If you already know you want to come to the Polyglot Gathering 2025 (good choice!), then let us help you with some practical decisions:

Where will the Polyglot Gathering take place?

The Polyglot Gathering 2025 will take place at the Mendel University in Brno (Mendelova univerzita v Brně aka Mendelu) in the buildings “X” and “Q”.

Address:

Zemědělská 1665/1
613 00 Brno
Czechia

When should I arrive and leave?

The Polyglot Gathering dates

The event takes five days, from Wednesday 28 May (starting at about 6 pm) to Sunday 1 June (ending late in the evening). You can, of course, only buy a ticket for a part of the event or for just one day, depending on your time possibilities. We recommend attending the whole event as this will give you plenty of time to make friends and learn a lot of new things.

A little trip around Czechia?

Czechia is full of wonders waiting to be explored — majestic mountains, historic castles, breathtaking national parks, and UNESCO heritage sites.

Thanks to its central location in the heart of Europe, its also incredibly easy visit the neighboring countries for even more adventures.

See if you can find some travel buddies among the participants in the Telegram group!

Where will I stay? What will I eat?

There year we are offering accommodation at two different hotels and a student dormitory. You can of course find your own accommodation in Brno.

Lunches and dinners are available directly at the venue in the self-service university canteen. No need to book in advance this time! Simply choose your preferred dishes and pay based on the weight of your selection. The canteen provides meaty, vegetarian and vegan meals.

Most participants usually opt for our accommodation options and the venue meals, making it a great opportunity for even more networking and language exchanges!

How do I get to Brno?

By plane. Brno has a small international airport (BRQ) with regular Ryanair flights to London, Malaga and Bergamo. The nearest international airports are in Vienna (VIE), Bratislava (BTS) and Prague (PRG), all these cities are easily accessible by train or bus.

By train. The main train station in Brno is Brno-Hlavní nádraží, located in the city center. Brno has direct train connections to Prague, Vienna, Bratislava, and Budapest. With one transfer, you can also reach Berlin and Warsaw. More info about the connections and tickets can be found at cd.cz, bahn.de, tickets.oebb.at, slovakrail.sk or mavcsoport.hu.

By bus. Brno has two bus stations. The Brno – hotel Grand bus station is located in the city center near the train station, many international buses arrive here. The Zvonařka bus station is south of the train station. You can find bus connections at flixbus.cz, slovaklines.sk and other bus companies.

By car. Brno is easily accessible by car via highways from Katowice (Poland), Prague, Bratislava (Slovakia), and Vienna (Austria). There isn’t a large parking lot right next to the PG venue, the nearby lots primarily used by local residents. Please note that parking is charged from 5 PM to 6 AM. If you're driving, we recommend parking at your hotel’s lot and using public transport to get around the city.

How do I get to the venue by public transport?

The closest public transport stops to the venue are the Erbenova bus stop and the Zemědělská tram stop.

First, get to the main train station – Hlavní nádraží.

• If you're arriving by plane, take the bus E76 towards Hlavní nádraží (the main train station). This bus will take you to the bus station near Hotel Grand, which is just next to the train station.
• If you're arriving at Zvonařka bus station, take tram number 12 towards Technologický park and ride for two stops until you reach Hlavní nádraží tram stop.

The Hlavní nádraží tram stop is right in front of the train station, and it’s also close to the Hotel Grand bus station, where many international buses stop, including the bus E76 from the airport.

From Hlavní nádraží tram stop, you can catch trams number 7 (towards Zemědělská) or 9 (towards Lesná or Čertova rokle) to reach the venue at the Zemědělská stop, which is a 13-minute ride away. Trams 7 and 9 travel in opposite directions as they loop around the city center via different routes. However, their tracks converge at Jugoslávská street and continue together to Zemědělská tram stop.

From the JAK student housing you can catch the bus 46 from Štefánikova čtvrť to the Erbenova stop right outside the venue.

Public transport tickets

In Brno, you can choose from several basic tickets depending on the length of your journey. More info here.

15 minutes	20 CZK
60 minutes	25 CZK
90 minutes	27 CZK

You can buy paper tickets at the vending machines at bus and tram stops.

You can also just tap your contactless bank card and the system will charge you an hourly ticket for 25 CZK. If you want a shorter ticket for 20 CZK, you have to beep on exit as well. Find out more about contactless payment here.

What will I do for five days?

Oh dont you worry about that! 🙂 Youll have:

• Interesting lectures to attend
• A board game zone to play in
• A no-English zone to relax in (ohne Englisch zu benutzen, porque queremos disfrutar de otros idiomas, pour ne pas toujours utiliser que langlais, потому что это же Встреча полиглотов, i przecież rozmowa w innych językach jest taka ciekawa! Práve preto sme vymysleli takúto špeciálnu zónu, a všem se to loni moc líbilo. Eble la tuta evento devus esti sen la angla…)
• A bookcrossing zone to get rid of your old books and get some new ones for free
• A coffeebreak zone to enjoy a free coffee in between lectures
• A fun evening program with polyglot games, multilingual concerts, multicultural cuisine
• Hundreds of interesting people to meet!