by train
All train stations are ruled by the Ceské Dráhy. It is nice to go with the old Czech trains and the train system reminds of the Austrian origin. Rychlick trains only stop in bigger towns or cities. Osobnyvlak are short distance trains which stop at every station. They only go approximately 30 km. Trains are usually very reliable and on time. Nevertheless, you are much faster with busses. The biggest train stations with international connections are “Hlavní nádrazí“ in Prague 2 and “Nárdazí Holesovice” in Prague 7. Both of them include exchange offices and tourist information centres. There are also lockers that are available for 24 hours.
There are trains from Prague to more than 20 European cities, for example to Munich (7 hours), Vienna (5 hours), Berlin (5 hours) and Paris (15,5 hours). Trains from abroad usually arrive at Hlavní nádrazí and at Nárdazí Holesovice. Trains to Moravia and to Slovakia depart from Masarykovo nádrazí, Prague 1, trains to the South of Bohemia from Praha-Smíchov (Smíchovské nádrazí), Prague 5 and trains to the East of Bohemia from Praha-Vysocany.
Although the train station lies close to the city centre you should take the metro as the park close by is very dangerous, especially after dawn.
There are trains from Prague to more than 20 European cities, for example to Munich (7 hours), Vienna (5 hours), Berlin (5 hours) and Paris (15,5 hours). Trains from abroad usually arrive at Hlavní nádrazí and at Nárdazí Holesovice. Trains to Moravia and to Slovakia depart from Masarykovo nádrazí, Prague 1, trains to the South of Bohemia from Praha-Smíchov (Smíchovské nádrazí), Prague 5 and trains to the East of Bohemia from Praha-Vysocany.
Although the train station lies close to the city centre you should take the metro as the park close by is very dangerous, especially after dawn.
by car
The mororways in the Czech Republic are shown with a “D”, international roads with “E”, small roads with one or more numbers. In order to use one of the streets you have to pay a toll for one year (Kc 1000), for a month (Kc 200) or for ten days (Kc 100) for a car up to 3,5 t. The stickers are available at the borders, in post offices, exchange offices or at gas stations. The speed limit in built-up areas is 50 km/h, 90 km/h on normal streets and 130 km/h on the motorway. All people in the car need to have a seat belt! Alcohol is for the driving person strictly prohibited. Since July 2006 you have to drive with light, even during the day.
The most important streets to Prague are D1 and D2 to Brno. Don’t use the D2/D1 connection leading through Bratilava because long waiting hours at the Slovakian border are very likely. From the West of Germany you can use A61/E31 and the A6/E50 from Nuremberg. Then you pass the border at Waidhaus/Rozyodoy. The E58 leads directly from Vienna to the D1, from Dresden and Berlin you can use E55, from Breslau and Warsaw E67 and from Paris E50. Time for a car journey are from Berlin 4,5 hours, from Vienna 4 hours, from Zurich 7 hours and from Warsaw 10 hours.
The most important streets to Prague are D1 and D2 to Brno. Don’t use the D2/D1 connection leading through Bratilava because long waiting hours at the Slovakian border are very likely. From the West of Germany you can use A61/E31 and the A6/E50 from Nuremberg. Then you pass the border at Waidhaus/Rozyodoy. The E58 leads directly from Vienna to the D1, from Dresden and Berlin you can use E55, from Breslau and Warsaw E67 and from Paris E50. Time for a car journey are from Berlin 4,5 hours, from Vienna 4 hours, from Zurich 7 hours and from Warsaw 10 hours.
by bus
International coaches depart from the bus station Florenc, Křižíkova 8 or from the bus station Zelivského. There are regular Eurolines connections from many European cities. Two bus companies share the Eurolines substitution in the Czech Republic (www.eurolines.cz.) “Euolines Sodelics” goes to France, Spain and to Switzerland, “Bohemia Euroexpress International” (: www.bei.cz) goes to Germany, Italy, Spain, Belgium and the Netherlands. Some destinations in the Czech Republic can be reached much easier by coach than by train. Regional connections are handled by the state company CSAD (www.csadbus.cz). The tickets can be purchased at Cedok, the Tourist Information.