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There
is no time difference between Prague and most western European capitals - with
the exception of London and Dublin (one hour behind Danish time) and Helsinki/Finland
(one hour ahead of Czech time). Time: Central European (GMT+1), summer
time - Central European +1 (GMT+2). Check the "Time Ticker" for current
time in Prague. New York: 6 hours behind Tokyo: 8 hours ahead
Hong Kong: 7 hours ahead A
valid passport, which does not expire at least for six months, is required in
order to enter the Czech Republic. There is no need of an entry visa for most
European countries and USA. If necessary, you can obtain visa at the Czech Embassy
in your country. Two kinds of visas are available; a tourist visa for 30 days
or a transit one for 48 hours.
The
Praha Ruzyne airport is located northwest of the outskirts of Prague, some 20
kilometers from the city center. A local bus 119 (To/From the Dejvicka Metro stop,
the last stop on the green A line daily between 4:27 a.m. and 11.40 p.m.; it takes
21 minutes).If
you go from the center to the airport make sure, that you not get out before the
very last stop. The first buildings with the airport signs are almost 2 miles
from the international terminal. A single trip is 12 CZK per person.
A local bus 100 (To/From the Zlicin Metro stop, the last stop on the yellow B
line. A single trip is 12 CZK per person. Cedaz operates a 'Express
Airport Bus' (Phone: 220114296) picks up passengers at the airport. Departure
at Airport Prague between 6 a.m. and 9 p.m. every 30 minutes. They'll bring you
into the city's center to both the Namesti Republiky and Dejvicka metro stops
In addition to taxis and buses (No. 119 from the Dejvicka Metro station, or No.
179 from the Nove Butovice Metro Station) you can also use shuttle buses with
departures from namesti Republiky. Inquiries
on departures and arrivals - phone 2011 3314, 2011 3321 nonstop Website
To
avoid jet lag the easiest way is to sleep all the way over (going east) and stay
awake on the way back (going west). If you are flying business you have the option
of dinner on request. As soon as you get on board order dinner and with dinner
take a short acting sleeping pill (e. g. Halcyon or Ambien). Request that your
flight attendant wake you for breakfast. Take the night flight and you
then awake in the morning, Prague time.On the way home you need to stay awake
as long as you can. Check out the in-flight movies (I have watched as many as
four full features on the way home.) If you can stay awake until at least
9:00 PM (4:00 AM Prague time) you should have no problem sleeping the night. Another
short acting sleeping pill will ensure that you wake up on your home time. I have
done Weekend Theater in London with this method.
The Shuttle stop is close to the CSA-Building
across the Marriott Hotel at Namesti Republiky and goes daily between 5:30 a.m.
til 9:30 p.m. every 30 minutes via Metro stop Dejvicka (Metro A) to Letiste Ruzyne
(Airport Prague). A single trip is 90 CZK per person. Cedaz also operated
'Shuttle Vans', that cost 720 CZK for maximum 8 people, but the price is divided
by the number of people, therefore if there was just 4 people it would cost 720
CZK divided by 4 so 180 CZK per person. If the bus is full (8 persons) then 90
CZK per person. There isn't any other service than taxi service which
stops exactly where people want to go. Taxis charge a flat rate per zone.
Prague 1 is 650 CZK, Prague 2 is 720 CZK etc. But you should reconfirm the rate
with the driver. Inquiries on departures and arrivals - phone 2011 3314,
2011 3321 nonstop |
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