Prague Ruzyne (PRG) Airport

Prague Ruzyne PRG Airport Overview


Prague Airport PRG (also known as Ruzyne) is located 10 km northwest of the center of the capital city of Prague, in the Czech Republic and is accessible via the R7 Lipska motorway, exit to Aviaticka Street. Getting to the airport by car takes about half an hour, depending on traffic. The Czech Republic is a member of the European Union and Prague Airport is the busiest Airport within the EU. The departure display with details about the departing flights, show now also weather conditions of the destination airports. 
With three runways and 11.6 million passengers a year, Prague Airport is hub to Czech Airlines and is served by a host of domestic and foreign airlines, low-cost and charter carriers, offering direct and connecting flights to all points of the globe. Delta Air Line offers seasonal flights to/from Atlanta, U.S., four times a week.
Hotels: The Marriott/Europort Hotel is behind the short-term carpark, and the small transit hotel ‘Hotel Tranzit’ is close to the Airport entrance, past the gas station. Hotel Ramada is located to the South, on Letisti Street (near the small Terminal 3). An Airport Business Center is right behind the Marriott Hotel and next to the Parking Garage.
Prague Airport has a total of four passenger terminals, two of which are the connected main terminals T1 & T2 and referred to as the ‘North Terminals’. (Terminal 3 is used for private charter flights; Terminal 4 is used exclusively for VIP flights and state visits).
Terminal 1 (T1) with Levels 0, 1 & 2 & Concourse A is intended for non-Schengen flights, and
Terminal 2 (T2) with levels 0, 1, 2 & 3 and Concourses B, C, D is for Schengen flights.
Terminal Services and Amenities:  Both terminals have an array of shops and food & drink establishments, as well as duty-free shops, along with the usual services and amenities of a large Airport, including banking, ATM machines & foreign currency exchange (to change Czech crowns, use the ATM machines in the arrivals hall instead of the overpriced exchange offices), pharmacy & first aid stations, children’s play areas, post office, a wellness center, and more. Other services are listed below:
Checking In: Self-check-in kiosks for AirFrance, CSA, Finnair, Iberia, KLM & Lufthansa are available in the Departure halls of both terminals (16 in T2, 9 in T1). Check-in counters in T1 & T2, Deparute Halls, open two hours before, and close 30 minutes prior to, scheduled departure flight. For oversized luggage go to ‘Non-Standard Baggage’ counters , available in both terminals. You can also check in on the internet for certain airlines. To check in via mobile phone, these airlines participate at present: AirFrance, Austrian, Finnnair, Iberia, KLM, Lufthansa & Swissair.
Luggage Services: (a) Luggage wrapping is available in both terminals in the check-in areas. (b) Luggage Storage for 1 hr to one month is available at Left Luggage.
Business Centers – located in both terminals offer computer bases &refreshments. Conference halls accommodating up to 350 attendees, are on the first floor of the area between T1 & T2 (tel. 220 113 838)
Internet Service: In both terminals, you can either connect free (SSID is prg.aero-free) or use paid WiFi HotSpot (SSID is prg.aero-hotspot).

VIP Lounges: (a) The Club Continental (tel. +420 220 114490 / fax 525), located in the separate VIP Terminal next to T1, offers a wide range of special services. (b) The Citibank Lounge (tel. +420 220 115908 / fax 119116) in T2, 2d floor, offers many VIP services, including 48-hr free parking.
Parking options at Prague Airport:  Short-term parking –parking lots P1 & P2, first 15 mins free; Medium-term parking either in Parking C, connected by walkway to T1, or Parking B directly in front of T2; Long-term parking – covered Parking C, 70 meters from T1 – or the economy parking lot Parking D, an eight-minute walk (or one public bus stop) from  T1 or T2.  Guarded parking on the 2d floor of Parking C is attended 24/7. South Terminal 3 has its own Parking lotP11. For more parking information call +420 2220 114022.
To get from the Airport to your destination, you can rent a car (7 rental car desks are on the ground floor of Parking C), take a taxi, a door-to-door shuttle or a budget shuttle, a bus to the Metro station, or an express bus into city center:
(a) private door-to-door shuttles accommodate up to 4 or 8 passengers; budget shuttles are shared-ride vehicles departing every half hour.
(b) As there is at present no direct train or subway / Metro connection to the Airport, a bus runs between the Airport and the subway station’s two separate lines.  To connect to the subway system, it is strongly suggested to use the Bus route 119, buy a ticket (costing CZK 26) from the Arrivals hall’s ticket machines or from the driver ( who cannot accept larger banknotes), board the bus and get off at the last stop (‘Dejvicka’), then switch over to the Metro A line for another 4 or 5 stops into City Center; the whole trip will take 55 mins.  Alternatively, you can take Bus route 100 to Zliin, then change to the underground B to Musket station.
(c) The Airport Express to the Main Train Station (‘Hlavni nadrazi’) leaves at both T1 & T2. This bus is timed to coincide with arrivals/departures of all of the following trains: SC Pendolino, Eurocity & Intercity. The trip takes 30 minutes and costs CZK 45, which includes travel from Holesovice Station to Prague Central Station (with metro line C and connection to SC, EC, IC & EN trains), enabling you to continue your trip on Czeck Railway trains from Central Station. This bus is not suitable for city center destinations.
Construction for an express railway connection between the Airport and the city of Prague is to begin in 2011 and should be in operation by 2014.

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