T mobile arena

Could someone tell me how far this stadium is from the airport? and can you recommend any hotels in this area? Thank you

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The stadium is about a 20-30 min taxi run from the airport. It should cost you about 400CZK.

However if you are intending to rush to the airport after a show the traffic in the area will be busy and you should allow an hour as you may have to queue for a taxi.

It%26#39;s also do-able by public transport, but not great if you have bags. Get 119 bus from airport to Dejvicka, walk round the corner to the Vítezné námestí stop, get the 1 or 8 tram to Strossmayerovo námestí and then the 12 or 14 tram to Výstavište, if you get the connections right this should take 50 mins, however allow 1hour 15 mins for this journey, as it depends on the availability of connections.

I%26#39;m no use on recommending hotels - I%26#39;ve only ever lived in prague not visited.

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there is an airport bus called the Airport Express which goes directly from the airport every 30 minutes non stop to holesovice station which is 10 minutes walk from the T mobile arena. there is a hotel called the hotel expo almost next door. Try also looking at the belvedere hotel or the park hotel which are also walkimng distance.

however as thirdpenguin says, the vystaviste exhibition grounds where the t mobile arena is is connected by tram to the city centre, so you do not need to stay nearby

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Peb - you are excellent. I was 90% sure the airport express went direct to Holesovice but for some reason dppraha wasn%26#39;t showing it. The airport express is a much better route for sure.

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duty free ciggys

does anyone know the best place to by english ciggys in prague

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do you mean to smoke while you are there or to bring back with you? which brand of cigarettes?

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HI,to bring back for friends,lambert and butler.

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do you want the bad news.

there are strict limits to the number of cigarettes you can take back with you.200 only.

though the Czech Republic is a member of the EEc their tobacco taxes do not comply with EEc regulations and therfore Britain can put this limit on returning passengers.

the Airport shops have a good range of cigs at reasonable prices.

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unclegus is correct as usual, especially with the limits. airport shop is the best bet. do not know whether they sell lambert %26amp; butler

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I am pretty sure I saw L%26amp;B in there a couple of months ago,they are the ones in the silver and black pakaging ?

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Can only buy the L%26amp;B silver not the gold (lights). Hope this helps.

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If you are flying from PRG to the UK then Czech Airlines duty free at the airport (behind the passport control on your right) has L%26amp;B brand in stock.

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Disabled in Prague?

My in laws are thinking of visiting Prague but have limited mobility. (Whilst not in a wheelchair, they can%26#39;t walk very far.)

Could anyone recommend a nice hotel that is reasonably central, which has lifts etc and is accessible?

Any tips on how to get around would also be useful.

Many thanks,

Nao

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there are many hotels in the old town area which are within 5 minutes walk of the old town square. with there being almost 100 hotels in the old town, it may be better to state what kind of price / comfort / stars you are looking at. the four seasons has probably the best location 5 minutes walk from the old town and very near the charles bridge and has a lift, but as the most expensive hotel in town, this may not suit your needs.

To get to the castle, you can take the tram up the castle hill.

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Sorry, I hadn%26#39;t really thought of that. It%26#39;s for an anniversary so I think something at the %26#39;nice%26#39; end rather than %26#39;budget%26#39;.

It will be something that the family pays for as a present so I suppose something nice, but without being indecently expensive, as they are quite modest people and I don%26#39;t think they would like something too %26#39;blinging%26#39;! Also I think they would prefer a boutique type hotel to a huge soulless place (if there is such a place in Prague) but perhaps for facilities a larger place would be better. For instance they wouldn%26#39;t want to have to walk up more than one flight of stairs as it would be difficult for them.

I%26#39;m not really sure; I suppose if people have experience of visiting Prague with disabilities then any tips would help. As I said, they can walk but not very far without resting.

Thanks!

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intercontinental is 10 minutes slow flat walk from the old town square and not too far from the tram station to take your inlaws across the river. It also has a top floor restaurant view of the castle if your inlaws are tired. It is though a 1980%26#39;s concrete building with lifts so does not have the boutique feel.

round the corner from the interncontinental on a quiet street is the hotel bellagio. 4 stars, older building but with lifts and has a boutique, but not modern design feeling. the hotel has good reviews on the tripadvisor site

www.bellagiohotel.cz for more details.

if this is out of price range, we can recommend some cheaper options

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Thanks for your help.

