Useful information for your stay in the Czech Republic
Useful information
- Currency: CZK - Czech Crown (there is no Euro currency in use)
- Official language: Czech
- Time zone: GMT+1
- Czech Republic is a member of UE, citizens from european countries do not need VISA
- Electricity: main voltage is 220 AC (the same like in Germany, France, Poland etc.)
- Phone operators: Vodafone, T-Mobile, Telefonica o2
- Public transport / prices: Single and transfer tickets are sold through yellow ticket vending machines (also in English, coins only), at ticket offices located at some metro stations, at a Tabák /Trafika, at some newsstands, and at tourist information centers. Monthly ticket (30 days): 670 CZK
- Shopping centers and supermarkets are open daily.
Good to know about Czech republic
Subway:
In Prague there are three metro lines:
- Line A (Green)
- Line B (Yellow)
- Line C (Red)
There are three transfer stations in the city center where two lines intersect:
- Můstek - lines A and B
- Muzeum - lines A and C
- Florenc - lines B and C
Well-developed network of public transport, good connection between trams, buses and metro, in rush hours every 2-3 minutes.
See map of the Prague subway and tram system map - public transport.
Climate and temperature:
- March and April - rain or snow is possible
- May to September - cool to warm (showers and thunderstorms are common)
- October - mostly chilly with rains
- November to February - cold, cloudy and wet with snow and freezing temperatures
Important numbers:
Country phone code: +420
Numbers:
- 158 - Police
- 155 - Emergency rescue
- 150 - Fire service
- 112 - International emergency call
Public holidays in the Czech Republic
- 1st January - New Year's Day, Restoration Day of the Independent Czech State;
- April - Easter Friday and Monday
- 1st May - Labour Day (May Day)
- 8th May - Liberation Day
- 5th July - Saints Cyril and Methodius Day
- 6th July - Burning at Stake of Jan Hus
- 28th September - Czech Statehood Day (St. Wenceslas Day)
- 28th October - Establishment of the Czechoslovak Republic
- 17th November - Struggle for Freedom and Democracy Day
- 24th December - Christmas Eve
- 25th December - Christmas Day
- 26th December - Christmas Day (St. Stephen's Day)