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0:00 Welcome to Prague
0:20 Airport to City Centre
1:31 Prague Train Station
1:57 Public Transport Ticket
2:21 Don’ts – Taxis & HoHo Buses
2:44 Where to Change Money (don’t)
4:25 ATMs (always Decline)
5:02 Is Water Safe to Drink?
5:38 Beer – Prices and Types
6:46 Fake Absinthe
7:13 Alcohol & Laws
7:58 Czech Food
8:18 Vegan, Halal etc.
9:09 Trdelník is For Tourists
9:49 Czech Language
10:45 Safety Tips
12:09 Electric Scooters
12:46 Sightseeing
13:50 Questions?
14:19 Czech Word
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Janek Rubeš & Honza Mikulka, Prague based journalists
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Well, hello there! My name is Janek and I’m the Honest Guide of Prague, Czech Republic Which appears to be the city that you picked for your vacation And I’m glad that you decided to prepare for your vacation through a YouTube video And if you’re the kind of person
That just likes to watch one video where everything is explained, this is the video Transportation From the airport, you can obviously take a taxi or get an Uber Yes, we have that here But we recommend, as locals, to use the public transport It’s fast, reliable, and cheap
From the airport to the city center, it’s gonna take like 35 minutes You just hop on one bus, number 119, that gets you to the green metro and that will get you to the city center And that will cost you 40 Czech crowns, which is like 1.5 Euros
We’ll get to that in the financial section And once you’re in the city center, public transport is the thing to go for Now, if you Google a transportation from the airport you may come across something called the “Airport Express”
Which is a bus that goes from the airport to the Main Train Station – but it costs! Right now is priced double, more than double, than the regular public transport and it only runs like every 30 minutes, so you will have to wait for it a lot
The regular buses run like every five minutes, so you don’t need to wait in line and it’s much faster Once again, us locals, bus 119 to a Metro to the city center Other points where you may enter the city can be the train stations There are actually three, maybe four
The main ones are Masarykovo nádraží Once you’re there, you’re in the city center Same goes for the Main Train Station Please do not take taxis that stand around the station They will most likely overcharge you If you take a train, you’re in the city center
You can easily walk to your hotel, Airbnb and so on Once in the city center, you can easily rely on the Prague trams and the Prague Metro There are also buses and ferries So here’s our tip: at the airport, buy either a full day or a three-day ticket
Validate it! Because there are ticket inspectors And then your trip will be hassle-Transportation-free Among the to-do tips, I’m gonna sometimes add “not to do” so Don’ts And in this case, it will be those Hop On Hop Off buses People will be offering them to ,you don’t use them
They’re overpriced and they’re just stucked in traffic Nobody uses a bus in the historical city center And the second one are taxis that just kind of sit, hang around Prague Center is really walkable; you don’t need a taxi
Or just use one of these apps so at least you know the price up front Now, let’s talk money And I mean our money, which is the Czech crowns, Czech koruna So, we don’t use Euros or dollars So, it may be tempting for you to exchange whatever currency you have to our currency
But you don’t really need to do that It may be tempting because you will see exchange offices everywhere But you can just pay with your card, it’s widely accepted We are a tap-crazy nation, meaning We just tap with our card or with our phone
So, if you have a card in your phone, you can easily move around Now, if you do want some cash and you do want to use an exchange office You have to be extremely cautious because some of the exchange offices, especially at the airport or in some touristy areas
Will have a very bad rates The office may say “Zero percent fees and commissions” but then they’ll trick you on the bad rate So, please be careful, you always have three hours to return back your exchange but if I were you, I would just stick to paying with my card
Because if you don’t carry any cash around, then you can’t lose it, too, right? Now, whenever we make a video about this topic There are two type of comments that appear below And one is “Well, I’m not stupid tourist,
I exchange money before I go, so I’m gonna get my Czech crowns in an American Bank” Well, first of all, good luck getting our currency somewhere abroad And second, if you do have that luck to find a bank or an exchange office out of the Czech Republic that will get you Czech crowns
I can guarantee you it will be at a bad rate So, rather use our map for good exchange offices, we will link it below the video And number two, and this is the most common regarding money and exchange offices and so on,
Is people always write “I’m not a silly tourist to exchange money, you know, I’m just gonna use an ATM, because I can trust those ATMs” Not really… ATMs charge ridiculous fees So, if you do want to use an ATM, always make sure to decline conversion
