Scam Alert? What’s Wrong with Prague Main Train Station

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0:00 Crossing a 6-lane highway
0:33 Why do tourists risk their lives here?
2:17 Problem with a taxi at the train station
4:15 Why to avoid exchange offices or ATMs
6:13 Airport Express is a scam?
7:24 Fantova kavárna
8:51 Czech Word
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Janek Rubeš & Honza Mikulka, Prague based journalists
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[@HMJonesy]

We used public transport to get to the airport from that station on Friday. The lady in the ticket office was awesome. Sold us a 90 minute ticket for 40czk and gave us a slip of paper with what metro and trolley bus (the 59) we needed to catch. Was so easy and cheap at £1.34. Also, we saw you getting into an old car on Friday. We didn't approach you though as you seemed busy. Hope its for another video :)

[@mikeklein1779]

From my experience, the people working in the ticket booths at the train station have been very helpful.

[@HMJonesy]

@@mikeklein1779 Even total strangers in the street. We asked a few people if we were unsure what tram to catch and they were happy to help us, point us in the right direction.

[@doposud]

Old car is in here just a car xD

[@philbranagan3137]

Does that mean that the other Route 119 bus is not in operation now? TYIA

[@vladimiradoshev5310]

​@@philbranagan3137 yeah they discontinued it.

[@RaveDave7000]

I only visited Prague once, but I feel that I know much more about your city than mine. It's not only interesting things that you guys tell, it's more the way you film these videos that makes it entertaining and educational at the same time! You guys do such a great job!

[@lookwhereibroughtyou]

Same for me and I actually never been (and is just a 90min flight from Milan)

[@desaturated-firefox]

You forgot the additional problems "The sketchy drug dealer exit" and "There are no signs pointing you to the tram station".

[@tlacorp.3813]

What is going on there? Drug dealers?

[@desaturated-firefox]

@@tlacorp.3813 ​I didn't stick around to find out tbh. I straight-up got _lost_ in the Prague central station when I arrived and at one point I tried to leave it through a small exit in front of which was an overpass (I think?) and a couple of leisurely nondescript gentlemen who looked at me like 👀. I thought, "oh, alright, so here is the drug dealers spot of _this_ capital city train station", and went back inside.

[@desaturated-firefox]

Regarding the tram station btw if anyone preparing to go to Prague reads this - leave through the FRONT exit (that's the big one, next to the stairs down to the subway station) and walk RIGHT until you reach the street. There's a tram station there. I had to ask an employee to find out.

[@desaturated-firefox]

​@@tlacorp.3813 I didn't stick around to find out tbh. I straight-up got _lost_ in the station when I arrived and at one point I tried to leave it through an exit in front of which was an overpass (I think) and a couple of men who looked at me like 👀. So I thought, 'oh ok, so that's the drug dealer spot of _this_ capital city central station', and went back inside.

[@desaturated-firefox]

@@tlacorp.3813 I didn't stick around to find out tbh. I straight-up got _lost_ in the station when I arrived and at one point I tried to leave it through an exit in front of which was an overpass (I think) and a couple of men who looked at me like 👀. So I thought, 'oh ok, so that's the dr*g de*ler spot of this capital city central station', and went back inside.

[@yoavbarnea1005]

I literally crossed this highway with a 60 Liter bagpack and almost died because I couldn't find the stairs up and my flixbus was about to leave the station. Ah and because you can't see the cars coming from a certain road that combines with the highway about 50 meters away from where you crossed.

[@simonp37]

It's not a highway. They are supposed to go 50 km/h, but a lot are driving much faster sadly. As someone who often drives there, even being in car going with the traffic, feels unsafe.

[@KaraokeNig]

That's wild.

[@NarcoSarco]

@@simonp37 Jeah just further proving the point that if you build a 6 lane highway, people are gonna drive highway speed, because they feel save on this big road. Nobody is gonna drive 50 on this, unless they're in a traffic jam....

[@simonp37]

@@NarcoSarco In Denmark they would, but this is Prague. They do however respect speed cameras. So just put up a permanent speed camera and everyone will slow down. It works in other parts of the city.

