Arrival by train or by bus
If you arrive in Prešov by train or by bus and you want to get to the city center (we suppose you will be accomodated here), you can walk approximately 25 minutes to the north direction or you can use a public transport (bus, trolleybus). If you arrived by train you need to walk through an underpass and then upstairs to the bus stop. If you arrived by bus, you will see the bus stop in front of the bus station. You have to buy a ticket (40 cents valid for 10 minutes). Now you have to wait for the right bus (20, 39, 45) or trolleybus (1, 4, 8). Do not forget to mark your ticket in the bus or trolleybus. You have three possibilities to get off in the center - at the beginning (2nd bus stop from the Railway/Bus station called "Veľká pošta"), in the heart (3rd bus stop called "Na Hlavnej"), at the end (4th bus stop called "Trojica").
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Arrival by car
To drive in Prešov is not very complicated. You can park your car very close to the center. The closest streets to the center where you can park (except the main street - Hlavná ulica) are e. g. Slovenská street (1 € per one hour), Jarková street (1 € per one hour), Okružná street (0,35 € per one hour), Baštová street (0,7 € per one hour), Konštantínová street (0,7 € per one hour). These prices apply to municipal car parks but there are many private car parks too (usually with the price 1 € per one hour). After 6pm during working days (Monday - Friday), after 2pm during Saturday and during whole Sunday you can park on municipal car parks for free (if you see a parking meter with the sign "Vinci Park" it means it is a municipal car park).
Remember that except public transport and cars with permission it is not allowed to drive with your car in the main street (Hlavná ulica) - many visitors fail to notice the traffic sign at the beginning of the city center and then they use to pay a fine :-( |
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Public transport
There are buses and trolleybuses in Prešov. Each of them travels directly through the center or very close to the center. You need to buy a ticket for 40 cents (10 minutes drive) or 50 cents (30 minutes drive) or 70 cents (60 minutes drive) or 2,5 € (valid 24 hours) or 8 € (valid seven days). There are also some more expensive tickets including the 2nd zone (some small villages near Prešov). Do not forget to mark your ticket in a bus. You can check the official website of the public transport company in Prešov HERE - but it is only in Slovak language. On the left side you can find information about time schedule of all lines.
Here are some important connections FROM THE CITY CENTER (bus stop "Trojica" or bus stop "Hlavná ulica")
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Connection with other cities?
Visit a website www.cp.sk, change the language and search a train or a coach. You can also travel by a private car/van/limousine/helicopter with Discover-Slovakia travel agency. Check the website.
From Prešov to Sabinov 19 km, Košice 37 km, Bardejov 42 km, Levoča 55 km, Svidník 55 km, Stará Ľubovňa 65 km, Michalovce 78 km, Poprad 82 km, Štrbské Pleso 107 km, Užhorod (Ukraine) 115 km, Banská Bystrica 210 km, Kraków (Poland) 210 km, Budapest (Hungary) 295 km, Bratislava 425 km |
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