It’s it’s a quite complicated topic, but if you just remember to “decline conversion” That should keep you safe, but there will still be some fee for getting the money out of the ATM And one last tip, simple, never exchange money on the street
What am I going to drink when I arrive to Prague? Well, I’ll leave that up to you but water is safe to drink Not this one from the river, but tap water is It’s actually the most common asked question among tourists when they Google search Prague “Is tap water drinkable?” Yes, it is
Any source of water that you’ll see around the city If there’s a water fountain, if there’s any faucet, you know from a building, it has to be drinkable water If it’s not, there has to be a sign That’s why there’s a sign in the river, see? Do not drink, it’s right there
Please don’t drink the water from the river And from water, we can easily transition to another favorite drink of the locals, and that is beer Unfortunately, we don’t have a tap beer running from our faucets at our houses but we usually go to a pub
So, try any of the local beers you will find We are the country that gave the world the Pilsner type beer so if you want to try the original pilsner, Pilsner Urquell it is Czech Republic is the place to drink it You may be surprised that when they bring you the beer,
It will look like this and not like this And you may also be surprised that it’s priced quite low As of right now, we’re filming this in the summer of ’23 The average price for a good beer will be around 60 crowns which is this in Euros
But I feel like I should give you crowns so you will have an idea what’s going on But not only Czech beers, you can also try the Czech wines or Moravian wines which are from the region of Morava or any non-alcoholic drinks like the Czech Kofola which I actually don’t like
We’ll try it and tell me what you think about it Now let’s slip some honesty into this video and that will be two things people usually get wrong about our country and our city regarding alcohol Number one, no, we do not drink absinthe like crazy
And most of the absinthe, I would say 99, you will see for sale in shops around the city center are not real absinthe, and they’re just there for tourists They’re just very hard, overpriced liquor so do some research before you try it
And number two, and this goes out to you, young Americans, so listen to me It is not legal to drink alcohol in public in Prague, Czech Republic Most of the streets are illegal to drink alcohol So yes, you can get fined for it, especially if you’re toasted
Now don’t get me wrong, I want you to enjoy your travels and have a good time Just please keep in mind that if you party like crazy… Try to like keep it in the club, not on the streets There are still locals around
And they will be very unhappy if you… you know, wake them up at three o’clock in the morning Or even midnight So partying till 3am is okay? No! Food and what are you going to eat on your travels to Prague, Czech Republic Well of course you can try the varieties of Czech Foods
Usually when you search for those, you’re gonna find stuff like Dumplings, sauce and some meat so here’s a list of few restaurants we can recommend so you can freeze frame the picture now and write them down But don’t worry, if you’re not into those, we have many other cuisines in Prague
I mean Prague is a big city so if you feel like having a pizza, a burger, or whatever you will find it here We do get tons of questions regarding food, mostly from vegetarians, vegans or if people have a special diet
They worry if they will find such place that will suit them in Prague Yes, you will, millions of people live in Prague so there are vegans, there are people who have diets and so on We usually also check reviews before we go to a place You should do the same in Prague b
Ecause there are still a few bad rotten apples among restaurants in the city center Or what people do when I walk across the main squares, a tourist will stop me and ask me “Hey, where would you go for lunch?”
So, you can do the same and I believe the local will gladly help you Speaking of locals and local stuff or traditional stuff You will see one thing that will say “local, traditional” and that is this trdelník Unfortunately, it’s not local or traditional for Czechs,
It’s a local and traditional for tourists coming to Czech If there is something that is sweet and traditional to our country it is things like these and so on so find a sweet shop with these, there are still few in the city center left and have yourself a sweet feast fest
Language! Now, we do not speak English I mean, yes, many of us do but our mother tongue is Czech but don’t worry, in the city center, in big cities and touristy areas, English is obviously widely spoken I mean, most of the people you will talk to, like people working at restaurants and hotels
Many of them will not be Czechs, there will be different nationalities so together you’ll speak in English If you come across a place, like a pub, a coffee place or a restaurant that only has a menu in Czech, maybe you came across a good place!
