Accessibility
The conference venue is fully accessible.
Accommodation
Each participant is responsible for making his or her own accommodation arrangements. Those wishing to stay at the conference venue may access pre-booked rooms for conference participants by using the promo code EASPD when booking through the hotel website. Please note that only a limited number of rooms is allocated thus it is on first come first served basis. Wheelchair accessible bedrooms are also available on first-come first-served basis.b
Pre-booking of accommodation prior to arrival in Slovakia is highly recommended.
You can book via Available Rooms - DoubleTree by Hilton Bratislava.
The link is valid until 28 April, 2024. Cancellation is possible up until 72hours before arrival.
Price per room per night is 123€.
Transport
Participants are responsible for making their own arrangements for transportation to and from the airport and the DoubleTree by Hilton Bratislava.
Participants arriving at the Vienna International Airport Schwechat can get to the Hotel Double Tree by Hilton via taxi (approximately 50 EUR) or via bus Slovak Lines https://www.slovaklines.sk/en/ - approx 15 Eur + taxi approx 10 Eur.
Participants arriving at the Bratislava airport (https://www.bts.aero/en/) can get to DoubleTree by Hilton Bratislava by taxi (approximately 12 euros) or by public transport (apprpximately 5 euros).
Distance from the airport to the conference venue by car is of around 5.3km and it takes approximately 12 minutes by car at off peak hours. Taxi service can either be pre-booked online directly with one of the local service providers, via App (such as e-cabs, Uber and Bolt), or through a taxi counter within the Arrivals section of the Bratislava International Airport. You can find more information for the Taxi Service at the airport here: https://www.bts.aero/en/parking-and-transport/taxi-services//.
Public transport buses also leave Bratislava International Airport direct. You may visit https://www.bts.aero/en/parking-and-transport/transport-city-centre-vienna/from-the-airport/to find out more about your travel options, whether they be taxi, bus or train. The bus journey (bus 61) from the airport to the venue takes approximately 25 minutes. You can check for all times, prices and bookings of public transport via https://imhd.sk/ba/public-transport.
The Bratislava International Airport is an accessible airport that also caters for passengers with reduced mobility. Further information about journey facilitation can be accessed from https://www.bts.aero/en/information/practical-information/reduced-mobility-passengers/. Reduced mobility passengers have a right to free assistance when moving through the airport, more information can be found here: https://www.bts.aero/en/services/assistance-services/.
A tourist information desk is also available at the Arrivals Hall of the Airport.
Useful Information
Entry visa
The Schengen states have jointly agreed on which countries 'citizens are required to present a visa. Each Schengen state decides which passports and travel documents it accepts from different countries' citizens.
Check if you need a visa to visit Slovakia and what travel documents are accepted in Slovakia: https://www.mzv.sk/en/services/information-for-foreigners/visas-for-foreigners-to-enter-sr
Participants who require a Schengen visa must contact the competent diplomatic or consular authorities of Slovakia and apply for a Schengen short-stay visa at least seven (7) weeks prior to their intended date of arrival in Slovakia. In countries where Slovakia does not have diplomatic or consular representation, visa applications can be submitted to the consular authority of a State party to the Schengen Agreement acting on behalf of Slovakia in the country concerned. More information about list of countries requiring an entry visa can be obtained from the website home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/policies/schengen-borders-and-visa/visa-policy-old/who-must-apply-schengen-visa_en.
It will not be possible to process late requests for visa documents.
More information about the list of countries requiring an entry visa can be obtained from the Visa for foreigners section of website of the Slovak Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs https://www.mzv.sk/en/services/information-for-foreigners/visas-for-foreigners-to-enter-sr#352_xhfz_inpage_nav_0 .
Where and how to apply for a visa?
If your main country of destination is Slovakia, you must apply for a visa at the Visa Application Centre indicated by a Slovak mission, at a Slovak mission or at a Schengen country mission representing Slovakia. You can find more information, as well as a list of all diplomatic missions and of all visa centres of the Slovak Republic via https://www.mzv.sk/en/services/information-for-foreigners/visas-for-foreigners-to-enter-sr#352_xhfz_inpage_nav_4.
More information: https://www.mzv.sk/en/services/information-for-foreigners/visas-for-foreigners-to-enter-sr#352_xhfz_inpage_nav_0