A car is not necessary in Prague as much of the city is off-limits to cars and parking is mostly by permit only. If you’re heading out of town, car rental can be good option, but can be as well expensive. You can easily arrange car rental from some local …
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Getting to Prague by Car
The quickest way of taking your car to the Prague from Britain is via the Channel Tunnel (Euro Tunnel). The most direct route from Calais to Prague is via Lille, Brussels, Cologne, Frankfurt and Nuremberg, entering the Czech Republic at the Waidhaus – Rozvadov border crossing – a journey of …
Read More »How to Purchase Train Tickets for Prague to Budapest Route
When visiting Prague, many people want to extend their vacation and visit some of the other great cities that Eastern Europe has to offer. These include places such as Bratislava, Warsaw and Zagreb, but the most popular addition to any vacation in Prague is undoubtedly a trip to the Hungarian …
Read More »Children Aged up to Ten can Travel in Prague Public Transport for Free
Children aged up to 10 can travel by urban public transport in Prague free of charge without an opencard. The card should have been mandatory since February 2012, but the capital city no longer envisages this. Children aged six to ten really do not have to have any opencard. If …
Read More »Drivers In Prague
Czechs are largely terrible drivers, pure and simple. It is not that they can’t drive, it is just that they interpret the highway code far more liberally than they ought to. Speed limits will usually be ignored, changes of lane can be done too quickly and tail-gating is commonplace; thus, …
Read More »Inspectors of Prague Public Transport Scares Foreign Travellers
The good reputation of Prague is not only harmed by dishonest taxi drivers and pickpocket gangs, but surprisingly also by ticket controllers on public transport. Quite often visitors to Prague are forced to pay an extra ‘tourist tax’ because of their lack of knowledge of local rules in public transport. …
Read More »Prague Airport Shuttle
Getting from or to the airport on time always tends to be a bit stressful. And especially in Prague, getting from the airport by a taxi or public transport is never easy or at least there is a risk you will be overcharged. But the great news is that you …
Read More »Train Prague to Krakow
There are many different sights and sounds that Eastern Europe can offer and one would be stupid not to take advantage of the fact that you can see many different cities in one vacation when visiting this part of the world. Once you have had your fill of the delights …
Read More »Getting to Prague from Ireland
Probably the cheapest option is to fly directly via Czech Airlines www.CSA.cz with some offers ranging from 150eur return, or use a low cost carrier like Ryan Air www.RyanAir.com. Ryan Air or Air Lingus www.AirLingus.com can fly you to Prague from 24 EUR, tax excluded, one way. Another option is …
Read More »Prague by Bike Tour
There are more than 185 kilometres of marked cycling trails in and around Prague, however most of these are mixed with automobile traffic. Nevertheless, the number of dedicated trails for both cyclists and pedestrians continues to grow. A tour of Prague by bike offers an interesting experience both for cyclists …
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