Alojamiento en apartamentos, hoteles y pensiones en Praga

Welcome to PRAGUE-VACATION ´s Prague Tourist Information & Travel Guide site. As we would like to be your best TOURIST GUIDE in PRAGUE we have preapared some useful information for you about Prague and Czech Republic, to make your holiday as perfect as possible. Here you can find a wide range of useful tourist information about PRAGUE as important phone numbers, information about prague public transportation, actual exchange rates, valid currencies and information for drivers.

PRAGUE is an amazing city and thanks to its beautiful historical monuments, reasonible prices and maybe also thanks to its cheap and tasty beer is one of the most visited city in Prague.

NÚMEROS IMPORTANTES

Emergency call 112
Ambulance service phone 155
Police phone 158
Fire emergency phone 150
Municipal police phone 156
Emergency road service phone 1230, 1240
General information phone 12 444
Directory inquiries (Prague and the whole Czech Republic) phone 1180
Directory inquiries (international) - both telephone and fax numbers, call services and prices phone 1181

PRAGUE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

Tariffs

Transfer tickets
Tickets for two fare zones can be used 60 minutes from validation. On working days from 08.00 PM to 05.00 AM and on Saturdays and Sundays round the clock such tickets can be used 90 minutes from validation.

For adult persons over 15 years its costs  20 CZK

For children from 6 up to 15 years inclusive it costs 10 CZK

Non-transfer tickets
apply to trams and buses 15 minutes allowing no change. On the Metro such tickets are valid for the distance of 4 stations from the station of validation (not including the station of validation) allowing to change between the lines A,B,C, but no longer than 30 minutes. These tickets do not apply to night routes and funicular railway.

For adult persons over 15 years it costs  14  CZK

For children from 6 up to 15 years inclusive it costs 7 CZK

Short-term tickets

Travel Information Centres provide all substantial information about public transport operation, routes, timetables, etc. Information is provided in Czech, English, German and Russian, and that also by phone. If you visit some of the bellow mentioned Travel Information Centres you can buy e.g. the following: timetables of tram and bus services (from any stop you like) map of Prague with PT network information chart of PT network timetables of night tram and bus services publications dealing with the history and the present of public transport in Prague.

CURRENCY

Czech republic became a member of Europien Union in May 2004 but it will take few more years when EUR will be a valid currency in our country. At the moment the valid currecny is the CZECH CROWN. You can check here the valid czech paper moneys: http://www.cnb.cz/en/plat_bankovky.php

CREDIT CARDS

It is not a problem at all to use it, it is acceptable nearly in every restaurant, shopping centre, tourist centers, bars and pubs,  pensions and hotels.  

ATM machines

In the city centrum you can find them nearly on every corner, in the undergrounds, at the banks and in the shopping centres.

CHANGE

In the city centrum you can find plenty of them but be careful, because the most of them charge an extra comission intead of they they present that there is not comission. We highly recommend the KAPROVA 15 EXCHANGE, located at the Old town square  where they do not charge any extra fees. To check the actual exchange rates click here www.exchange.cz 

A perfect calculator has also the Komercni banka : http://www.kb.cz/NASA/rateList/SRVRate?lng=en

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR DRIVERS

Are you coming to Prague by car? Then it is deffinitely very usefull to find out some information about local TRAFFIC REGULATIONS, about MOTORWAY TOLLS, the cost of the PETROL, or for which BORDER to decide, so you do not have to wait for a long time.

All these handy information are provided by our local carclubs. http://www.uamk.cz/

Are you afraid that your car might get broken during a long jorney? Do not panic!!! Just remember this unique telephone number 1230, on which motorists can ask for help in emergency situations and whenever needed. Calling from abroad, the number will be preceded with the country and city code: ++4202 1230. This service is available 24 hours a day and 365/366 days per year.

We wish you a safe and pleasant trip on the road!!!

International Dialing Codes

• Australia 0061
• Austria 0043
• Belgium 0032
• Canada 001
• Denmark 0045
• France 0033
• Germany 0049
• Great Britain 0044
• Greece 0030
• Italy 0039
• Japan 0081
• Netherlands 0031
• Norway 0047
• Poland 0048
• Russia 007
• Slovakia 00421
• Sweden 0046
• Spain 0034
• Switzerland 0041
• USA 001
• Czech Republic 00420

Embassies

- Austria - Victora Huga 10, 151 15 Praha 5, phone 257 090 511, fax 257 316 045
- Belgium - Valdstejnska 6, 118 01 Praha 1, phone 257 533 283 - 287, fax 257 533 750
- Brazil - Susicka 12, 160 41 Praha 6, phone 224 324 965, fax 224 312 901
- Canada - Muchova 6, 160 00 Praha 6, phone 272 101 800, fax 272 101 890
- Denmark - Maltezske nam. 5, 118 01 Praha 1, phone 257 531 600, fax 257 531 410
- Finland - Hellichova 1, 118 00 Praha 1, phone 257 007 130, fax 257 007 132
- France - Velkoprevorske nam. 2, 118 01 Praha 1, phone 251 171 711, fax 251 171 720
- Germany - Vlasska 19, 118 01 Praha 1, phone 527 531 481, fax 257 534 056
- Great Britain - Thunovska 14, 118 00 Praha 1, phone 257 402 111, fax 257 402 296
- Greece - Spanelska 14, 120 00 Praha 2, phone 222 250 955, fax 222 253 686
- Hungary - Ceskomalinska 20, 160 00 Praha 6, phone 233 324 454, fax 233 322 104
- Italy - Nerudova 20, 118 00 Praha 1, phone 233 080 111, fax 257 531 522
- Ireland - Trziste 13, 118 00 Praha 1, phone 257 530 061, fax 257 531 387
- Izrael - Badeniho 2, 170 01 Praha 7, phone 233 097 500, fax 233 097 519
- Japan - Maltezske nam. 6, 118 01 Praha 1, phone 257 533 546, fax 257 532 377
- Netherlands - Gotthardska 6, 160 00 Praha 6, phone 224 312 190, fax 224 312 160
- Norway - Hellichova 1, 118 00 Praha 1, phone 257 323 737, fax 257 326 827
- Poland - Valdstejska 8, 118 01 Praha 1, phone 257 530 388, fax 257 530 135
- Russia - Pod Kastany 1, 160 00 Praha 6, phone 233 374 100, fax 233 377 235
- Slovakia - Pod Hradbami 1, 160 00 Praha 6, phone 233 321 441, fax 233 324 289
- Spain - Pevnostni 9, 162 00 Praha 6, phone 224 311 441, fax 233 341 770
- Sweden - Úvoz 13, 118 01 Praha 1, phone 220 313 200, fax 220 313 240
- Switzerland - Pevnostni 7, 162 01 Praha 6, phone 220 400 611, fax 224 311 312
- Ukraine - Charlese de Gaulla 29, 160 00 Praha 6, phone 233 342 000, fax 233 344 366
- USA - Trziste 15, 118 01 Praha 1, phone 257 530 663, fax 257 530 583