HOW TO GET AND MOVE TO CZECH REPUBLIC: FLIGHTS, BUSES AND TRAINS

CZECH REPUBLIC

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Airports and Flights: The largest airport in the Czech Republic is Prague-Ruzyně, situated some 10 km from Prague. Other international airports include Brno, Ostrava, Carlsbad and Pardubice. The Czech national flag carrier is Czech Airlines (CSA) that links Prague with the majority of European capital cities and with major hubs in North America.

There are dozens of low-cost airlines going to/from Prague. Ryanair flies to Brno from London and Girona and to Prague from Dublin.

Other nearby airports are Nuremberg (200 km) and Munich (320 km) in Germany, Vienna having a bus shuttle to Brno city (260 km to Prague, 110 km to Brno) in Austria, Wroclaw (200 km) in Poland (might be a good idea if you want to go to the Giant Mountains) and Bratislava – hub for SkyEurope Airlines but without shuttle (280 km to Prague, only 120 km to Brno) in Slovakia.

There are domestic flights from Prague to Brno and Ostrava. They are operated by CSA Czech Airlines.

Buses: International bus service runs from many cities in Europe with direct connections from Germany, Netherlands, Slovakia, Switzerland, Austria, Italy etc. Good service offers Eurolines and Student Agency.

A cheap and excellent means of travelling between Prague, Brno, Plzeň and Liberec are the buses from Student Agency. Apart from this operator there are many other bus companies that link Prague and many other cities regularly. The buses leave Prague from Florenc Bus Station or Černý Most Bus Station (both are also Metro stations). Except for the Praha-Ostrava line, the buses are bit faster and cost less than the Czech trains.

Trains: International train service runs from most points in Europe with direct connections from Slovakia, Poland, Germany, Denmark, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia, Hungary and Romania.

The trains go even to the most remote locations of the Czech Republic and unlike buses, they also operate regularly during off-peak hours. However, outside the modernized main corridors, the standard of travelling is often the same as it was in the 1970's, and therefore it is quite time consuming to get to the provincial towns or villages.

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