How to Travel to Prague

You can reach the Czech Republic by every means of transport except ocean liners. Both international buses and convenient trains provide regular connections on many European routes. The airport is ready to handle more than 15 million passengers a year.

By Airplane 

The international Václav Havel Prague Airport is located on the northwestern outskirts of Prague in the Ruzyně district. Connections to the city center are provided by public transport buses, AE - Airport Express buses, or Tick Tack-Airport Taxi. More information can be found here.
Information on departures and arrivals: tel. +420 220 111 888, prg.aero

By Train

Three European railway corridors intersect in Prague, connecting the metropolis with the whole of Europe. The city’s primary train station is the Prague Main Railway Station, which sends over 200,000 trains a year to all major Czech cities and abroad. The second international train station is Prague Holešovice. Czech Railways is the largest national carrier in the Czech Republic; other major operators include RegioJet and Leo Express.

Train connection information (non-stop): tel. +420 221 111 122, idos.cz

Major Prague train stations

• Main Station - Prague 2, Wilsonova Street (metro line C, Hlavní nádraží station) 
• Masaryk Station - Prague 1, Hybernská Street (metro line B, Náměstí Republiky station)
• Smíchov Station - Prague 5, Nádražní Street (metro line B, station Smíchovské nádraží)
• Prague - Holešovice Station - Prague 7, Partyzánská Street (metro line C, Nádraží Holešovice station) 

By Bus

The central bus station in Prague is Prague Florenc Bus Station, a full-service station in the city center at the Florenc metro station (lines B and C). More than 100 transport companies service the station, including international carriers. One of the major domestic and interstate carrier is RegioJet, which operates both buses and trains. Other large carriers include Eurolines and FlixBus. LEO Express provides bus connections to Prague from Germany and Austria.

Bus connection information: tel. +420 221 895 555 (daily 06:00 - 22:00), idos.cz

Major Prague Bus Stations

• Florenc - Prague 8, Křižíkova Street (metro lines B and C, Florenc station)
• Na Knížecí - Prague 5, Nádražní Street (metro line B, Anděl station)
• Holešovice - Prague 7, Partyzánská Street (metro line C, Nádraží Holešovice station)
• Černý Most - Prague 9, Chlumecká Street (metro line B, Černý Most station)
• Zličín - Prague 5 (metro line B, Zličín station)
• Roztyly - Prague 4 (metro line C, Roztyly station)
• Želivského - Prague 3 (metro line A, Želivského station)
• Dejvice - Prague 6 (metro line A, Dejvická station)

By Car

A dense network of roads leads to Prague, which are linked together by the Prague ring road (D0) in Prague. The ring road also handles transit traffic from the D1, D4, D5, D6, D7, D8, D10 and D11 motorways. Motorway tolls are collected in the form of a motorway vignette (dálniční známka in Czech) which can be purchased in an e-shop, at sales points, or at self-service kiosks. You can find a map of toll sections and other information about the motorway network in the Czech Republic here.

There is a system of electronic information boards on all access routes to Prague, which guide drivers to P + R (park and ride) parking lots and provide information regarding the current state of parking spaces.

Price of a motorway coupon for vehicles up to 3.5 t: 
CZK 310 / 10 days
CZK 440 / one month
CZK 1,500 / one year

Emergency assistance - road and towing non-stop services

• Central Automotive Club - Yellow Angels, tel. 1230, www.uamk.cz

Road distances to Prague from other cities in Czech Republic