedule and route of your journey). You can buy tickets at any bus stop automatic machine. For more information on ticket fares, please click >HERE<. For directions from Mlynske Nivy Bus Station, please see below. If you want to take a train instead of bus to Banská Bystrica, you should take bus 61 from Bratislava’s Airport all the way to its last stop at the Central Railway Station. For directions from Central Train Station, please see below.
From VIENNA’s Airport:
If you fly to Vienna’s airport (Schwechat -www.viennaairport.com), you can travel to Outbreak 8 in the following manner: Take the Slovak Lines bus from the airport (bus stop is in front of the Arrivals terminal, check the map >HERE<). Check the detailed departure schedule >HERE< . You can buy tickets directly from the bus driver. Bus stop at the Vienna’s airport is called Flughafen Wien Ankunftsebene, and your final destination bus stop is called Bratislava aut.st. Mlynské Nivy. For directions from Mlynske Nivy Bus Station, please see below:
From MLYNSKE NIVY Bus Station (Bratislava’s Main Bus Station):
Once you get to Mlynske Nivy Bus Station in Bratislava, you should take a bus to city of Banská Bystrica, where Outbreak 8 takes place. For detailed departure schedule, click >HERE< (for “FROM” put Bratislava, for “TO” put Banská Bystrica, and select time you expect to take the bus). Make sure you will take a bus that doesn’t go more than 4 hours to Banská Bystrica. You can buy tickets either at the bus station, or directly from the bus driver.
From CENTRAL TRAIN STATION in Bratislava:
If you plan to travel by train, check the departure schedule for trains from Bratislava to Banská Bystrica >HERE< (for “FROM” put Bratislava, for “TO” put Banská Bystrica, and select time you expect to take the train). You can buy tickets at the railway station or directly in the train – this is more expensive though.
From BUDAPEST’s Airport:
For more information please click >HERE<
Hello:
I am very excited to be coming to this HUGE event. I’m from Toronto but living in London. Now, I arrive to Bratislava airport after 8pm…to my understanding the train doesn’t run after 6pm (is that right?). So im looking into taking the bus, approximately how long is the bus ride? Do you recommend my waiting til morning to take the train or should I take the bus?
Thank you for your help,
JuLo
Hi Judi,
glad you are coming thru
. Direct bus from Bratislava to Banska Bystrica takes usually 3 hours. You can check the schedule of buses and trains at http://cp.atlas.sk/vlakbus/spojenie/ , please choose English on the bottom right for better understanding 
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Well, if you should take a bus, then we recommend a direct bus. If you can get a direct bus then it should be easy. Bus ride is not so bad and it usually takes a little less time than riding a train.
Peace,
I can reach at any time, without any problems from Budapest to Banska-Bystrica?
Coming to Banska Bystrica from Budapest is little more complicated than from Vienna or Bratislava. You can see train or bus connections via this site http://cp.atlas.sk/vlakbus/spojenie/ (there is english option on the bottom right) Once in Budapest, it may be easier to go first to Bratislava and then to BB from Bratislava.