[@NarcoSarco]

@@simonp37 Jeah, speed cameras are a band-aid fix for poor planning, cool for the government because it brings in millions of taxes... You could just not build a 6 Lane Road there. My compromised suggestion would be 2 car roads each way, 2lanes in the middle for bus/tram, isle with trams or bus stop and a crosswalk with traffic lights. So the pedestrians only cross 2 lanes at a time, with the safety of crosswalks / signals. :)

[@Meaxis]

As someone who's been in Hlavak a ton of times and never illegally crossed but just... dealt with it, I didn't even know they had escalators to cross there, I thought these were service buildings. This is insane!

[@carnifaxx]

it's not illegal crossing, if there is no "zebra" within 50 meters from you and it's not a highway. As he said in the video, it's dangerous and certainly not recommended, but it's legal.

[@HiMy_Name_Is]

I’ve been to Prague several times, twice by train, never had this problem with getting out of the train station, it was quite intuitive 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@bremCZ]

Not as much when you want to get to a bus or the car park. If you just want to go to Sherwood Forest it's simple.

[@itamarshoshan1864]

I live in prague, this entrance with a stroller is a nightmare, takes alot more than 2.5 minutes. It's like they dont want kids inside the station 😂

[@arushiagrawal8002]

@HonestGuide Another problem in main entrance of train station is NO TOILET and NO ELEVATOR for reduced mobility passenger. In May-2024, I booked assistance and taxi dropped me at the main entrance at 4.30 AM. Left parent in wheelchair in hall, used escalator to go down to find info section then show them my booked assistamce request. So someone travelling alone on wheelchair will not get assistance because way from main entrance to info hall at lower grouns floor is NOT ACCESSIBLE

[@simonjirasek9602]

It is, if I recall correctly, there is an elevator or ramp on the northern side of platform 1

And there definitely is a bathroom. Reconstructed not so long time ago AFAIK.

[@Jotkah26]

Janek for Mayor

[@marcflaps]

Had a brilliant time in Prague thanks to the knowledghe you shared, and my friends loved hearing about all the scams you've highlighted. The map on the patreon gave some genuinely lovely places too. And the stereotype that people in prague are grumpy couldn't be further from the truth - everyone was lovely including the service staff - maybe it's just that we treated them with respect and expected nothing of them they were more pleasant with us.

[@doposud]

Prague is aclimated to tourists ... i would say that grumpy staff would mostly translate to typical village pub.

[@Majk55]

@@doposud exactly

[@PradedaCech]

Most service staff is used to tourists and are often foreign..

[@tiniselles]

I visited Prague a few months ago for the first time. I exited the station at the old town side and had no problems whatsoever. I probably walked a mile to my hotel, but the pavements were great for my luggage. I would visit again anytime, but for summer when it’s too hot for me. Oh, I never needed cash, I did everything on my debit card.

[@Sashazur]

Yes - We didn’t even know about the side with all the traffic, we used the side that faced the park and the old section of town.

[@cankorkmaz7525]

We were in Prague last weekend. Thank you so much! You saved us a lot of stress and money!

[@jenskleiner2347]

@HonestGuide Hello Janek, first of all thank you for your super interesting videos and tips for Prague. We were in Prague 2 weeks ago and received a "scam" service at the main train station on our return journey. We didn't immediately find our train or track. After we couldn't find any information, a “nice and helpful” guy offered to help us and took us to the train. When my wife had already gotten on the train, he then charged me 500 CZK for his service and only let me get on after paying. He took advantage of the time pressure regarding the departure. Otherwise we had a great week thanks to your great tips 🙂

[@dbwhab4150]

Wow that’s terrible! So sorry for your experience. Trust me that most people here are not like that. 😊

[@jenskleiner2347]

@@dbwhab4150 Yes, that's right. We almost only met friendly and nice people in Prague. a fantastic city and we weren't there for the last time 🙂

[@ianCamp27]

Yeah, I saw this scam happen twice at the train station when I was in Prague last week. They look for lost tourists and then act like they are helping them.

[@justaguywithapowerpole]

he cant see ur @

[@jenskleiner2347]

@@justaguywithapowerpole I wrote Janek too at his Scam-Mailaddress

[@ericatlas]

I had the exact same issue and didnt know about the underground tunnel through that lift at the time. I just walked around and from the front of the nearby museum to the train station instead. with my two suitcases!

[@vagabond_chronicles]

this explains why i didn't see a taxi sign when i arrived in praha! great videos as always! :) thanks for the great content!

