Ostrava: 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.
Ostrava is a city of 280,853 people in Czechia (Moravian-Silesian Region), 211 m (692 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava (OSR), 20 km (12 mi) from the centre. It has 7 railway stations on record, including Ostrava hlavní nádraží.
Key facts
Daylight in Ostrava runs from about 8 h 10 min a day in late December to 16 h 25 min in late June (computed for 49.83° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Ostrava is served by 2 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava (OSR), 20 km (12 mi) from the centre, whose 11,484-ft runway is long enough for long-haul wide-body aircraft. The alternatives are Katowice Wojciech Korfanty International Airport (KTW, 91 km).
Flights to Ostrava: every airport, routes and times
By rail: stations on record include Ostrava hlavní nádraží, Ostrava-Svinov station, Ostrava-Vítkovice, Ostrava-Kunčice, Ostrava-Třebovice, Josefova jáma. Trains to Ostrava
Buses to Ostrava · Driving and car hire
What people come for
| Sight | Visitors a year | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Hornické muzeum Ostrava | 152,600 | 2020 |
| Michal Mine | 4,686 | 2020 |
The busiest is Hornické muzeum Ostrava at 152,600 visitors in 2020. Figures are the latest each site has published, so they are not all for the same year.
Tours, tickets and day trips from Ostrava
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Budapest, 266 km (Hungary) — flights · tours
- Warsaw, 328 km (Poland) — flights
- Vienna, 228 km (Austria) — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Prague, 278 km — flights · tours
- Kraków, 121 km (Poland) — trains · tours
- Wrocław, 167 km (Poland) — tours
- Łódź, 231 km (Poland) — tours
- Dresden, 349 km (Germany)
- Poznań, 301 km (Poland)
- Bratislava, 206 km (Slovakia) — trains · buses · car rental · tours
Twin towns and sister cities: Split, Miskolc, Dresden, Oral, Coventry, Katowice, Košice, Pittsburgh, Shreveport, Piraeus, Sumy, Gaziantep.
Common questions
Which airport serves Ostrava?
Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava (OSR), 20 km (12 mi) from the centre, plus 1 other airport with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Ostrava?
About 280,853 people live in Ostrava, across 214 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Ostrava in?
Europe/Prague, currently UTC+2.
What currency is used in Ostrava?
The Koruna (CZK). Traffic drives on the right.
Which cities are near Ostrava?
Budapest (266 km), Warsaw (328 km), Vienna (228 km), Prague (278 km), Kraków (121 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 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel 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.