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'''Transport in Slovakia''' is possible by rail, road, air, or rivers. [[Slovakia]] is a developed [[Central Europe]]an country with a well-developed rail network (3,662&nbsp;km) and a highway system (854&nbsp;km). The main international airport is the [[M. R. Štefánik Airport]] in the capital, [[Bratislava]]. The most important waterway is the river [[Danube]], which is used by passenger, cargo, and freight ships. The two most important harbours in [[Slovakia]] are [[Komárno District|Komarno]] harbour and [[Bratislava]] harbour.{{Citation needed|date=September 2023}}

== Railways ==
{{main|Rail transport in Slovakia}}
{{further|Železnice Slovenskej republiky}}
[[File:Railways Slovakia SK.svg|thumb|Railway network in Slovakia (2019)]]
[[File:Bratislava hlavná stanica September 2019.jpg|thumb|[[Bratislava main railway station]]]]
* ''Total:'' 3,662&nbsp;km (2008)
** ''Broad gauge:'' 99&nbsp;km of {{RailGauge|1520mm}} gauge - used for freight transport only, see [[Uzhhorod - Košice broad gauge track]]
** ''Standard gauge:'' 3,473&nbsp;km of {{RailGauge|sg}} gauge (1,588&nbsp;km [[Railway electrification system|electrified]]; 1,011&nbsp;km [[double track]])
** ''Narrow gauge:'' 50&nbsp;km (45&nbsp;km of {{RailGauge|1000mm}} gauge; 5&nbsp;km of {{RailGauge|760mm}} gauge)

Slovakia has a range of railway connections that provide access to all of Slovakia in the country and from the rest of Europe. There are many railway operators that control railways across the country, with the main railway operator being [[Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko|ZSSK]]. The railway network is very dense in the western and eastern parts of Slovakia but is less accessible in central Slovakia. The singular high-speed rail line in Slovakia is the Rychlik between [[Bratislava]] and [[Košice|Kosice]] (Via [[Žilina|Zillina]]). The top speed of the line is {{convert|200|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}. The Rychlik was established in 2002 after [[Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko|ZSSK]] took over [[Railways of the Slovak Republic|ZSR]]. Most of the country's railways run on [[Tas REX]] (Regional Express)<ref>{{cite web |title=Regionálny expres (REX) |url=https://rail.cc/eurail-train-reservation/rex-zssk/301 |website=Rail.cc |access-date=18 September 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Train Categories |url=https://www.zssk.sk/en/timetables/train-cathegories/ |website=ZSSK |access-date=18 September 2023}}</ref> which operates at speeds between {{convert|140|and|160|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}.

=== Train operators ===
[[File:EJ 671.JPG|right|thumb|A train of [[Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko]]]]
; Passenger
* [[Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko|ZSSK]] Rychlik - High-speed rail passenger trains
* [[Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko|ZSSK]] REX - Regional express trains
* [[Leo Express]] - Intercity railway
* [[RegioJet|Regio jet]] - Intercity trains
* [[Railjet]] - High-speed rail passenger trains operated by the [[ÖBB rolling stock|OBB]]

; Cargo 
The main cargo train operator for the cargo freight rail in Slovakia is [[Železničná spoločnosť Cargo Slovakia|ZSSK cargo]].

== Roads ==
{{See also|List of first class roads in Slovakia}}
[[File:Highways SK map v3.svg|thumb|Highway network in Slovakia (2023)]]

* ''Total:'' 43,761&nbsp;km
* ''Paved:'' 38,085&nbsp;km (including 384&nbsp;km of express-ways)
* ''Unpaved:'' 5,676&nbsp;km 

Slovakia has a total of 43,761&nbsp;km of roads in the country with 3,336.6&nbsp;km being main or national roads, 13,958.7&nbsp;km being secondary and regional roads, and {{convert|861.2|km|mi|abbr=on}} being highways, with the rest being other types of roads.<ref>{{cite web |title=ROAD NETWORK - SLOVAK REPUBLIC |url=https://www.cdb.sk/en/maps-and-statistical-outputs-of-road-databank/Maps-of-Road-Network/Slovakia.alej |website=cdb.sk |publisher=Slovenská správa ciest (Slovak Road Administration) |access-date=18 September 2023}}</ref>

=== Highways ===
{{main|Highways in Slovakia}}
[[File:HighwayD1Spiš15Slovakia25.JPG|right|thumb|Highway [[Motorway D1 (Slovakia)|D1]]]]
[[File:VysokeTatry11Slovakia17.JPG|right|thumb|[[Motorway D1 (Slovakia)|D1 motorway]]]]

[[File:309 Diaľnica.svg|309 Diaľnica|58x58px]] [[Controlled-access highway|Motorways]] in Slovakia
{{convert|543|km|mi|abbr=on}} (2022)
* [[Motorway D1 (Slovakia)|D1]]: [[Bratislava]] - [[Trnava]] - [[Trenčín]] - [[Považská Bystrica]] - [[Žilina]], [[Liptovský Mikuláš]] - [[Jánovce]], [[Prešov]] - [[Košice]] - [[Záhor]](SK/UA border)
* [[Motorway D2 (Slovakia)|D2]]: [[Kúty]] (CZ/SK border) - [[Malacky]] - [[Bratislava]] - [[Jarovce]] (SK/H border)
* [[Motorway D3 (Slovakia)|D3]]: [[Dolný Hričov]] - [[Žilina]] - [[Čadca]] - [[Skalité]](SK/PL border)
* [[Motorway D4 (Slovakia)|D4]]: [[Bratislava]] [[Ring road|orbital motorway]] - [[Jarovce]] - (SK/A border)