[@Beltalowda666]

For tourists, I usually enter the train station on the lower level. It's accessed by the road Opletalova Much safer! The little cafe there on the right side is decent. Good svickova and Pilzen 😁

[@SmokeyBCN]

that's where you're meant to enter

[@solarissv777]

​@@SmokeyBCNthe problem is with the people, who get there by taxi. AFAIR, cars cannot get close to the lower entrance. Getting there by metro though is way easier

[@Jan.99]

A couple of years back I missed my flixbus to Bratislava on the otherside of the traine station due to the fact that I used the under ground way to the other side through the train station. I suggest that the authorities should consider constructing a direct underground pass to the other side of the road for ease and time saving

[@cikuuzis]

Bad planning was the reason you missed your bus because normally people arrive at least 30 minutes in advance, especially in a foreign country.

[@naiveknight47]

@@cikuuzis Are you a judge? Jan.99 could have been planning to arrive an hour early and the train could have been 90 minutes late. The elevator is a farce and normal underpass should have been there ages ago.

[@JudgeHill]

@@naiveknight47 I am a judge, please feel free to ask me anything

[@jaleelshaqaqi]

You are doing a great job

[@luistorres666]

I just have to thank you for the tips. I was in the Czech Republic last week and the videos on this channel were undoubtedly a great help. Thanks.

[@maxfeeldcomp]

I've never understood why city planners like to put streets right next to train stations. You can't park there anyways?!?! The only way you would access a train station that way is if you get a taxi, or someone else drives you

[@max2themax]

The "city planners" in question were communist politicians bringing cars in to "innovate" the city center.

[@simonp37]

There is a whole different entrance, that is easily accessible by foot, tram, bike, car/taxi. This road basically connects southern part with the northern part of Prague. Look on maps and search for Opletalova or Bolzanova, where the trams go. So there's no reason to cross the road or even use the elevators.

[@footbiscuit]

That highway was put into place under duress. After the 1968 invasion, the occupying forces (Russia) felt that they needed to be able to get military equipment into the city centre more efficiently. The bonus (for them) is that Wenceslaus square would also be 'broken' by this and remove the square as a space for any sort of national uprising or protest (it didn't seem to help in 1989). The damage done to the city by this road is beyond calculation in social, environmental, transportation and spiritual terms (the breaking of the square).

[@mark9294]

@@footbiscuitwhy didn’t they build it back after 1990?

[@footbiscuit]

@@mark9294 Have you seen it? As much as I'd love to see it removed, doing so would be near to impossible.

[@ShadowAkatora]

I visited Prague in the summer of 2018 and I had great help from your vids back then. :)

[@juandenz2008]

Good tips !

[@namcat53]

Thanks Janek and Honza for another very cool, informative and funny video. Your "production" skills are very good, although I miss the Spongebob " 20 minutes later" thing.

[@ivo3111]

as a city planner I really enjoyed watching this and I hope that your effort on the issue of traffic security and car dependency will change decision makers' minds

[@cnark7190]

There was a similar situation with Plzeň train station. I had to jaywalk three-lane roads to reach there from the city center while many other locals were doing the same. But hey, they were showing Janek's videos in tourist information office :)

[@TheNiennaTasartir]

The Plzen station is so weird. Was there recently and couldn't find the way out 😂 fortunately one local helped me

[@julianreverse]

I took a "Taxi" from the station over to A&O Hostel Praha Rhea and it was actually cheaper than a Taxi! It didn't even have a taximeter. 😂😂

[@Mr.Ciobanu]

The amount of videos you made on Prague, I feel like I need to visit it!

[@cncbkc]

today in the morning, i got off the tram at Museum tram stop, and was walking to the main train station in Prague. the maps showed it was just 7 mins, so i thought “sure, why not?” and walked with my big suitcase. i was surprised to figure out that the road ended and i had to go down an underground passage. there was no elevator, or escalator of any kind. i had to carry the 20 kg bag down there, and up back to the road. I HAVE HERNIATED DISCS!!! and i didn’t have the time to go back and walk another way, i was fearing i could miss my train. what the hell😭

[@volfik99]

Ehm. You chose the wrong way. There are 2 others from Muzeum tram stop where you don't need to go down any stairs. :/

[@cncbkc]

@@volfik99 oh that sucks to know. i was following Google Maps and street signs

[@jj9749]

I slept in that station in 1991. Was very different in those days!

