VENUE
The 16th Bratislava Symposium on Saccharides is traditionally held in Smolenice Castle located nearby the municipality Smolenice in Trnava District. It is 60 km northeast of Bratislava and 25 km northwest of Trnava. Smolenice Castle (N 48.51359 / E 17.43232) is the most dominant object of the municipality. Currently, the castle serves as a Congress centre of the Slovak Academy of Sciences and throughout the year it hosts number of scientific conferences and symposia. The castle offers full hospitality for participants and also allows accommodation in various types of rooms. Congress hall can host up to 100 people.
TRANSPORT TO/FROM BRATISLAVA
• By plane
Bratislava airport is located 9 km northeast of Bratislava city centre.
Vienna airport is located 18 km southeast of central Vienna and 57 km west of Bratislava.
• By train
Bratislava Main railway station is located nearby the city center.
• By bus
Bratislava Central bus station is located about 1 km from city centre.
• From Vienna airport to Bratislava
You can use bus or taxi. Bus is the most convenient and economic way of transport between Vienna airport and Bratislava. It takes one hour.
Currently, 3 companies (Regiojet,
Slovak Lines/Postbus and
Blaguss Slovakia/Flixbus) operates this connection.
TRANSPORT TO THE CONFERENCE VENUE FROM BRATISLAVA
16BSS bus
The 16BSS bus will depart directly from Bratislava from the meeting point near Most SNP (Bridge SNP) to the conference venue on Monday, September 23, exactly at 14:00 and return on Friday (September 27).
Here, you can find the 16BSS bus meeting & departure point on Google Maps.
• Car
You can easily access Smolenice castle by car from Bratislava via Pezinok (60 km) or you can take the motorway via Trnava, then take direction Senica and turn left in Trstín (75 km). GPS: 48°30'49"N, 17°25'57"E
• Public bus
You can take a bus from Bratislava central bus station to Smolenice. The journey takes 1.5 h. Attention! The bus is not going directly to the castle, you will have to get off on stop “Smolenice OcU” and then to walk 15 min up the hill to access the conference venue.
Slovak Lines bus timetable available here.
VIENNA - BRATISLAVA - SMOLENICE
INSURANCE
The organisers do not accept any liability or responsibility for death, illness or injury to persons or for the loss, or damage of a property or for any financial loss of any person attending the conference. Participants should make their own arrangements in respect of health and travel insurance.
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