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 the Funicular coming up
the hill by sue_stone
Prague's cheerful green and white Funicular has been in operation since 1891. It transports you from Ujezd, down near the river, up to the top of Petrin Hill, offering great views of the castle along the way.
Running everyday at around 10 minute intervals, the funicular is pretty popular and the queue can get very very long...perhaps you may have to walk instead...but think of the extra beer you can justify then!! Leave a Comment
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 inside one of the Metro
stations by sue_stone
It runs from 5am till Midnight everyday, with frequent services on its three lines. Tickets can be bought from machines at the stations, from the ticket counter or from news-stands.
There are a few different ticket options. Single non-transfer tickets allow you to travel up to 4 metro stops, but not to transfer from one line to another….like we did until we worked it out…. Single-transfer tickets are valid for one hour after validation, on all lines.
Make sure you have a valid ticket….we ran into ticket inspectors a couple of times during our stay.
A metro map can be downloaded via the website link. Leave a Comment
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 by gilabrand
But first things first. Go to currency exchange and pick up some koruna (Kc). Don't exchange large sums of money . There are plenty of places downtown that charge no commission and offer a better exchange rate. But a word of caution: Don't be tempted by guys who approach you in the street and offer what sounds like a great rate. They are rip-off artists. A friend of mine was dumb enough to fall for it. The "money-changer" walked off with a few hundred dollars of his, leaving him with a large wad of out-of-circulation bills from another country.
Next, head for tourist information. Ask for a free map and have the clerk circle the location of your hotel. If you plan to use public transportation, ask the clerk to write the names of the stops on a slip of paper for you. From my experience, you will be very lucky to find anyone who speaks English - or ANY language other than Czech. In fact, most of the people I tried to get directions from on the street walked right past me, as if I were invisible. Since I don't look very suspicious, and I was traveling with my little daughter, I found it a bit strange. A holdover from Communist times, or something. But we did find our way in the end - and armed with that slip of paper (do you really think anyone is going to understand your feeble attempts at Czech pronunciation?) - so will you.
Try this only if you have a small piece of luggage and arrive at a normal daytime hour. If you are traveling with several other people, have heavy bags or come in late at night, a taxi or shared van outside the airport will make more sense (remember to settle on a price beforehand). Leave a Comment Theme: Bus
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 Czech coins by rsilva
There is one thing to be careful about: make sure you have enough coins for the ticket machine as there is usually no one selling tickets at the station and the stands/shops refuse to give you change from notes to coins, even if you want to make a purchase!
It once took us about 1 hour to get enough change to buy tickets for 3 people.
As someone mentioned in an earlier tip, these are the most common ticket prices.
24-hour ticket 70,- CZK
3-day ticket (72 hours) 200,- CZK
7-day ticket (168 hours) 250,- CZK
15-day ticket (360 hours) 280,- CZK Leave a Comment Theme: Subway/Metro
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 Metro by Heavens-Mirror
The journey is only around 10 minutes long and is alot cheaper than a taxi. We were quoted between 600-850 CZK to go to the Old Town so save your money and take the bus. Theme: Bus
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Ok, we got to Prague. Now, how do we get to our apartment???Again VT came to the rescue. I checked out transportation tips and came to the conclusion that CEDAZ AIRPORT was the way to go. After picking up our luggage, we headed for ground transportation and looked for the kiosk which read "TRANSPORT INFORMATION" ---"MINIBUS CEDAZ". A very friendly, helpful lady who spoke perfect English helped us. The Cedaz shuttle would not only take us to our apartment but we could also pre-arrange our pick-up back to the airport. So that is exactly what I did. For 480CZK ( good for up to 4 people going to the same address) and 400CZK (if you pre-arrange and pay for your return trip -- Total 880 CZK or $46.00 CDN or app. 30 Euros. I must say that we were VERY satisfied with this service as we were promptly picked up at 5:00a.m. the day of our departure. After all the stories I read about Prague Taxi drivers this was THE way to go.
Travel time was 30 to 40 minutes to our apartment in Praha 2. Leave a Comment Theme: BusPhone: 220 114 296Other Contact: e-mail cedaz@cmail.cz
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 tram in Prague by sandysmith
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! Theme: Bus
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 by sandysmith
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. Theme: Bus
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Our preferred way of getting around Prague was by TRAM. It was a fun and economical way of travelling around the city. We bought a few strips of tickets that cost 12CZK each and each ticket was good for an hour of travel. You validate your ticket using the little machine located on the tram, when you first get on the tram and from that time you have an hour.
Public transportation is well organized and extensive. We never waited more than 15 minutes for a tram to arrive. On the last day in Prague we still had some tickets left, so we just went on different trams until our hour was used up. Fun!!!
I found out later that we could have had a 24 hour pass for 70 CZK or a three-day pass for 200 CZK.. Usually we walked to the Centrum, so we wouldn't miss anything and took the tram back to our apartment, which had a stop right in front.
Tickets can be purchased at the metro stations, at newspaper and magazine stands, from vending machines and at other locations. Leave a Comment
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The main train station in Prague has a left luggage facility located in the basement. It's a couple of dollars a day if you want to leave it behind the counter with the people and little cheaper if you want to store it one of the lockers. Personally, I like the luggage room because in the 10 times that I have been to Prague I still haven't figured out how to work the darn lockers. I left my suitcase there for three weeks once. It was my souvenir suitcse and instead of lugging it across town I would wait until I acummulated enough souvenirs and then I would take them to the station and store them in the suitcase. Worked out well and by the end of the third week I was only out about $30. To me, at the time, that was worth it because it was a long walk to the hostel and I was exhausted by the end of that trip. Leave a Comment Theme: Other
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