[@BengVideo]

What do you mean? Has it changed to better or worse?

[@ruralsquirrel5158]

@@BengVideo It was heavily renovated since then. Also, at least when I was there in 1991 there were still some Soviet troops walking around, wondering what to do.

[@jj9749]

Back then there were very few shops, there was an erotic cinema on the right side of the building, dimly lit corridors, luggage lockers were downstairs where they now sell tickets, lots of dodgy people hanging around both inside and in the park outside

[@kalinmir]

@@jj9749 from what I've seen the dodgy people never went away

[@gerryvickers7098]

My first experience was in February 1992, and I slept there as well, Worthing for my train to come in - as well as being quite a seedy place, the first refugees were starting to come from the former Yugoslavia, and that number increased massively as time went on. I was living in Brno then, and whenever I visited Prague there were more and more families camped out in the main concourse. BTW it never crossed my mind to cross the main road like that!

[@jakoleneolivier9047]

Our young family of 3 had THE BEST holiday in Prague due to your videos.

[@eireman51]

As ever ,another good information video for tourists, from the honest guide

[@dorachance3946]

I moved to Berlin now and wow your videos really makes me want to visit Prague again soon!

[@smenosmeno]

Wonderfull video. You are my hero.

[@robertmaxa6631]

Crossing the road, is like a game of "Frogger".

[@jackarius101]

I just moved to Prague a week ago; my first encounter with ANYONE in the Czech Republic was a guy who offered me Belarusian rubles in exchange for my larger notes I got from the ATM. Watch out for that guy!

[@metalema6]

All taxis are usually required by law to have the fares (determined by the city) displayed on the back seat, if the rule is not followed you get the activity suspended and after repeated suspensions you lose the license, how can that mayor not know how to deal with illegal taxis??? Sounds like she's just an idiot

[@enthusiastisch1922]

She's corrupt.

[@castorchua]

@@enthusiastisch1922 Represents the city perfectly

[@yaush_]

I bet these taxis are unlicensed

[@tusharsaikhedkar9808]

but beautiful

[@scottwilkins6966]

Everyone knows about them. If the police don't enforce even their own reserved parking places...what hope is there?

[@paulminshall8793]

Most banks now offer a global bank account, which allows you to load it up with most European currencies from your main current account. This comes with a debit card, which then operates as though it were a local card, using the local currency. This could be a better way of managing your money when abroad, with the added benefit of keeping your main current account insulated from fraud.

[@Sashazur]

Yes, I’m American and I use Wise for this when I travel. They have an app that makes it all smooth.

[@DS11129]

Chodec is almost like the Polish word that means Come here. ;) Love your videos. Enjoy visiting Czech when I can. Passing thru later this month on way to Austria and Italy.

[@frejakarel]

Tenhle contet miluji :) poslední dobou koukám spíš tady aby jsem se trochu zdokonaloval v angličtině :D

[@danieloderbolz5815]

7:00 I used the metro & bus 59 connection to PRG airport yesterday. Very straightforward, the 4mins connection time from metro at Veleslavin Nadrazi station to the bus fits perfectly and I could use the remaining time on my 24hrs public transport ticket for it. If you carry only light amount of luggage, it can't be better, cheaper or faster.

[@jonathanwei2477]

I visited Prague for a date a few years ago. I remember this massive carbrain road in front of the station, and there’s some underground passages to walk through. Looks like it’s still the same. The inside of the station dome was beautiful with all the coat of arms as shown. Didn’t realise there was a coffee shop, like you said people come and go in a rush. Should definitely try out next time.

[@wolkenwolf1562]

Especially knowing about the atm conversion has saved my butt in so many countries.

[@keithparker5125]

My last visit to Prague was 2 years ago and I spent nearly an hour trying to find where to get a taxi at the station! I ended up leaving by the low-level exit and walking through the adjacent park before I found a place to hail a taxi. Absolutely horrendous!

[@patrickreuvekamp]

But do you really need to use taxis? Prague has excellent public transport.

[@keithparker5125]

@@patrickreuvekamp As my wife, who was with me, is mobility impaired and we were hauling 2 big suitcases - yes.

[@patrickreuvekamp]

@@keithparker5125 Ok, that does indeed change things.

