'''Ostrava''' is a city in the borderland of Moravia and Silesia in the Czech Republic. It is the third largest city in the Czech Republic (Population 336,909) , however it is the second largest urban agglomeration after Prague.

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By train

Ostrava has a main train station ('''Ostrava hl.n.''') with regular direct trains to Prague, Brno, Warsaw, Moscow and Budapest. Journey times are just under 4 hours from Praha hl.n. station or approximately 3 hours with the Pendolino train from Praha-Hl.n. station as well.

By bus

The main bus station in Ostrava is '''Ostrava UAN'''. Student Agency offers 5 buses a day from Prague, via Brno, but the total journey time is 5 hours and 20 minutes.

By air

Ostrava has an international airport [http://www.airport-ostrava.cz/en/] called '''Ostrava Leos Janacek Airport''' with regular services to Prague (Czech Airlines, 4 times daily), Vienna (Central Connect Airlines, 2/3 flights on weekdays), Heraklion (Smart Wings, twice weekly), Rhodes (Smart Wings, twice weekly), Thessaloniki (Smart Wings, twice weekly) and Palma de Mallorca (once weekly). Hourly buses from the airport to Ostrava, a 35-minute ride, depart between 7:15AM and 10:15PM, tickets can be bought from drivers.

Get around

Tram & Bus

Tram and bus travel in Ostrava is inexpensive. A single-zone, 15-minute ticket costs just 10K? and a 2-zone, 45-minute ticket just 15K?. Connections can be checked at the '''website for travel in Ostrava''' [http://jizdnirady.idnes.cz/ostrava/spojeni/]. Transport is available 24 hours a day, however there is a reduced service between midnight and 4AM.

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  • E99. todolni. 420 608 808 859. -F 11AM-2AM. Sa 11AM-4AM. Su Closed. ambrinus 26K?, Plzen 30K?. Friendly pub at the end of Stodolni street, near the train station.

  • Flintstone's Pub. asna 9. 420 602 150 652. -Sa 5PM-4AM. Su-Tu Closed. Themed Flintstones pub on the famous Stodolni street.

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