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Try not to arrive in the middle of the night - the station closes from 12.40am
to 3.40am, and the surrounding area is a magnet for pickpockets and drunks.
Leaving Prague by Train
Buy international train tickets in advance from ČD Travel ( 972 241 861;
www.cdtravel.cz ; Wilsonova 8) agency, which has a large ticketing office on the
lower level of the main station and another office ( 972 233 930; V Celnici 6) in
the city centre not far from náměstí Republiky. Sales counters are divided into
those selling domestic tickets ( vnitrostátní jízdenky ) and international tickets
( mezínárodní jizdenky ), so make sure you're in the right line. The windows
also sell seat reservations. Credit cards are accepted.
In addition to ticket windows, there are two information counters and a
smaller office on the left side that specialises in working out complicated inter-
national connections. You can also buy tickets online through the České dráhy
main website ( www.cd.cz ). There are interactive electronic timetables here,
and time-table information is available online at www.vlak.cz .
The big electronic display board on the main concourse lists departures
with columns marked vlak (type of train - EC for international, IC for domestic
etc), č islo (train number), doprav (carrier), cilová stanice (final destination),
směr jízdy (via), odjezd (departure time), našt (platform number) and
zpoz'vdení (delay).
Bus
Long-haul bus service is not what it was before the advent of budget air travel.
That said, several bus companies do offer services to Prague from around
Europe. Nearly all international buses (and most domestic services) use the
renovated and user-friendly Florenc bus station (ÚAN Praha Florenc;
900 144
444; www.florenc.cz ; Křižíkova 4;
4am-midnight, information counter 6am-9.30pm;
Florenc) .
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