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Brno
Statutory city in the Czech Republic

Brno

Brno is a city in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic.

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Located at the confluence of the Svitava and Svratka rivers, Brno has about 404,000 inhabitants, making it the second-largest city in the Czech Republic after the capital, Prague, and one of the 100 largest cities in the European Union. The Brno metropolitan area has approximately 730,000 inhabitants.

Get in

Getting to Brno

Brno is on the Prague–Vienna and Prague–Bratislava–Budapest routes, and all IC, EC and Railjet trains stop here. Some trains originating in Prague terminate here. Prague: 2½ hr, IC/EC/RailJet trains every hour: Standard tickets are expensive (the regular fare is 360 Kč), but there are cheaper ways: You can either get the SuperAkční fare for 119 Kč or a Včasná ticket for 205 Kč.

See

Worth seeing

The city centre is full of historical buildings, old churches, theatres, fountains, sculptures, clubs, restaurants, etc. It is very compact, so one can just walk around most of the places of interest.

Do

Things to do

Football: FC Zbrojovka Brno were promoted in 2026 and now play soccer in First League, the top tier. Their ShipEx Arena (capacity 10,000) is 5 km north of city centre.

  1. 01
    Brno Zoo

    A great zoo set in a nice area with hundreds of animals such as polar bears, seals, tigers, chimpanzees and more.

  2. 02
    Ignis Brunensis

    There are four firework competitions on the dam lake and at least two in the town centre.

  3. 03
    Brno Racing Circuit

    Moto GP Grand Prix every year takes place here in August.

  4. 04
    Brno Trade and Fair Centre
  5. 05
    Jakubské

    Grab a few friends and go have a drink at Jakubské náměstí during summer.

  6. 06
    VIDA! Science Centre

    Launch a hydrogen rocket, star in the TV weather report, freeze your own shadow, experience an earthquake, set free a tornado, and get to the bottom of the Bermuda Triangle.

Eat

Where to eat

Czech food is mostly based on pork, dumplings and potatoes. Another Czech favourite is smažený sýr, fried cheese, which is available at many restaurants and fast food stands. Soups plays an important part in Czech cuisine as it is almost always part of lunch (chicken, beef or vegetable broth, garlic soup, cabbage soup, goulash soup, vegetable soup or mushroom soup).

  1. 01
    Poe-Poe

    Masarykova 442/3.

  2. 02
    Carmel Divadelní

    Divadelní 3.

  3. 03
    Bistro Bastardo

    Štefánikova 91/20 (just north of the park),.

  4. 04
    Restaurace U Draka

    Veveří 451.

  5. 05
    Oaza

    Slovákova 351.

How locals move

Getting around Brno the local way

  • Get aroundThis system does not apply to commuter trains and ferries, but there are ticket machines located on the platform/pier.
  • Go nextPlaces near Brno - trips less than one hour Battlefield Austerlitz (town Slavkov u Brna) Castles: Veveří, Pernštejn, Bučovice, Slavkov u Brna Hostels are available in these towns that can be easily reached by bus/train from Brno: Olomouc (80 km) Kroměříž (70 km) Humpolec (100 km) on the way to Prague Tábor (170 km) Prague (210 km) Other places Vienna is easily accessible as a day trip by train or bus (return ticket by train €33, by bus €14) Bratislava is less than an hour away

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

Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Michal Gregor (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.