- Features of parking in the Czech Republic
- Parking in Czech cities
- Rent a car in the Czech Republic
Before the trip, it will not be superfluous to familiarize yourself with the nuances of parking in the Czech Republic. In general, tourists will be pleased with the road surface (high quality), as well as the cleanliness and well-groomed Czech roads.
Features of parking in the Czech Republic
Travelers who have rented a car in the Czech Republic should pay attention to the color of the road markings:
- orange markings indicate that parking is allowed here for no more than 2 hours;
- green markings will indicate that parking is allowed for 6 hours;
- blue markings “speaks” that this zone is intended for parking of service and cars of local residents.
A corresponding sign hangs in paid parking lots, and a payment machine is installed nearby (0, 4-1, 85 euros / hour). The absence of special markings and payment machines means that there is free parking in front of you. It should be noted that the machines only accept change and do not give change. Important: in Prague you cannot park your car for free in the districts of Prague 1, 2 and 3, even on the street next to shops. The penalty for incorrect parking is 55-185 euros. As a rule, on the street you can park for free in parking lots on weekdays from 18:00 to 08:00 and at any time on holidays and weekends.
Parking in Czech cities
There are covered private parking lots in Prague, the cost of staying in which is regulated by the organizations that own them. If you wish, you can use the services of P + R parking (only parking costs 0, 37 euros, parking + payment of a ticket for public transport there and back - 1, 85 euros, and parking + day ticket - 3.33 euros): those who leave their car there will be able continue on the metro or bus (these parking lots are closed for the night, and if you do not have time to pick up the car before closing, usually before midnight, you will be fined 15 euros). Such parking lots can be found at the metro stations "New Butovice", "Zlichyn exit No. 1", "Delo Hostivar", "Skalka exit No. 2", "" Rajska zagrada "," Ladvi "," Opatov "and others. Advice: those who live in a hotel without their own parking in the Prague-3 district can be advised to drive to its immediate neighbor, the Prague-10 district, in order to leave a car in the free parking lot. If desired, in the Czech capital, the car can be left at the Parking Centrum (for each of 468 parking spaces you need to pay 1, 48 euros / 1 hour and 24 euros / day), Wilsonova (a 60-minute stay of a car in this 51-seat parking lot is charged at € 2.22), Tower Park Praha (each of 100 parking spaces costs € 1.48 / 60 minutes and € 18.52 / day), Korunni Dvur (accommodates 450 cars; tariff: € 5.56 / 8 hours, 11, 11 euros / day, 137 euros / month).
In Brno, a 48-seat Dominikanske namesti is intended for parking (from Monday to Friday from 07:00 to 18:00 and on the 6th day of the week from 07:00 to one in the morning for a car left here you need to pay 0, 56 euros / 30 minutes, 1, € 11/1 hour, € 1.48 / additional hour, the rest of the time parking hours are not charged), 70-seat Beat Western Premier P2 (prices: € 1.85 / 1 hour and € 12.96 / day), Velky Spalicek (here 60-minute parking is paid at 1.48 euros), 88-seat Pinki Park (prices: 1 hour parking on weekdays from 8 am to midnight - 1, 11 euros, on weekends from 08:00 to 24:00 - 0, 74 euros, daily from midnight to 8 am - 0, 37 euros), 20-seat Ceska posta (60 minutes - 1, 11 euros), 390-seat Janackova divadla (daily from 8 am to 6:00 pm parking at for 30 minutes costs 0, 56 euros, and an hour - 1, 11 euros, from 6 pm to 8 am - 0, 74 euros / 1 hour; as for the car staying in the parking lot during the day, you will have to pay 11 for such a service, 11 euros), 400-seat Rozmaryn (prices: 0, 37 euros / half an hour, 1, 48 euros / 90 minutes, 2, 04 euros / 2 hours).
In Pilsen, there are parking spaces in U Jeziska 2 (tariff: 0, 93 euros / 1 hour, 1, 85 euros / 2 hours, 2, 78 euros / 3 hours, 3, 70 euros / 4 hours, 5, 60 euros / 24 hours, 20 euros / week), Hlavnim Vlakovym Nadrazim (30-minute parking costs 0.20 euros, and hourly parking costs 0, 40 euros), U Jeziska (is a free parking with 127 cars), Mikulasske namesti (each of 60 places are paid at 0, 19 euros / half an hour, 0, 37 euros / 1 hour, 2, 22 euros / all day from 7 am to 5 pm).
For parking a car in the city of Ostrava, the parking lots are suitable: Harmony Club Hotel (accommodates 70 cars; 0, 74 euros / 1 hour and 5, 60 euros / whole day), Nemocnice Fifejdy (has 110 parking spaces; 1 hour of parking is not paid, each the next hour is charged at 0, 56 euros, and parking from 6 am to 6 pm will cost 2.22 euros), Kostelni namesti (equipped with 79 parking spaces; 1 hour of parking is paid at 0, 74 euros, and all day from 7 am until 19:00 - 3 euros each) and others.
Rent a car in the Czech Republic
It is not difficult to find out that there is a car rental office in front of you. It will be indicated by a sign: “Autopujcovna”. To conclude a lease, you cannot do without a credit card and a driver's license (with a Russian driver's license, citizens who are already 21 years old can travel around Czech cities for no more than 3 months). For budget Skoda and Fiat, they will be asked to pay a minimum of 23 euros / day. This price includes insurance and a vignette (if purchased separately, it will cost 12 euros / 10 days). As for the security deposit, it is approximately 370 euros.
Useful information:
- seat belts must be fastened not only to the driver, but also to all passengers, including those sitting in the rear seats;
- you can move around Czech cities at a speed of no more than 50 km / h, outside them - 90 km / h, and on the motorway - 130 km / h;
- in April-October, the dipped beam should be used in poor visibility, and in November-March - always;
- a fine of up to 185 euros is paid to the police officer on the spot.
