Travel to Brno
By Air
Brno is located in Czech Republic, the heart of Europe. It is close to three major cities and their airports: Prague (3 hours), Vienna (1.5 hours), and Bratislava (2 hours). Brno also has its own small airport just outside of the city centre (30 min) with regular flights to few destinations such as London, Barcelona, or Malaga.
Airlines
By Train or Bus
The centre of Brno is easily accessible by train and bus from Prague (Czech Republic), Vienna (Austria) and Bratislava (Slovakia).
From Prague airport:
For bus connections from Prague Václav Havel Airport, there are several companies: Flixbus (direct, 3.3 hours), Regiojet (1 change in Prague, 4 hours).
If you plan to travel via train, you need to get to Prague Main Railway Station (Praha, Hlavní Nádraží) first. You can either take an Airport Bus (40 min, interval 30-60 min) or Bus 59 + Metro A (1 hour). Then you can take a direct train to Brno with either Czech Railways or the Regiojet company.
From Vienna airport:
From Vienna Airport, one can either take a direct bus to Brno with Flixbus or Regiojet (2 hours) or take a train to Vienna Main Station (Vienna Hbf or Wien Hbf) with Austrian railways (15 min) and then take a direct train to Brno with either Czech railways or with Regiojet (1.5 hours).
From Bratislava airport:
To get from Bratislava M. R. Štefánik Airport, you can take Bus 61 (30 min) to Bratislava Main Train Station (Bratislava, Hlavná Stanica) and then a direct train with Czech railways (1.5 hours) or a bus with Flixbus or Regiojet (1.75 hours) to Brno.
In most cases, all train tickets, including those from Austria and Slovakia, can be purchased through the website of Czech Railways (České Dráhy).
Brno Public Transport
Public transport in Brno is very widely used. You can use buses, trolleybuses or trams. The transport stop closest to the Brno Observatory and Planetarium is called Náměstí Míru. You can pay as you go (Beep and Go), by simply tapping a payment card on the machines located near the doors on the buses, trolleybuses and trams (don't forget to tapout when you get off).