Personally I was thinking somewhere on the flat either side of the bridge, then they have fairly easy walks to most attractions with the option of a short taxi-ride up the top of the hill to the castle etc.....or is there enough up the hill to do things that way round?

The %26#39;In-law%26#39;s%26#39; son...

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I would stay on the flat side of the town - the old town side of the river - there are more restaurants and cafes there than on the castle side. If the weather is good and you want to treat, there are some old vintage cars which sit near the old town square which can take the inlaws up to the castle and do a tour of the city

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As it was mentioned already - definitely stay on the %26quot;flat side%26quot; of the town.

Some hotels were mentioned already. I%26#39;d also consider the big hotel chains, e.g. Renaissance, Marriott or perhaps even Four Seasons. All three are very centrally located, close to Old Town Sq. or Venceslas Sq., Four Seasons is %26quot;next door%26quot; from the Charles Sq.

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CB to Salzburg

Can anyone offer advice on getting from CB to Salzburg. It looks like we%26#39;ll have to change trains in Linz but I%26#39;m wondering how frequently the trains run and if there is any more direct route.

Any help is appreciated!

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If you take the R207 train departing Ceske Budejovice at 20:16 it%26#39;s direct, you don%26#39;t have to change trains.

There are three other trains, deprting CB at 9:02**, 12:09 and 18:11, which require change of trains in Linz.

** does not operate Sep 21 - Oct 6, all other trains operate daily

I think this is the best option how to get to Salzburg.

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simcards to use whilst in Prague

i am visiting Prague this week.

How much will the sim card cost and how much will an into cz call cost using this sim.

thanks

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SIM cards come in various units - one of the cheapest one is 500 crowns. How much a call into and out of the czech republic costs depends on the phone company whose SIM card you use and the tarriff which you hook into. In the worse case, aim for 40 crowns or one pound per minute.

If you are after a SIM card, make sure that your local mobile phone company has not locked your mobile. If they have, a local SIM card will not work in your non local registered mobile

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%26quot;SIM cards come in various units - one of the cheapest one is 500 crowns.%26quot;

This is nonsense.

Vodafone has prepaid 200 CZK credit SIM card which costs 200 CZK (local calls are 2.5 CZK/min own network, 6 CZK other networks.

02 and T-Mobile sell SIM cards with minimum credit for 95 and 99 CZK respectively.

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Hotel Pav Thoughts?

We will be staying at the Pav in mid September. Curious if anyone has any thoughts beyond what I have read on-line?

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What have you read online? the hotel webpage? most of the old message board comments refer to when it was a pension. Now it%26#39;s upgraded we have to wait for guests to spare a few minutes to write a review. For my own part I like the area, very Czech with lots of small bars and restaurants. The only tourist hot spot is right next door at U Fleku.

Jason

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as jason says, this has now newly reopened as part of the Small Charming Hotels group, which are normally pretty good.

www.hotel-pav.cz

U flecku the tourist pub does not open late, but the early delivery trucks may wake you up in the mornings

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Staying here 16th-21st July so will make sure to post a report (and pics) on our return.

Looking forward seeing (and eating/drinking) Prague :-)

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We will be staying at the Pav from September 6-10th. Perhaps we%26#39;ll see you there.

Dijo

Houston,TX

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Visas

We are travelling from Canada to the UK and then a few days in Prague. I have British/Cdn passports, my friend just Cdn. Does she need a Visa? Should we buy Euros or local currency?

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1. No, he does not need visa

2. as mentioned many, many times before, the official currency is CZK not Euro therefore it really makes no sense bringing EUR.

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no visas needed at the moment if you stay less than 90 days. next year may be different if the canadians do not remove the visa requirements for czechs visiting canada

As said by LKHK, your question is exactly the same as someone asking whether to bring Canadian or US dollars for a trip to Canada

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