Guidebook Updates for Slovakia

When we learn of critical changes to the information in our guidebooks on Slovakia, we post them here. (Of course, it's still smart to reconfirm critical transportation and sightseeing details locally.) Armed with a Rick Steves guidebook and these late-breaking updates, you're set for a great trip!

Across Slovakia

If your passport is due to expire within six months of your ticketed date of return from Europe, you need to renew it. Allow plenty of time to renew or get a passport, especially while a backlog of applications is causing significant slowdowns — see the US Department of State's travel site for current estimated processing times.

Bratislava

For books printed before June 2019, the following may apply:

Blaguss and Orangeways buses no longer serve Bratislava Airport; use Flixbus instead.
Hotel Michalská (now Aplend City Hotel Michalská) has new contact info: +421 903 998 111, [email protected].