{"id":65,"date":"2026-08-18T18:49:57","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T18:49:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.e-travel.sk\/?tour=green-journey-of-slovakia-by-train"},"modified":"2026-10-09T14:23:59","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T14:23:59","slug":"green-journey-of-slovakia-by-train","status":"publish","type":"tour","link":"https:\/\/www.e-travel.sk\/tours\/green-journey-of-slovakia-by-train\/","title":{"rendered":"Green Journey of Slovakia by Train"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Discover Slovakia the most ecological way there is \u2014 by train. Nine days and eight nights, self-guided, from <a href=\"\/destinations\/slovakia\/bratislava\/\">Bratislava<\/a> through \u017dilina and Liptov to the <a href=\"\/destinations\/slovakia\/high-tatras\/\">High Tatras<\/a>, <a href=\"\/destinations\/slovakia\/kosice\/\">Ko\u0161ice<\/a> and Zvolen \u2014 one morning train at a time, with the rest of each day free. Every hotel is chosen for how close it sits to the station. Valid 2 January to 23 December 2027.<\/p>\n<h3>Highlights<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Six train legs, 2nd class with seat reservations \u2014 one morning train at a time<\/li>\n<li>Every hotel chosen for how close it sits to the platform; in every city except Ko\u0161ice the top-category hotel is under ten minutes on foot<\/li>\n<li>A 72-hour Tatra Railways ticket covering \u0160trbsk\u00e9 Pleso, Star\u00fd Smokovec and Tatransk\u00e1 Lomnica<\/li>\n<li>\u017dilina, capital of the Pova\u017eie region, and its old town<\/li>\n<li>The Dem\u00e4nov\u00e1 valley and its Cave of Liberty, close to Liptovsk\u00fd Mikul\u00e1\u0161<\/li>\n<li>The medieval square of Spi\u0161sk\u00e1 Sobota, a walk out from Poprad<\/li>\n<li>St Elisabeth\u2019s Cathedral and the State Theatre in Ko\u0161ice<\/li>\n<li>Zvolen Castle on the main square<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>What\u2019s included<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>8 nights with buffet breakfast<\/li>\n<li>Private transfers Vienna airport \u2013 Bratislava \u2013 Vienna airport<\/li>\n<li>6 train tickets, 2nd class, with seat reservations<\/li>\n<li>72-hour ticket for the Tatra Railways<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Not included<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Lunches and dinners<\/li>\n<li>Guided tours and entrance fees<\/li>\n<li>City tax, payable locally<\/li>\n<li>Travel insurance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Hotels by the station \u2014 or similar<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Bratislava: Clarion Congress Hotel 4* (5 min walk) or Mat\u00fdsak Hotel 3* (7 min walk)<\/li>\n<li>\u017dilina: Boutique Hotel Dubn\u00e1 Skala 4* (9 min walk) or Grand Hotel \u017dilina 3* (11 min walk)<\/li>\n<li>Liptovsk\u00fd Mikul\u00e1\u0161: Hotel J\u00e1no\u0161\u00edk 4* (8 min walk) or Hotel Klar 3* (6 min by taxi)<\/li>\n<li>Poprad: Europa Hotel 4* (2 min walk) or Satel Hotel 3* (7 min walk)<\/li>\n<li>Ko\u0161ice: Yasmin Hotel 4* (13 min walk) or Gloria Palace 3* (11 min walk)<\/li>\n<li>Zvolen: Hotel Po\u013eana, 3-star superior, for both categories (9 min walk)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Optional extras, on request<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Traditional dinner or Bratislava by night \u2014 day 1<\/li>\n<li>\u017dilina city tour with a local guide \u2014 day 2<\/li>\n<li>Dem\u00e4nov\u00e1 Cave of Liberty \u2014 day 3<\/li>\n<li>Tatra funicular and cable cars \u2014 day 5<\/li>\n<li>Guided walk in Ko\u0161ice \u2014 day 6<\/li>\n<li>Gallery visit in Bratislava \u2014 day 8<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Good to know<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The programme is self-guided \u2014 the rest of each day is free, and guided tours can be arranged on request<\/li>\n<li>Available for parties of two or more travellers<\/li>\n<li>Single rooms are available on request<\/li>\n<li>Walking times are from each city\u2019s main railway station. Zvolen has no 4-star option \u2014 both categories stay at Hotel Po\u013eana, a 3-star superior<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nine days around Slovakia by rail \u2014 Bratislava, \u017dilina, Liptov, the High Tatras, Ko\u0161ice and Zvolen, one morning train at a time. 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