Useful Information
Please, visit the link below to find out whether you need visa for your stay together with visa fees: http://www.mzv.cz/jnp/en/information_for_aliens/general_visa_information/visa_fee_schedule/index.html
If you need an invitation letter for Czech visa application for the IE’15 conference, please, send email to Dr. Pavel Čech (pavel.cech@uhk.cz) with the following information: Title, Full name as it appears in your passport, Gender, Date of Birth, Full Address, Email, Citizenship, Passport number with date of expiry. If you are an author of IE’15 paper (main conference paper, workshop paper etc.), please, also include the paper title. We gladly provide an invitation letter to all authors of accepted papers. Participants without a paper can be provided with an invitation letter upon payment. A pdf file of the letter will be emailed to you; if you need the original letter, you will need to provide your detail postal address for shipping.
Passport or national ID card is not required (but advised) for EU nationals arriving from a passport-free Schengen country. Valid passport is required for all other citizens.
Please, use in the information at the bottom of the page Venue.
Taxi drivers in Prague often misuse the information of tourists about prices in Prague and charge you double – for example from the airport. Be aware of the fact that in Prague taxi services cost cca 20-28 CZK/km, boarding is cca for 40 CZK. You call either call the taxi operating company or find it on the Internet.
You may also download an application for your smartphone called liftago, which could make your travelling easier by ordering taxi in the right time and the right place.
Prague has a very good system of public transport. When travelling around Prague you may find helpful this website: http://www.dpp.cz/en/ (to find the right connection click at “Transport around Prague” and then choose “journey planner”).
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Please see “Hotel reservation” at this website or visit booking.com or similar.
CEST (Central European Summer Time) UTC/GMT +2 hours; (U.S. EST+6, PST+9). You can also check the current time in Prague.
Summer in the Czech Republic is usually mild (20-27°C/70-80°F) and humid. The highest temperatures can reach 30-35°C/85-95°F (occasionally higher) for short periods. Sudden showers and thunderstorms are common, so it is advised to bring an umbrella.
Czech Koruna (CZK)
Current exchange rates can be seen on webpages of Czech National Bank. You can use the currency convertors like: http://www.xe.com/currencyconverter/ . Exchange centers can be found at the airport, in hotels or in the city center.
You can also see a list of foreign embassies and consulates in the Czech Republic here: http://www.mzv.cz/jnp/en/diplomatic_missions/foreign_missions_to_the_czech_republic/index.html
The official language is Czech. Here are some useful Czech phrases and Czech basics.
Voltage 230 V/50 Hz; In the Czech Republic plug type C, E are being used. You can see the pictures here.
If travelling with electrical or electronic devices, it is recommended to bring a portable plug adaptor, which can be purchased at the airports or city center.
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