When you travel outside Prague you can use a train or bus. Both are quite cheap and reliable. You’ll be able to find a connection to every village in the country either by bus or train. Try to avoid travelling on Friday and Sunday afternoons when most people travel to and from their weekend homes.

• By air

Prague’s Ruzyně airport is situated about 15km (9 miles) north of the city. Transport from the airport is explained in Section 6.1 above.
24 HOUR AIRPORT INFORMATION (Arrivals and departures):
Tel: 220 113 314, 220 113 321
More info about Airlines represented in the Czech Republic: http://www.condor.cz

• By train

Most international trains arrive and depart from the main station, Hlavní nádraží (Wilsonova, Prague 1) which is also a metro station (red or C line). It is open 24 hours and full of the usual characters that train stations attract. The main station offers exchange services, showers, left luggage and accommodation services. This station is only a few minutes walk from Wenceslas Square. The other main train station is Nádraží Holešovice (Arnoštovská, Prague 7) which is also a metro station (red or C line) - it serves north bound trains.

Masarykovo nádraží (Hybernská, Prague 1) is located not far from the main station at Náměstí Republiky metro station (yellow or B line) and is mainly used by local trains.

Smíchovské nádraží (Nádražní, Prague 5) is also on the yellow or B metro line and usually serves south or west bound trains. Some international trains also stop there. The trains to Karlštejn castle mostly go from here.

One word of warning about taking trains within the Czech Republic is that different trains will take different lengths of time to reach the same destination - so check the travel time before you buy a ticket. Quite often, the journey is quicker by bus. You can find information in the station on computers or from the information desk.

http://jizdnirady.atlas.cz/JRCis.asp- train schedules

Eurail passes for students offer very good value, and are particularly popular with US students who want to combine a semester in Prague with “doing Europe”. Try to get a pass that includes Austria, or pay extra to include Austria. These passes must be bought in your home country. During term time, the International Students Club arranges many trips to acquaint international students with the Czech Republic, so we recommend “doing the rest of Europe” mainly before or after the semester.

• By bus

The main bus station in Prague is Florenc, which is a metro station on the red, or ‘C’ line. International buses arrive and depart from here, and there is an always busy information desk where you can get times and info on all the buses if you can’t read the sometimes indecipherable timetables. The timetables often include buses that only run on specific days and therefore you must be able to understand the key. There are also some computers in the station where you can enter your destination and day of travel and find the most appropriate bus. Buses also arrive and depart from the train stations Holešovice and Smíchovské nádraží.

INFORMATION (Mon - Fri 6:00 - 20:00, Sat - Sun  8:00-16:00)
Tel: 900 144 444
http://jizdnirady.atlas.cz/JRCis.asp - bus schedules

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