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Holešovice station
Nádraží Holešovice
Prague’s Major Rail and Coach Stations This is the main Prague railway
The major points of arrival by train and coach are all fairly central station for select international
and easily accessible by metro – the nearest metro to each destinations, including Berlin,
terminal is shown in the boxes along with more Vienna and Budapest.
detailed travel information.
Nádraží Holešovice
Key
Florenc coach station
Train Station Florenc
Metro Station The main coach station serves all
international and long-distance
Coach Station
Autobus domestic routes.
nádraží Florenc
Prague Castle Jewish
and Hradčany Quarter Masarykovo Masarykovo station
Vltava nádraží Náměstí Republiky
Little Quarter Old Town Serves mostly Prague’s suburbs
and other domestic routes.
Smíchov coach station New Town Hlavní
nádraží
Anděl
Serves domestic coach routes.
Autobusová stanice Main station
Praha-Na Knížecí
Hlavní nádraží
The main station serves inter-
Smíchov station national trains from all countries,
Smíchovské nádraží Smíchovské and domestic routes including
Serves domestic rail routes. nádraží some suburban routes.

triangles, a first-aid kit and a safety DIRECTORY
vest. You also have to display a
national identification sticker. Train Travel
Headlights must be used at all ČD Travel
times, even during daylight hours.
It is compulsory to wear seat belts Plaha Hlavní nádraži, Wilsonova
80. Map 4 E5. Tel 840 112 113/
if fitted, and children under 12
years of age are not allowed in 972 243 051. ∑ cd.cz
the front seat. When you are Coach Travel
driving, it is strictly forbidden to
have any alcohol in your blood Eurolines
or to use a mobile phone. Florenc Coach Station. Map 4 F3.
Typical road sign showing the directions to There are good motorway Tel 731 222 111. ∑ elines.cz
target destinations connections to all the major cities
in the Czech Republic, including Student Agency
registration card; a hire certificate Plzeň and Brno, and many more Florenc Coach Station. Map 4 F3.
or, if you are borrowing the car, are under construction. Tel 841 101 101.
a letter signed by the owner and The speed limit on motorways ∑ studentagency.cz
authorized by a recognized body, is 130 km/h (81 mph); on dual
such as the AA or RAC, giving you and single carriageways, Car Travel
permission to drive it; and a third- 90 km/h (56 mph); and in urban Budget
party insurance document (or areas, 50 km/h (31 mph). The Prague Airport, main station.
home insurance, for EU citizens). traffic police patrolling the Map 4 E5. Tel 235 325 713.
If you drive on the motorway, roads are very vigilant, and ∑ budget.cz
you will also need to display a any infringements are dealt
special highway sticker available with harshly. There are also Car Breakdown/Service/
at the border, petrol stations and occasional road blocks to catch Accidents
post offices. Other items you have drunken drivers. Visit www. Tel 1230 (ÚAMK)/1240 (Autoklub
to carry at all times are a set of motorway.cz for more details Bohemia Assistance).
replacement bulbs, red warning on driving on Czech motorways.

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