Getting there & Getting around

Getting there

International rail crossings outnumber international airports by 18 to one (the airport in question being Prague), but both are outscored by the 30-plus international road crossings.

Getting around

There are regular flights between Prague and other reasonably sized Czech cities, even more regular (and reasonably cheap) train services courtesy of Czech Railways, and a low-cost but highly dependable long-distance bus network. The road network is good, but drive defensively to counter the local addiction to excessive speeding.

Visa information

Nationals of all western European countries, Japan, the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand can visit the Czech Republic for up to 90 days, and UK citizens for up to 180 days, without a visa. Nationals of South Africa and many other countries must obtain a visa, which is good for a stay of between 30 and 90 days depending on your nationality. Note that although the Czech Republic is now part of the EU, the visas issued by the Czech Republic are national and not Schengen visas. When the Czech Republic joined the European Union they did not become part of the Schengen area. Therefore valid Schengen visas cannot be used for entering the Czech Republic. Note also that Czech visas do not allow aliens to enter the territories of other EU member states. All aliens who require a visa when travelling to the Czech Republic must therefore have a valid Czech visa, corresponding to the purpose and length of their stay in the country.