[@kjh23gk]

Astonishing that there's such a wide, fast road next to the station. Such a car-brained design. I hope they redesign it.

[@Honza368]

To cut a long story short, it was done by the communists a very long time ago and since then, a lot of politicians have tried to remove it but ultimately failed.

[@MsBernah]

Excelente 👍

[@Wreckdiver59]

I actually used your ATM tips in other European countries and Canada 👍 Since I have not yet been to Prague, I haven't used any others, but I plan to go next spring. I'll have to find that Cash Balance tip, i don't recall seeing it 🤔

[@susanyoung6635]

We took the bus from the airport to the center of Prague when we were there for the Christmas markets

[@taliabesser4761]

does anyone know some good places to watch the euro next month in prague?

[@Ojisan642]

I love how you go around finding problems with your city and get attention on it. I wouldn’t be surprised to see the city fix this one.

[@no-knickers-emma1112]

Fantastic city. Been many times and we like to stay in Zizkov. Just recently spent 2 nights in Kutna Hora. In October we are going to Cesky krumlov, can't wait.

[@treborbo9142]

When I lived at Dresden, I used to be at Prague sometimes for a day trip. You do really tell all the bad things that I have noticed in that time. In comparison to all the other places in the CR Prague was always some kind of "beautiful hell" for me. Everywhere they try to scam you somehow, what I never experiences outside of Prague, even not at big cities like Brno or Ostrava. But in fact Prague ia a beautiful city with an impressing metro system (what wa salways tge reason to go there for me 😂). The smartest scam was always the TV tower where they did have an expensive price for everyone but also a much cheaper one "without brochure" foe people who notice that and so speak czech.😅 . Well, your videos do always remond me at that time 20 years ago. Thanks for your work and your infomations.

[@brake_4_cake]

2:17 fun fact - the lego model of the station behind you has someone defecating in the bushes

[@Galayak]

Wth the viewer got punched??? Did the police do something about it??

[@leeman1525]

I was hoping he was going to give a little more information about this too.

[@kuukeli]

thank you

[@dmartinez4683]

Had a disappointing experience in the traffic system last week (was visiting for 3 days), as we bought electronic tickets, using a single phone. We shared digital copies of the tickets, but 2 in our group were fined because they split from us, and the officers in that route rejected their digital copies. So, may be better to have paper tickets, or have everyone in your group download the APP and keep their tickets in their individual phones. May be a good idea to make a video with tips to ride the traffic system, if one has not been made yet. Thanks for all you do, great job.

[@max2themax]

Yeah, unfortunately you can't just have a screenshot of the digital ticket. That way basically anyone could share the same ticket. As a tourist, it's probably the best to just buy a physical ticket and stick it in your phone case so you don't lose it or leave it anywhere.

[@simonp37]

I think it's like that everywhere. You can't use screenshot as a ticket. It should be the original in the app. You also can't take a photo of the paper ticket and use that.

[@Veniiisiii232]

I've noticed there is a lot of places like that in Czech Republic, even in smaller cities like Zlin

[@scottking869]

Ah the 59 bus on my way from airport to metro then onto central is how we got there. Love prague. Proberly one of my fav citys in europe now. Also pigs cheeks with mash and veg i had when i was there was sublime 😊

[@vladimiradoshev5310]

Mine too

[@CaptainKremmen]

That last bit reminds me of what happens if you walk out of Rome airport.

[@Krugljar]

You can use the stairs a bit further down the road from the elevators to cross under the road from the train station, its a bit quicker than using those slow elevators

[@dbarrington1]

I have been to prague and Brno 15 times and even before I saw your show I went to get a taxi from the trains station to basically the main square by the clock tower... I cannot remember the price but it was 4 times more then the price I got after walking across the street to a local hotel and having them call a cab for me (pre uber being available) I could have walked but did not want to after my long travel day

[@flyLS]

Public transport to airport is great at some times and without baggage, otherwise the 100kč is worth it. The new trolleybus line 59 is very confy, and I even managed to score a couple of checkpoints on my trip (revizor) 😅

[@avmz111]

My favorite place at Praha hl.n. is on the platforms to look for and ride trains with A149 and AB349 coaches 😉. By the way, there are also normal ATMs with a realistic exchange rate near the main station. Access to Holesovice train station is also rather poor, while access to the Vrsovice train station is quite good.

