Some useful information about Brno
Brno is a student's city with multiple universities and about 20% of inhabitants comprised of university students.
- EU, Schengen, NATO and OECD member.
- 4th most popular city for students according to topuniversities.com with the quality of education and social life being most appreciated in the poll.
- life costs rank among the lowest in the EU.
- 1st best city for expat support according to financial times.
- 6th safest country according to whitepaper on the future of Europe.
- The workplace of Gregor Johann Mendel.
- 15,000+ foreign students.
- Currently famous for its beer and coffee culture.
photo source: Statutory City of Brno, photo: Pavel Gabzdyl
Getting to CEITEC MU
Kamenice 753/5
625 00 Brno, Czech Republic
Entrance to CEITEC is form Studenská street.
Map with the public transport in Brno
Photogallery
Public transport
You need 60 min ticket (25 Kč at ticket machines or newsstands, 35 Kč at the driver). When entering the bus/tram, mark the ticket at the yellow machine by the door.
From train station Brno - Hlavní nádraží
Walk to tram stop Hlavní nádraží. From Hlavní nádraží take tram 8 (direction Starý Lískovec) to tram stop Soukenická and then take bus 60 from bus stop Soukenickáto bus stop Univerzitní Kampus – sever (the final destination) or 61 to bus stop Univerzitní Kampus.
From train station Brno – Židenice
Walk to tram stop Kuldova. Take tram 2 (direction Modřice – smyčka) to stop Hlavní Nadraží. From tram stop Hlavní nádraží. From Hlavní nádraží take tram 8 (direction Starý Lískovec) to tram stop Soukenická and then take bus 60 from bus stop Soukenická to bus stop Univerzitní Kampus – sever (the final destination) or 61 to bus stop Univerzitní Kampus.
From bus terminal Zvonařka
From bus stop Zvonařka take bus 60 to bus stop Univerzitní Kampus – sever (the final destination) or by bus 61 to bus stop Univerzitní Kampus.
From bus terminal Hotel Grand
Walk to tram stop Hlavní nádraží. From Hlavní nádraží take tram 8 (direction Starý Lískovec) to tram stop Soukenická and then take bus 60 from bus stop Soukenická to bus stop Univerzitní Kampus – sever (the final destination) or 61 to bus stop Univerzitní Kampus.
Useful links
Currency
- The currency in Czech Republic is the Czech Crown (CZK). It is called "koruna" (abbreviated Kč).
- Exchange rate is approximately: 25 CZK for 1 €.
- Coins appear in denominations of 1, 2, 5, 10, 20 and 50. Notes are available in denominations of 100, 200, 500, 1000, 2000 and 5000.
- All major credit and debit cards are widely accepted at shops, hotels, banks and ATM machines. Euros are usually not accepted. Therefore, we recommend having some cash in Czech Crowns.
- You can exchange cash in banks (usually some small fee is applied) or at exchange office (where exchange rates can vary) or use an ATM machine to withdraw – there are a lot of them in the city.
Taxi Services
- Taxi Service from the airport – offered by the agency Foreigners.cz
- Brno Airport <-> Brno City Center – 360 CZK
- Vienna Airport <-> Brno City Center – 2.500 CZK
- Bratislava <-> Brno City Center – 2.500 CZK
- Prague Airport <-> Brno City Center – 3.600 CZK
- Taxi Services
Passport and Visa
A valid passport is required for entry into Czech Republic. A visa may be required for some countries – please check with your embassy. For more information about visa, please visit the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 692298.
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