Prague Ruzyne International Airport and other Prague, Czech Republic Transportation Tips

'Mode': TO
Category: Airplane
Getting TO/AROUND: Many will arrive at Prague via its international airport which is situated some 10 miles (16km) north west of Prague.
From the Uk cheap fares are available from bmibaby (Manchester) Jet2 (Leeds Bradford) Easyjet (Newcastle) and Go (Stanstead).
We managed to get a good deal with the Czech sheduled airline who have daily flights from MAnchester.

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Phone: + 420 220 113 314
Website: www.csl.cz

'Mode': TO
Category: Bus
Getting TO/AROUND: So whats the best way to travel from the airport to your hotel??

Cheapest is by public transport:
Take bus 119 from Prague airport to Dejvicka Metro Station (buy ticket from a newstand in the terminal or at a machine). At Dejvicka change to the metro to the city centre. To reach Wenceslas Square, get off at the Mustek station. Transfer will take about 1 hour and cost 15 Kr (the cost of an hourly transport ticket valid on all forms of Prague's travel system)

Lugging heavy cases ?? then one of the minibus shuttle services will be more hassle-free:

Prague-airport-shuttle bus costs 650 Kr per trip - good value for groups. They also give a commentary on various places, things to watch out for and eateries en route. Slightly cheaper at 590 Kr (1-4 people in car) is a similar pre-bookable service with Martin Janecek transfer service. If arriving at the Prague's main train station then cost of transfer with this service to your hotel is just 360 Kr.

Best of all though for convenience seems to be the CEDAZ Minibus shuttle , operating every 30 mins just outide the airport to Namesti Republiky at 90Kr per person or 360 Kr per trip (1-3 people) to your chosen downtown destination. Pre-bookings are not possible - simply contact their desk once inside the arrivals hall. They will arrange the transfer and take your payment for it. Return journeys can be booked here though.
Journey time will be 30-40 mins to the centre.
PHONE: 220-114-296.

We used the Cedaz service and they were most reliable and efficient, definitely recommend this option. Our hotel reception were happy to phone them to book our return journey too.

All of these options appear to be better than taxis - many of which I've heard can rip you off - make sure of price if you do get a taxi.

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'Mode': AROUND
Category: Bus
Getting TO/AROUND: This is no problem with the efficient bus, tram and metro network. Although Prague is compact to walk around there's a lot to see and feet will tire so sometimes its handy to hop on the transport - esp at the beginning or the end of the day.

Normal tickets only last for one hour (12kc) but you can get passes for 24 hours (70kc/£1.60/$2.40), 3 days (200kc/£4.70/$7), 7 days (250kc/£5.80/$8.70) or 15 days (280kc/£6.50/$9.75), and these give you unlimited use of the Metro, trams and city buses. Normal tickets can be bought from kiosks or machines at any Metro station as well as tobacconists, and passes from major stations (ie. where lines cross) like Florenc, Mustek, Muzeum and also Hlavni Nadrazi. Make sure you validate your pass/ticket straight away by punching the time and date onto them using the little machine things on the way to the platforms. If you don't have a ticket you're expected to pay a £20 on the spot fine - transport is cheap, its not worth the risk being caught out!

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'Mode': AROUND
Category: Car/Motor Home
Getting TO/AROUND: A vintage way of sightseeing historical Prague is by these old cars. Bit costly though at 800 czk for 2 persons and 1200 czk for 3-4 persons for just 40-50 minutes.

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