Location

In 2024 the PPAM conference will be held in Ostrava, the capital of the Moravian-Silesian Region in the north-eastern part of Czechia

CONFERENCE VENUE

PPAM 2024 will take place in VSB – Technical University of Ostrava, at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
(17. listopadu 2172/15, 708 00 Ostrava-Poruba); (set the route in google maps )

Only the music concert and the welcome reception on Sept.8 evening will be held in the IT4Innovation National Supercomputing Center, which is located within a short walking distance from the Faculty.

The map of the campus of VSB – Technical University of Ostrava.

How to get to Ostrava:

Travelling by plane

The best connection to Ostrava from abroad is available via:

Leos Janacek International Ostrava Airport – flights from/to Warsaw 5times a week
Krakow Airport
Katowice Airport
Vaclav Havel Airport Prague

The organizers will provide transfers:
- from Krakow airport to Ostrava on September 7 and 8,
- from Ostrava to Krakow airport after the conference on September 11.
The detailed schedule of shuttles will be determined based on participants' arrival times.

Travelling by train

The City of Ostrava has two main train stations, “Ostrava hlavni nadrazi" and “Ostrava-Svinov”. High-speed and international trains stop at both.

From Krakow - PKP trains connect Krakow with Ostrava; the travel takes about 3 hours.
From Katowice - PKP trains connect Katowice with Ostrava; the travel takes about 2 hours.
From Warsaw - PKP trains connect Warsaw with Ostrava; the travel takes about 4½ hours.
From Prague - Direct high-speed trains connect Prague (Main Station/Hlavni nadrazi) with Ostrava (Ostrava-Svinov Station and Main Station/Ostrava hlavni nadrazi); the travel takes about 3 hours.
Airport Express (AE) – bus service operates between Prague Airport and Prague Main Train Station.
From Vienna - EuroCity trains connect Vienna with Ostrava; the travel takes about 3 hours.

How to get to the conference venue:

Organizers will provide shuttle bus transportation for each day of the conference:
Sunday 8.9

from Mercure hotel to conference venue – departure at 10:00 am with stop at Harmony hotel
from IT4Innovations, after evening event to hotels

Monday 9.9

from Mercure hotel to conference venue – departure at 8:00 am with stop at Harmony hotel
after sessions, from conference venue to evening event at Dolni Vitkovice
after evening event back to hotels

Tuesday 10.9

from Mercure hotel to conference venue – departure at 8:00 am with stop at Harmony hotel
after sessions from conference venue to the center of Ostrava
after evening event back to hotels Garni, Sareza, and Stracena

Wednesday 11.9

rom Mercure hotel to conference venue – departure at 8:00 am with stop at Harmony hotel

The conference venue is well-connected by trams and buses to the center of Ostrava, where most of the hotels are located.

For more detailed information, please visit the Ostrava public transport webpage.

Tickets for trams and buses

You can purchase short-term tickets directly on the vehicle using your bank card (including Apple Pay or Google Pay) or with a credit ticket. Alternatively, you can buy tickets online using the MojeDPO mobile app (make sure to buy the ticket before boarding the vehicle). Payments using VISA and MASTERCARD are accepted and guaranteed.

Trams and buses use the same types of tickets:

10-minutes: 23CZK (children: 11CZK)
60-minutes: 30CZK (children: 15CZK)
24-hour ticket: 100CZK
When you pay with a credit ticket or your bank card, there is a smart daily fare: that means if you travel multiple times during a single day, the maximum fare that you will pay for the whole day is the price of a 24-hour ticket. The fare is always taken from your bank account at 3 a.m. for the previous day.

The tram station is called “Hlavni trida“. Trams No. 5, 7, 8, and 17 stop there.

There is also the “VSB-TUO“ bus station where buses No. 20, 47, and 75 stop, and the “Poruba U Nemocnice“ bus station where buses No. 20, 40, 47, 58, and 75 stop.

The other option is to use taxi companies, or you may use UBER or LIFTAGO or BOLT. We recommend the following TAXIs: -Central Connect Taxi
-City TAXI Ostrava