Brno: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Brno is a city of 404,296 people in Czechia (South Moravian), 226 m (741 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Brno-Tuřany Airport (BRQ), 8 km (5 mi) from the centre. It has 6 railway stations on record, including Brno-Chrlice. Our booking partner lists 381 places to stay.
Key facts
Daylight in Brno runs from about 8 h 16 min a day in late December to 16 h 18 min in late June (computed for 49.2° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Brno is served by one airport with scheduled flights. The closest large one is Brno-Tuřany Airport (BRQ), 8 km (5 mi) from the centre, with a longest runway of 8,694 ft, which limits it to short and medium-haul aircraft.
Flights to Brno: every airport, routes and times
By rail: stations on record include Brno-Chrlice, Brno-Řečkovice, Líšeň, Brno-Zábrdovice, Brno-Královo Pole, Brno-Černovice. Trains to Brno
Buses to Brno · Driving and car hire
Where to stay
Our booking partner lists 381 places to stay in Brno. Of the 296 with a star rating, the largest group is 3-star (193), and 5 are five-star. Across 222 properties with at least 50 reviews, the average guest score is 8.7 out of 10. Guests have left 255,603 reviews in total.
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What people come for
| Sight | Visitors a year | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Brno Zoo | 263,500 | 2020 |
| Veveří Castle | 90,150 | 2022 |
| Villa Stiassni | 14,030 | 2022 |
The busiest is Brno Zoo at 263,500 visitors in 2020. Figures are the latest each site has published, so they are not all for the same year.
UNESCO World Heritage in the city: Villa Tugendhat.
Tours, tickets and day trips from Brno
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Budapest, 261 km (Hungary) — flights · tours
- Vienna, 111 km (Austria) — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Munich, 388 km (Germany) — flights
- Prague, 186 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Kraków, 258 km (Poland) — tours
- Wrocław, 214 km (Poland) — tours
- Zagreb, 379 km (Croatia)
- Łódź, 351 km (Poland)
- Dresden, 291 km (Germany) — tours
- Poznań, 358 km (Poland)
Twin towns and sister cities: Poznań, Leipzig, Leeds, Kaunas, Stuttgart, St. Pölten, Utrecht, Odense, Vienna, Dallas, Leeds, Rennes, Voronezh, Plovdiv.
Common questions
Which airport serves Brno?
Brno-Tuřany Airport (BRQ), 8 km (5 mi) from the centre.
How big is Brno?
About 404,296 people live in Brno, across 230 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Brno in?
Europe/Prague, currently UTC+2.
What currency is used in Brno?
The Koruna (CZK). Traffic drives on the right.
How many hotels are there in Brno?
Our booking partner lists 381 places to stay in Brno, bookable on this site.
Which cities are near Brno?
Budapest (261 km), Vienna (111 km), Munich (388 km), Prague (186 km), Kraków (258 km).
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 13 September 2026. Hotel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.