Brno

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Brno
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Country:
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Czech Republic
Population: 368.864
Licence plate: BRNO
Major roads: D1, D2
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Brno is the second largest city in the Czech Republic.

Hitching out

South, towards Bratislava (SK), Budapest (HU) (D2/E E65)

Take bus number 67 and get off at the commercial zone “Avion”. There is a petrol station (where you can shower and even sleep) along the motorway which is going to Slovakia. It's a big commercial zone with big shops. One of them has free internet access, it's the electrical shop before Ikea.

South towards Vienna (D52/E 461)

Take the free bus from behind Tesco's to "Futurum Shopping center" (obchodni centrum) or tram 2 to Ofechoska (the Tesco stop). The Tesco´s is near the main train station, and the free bus has its stop right near the pedestrain bridge between the two big buildings. Once at the shopping center you will find a Tesco gas station, but most the people there are just staying in town. Better to walk south a few hundred meters to the Unicorn station down the way. Instead of holding a sign for "Wien" you could try "Mikulov" as well. It is the last city in Czech Republic just right at the border. There you will find another gas station and also good places for hitching with a sign.

Northeast towards Prostějov, Olomouc, Ostrava (D1/E 462)

Take tram number 8. to station Krásného, from the station go to the overbridge. To Olomouc you will stay over head 30 minutes.

West towards Jihlava, Prague (D1/E E65)

From railroad station take tram 8 or 10 and go to the station “Osová” (from other places you can take other trams, which came to this station). There change for bus number 401 or 402 and go to the station “Popůvky - Vintrovna”. Don't worry that you're out of the city. When you get off from the bus, go about 500 m in the bus' direction and you will see the petrol station.

Note: Maybe buses have changed their route, but on 30th April 2010 I hitchhiked from Brno to Praha and Osova is not the correct station to stop at. Next one is the correct one, "Dunajská".

Note2: Until October due to reconstruction works the tram lines are changed. Indeed, you have to go to Dunajska stop or even to Stary Liskovec (last stop). Now you can get there with tram 12, 13 or 7.

Last time I missed to get off from the bus 401 at Popůvky - Vintrovna, so it took me away far to the next village. There is also a motorway entrance, although not much traffic. Just follow the traffic signs.

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