Poprad Tatry Airport (TAT) to the mountains
A taxi across Poprad costs 1.50 to 3.00 EUR, which for a 2 km airport is the whole transport question; the mountain railway starts at 4.00 EUR for a day.
- A taxi within Poprad costs 1.50 to 3.00 EUR, on the city tourist board's figure, and the airport is only about 2 km out.
- Ten taxi firms serve the town, each with its own logo on the car, and the airport lists contracted services at the terminal.
- A 24 hour network ticket on the Tatra Electric Railway is 4.00 EUR, or 6.00 EUR for the version that also covers the cog railway.
- Guests staying in the High Tatras can buy a two day ticket for 7.00 EUR, with each further day 3.50 EUR.
- Poprad-Tatry railway station is the interchange for the mountains, and the TEZ narrow gauge line leaves from it for Stary Smokovec, Strbske Pleso and Tatranska Lomnica.
- That narrow gauge line is how most visitors reach the ski resorts, not a bus.
- Poprad is also on the main Bratislava to Kosice railway.
- Town parking runs from 0.30 EUR for 30 minutes to 1.00 EUR an hour nearest the centre, if you are collecting a hire car.
What it costs
| Option | Price |
|---|---|
| Taxi within Poprad | 1.50 to 3.00 EUR |
| Tatra Electric Railway, 24 hour network ticket | 4.00 EUR |
| Tatra Electric Railway and cog railway, 24 hour pass | 6.00 EUR |
| Two day ticket for guests staying in the Tatras | 7.00 EUR |
| Each further day | 3.50 EUR |
| Town parking | 0.30 EUR per 30 minutes to 1.00 EUR an hour |
- The airport is 2 km from town, so the taxi is a 1.50 to 3.00 EUR proposition rather than an airport transfer. That is the single most useful number here.
- The mountain fare is the one that matters afterwards. The 24 hour TEZ ticket at 4.00 EUR covers repeated trips on all the electric railway lines including Poprad-Tatry to Tatranska Lomnica via Studeny Potok.
- The 6.00 EUR version adds the cog railway to Strbske Pleso.
- Staying in the Tatras gets you the guest ticket: 7.00 EUR for two days and 3.50 EUR for each day after that.
A mountain airport
- Poprad-Tatry is the highest airport in central Europe, and it exists for the High Tatras.
- The town of Poprad is immediately next to it.
- Poprad-Tatry railway station is the point of the journey, not the town centre.
The Tatra Electric Railway
- The TEZ narrow gauge line climbs from Poprad into the mountains, serving Stary Smokovec, Tatranska Lomnica and Strbske Pleso.
- That is the way into the resorts, and it runs frequently through the day.
- Stary Smokovec is the hub, with the funicular up to Hrebienok.
The main line
- Poprad is on the Bratislava to Kosice main railway, so onward travel across Slovakia starts at the same station.
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