Transport
Prague has the biggest and most important international airport of the country. Václav Havel Airport has about 50 regular airlines connecting Prague directly to about 130 destinations around the world. There are other airports in Brno and Ostrava. Reaching eastern cities as Brno it is possible also through the airports of Vienna (Austria) or Bratislava (Slovakia).
Prague has connections with train services running from Poland, Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Switzerland and the Netherlands.
Bus is also a good option for reaching the country and exploring it. Many Bus agencies such as Eurolines, Flixbus or Regiojet offer coaches services from a range of European countries including the UK, Germany, France, Austria, the Netherlands, Slovakia, Sweden, Norway and Italy.
There are 17 motorways in the Czech Republic, the oldest and most important being the D1 motorway connecting Prague and Brno. You can find here more information about motorways.
The maximum permissible speed for cars in towns and villages is 50 km/h, 90 km/h on roads and 130 km/h on highways. Cars of up to 3.5 tons driving down public roads that are subject to a charge, such as highways, must have a vignette – proof that the driver has paid the appropriate fee. The electronic vignette became valid in the Czech Republic on 1 January 2021. It has replaced the former paper coupon stuck on to the windshield. The vignette can be purchased on the official state website at eDalnice.cz (the website is available in 5 language versions), as well as from the previous providers, such as EuroOil petrol stations or Czech Post Office branches, as well as in self-service kiosks located mostly in border areas.