Transportation
Getting to Karlovy Vary
By train or bus
By car
A number of hotels, including the Thermal Hotel, are located in the pedestrian zone. Please be sure to check the parking conditions available for your accommodation. You may also use the paid public car park.
Car parks near the Thermal Hotel:
Car parks near the Grandhotel Pupp:
By air
- most flights to the Czech Republic arrive at Václav Havel Airport in Prague. Buses to Karlovy Vary are available directly from Václav Havel Airport: regiojet.cz
New at the 59th edition of KVIFF are free bus connections between Hotel Thermal and the towns of Sokolov and Cheb.
In cooperation with the Regional Chamber of Commerce of the Karlovy Vary Region.
Cheb, Bus Terminal → Karlovy Vary, Tržnice / July 4 / 17:00
Karlovy Vary, Tržnice → Cheb, Bus Terminal / July 4 / 01:00
Cheb, Bus Terminal → Karlovy Vary, Hotel Thermal / July 5–9 / 17:00
Karlovy Vary, Hotel Thermal → Cheb, Bus Terminal / July 5–9 / 01:00
Cheb, Bus Terminal → Karlovy Vary, Hotel Thermal / July 10–11 / 9:00, 11:00, 17:00
Karlovy Vary, Hotel Thermal → Cheb, Bus Terminal / July 10–11 / 19:00, 21:00, 01:00
Cheb, Bus Terminal → Karlovy Vary, Tržnice / July 12 / 17:00
Karlovy Vary, Tržnice → Cheb, Bus Terminal / July 12 / 01:00
Sokolov, Bus Terminal → Karlovy Vary, Tržnice / July 4 / 17:00
Karlovy Vary, Tržnice → Sokolov, Bus Terminal / July 4 / 01:00
Sokolov, Bus Terminal → Karlovy Vary, Hotel Thermal / July 5–9 / 17:00
Karlovy Vary, Hotel Thermal → Sokolov, Bus Terminal / July 5–9 / 01:00
Sokolov, Bus Terminal → Karlovy Vary, Hotel Thermal / July 10–11 / 9:00, 11:00, 17:00
Karlovy Vary, Hotel Thermal → Sokolov, Bus Terminal / July 10–11 / 19:00, 21:00, 01:00
Sokolov, Bus Terminal → Karlovy Vary, Tržnice / July 12 / 17:00
Karlovy Vary, Tržnice → Sokolov, Bus Terminal / July 12 / 01:00
Transportation in Karlovy Vary during festival
Festival bus lines
Visitors to the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival can take advantage of three special
bus lines – F1, F2, F3. Throughout the duration of the festival, these buses will take you to all
festival locations and venues, including the tent city. The buses are free for all festivalgoers.
Bus service is provided by the Karlovy Vary Transport Company.
In addition to these special festival buses, you can also use regular public transport services to get around town.
At varyvirtual.cz, you can download the Vary Virtual app, thanks to
which you can easily look up connections, purchase tickets, or get the latest updates about changes in service.
The app also lets you buy parking tickets or a permit to drive into the spa area.
Routes of festival buses:
- F1: Stanové městečko-Rolava (Tent Town) – Tržnice – Hotel Thermal – Kino Drahomíra – Východní (Penzion Hestia) – Domov mládeže Lidická – Hotel Thermal – Tržnice – Stanové městečko-Rolava (Tent Town)
- F2: Stanové městečko-Rolava (Tent Town) – Tržnice – Hotel Thermal – Libušina – Richmond – Gejzírpark – Březová, campsite
- F3: Stanové městečko-Rolava (Tent Town) – Tržnice – Hotel Thermal – Kino Drahomíra – Východní (Penzion Hestia) – Domov mládeže Lidická – Libušina – Richmond – Grandhotel Pupp – Divadelní náměstí
Festival bike rental, “Specialized”
- Specialized bicycles are the official bikes of the entire festival and will be available for you at the following locations, where they can be hired and returned: at the Pupp hotel, at the Rolava tent town, at the Thermal Hotel and at the Divadelní náměstí.
- With each bicycle you will also be lent a helmet and a lock
- Specialized bicycles can be borrowed by all Festival Pass holders and accredited guests upon showing their Festival Pass or accreditation card and a valid ID
- the service is available daily from 8am to 11pm, and on the last day of the festival from 8am until 8pm
- bicycles can be borrowed for up to four hours. The first hour is free of charge, each additional hour started costs 100 CZK
- Operated by: Ski and Bike Centrum Radotín
