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Arrival Guide to Prague Congress Center and recommended hotels

Note: Temporary Interruption of Metro Operations between stations of line "C":
"Prazského povstani" – "Muzeum"
Dear participants of the PIERS 2023 conference in Prague,
dear colleagues and friends,

Prague's public transport has a reputation as a very reliable system. It was recently rated as the second best within the EU.
Sometimes, however, there are temporary changes, one of which unfortunately affects the underground line "C", which is important for connecting the Prague Congress Center (station "Vysehrad") with the center of Prague (station "Muzeum"), see the attached document.
The journey between "Vysehrad" and "Muzeum" stations can thus take about 15 minutes. I am very sorry that your stay in Prague will be slightly complicated by this.
My best regards to all of you,
Jan Vrba
General Chair of PIERS 2023 in Prague
Download Pdf file for Temporary Interruption of Metro C between stations Prazského povstani and Muzeum
Address of the Prague Congress Center (in Czech: Kongresove centrum Praha) is:
5. kvetna 1640/65,
140 00 Praha 4,
EU – Czech Republic
Arrival guide formulated by PCC itself: https://www.praguecc.cz/en/how-to-get-here

More detailed arrival guide:

Vaclav Havel Airport Prague is the closest international airport to Prague, situated few kilometres west from Prague.
Main Train Station Prague, situated right in the centre of Prague, is the place where international trains are typically arriving in Prague.
From the Vaclav Havel Airport Prague or from the Main Train Station Prague you can travel to the Prague Congress Center either by public transport or by TAXI. Prices for the public transport tickets are as follows:
⦁ Single ticket: 30 CZK (approx. 1.4 USD or 1.3 EUR) ticket is valid 30 minutes,
⦁ Single ticket: 40 CZK (approx. 1.8 USD or 1.7 EUR) ticket is valid 90 minutes,
⦁ 1 day ticket: 120 CZK (approx. 5.5 USD or 5 EUR),
⦁ 3 days ticket: 320 CZK (approx. 14.5 USD or 13.3 EUR).
See, please, the webpage: http://www.prg.aero/en/parking-transport/transport/public-transit/ . Detailed information about the public transport in Prague is on webpage: also.
As for the taxi see the webpage: http://www.prg.aero/en/parking-transport/transport/official-taxi/ , please. Other recommended taxi companies are: AAA Taxi ( www.aaataxi.cz ), SpeedCars ( www.speedcars.cz), Tick Tack (www.ticktack.cz ), Citytaxi ( www.citytaxi.cz).

Vaclav Havel Airport PragueCongress Center

BY Public transport
(trip takes about 1 hour) – shortest/recommended route:
⦁ To travel from the Airport to the Nadrazi Veleslavin take the BUS 119, please.
⦁ From the Nadrazi Veleslavin take subway line "A" (green line on the subway map) and travel to Muzeum.
⦁ At the Muzeum change to subway line "C" (red line on the map) and travel to Vysehrad.
⦁ The Prague Congress Center and recommended hotels are in close proximity to this metro station.
BY TAXI
From the Vaclav Havel Airport Prague to the Prague Congress Center: 20 to 30 km, typical taxi fare is 1000 CZK (i.e. approx. 46 USD or 42 EUR – we recommend you to ask information about approximate expected price from taxi driver before you start the trip).

Main Train Station PragueCongress Center

BY Public transport
(trip takes about 10 minutes) – shortest/recommended route:
⦁ From the Main Train Station Prague to the Vysehrad take the subway line "C" (red line on the subway map).
⦁ The Prague Congress Center and recommended hotels are in close proximity to this metro station.
BY TAXI
From Main Train Station Prague to Prague Congress Center: 10 km, typical taxi fare is 400 CZK (i.e. approx. 18 USD or 16 EUR - we recommend you to ask information about approximate expected price from the taxi driver before you start the trip).
Connections can be found here: http://www.dpp.cz/en/ .

Tickets can be bought in tabaco shops nearby metro station entrances, by aid of machines installed at the metro stations entrance and in trams and busses, by aid of mobile phones, etc., see please the links above.

Prague's public transport is one of the best and safest in the European Union. But even so, we have one important warning: As in all major cities of the world, it is recommended to be careful with protection of you documents, etc. Please keep them in a safe place in your clothing or luggage, etc.

We would also like to point out that ticket checks in Prague's public transport are quite frequent. Therefore, please keep the purchased tickets in a safe place too.

Dining in Prague:


During the PIERS 2023 symposium, it will be possible to buy light refreshments (baguettes, salad, etc.) directly at the Prague Congress Center at noon.

There are several restaurants in the vicinity of the congress center, but their capacity is probably not big enough for all PIERS participants. We therefore recommend using fast foods in several large shopping centers along metro line "C", e.g. in the Chodov and Pankrac stations (Westfield Chodov and Arkady Pankrac).

And there are many restaurants in the historical center of Prague, e.g. Café Slavia (https://www.cafeslavia.cz/en/ ), Bruxx (https://www.bruxx.cz/eng/ ), Kolkovna (https://budejovicka.kolkovna.cz), etc.

A few web links with general information about Prague and Czech Republic:
https://www.prague.eu/en
https://www.czechtourism.com/home/

Web links with information abou culture events:
National Theater (http://www.narodni-divadlo.cz/en/programme )
Black Theatre (http://www.metrotheatre.cz/ )
National Gallery (http://www.ngprague.cz/en/ )

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