Regularly changing exhibitions in a variety of forms, sometimes modern, sometimes more traditional. Once it was a market place, today lively central square of the town with arcades. From steps in front of Farsky kostol (church up from Hlinkovo namestie square) you can see beautiful mountains around - Mala Fatra.
Take a stroll in the historic centre and admire the old churches. See Zilina - main square Holy Trinity Cathedral However in some areas the city has created bicycle-friendly streets and cyclepaths, and outside of peak hours traffic is low so you can have the streets to yourself.Ĭyklodielna Recykel repairs and sells second-hand bicycles.
The city has quite a few hills, holes in the road and fast drivers, making cycling around sometimes a fun challenge. Check dpmz.sk for a route map and timetables. The city operates 8 trolleybus routes and 9 normal bus routes throughout Žilina, its suburbs, and neighbouring villages. Many areas have also been made wheelchair accessible. The centre is pedestrianised and also small enough to explore on foot. Nearby airports with cheap flights are, in order of convenience, Poprad (seasonal), Bratislava, Brno and Katowice.Ĥ9☁3′34″N 18☄4′35″EMap of Žilina On foot Žilina has an airport but it is only used for private aviation and the occasional charter flight, so any journey to Zilina will involve a train, bus or taxi journey of at least two hours. Road E50 from Brno continues to Kosice as highway D1. Road E75 from Bratislava to Zilina as highway D1. There are 3 European roads crossing in Zilina. The 49.2251 18.7474 2 main bus station is next to the train station. See (available in English also) for train and bus connections in Slovakia and countries around. Private train companies can offer very competitive fares if you book online in advance.įrom some towns in Czech Republic, Poland or Slovakia could be easier to catch bus than train or it adds additional connection. See Cestovné Poriadky for details on all train and bus connections.
Žilina is a junction point for many places in the region. Fares from Prague start at €8, 5-6 hours.įrom Poland and points further north, a change is necessary in either Bohumin or Ostrava.įrom Hungary, change in Bratislava (Budapest) or Košice (Miskolc-Debrecen). Fares from €9.įrom the Czech Republic there are almost hourly connections, operated by Slovak National Railways, RegioJet and LeoExpress. A direct night train Prague to Kiev (one way) also passes through Žilina early in the morning providing a direct and comfortable (albeit slow) connection from Ukrainian cities like Lviv and Vinnica.įrom Bratislava trains can be caught from the main train station ( Bratislava Hlavna Stanica) every 1-1½ hours. Žilina is on the mainline Bratislava-Košice and has frequent connections in both directions, and to the Czech Republic.
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