[@to_loww]

Weird, I have been there a few times and didn't even notice this massive road.

[@PeanutYoutube]

Yeah, I'm visiting in the summer and just found out that tram 59 replaced bus 119 last month. Luckily, I reviewed my plan.

[@matejpimper3354]

The only thing that changed there is the number and the type of buses (electric instead of diesel buses) though so don't sweat it 😊

[@PeanutYoutube]

@@matejpimper3354 That's good to hear 😇

[@ariadne_8510]

Hi! I used the public transportation when I stayed in Prague. It was easy and cheap. I've just rewatched the Q&A with your father... Can you please make another video with the honest dad?? Please please please 🙏

[@pelham8910]

Athens Airport pharmacy insisted that I buy vitamins for 47 euros for a cough instead standard cough syrup. Total scammers, look at the reviews.

[@gothiicloliita]

I got lost in that exact same street because we didn’t know how to cross it, till we find the elevator 🥴

[@learnlanguages2974]

I was in prague one month ago I was discussing with my friend that why is there a highway in front of main gate

[@user-ic6sv8vi3p]

there's an office I visited past the station and instead of using my transport pass, I took a bolt because the 6 lanes between the trams and the station confused me... the glass bubbles don't really look like entrances

[@MrSaltCityBoy]

On Hlavni nadrazi there are 3 or 4 normal banks ATMs, just not in a frequent way for passing. But are there.

[@brammetjedejong8619]

Couple of weeks ago I was in prague. Used Bolt as a taxi. You know exactly what you are going to pay before you leave. Worked great. Oh We did not use the exchange or ATM. You can go around Prague perfectly with using apple pay. We did not use any cash for 6 days just like in their Netherlands

[@rogerflorida1498]

Don't do it, Janek, don't cross that buzy road, we want you back next week.

[@lukascph]

7:52 The CoAs are (left to right) Praha, Firenze, Roma, Paris, don't know, Praha, Wien, Moskva (?), Berlin, Hamburg (weirdly using the Napoleonic version?), and Praha. 🙂

[@jameshobbs]

Ha! I did exactly this last week visiting first time

[@christopherjamesheard8492]

it's more complicated even than just "take the elevator", because one of them is locked shut at the top. So you can take it, but you cant leave afterwards, and have to go back down, over to the other one and up again. Of course nobody thought to unlock it, or put it out of order. So you can just go for a pointless ride up and down.

[@laurenconrad1799]

I found it easier to take trains and the Prague metro than taxis because I didn't need to speak Czech to take the metro. I could use google maps to find the routes and google articles to find out how the ticketing system worked. The idea of trying to communicate with a taxi driver who spoke only Czech was intimidating to me. lol ❤

[@mikehenderson8578]

I thought using the escalators was quick and cool. Loved the entrance glass houses.

[@tarinvernon7007]

I almost always take the metro from the station but I remember taking a taxi to the station once because we were running late and I was like....ok now what. I think we took the elevator down but man I was so confused like where is the station, I only remember the park side.

[@jarekp5228]

Janek for Prague president!!!

[@conniebruckner8190]

When we arrived at the main station, and walked down to the tunnel, we couldn't find any signs that told us where, in which direction the metro was. We walked around a bit, asked a few people and they didn't know either. I think this problem could be very easily and quickly resolved. Janek? your connections to city hall? or, where should I write to? would they answer if I write in English?

[@ModelTrainOutsider]

Hmmm, when we came into Prague (Praha) Station, it was marked on the inside to use the escalators and go under the street.

[@blrblr1]

Video pecka a tento kanál mám moc rád, jako člověk nepražský se dozvídám spoustu informací, které se hodí i "našinci". Nicméně dva měsíce zpátky jsem byl v Praze a byl jsem ve Fantově kavárně... když pominu to, že to tam smrdělo jako když uklízečka v Tesku myje podlahu dávno neměněným smradlavým hardem, tak si nás obsluha za 10 minut nevšimla... erby atd jsou možná fajn, ale na kafe to fakt nedoporučuji...

[@cutie1545]

I have visited czech republic multiple times, love Prague. First time was in 1997 and they already had problems with currency exchange, cab drivers, etc. Sadly they still can not fix it.

[@ericcarlson3746]

Best things about this station: 1. there's a supermarket inside to stock up for your trip 2. Beautiful Habsburg era architecture (upstairs- there are signs) The station was originally named for the Emperor!

