The meeting is held in České Budějovice, a capital city of the South Bohemian Region in the southern part of the Czech Republic. The address is Branišovská street no. 21, the conference hall is located in the main university campus in a building called Blažka's pavilion or B - building [map].
If you plan to fly, the most convenient is to go to Prague or Linz (Austria).
From Linz Hauptbahnbof (Main Railway Station), you can get to České Budějovice in around 2 and half hours by train (goes approximately every 2 hours).
If you fly to Prague, we highly recommend to arrive by 6 pm. Later flights might not have connection to bus or train to České Budějovice at the same day. Remember that the distance from Prague to České Budějovice is more than 150 km and the whole journey from the airport to the final destination would take around 4 hours by public transportation.
Through Prague
International airport Prague-Ruzyně is situated in the northwest part of Prague. The personal transit to bus and train terminals is provided by public bus lines and by the special bus AE (Airport Express). These buses have bus stops in front of each terminal. If you wish to take a taxi, it the price will be around 500 CZK (~ 20 EUR).
There is an Airport Express – line AE from Prague Airport (Praha, Ruzyně) to Prague Main Railway Station (Praha Hlavní Nádraží). Ticket can be purchased from the bus driver for 50 CZK (25 CZK for child 6-15 y), luggage is free of charge. It takes 35 minutes. The timetable of the AE buses can be downloaded HERE.
For the public buses, you will need a 75 minute ticket for 26 CZK (13 CZK for child 6-15y) and an extra ticket for 13 CZK for your luggage over 25 x 45 x 70 cm. Tickets are available at yellow vending machines at the bus stops in front of the terminals (you need to have coins), at the counter in the airport arrival hall, or from the bus driver for increased price of 30 CZK. You can switch between the lines and the means of transport with this ticket.
If you plan to go to the Prague Main Railway Station (Praha Hlavní Nádraží), take a bus line 119 to the terminal station Dejvická. Transfer to the underground metro line A (green), go to station Muzeum, switch to line C (red), direction Letňany, and take off at the station Hlavní Nádraží. It takes about 45 minutes.
More adventurous people could try to go by tram instead of metro. Take line 26, direction to the city centre, to the station Hlavní Nádraží. The advantage is that you can see the nice parts of the city from the window, the disadvantage might be the possible complications caused by construction of monstrous tunnel Blanka through the city at present. The whole ride from the airport should take about an hour.
To go to Na Knížecí Bus Terminal, take bus line 100 from the airport to Zličín, a terminal station of the metro line B (yellow). Take the metro to the station Anděl, get off in direction Na Knížecí. It takes about 45 minutes.
For your convenience, you can download Prague public transportation map HERE.
From Prague to České Budějovice
To get to České Budějovice, you can choose between bus and train. To find the most suitable connection, you can try bus / train / public city transportation timetable portal: www.idos.cz. You can switch the language of the webpage to English (or German) in the bottom right corner. Reservations are possible through this portal. It might be useful for buses, but is not necessary for trains. The tickets for the train (available in first or second class) can be purchased at the main hall of the railway station; there should be a counter with English speaking person. Bus tickets can be purchased directly from the bus driver.
You might also find useful a Student Agency portal, which offers flight and bus tickets: www.studentagency.eu. Their bus service from Prague to České Budějovice is comfortable and time wise convenient. However, you must reserve your ticket a time ahead to make sure you get into it. If you plan to do so, go to National bus tickets and choose second option Český Krumlov - Praha. Then select "Leaving from: Praha, Na Knížecí, Going to: České Budějovice, aut. nádr.".
Through České Budějovice
The city Main Bus Terminal (Autobusové nádraží) is located on the roof of Mercury Centrum shopping mall, the Railway Station is cross the street from the mall. To get to the dormitories, take trolley bus line 3. Use underpass from the Railway Station, exit Mercury Centrum. The bus stop is located on the main street around the corner from the Mercury Centrum main entrance. Go to station Jihočeská Univerzita.
You will need 20 minutes ticket for 12 CZK (6 CZK for child 6-15y) and 6 CZK ticket for your luggage over 25 x 40 x 60 cm. The ticket can be obtained from yellow vending machines at the bus stop or for increased price of 20 CZK (resp. 10 CZK) from the bus driver.
