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Bratislava
Capital and largest city of Slovakia

Bratislava

Bratislava is the capital and largest city of Slovakia and the fourth largest of all cities on the river Danube.

Plan a trip to Bratislava→From Vienna

Officially, the population of the city proper is about 479,000, with the wider Bratislava Region exceeding 732,000 inhabitants. The metropolitan area has a population of approximately 1.3 million.

Get in

Getting to Bratislava

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    Bratislava Airport

    The largest airport in the Slovak Republic.

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    Bratislava Main Station
  3. 03
    Bratislava-Petržalka

    The other principal station is Bratislava-Petržalka, situated in a residential district, south of the river Danube.

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    Bus Station
See

Worth seeing

If your time in Bratislava is limited, try to make a concerted effort to visit the castle. It's the main highlight of Bratislava, though it does require a short climb up several flights of stairs. To access the general castle precinct, use tram line 9 to Kapucínska. From Kapucínska, cross the dual carriageway on the overpass and then head south (left in direction from tram stop) onto Židovská.

Do

Things to do

Take a stroll through the centre of the town. Bratislava has one of the smallest historical centers of any European capital but the charm is more concentrated. The streets have been completely renovated over the last ten years, bringing life back here. Since then a multitude of cafes, bars and restaurants of all kinds have opened here, accompanied by a few souvenir shops and fashion stores.

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    International Film Festival Bratislava

    Comics-Salón - An event dedicated to Japanese Anime & Manga, Fantasy and Sci-fi and its fans, but not only them!

Eat

Where to eat

Bryndzové halušky (small, spaetzle-like dumplings with sheep's cheese and topped with pieces of meat) is the national dish of Slovakia and recommended to try. Potent garlic soup (but perhaps not on a date) and Slovak white wine (due to its cooler climate, Slovakia's reds pale in comparison with some of Europe's other offerings), schnitzels, goulashes and other typically Central European foods.

How locals move

Getting around Bratislava the local way

  • Get inServed mainly by low cost and charter airlines.
  • Get inA high speed ferry boat travels to Vienna at a higher cost than other means of transport.

From Wikivoyage: Bratislava, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

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