[@JohVision]

had a taxi driver in bail press a button on his charge meter and bumped it up like 100000 rupiah up to 150k, when it was originally 50000. we were stopped outside our hotel luckily and the taxi did not pursue his undeserved cash... (we avoided the red taxis from then on)

[@dripskee6443]

2:26 IDK if that was on purpose or accident but that was funny none the less

[@andreyoutz]

you guys seem to have exactly the same city issues like we do in Bucharest. the resemblance is shocking. maybe we have heavier traffic and no freeway in front of the train station, but we struggle with the same shaite like you do.

[@SkyZoomies]

There are two sets steps at the other side of to highway which goes under the road to the Main train station

[@timothyjoksch]

To the right of the coat of Arms the order is the following: Vienna, Moscow, Berlin, ( Hamburg?, but the colours are switched). To the Left: the two castles idk, then Paris, Rome, (Lile? but again, like Hamburg, the colours are switched).

[@OtterlyInsane]

The red castle is Gibraltar by the looks of it, although it's missing the bottom section with gold key

[@fleinze]

The two castles are Budapest. The fleur de lis one is Firenze, which was the capital of the Kingdom of Italy at the time the station was built. Rome was not part of Italy then, but part of the Papal State. Edit: And Hamburg is correct, that was the coat of arms at the time.

[@BenDorm]

Is it possible to walk from the train station to the National Museum ? I know they are close but is there an actual footpath or sidewalk ? Or how do I get to the National Museum from the train station ?

[@gkunz3]

Arrived at this station yesterday from Germany. Forget using a bathroom unless you have Czech money.

[@dbwhab4150]

They take cards tho?

[@jandoubrava3991]

Nonsense, you can use a card even while going to the bathroom. The only issue is that it costs around 20 crowns

[@PradedaCech]

Well, you sound like the Americans that probably complain about your home town because US dollars are not accepted.. "Czech money" has a name by they way.

[@gkunz3]

Quite an assessment for someone you’ve never met. Says a lot about you.

[@PradedaCech]

@@gkunz3 okay!

[@MineCrafterCity]

The most annoying thing in praque for me was the exchange of money. at the time i didnt really care that much but I probably been scammed many times over small amounts of money.

[@marksaar9698]

Great video thx ❤

[@kamo7293]

how hard is it to make a crosswalk? or have clear signage of where to go?

[@allanm3247]

Great stuff, didn't know the 119 is now the 59 from the airport. Is 100 bus still 100 to the Yellow Metro?

[@matejpimper3354]

yes

[@jandoubrava3991]

01:16 You don't have to go by an elevator, you can also go by stairs, which are quite close to the elevator

[@TransConBrilliance]

Was in Prague last week. I took out about $60 usd via atm at the airport. I knew about the balance button and conversion bs. The atm still ended up charging $11 in fees but I was ok with that because my bank refunds the fee. But you really don't need much cash at all. I didn't come close to needing more than $10 in cash. I paid everything by card or contactless. I was there for 5 days.

[@Zurich_for_Beginners]

I worked for almost two years in Velim (Lived in Podebrady). I flu once a moth home for a Weekend or longer. Coming from Podebrady by train I was usually to lazy to take the subway and bus to the airport. From the airport to the station the taxi cost (by Meter) 500...600 CZK. On of the Taxi this scamer spot said as I asked to bring me to the airport 1500 CZK. I didn't say anything I just left the taxi. At coffee place in the end I was very often I spend many weekends in Praha. So I had to take the train back to Podebrady and waited in that coffee place.

[@dianeshaw1145]

About 6 years ago I arrived in Prague by train and wanted a taxi. It took me going to 2 different entrances to find one (and there was only one taxi waiting). The driver refused to accept Czech money which I just had gotten from the ATM (after having to fend off a "helpful" guy who wanted to walk me through the process and offer me some smaller bills, no thanks). I figured the taxi driver was ripping me off, but I wasn't in the mood to argue and it wasn't a huge amount. Still, it wasn't a good introduction to an otherwise fabulous city.

[@stinenthings]

I kind of expected you to mention Fantova kavárna as one of the scammy places, as they have the highest surcharge for replacing regular milk for lactose-free or plant-based I've seen in Czechia so far.