ISC guide 2010/2011 - International Students Club VUT

There is a variable tariff system used to determine IDS JMK fares. The fare is
determined by the expected length (time) of your travel and the number of fare
zones. In case you do not travel more than the time and number of zones you have
paid for, you can transfer as many times as you like, even from train or trams to
buses and back again. You cannot change with two tickets - the 2 zones / 10
minutes ticket and the four-station ticket.
To use the transport you need a validated ticket (stamped in
a yellow machine immediately after getting on the vehicle) or
a travel card. To get the student travel card you need
1 photograph and a certificate proving that you are a student of
BUT (if you want this travel card, contact your international
advisor). Individual PT tickets can be purchased at newsstands
and in some shops, if you buy tickets directly from the tram/bus/trolley-bus driver,
it will cost you more.
Transport Outside Brno
The bus and train connections from Brno to Prague are very convenient. You can
either take a bus from the main bus station Zvonařka or use one of the three
private transport companies Čebus, Tourbus or Student Agency whose stops are
located by the main train station in the area opposite to the Hotel Grand (Benešova
1820). One-way ticket costs 150 CZK (120 – 130 CZK with the student discount)
and the journey takes 2 and half hour.
These buses go approximately once in an hour, from 5 am till 8.30 pm. You should
get your tickets ahead at their ticket office. Taking a bus is usually faster than train.
Čebus
tel: 542 218 455, www.cebus.cz
Tourbus
tel: 543 163 493, www.tourbus.cz
Student Agency
tel: 542 424 242, www.studentagency.cz
The train connections are very good as well, especially if you take an InterCity,
EuroCity train or even SuperCity, which is the fastest way how to get to Prague. It
takes about 2 hours 20 minutes by SuperCity and around 3 hours by other trains.
The prices for the trains are slightly higher than those for the buses. Information on
bus and train schedules: www.idos-jizdni-rady.cz
The homepage of Czech Rail, the national railway system: www.cd.cz
Buses for outside the Czech Republic
www.eurolines.cz
www.eurolines.com
www.studentagency.cz
www.gtsint.cz
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