The Visitor Centre of Šance fortification is located in the immediate vicinity of the Great Šance fortress, almost on the border with Slovakia.
By car
Direction from Třinec, Jablunkov
Follow the road 11 – E75 after you pass Jablunkov, exit in the direction of Dolní Lomná and Mosty u Jablunkova on the road 474. Continue following the road signs through the village of Mosty u Jablunkova to the Šance neighbourhood.
From Slovakia
Direction from Svčinovec – Čadca, or also from Poland from Zwardoń (along Slovak D3)
Follow the road 11 – E75 to the Mosty u Jablunkova/Svrčinovec border crossing. Turn right immediately after the border and follow the road signs to the Mosty u Jablunkova – Šance neighborouhood.
Direction from Čadca – Milošová
In Čadca, turn left onto a side road in the direction of Milošová to Šance/Čadca-Milošová border crossing. Then follow the road signs to the Mosty u Jablunkova– Šance neighbourhood.
Parking
Parking spaces for the public are reserved 50 meters ahead of the Visitor Center: in favorable weather, parking is also permitted on the adjacent meadow.
Information for tour groups: A parking space for a bus is reserved 50 meters ahead of the Visitor Center.
By bus
“Mosty u Jablunkova, Šance, opevnění” stop
By train
To the Mosty u Jablunkova railway station and then by foot or by bus to the “Mosty u Jablunkova, Šance, opevnění” stop.