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By plane

The Czech Republic’s national carrier is Czech Airlines (CSA) which flies from most of the world’s big cities. The main international airport is located in Prague, with other smaller ones in Pardubice, Brno and Ostrava. Other airlines servicing the Czech Republic include British Airways, British Midland, KLM, Air France, Lufthansa, Alitalia and El Al Israel Airlines. EasyJet offers low–cost services from Gatwick, Stansted, Bristol, Newcastle and Nottingham East Midlands direct to Prague. Ryanair flies direct from Stansted to Brno, or alternatively it is possible to take a connector flight from Prague.

By car

The Czech Republic is covered by a network of generally good roads, though they often follow old routes through villages and small towns. There are around 500km of European-style motorways, the main ones being the D1 or E50/E65 between Prague and Brno. Motorways and country roads tend to have light traffic. The quickest way of taking a car from the UK over to the continent is to drive to the Channel Tunnel. The most direct route from Calais to Prague is via Lille, Brussels, Cologne, Frankfurt and Nuremberg, entering the Czech Republic at the Waidhaus-Rozvadov border crossing – a distance of over 1,000km. The main motorway borders are with Germany, Austria, the Slovak Republic and Poland.

By coach

Going by coach is the cheapest way to get to the Czech Republic. Kingscourt Express operate a direct service from London to Prague which runs daily (except Mondays) in the summer and three times a week in winter. It takes approximately 20 hours and arrives at Prague’s main bus terminal, Florenc. Eurolines also run coaches to Prague, departing from London, Paris and other large European cities.

By train

Lying in the centre of Europe, the Czech Republic stands at a crossroads where many international rail routes meet (EuroCity, InterCity and SuperCity services). The train is an ideal way to get around the Czech Republic, as it has one of the densest rail networks in Europe. Most services are operated by Czech Railways. Trains travel daily to Prague from most major European cities. There are comfortable international trains that go from Bonn, Frankfurt am Main, Vienna and Warsaw.

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