[[File:309 Diaľnica.svg|309 Diaľnica|58x58px]] [[Limited-access road|Expressways]] in Slovakia {{convert|311|km|mi|abbr=on}}
* [[R1 expressway (Slovakia)|R1]]: [[Trnava]] - [[Nitra]] - [[Zvolen]] - [[Banská Bystrica]]
* [[R2 expressway (Slovakia)|R2]]: (SK/CZ border) - [[Trenčín]] - [[Prievidza]] - [[Zvolen]] - [[Rimavská Sobota]] - [[Košice]]
* [[R3 expressway (Slovakia)|R3]]: (SK/H border) - [[Zvolen]] - [[Martin, Slovakia|Martin]] - (SK/PL border)
* [[R4 expressway (Slovakia)|R4]]: (SK/H border) - [[Košice]] - [[Prešov]] - [[Svidník]] - (SK/PL border)
* [[R5 expressway (Slovakia)|R5]]: [[Svrčinovec]] - (SK/CZ border)
* [[R6 expressway (Slovakia)|R6]]: [[Beluša]] - [[Púchov]] - (SK/CZ border)
* [[R7 expressway (Slovakia)|R7]]: [[Bratislava]] - [[Nové Zámky]] - [[Krupina]] - [[Lučenec]]
* [[R8 expressway (Slovakia)|R8]]: [[Nitra]] - [[Topoľčany]] - [[Bánovce nad Bebravou]]

== Airports ==
{{main|List of airports in Slovakia}}
[[File:BRATISLAVSKÝ TERMINÁL - panoramio.jpg|right|thumb|[[M. R. Štefánik Airport|Bratislava Airport]]]]
[[File:Kosice (KSC - LZKZ) AN2006029.jpg|right|thumb|[[Košice International Airport]]]]

Slovakia has three international airports. [[Bratislava Airport]] is the main and largest [[international airport]]. It is located {{convert|9|km|mi|frac=2|spell=in|abbr=off}} northeast of the city centre. It serves civil and governmental, scheduled and unscheduled domestic and international flights. The current runways support the landing of all common types of aircraft currently used. The airport has enjoyed rapidly growing passenger traffic in recent years; it served 279,028&nbsp;passengers in 2000 and 2,292,712 in 2018.<ref>{{cite web|work=Letisko M.R. Štefánika – Airport Bratislava |url=http://www.airportbratislava.sk/31.html |title=Letisko Bratislava – O letisku – Štatistické údaje (''Airport Bratislava – About airport – Statistical data'') |year=2008 |access-date=19 January 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110903131836/http://www.airportbratislava.sk/31.html |archive-date=3 September 2011}}</ref> 

[[Košice International Airport]] is an airport serving [[Košice]]. It is the second-largest [[international airport]] in Slovakia. 

The [[Poprad–Tatry Airport]] is the third busiest airport, the airport is located 5&nbsp;km west-northwest of [[Poprad]]. It is an airport with one of the highest elevations in Central Europe, at 718 m, which is 150 m higher than [[Innsbruck Airport]] in Austria.

== Ports and harbours ==
[[File:Zimný prístav (Bratislava) 2019.jpg|thumb|[[Port of Bratislava]]]]
* [[Port of Bratislava]]
* [[Port of Komárno]]

== Waterways ==
* The [[Danube]] waterway is 172&nbsp;km and is used by passenger, cargo, and freight ships of nearly all sizes.<ref>{{cite web |title=SLOVAKIA |url=https://www.icpdr.org/danube-basin/countries/slovakia |website=icpdr.org |access-date=18 September 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Danube Facts and Figures |url=https://www.icpdr.org/sites/default/files/SK%20Facts%20Figures.pdf |website=icpdr.org |access-date=18 September 2023}}</ref>

== Pipelines ==
* [[Petroleum]] products 416&nbsp;km; [[natural gas]] 6,769&nbsp;km (2010)
* [[Pipeline transport|Gas pipelines]] 162&nbsp;km Poland Slovakia interconnector
* [[Petroleum|Crude oil]] 19&nbsp;km [[Druzhba pipeline]]

== Public transport ==
=== Buses and trolleybuses ===
[[File:Dpb-objednal-ďalších-94-nových-autobusov.jpg|thumb|City bus in Bratislava]]
[[File:331-50 Zastávka (autobus, trolejbus, elektrobus).svg|331-50 Zastávka (autobus, trolejbus,elektrobus)|53x53px]]

Most towns and cities in Slovakia have well-developed bus networks. Most of the buses are operated by the city or town council but most regional buses are operated by private operators with the permission of local authorities and/or the county council. There is also a trolleybus system which only operates in large cities and is operated by the town council. They are more of an ecological system of transport than a standard bus.

=== Tram ===
[[File:331-60 Zastávka (električka).svg|331-60 Zastávka (električka)|53x53px]]
[[File:2017-06-15 SK Bratislava V, Jantárova cesta, zastávka Farského, Škoda 30 T 7524 linka 3 (50137864221).jpg|thumb|[[Škoda 30 T]] tram in Bratislava]]
[[File:Vario LF2+ Košice č801.JPG|thumb|Vario LF2 tram in Košice]]

Trams are only found in [[Transport in Bratislava|Bratislava]] and [[Public transport in Košice|Košice]]. The first tram to arrive in Slovakia was in 1895 in Bratislava and then later on in 1913 trams arrived in [[Public transport in Košice|Košice]]{{Citation needed|date=September 2023}}. Today the tram network is expanding rapidly in both cities.

== See also ==
* [[Slovakia]]
* [[Rail transport in Slovakia]]
* [[Highways in Slovakia]]
* [[List of airports in Slovakia]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}
{{CIA World Factbook}}

== External links ==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080201030508/http://www.highways.sk/indexE.html Highways in Slovakia]

{{Slovakia topics}}
{{Transportation in Europe}}

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