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Arrival to Prague

ARRIVING BY PLANE

All international flights arrive at Prague Ruzyně Airport, located approximately 20 km of the city centre. You can get into the city centre either by a city bus + metro (we recommend especially bus Nos. 119, 179 and 100 since they are the fastest ones; bus stop TERMINAL 2 is located just in front of the “Arrivals” building and tickets can be obtained by the bus driver or info stand in the arrival hall, timetables at https://www.dpp.cz/en/) or by catching a taxi or using the airport minibus shuttle service (white vans of company CEDAZ).

There are several ways how you can get from the airport to your accommodation:
1. Take a taxi.
This is undoubtedly the most comfortable way to travel, but also the most expensive. Prices for a taxi journey from the airport into town range from Kč 120 – Kč 870, depending on your precise destination. You will find a price list for the service offered by Airport Cars FIX by the company's stand in the airport lounge. If you decide to use a taxi, make sure you get a written estimate for the cost of your journey from the company in the airport lounge before you set out, since this reduces the chance of the driver trying to overcharge you.

2. Hire a city shuttle van
to take you direct to the dormitory/flat. This is charged at a flat rate of Kč 480 for 1-4 people, or Kč 960 for 5 or more people, and is generally cheaper than taking a taxi. However, it is also slower, since the van will have up to eight passengers, and will have to visit up to eight different addresses. Write down the address of your dormitory/flat to show the shuttle driver as he may not be fluent in English.

3. Use public transport
A) Take city bus No. 119 to "Dejvická" metro station (green line A) and travel further by metro (subway) + bus or metro + tramvaj (tram). If you live in university dorms in Hostivař, you can take tram 26 to Nádraží Hostivař at Dejvická station (it takes 55 minutes as Nádraží Hostivař is the final stop of the tram; Nádraží Hostivař stop is however only 3 minutes walk from the dorms). You can also get on tram 26 closer to Hostivař at the metro station Želivského or Strašnická (both line A);

another tram going to Hostivař (No. 22, final station Nádraží Hostivař) meets the metro line A at Náměstí Míru. You can go by metro (subway) to Skalka as well (also line A, takes approximately 20 minutes) where you need to change to bus 154 or 271 (10 minutes to stop Nádraží Hostivař where the dormitory is located).

For general information on Prague Ruzyně airport, see the Czech Airport Authority website: https://www.csl.cz. The buses, vans and taxis are standing right in front of the airport building.

ARRIVING BY TRAIN OR BUS

Most international trains arrive either at Prague Main Railway Station ("Hlavní nádraží") or at Holešovice Railway Station ("Nádraží Holešovice"). Both stations are interconnected with metro (red line C) stations of the same names. If you live in Hostivař dormitory and arrive at Hlavní nádraží train station, you can use a very fast (14-minute) train connection to the train station Nádraží Hostivař located 5 minutes walk from the dormitory. The timetable can be found under: https://jizdnirady.idnes.cz/vlakyautobusy/spojeni/ . Another possibility would be taking tram 26 to stop Nádraží Hostivař from Hlavní nádraží tram stop or going by metro to station Skalka (green line A, you will need to change at Muzeum station) and then take bus 154 or 271 to stop Nádraží Hostivař.

International buses usually arrive at Florenc Bus Terminal (metro lines B and C), Nádraží Holešovice bus station (metro line C) or at a bus station “Želivského” (metro line A). You can use metro and bus/tram connections as suggested above or, when arriving to Florenc, also tram No. 26 (from stops Těšnov or Bíla Labuť) going directly to Hostivař (Nadraži Hostivař) – 35 min.

IMPORTANT!
To take any public transport you will need to buy a transport ticket, and you must remember to validate the ticket by date-stamping it when you get on the bus/tram/metro. Reckon on 26 Kč for a single ticket that is valid for a journey that includes bus/tram/metro changes; this ticket is valid 75 minutes when travelling in one direction, at the weekends and in night 90 minutes. We recommend you get a 24-hours, 3 or 5-days ticket so that you can use the ticket until your transport prepaid ticket is issued.

For more informations look at the folder "transport".