Visa and Passport Information
Disclaimer: the information given here is to the best of our knowledge. Always check with your embassy or ministry of foreign affairs for official visa and passport information.
Slovakia is part of the EU and has joined the Schengen agreement. Citizens from other Schengen countries can freely enter Slovakia without border control.
You can enter Slovakia on a European Union Schengen Visa. Australian, Canadian, New Zealand, Mexican, Venezuelan and US citizens are all permitted to stay for up to 90 days without a visa. If you need a visa, always apply at an embassy beforehand. There are zero chances you get a visa at a Slovak border, no matter how you enter and what your nationality is.
Location of Šachtička. Click the map for a bigger version.
For known members from the countries for which visas are necessary we will gladly send official invitations provided that they inform us about this in time. If you need visa the deadline for the registration is June 1st. In that way we will have enough time to send you an official invitation.
Getting to Šachtička
There's a regional airport in Sliac, about 15 km from Banská Bystrica but no regular airlines fly there. Most airlines fly to Bratislava airport.
There are direct connections from the Slovak capital Bratislava to Banská Bystrica by bus and by train.
Free transport will be provided from Sliac airport to Šachtička and from the bus and railway station in Banská Bystrica to Šachtička and back. Please contact the Local Organization Committee if you need transport.
Distances
  • Bratislava - Šachtička: 200 km
  • Praha - Šachtička: 541 km
  • Warsaw - Šachtička: 554 km
  • Budapest - Šachtička: 187 km
  • Vienna - Šachtička: 282 km
Venue address
Šachtička Hotel, Banská Bystrica, Slovakia.
www.sachticka.sk