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4 hrs—bus is faster, cheaper, and easier),
České Budějovice
(almost
hourly, 2.5 hrs),
Třeboň
(7/day, 2.5 hrs, transfer at Veselí nad
Lužnicí),
Te l č
(3/day, 4-5 hrs, requires 2 changes; bus is better—
see below,
Třebíč
(nearly hourly, 4-5 hrs, transfer in Brno; bus
is better—see below),
Slavonice
(bus to Telč—see below—then
1-hr train to Slavonice, 4 hrs total),
Olomouc
(SC Pendolino train
leaves 7/day from Holešovice station, 2 hrs; use Olomouc for con-
nections to
Wa l lac h ia
),
Valtice
(hourly, 4 hrs, 1 transfer),
Břeclav
(with connections on to
Mikulov Wine Region
—see page 251;
9/day direct, 3 hrs, most from Holešovice station),
Brno
(ever y
2 hrs direct, 2.5 hrs, more with changes),
Moravský Krumlov
(go to Brno, then take hourly 45-min train; bus from Prague to
Brno is faster),
Berlin
(6/day, 4.5-5 hrs),
Munich
(2/day direct, 6
hrs, more with changes; 1/night train, 10 hrs),
Frankfurt
(almost
hourly, 7-8.25 hrs),
Vienna
(5/day direct, 4.5 hrs, 5 more with 1
change, 5-6 hrs),
Budapest
(3/day, 7 hrs; 2 overnight trains, 8-9
hrs),
Kraków
(1 direct train/day, 7 hrs; more with 1-2 changes,
8 hrs),
Wa rsaw
(2/day direct including 1 night train, 9-10 hrs).
By Bus to: Kutná Hora
(6/day, 1.5-1.75 hrs)
, Terezín
(hourly,
1 hr, from Florenc station),
Český Krumlov
(7/day, 3.5 hrs, some
leave from Florenc station, including an easy direct 3-hr bus
departing at about 8:15; others leave from Na Knížecí station—
Metro Anděl, or Roztyly station—Metro Roztyly),
Třeboň
(2/day,
2.5 hrs),
Te l č
(5/day Mon-Fri, 3/day Sat-Sun, 2-3 hrs; more with a
transfer in Jihlava, 3 hrs total),
Třebíč
(7/day, 2.5 hrs),
Lány
(1/day,
40 min),
Brno
(2/hr from Florenc station, 2.5 hrs). Note that some
buses from Prague to Telč and Třebíč go from the Roztyly station,
not the main bus station, Florenc.
By Car with a Driver:
Mike's Chauffeur Service is a reliable
family-run company with fair and fixed rates around town and
beyond. Friendly Mike's motto is, “We go the extra mile for you”
(round-trip fares with waiting time included, guaranteed through
2009 with this topic: Český Krumlov-3,800 Kč, Terezín-1,900 Kč,
Karlštejn-1,700 Kč, plus 5 percent gas surcharge, these prices for
up to 4 people, minivan for up to 6 and brand-new minibus for 7
also available, tel. 241-768-231, mobile 602-224-893, www.mike
-chauffeur.cz, mike.chauffeur@cmail.cz). On the way to Krumlov,
Mike will stop at no extra charge at Hluboká Castle or České
Budějovice, where the original Bud beer is made. Mike offers a
“Panoramic Transfer to Vienna” for 7,000 Kč (depart Prague at
8:00, arrive Český Krumlov at 10:00, stay up to 6 hrs, 1-hr scenic
Czech riverside-and-village drive, then a 2-hr autobahn ride to
your Vienna hotel, maximum 4 people). Mike also offers a similar
“Panoramic Transfer to Budapest” for 10,000 Kč (2 hrs to Český
Krumlov, then 1-hr scenic drive to Linz, followed by 5-6 hrs on
expressway to Budapest).