In that case, it will be handy to have a Google translator ready in your phone and you can easily translate stuff I believe that learning a few phrases in our language, Czech, would be polite so when you walk into a place, you can say “Dobrý den”, hello
You can say “Děkuji” which is thank you You can say “Prosím” which is please People will smile at you a bit more Safety! Another term that people usually search in association with Prague and they worry about it before they come Well, you don’t have to worry about it, Prague is safe
I feel like I don’t even want to continue but yes, you can occasionally come across a tourist trap that will cost you a bit more maybe sometimes you’ll overpay something, that can happen and yes, there are still some cases of pickpockets in the crowd
Yes, they can pick your wallet if you leave your bag just hanging somewhere on the chair in a restaurant and you leave to use the bathroom Yes, there may be a case of some theft, so that’s why I said in the beginning don’t carry much cash around when it’s not needed
So, if that happens to you, you don’t need to worry much Two more safety tips I want to mention for you to stay safe are regarding transportation kind of The one is that we do have trams, street cars, that run on the streets and not all tourists are used to that
They will not stop at a crosswalk, they will not stop for you Think of them as big trains, they’re heavy, they’re on tracks so they have the right of the way Please do not run in front of them, people do get killed by them
Better to be on the tram than under the tram, obviously And one more thing that is regarding the Lime scooters They are illegal to be used in pedestrian zones, which is most of the city center, and sidewalks Tourists always ride them on sidewalks and that is simply not safe
Because they go certain speed and pedestrians go certain speed So if you want to use these extremely overpriced non ecological [ __ ] green scooters that were not made to be used in a historical European city Ride them on the road, not on the sidewalk, please, for everyone’s safety
Once I make it to Prague, what should I do? Well, there’s no easy answer to that, do whatever your heart desires I mean, it’s pretty obvious you’re going to want to see those big highlights, you know, the Bridge, the Castle, the Clock but you can do many other things
And to prove my point, there’s no simple answer and you can be listening to me for hours and hours and hours talk about this city We’ve been doing this show, Honest Guide, for what is it now, seven years, Honza? That’s crazy, man
So there are tons of videos that we covered from our city We do day trips, we cover other cities, we cover different topics So now, since you’re already here on YouTube, you can go through our videos There are other guides that make videos about Prague
Maybe you’re more into food, you’re into fashion and so on So just, you know, click around and it will guide you wherever you want to go I know you’re going to have many follow-up questions and you’re going to feel like
“Well, I should reach out to these guys on their Instagram or on their Facebook and ask them there” Well the chances of us answering are slim to none because many people do that, so do this! Write under this video, we will try in the first few hours after uploading this
To answer all of your questions or maybe after that, some other locals from Czech Republic from Prague may answer whatever your question is or some fellow travelers that have already been here And now, the final ultimate tip for Prague? Just come here, it’s a cool city, I love it
And come to this place, have a beer, you know, sit down, just enjoy the view It’s kind of cool And in the end, I always teach a Czech word in these videos and this time I’ll teach you how to say a pier because we’re sitting on a pier and it is molo
Molo is a pier and there’s a boat approaching the molo so we should leave the molo I came to Czech Republic I watched this one video and all I can say is molo Where is your molo? These guys were sitting on a molo, it has to be some good place
This place is called Čapadlo
31 Comments
Hi Janek ..
We just arrived in your beautiful city , again..probably our 10th visit..always book 4 or 5 star hotels..and 50% of time disappointed with service..this visit TV not working, heating erratic …reception shrugged it off,,maybe do a episode on not honest hotels for lots money,,, keep up the good work
5:20 you drink the saliva of other people🎉🎉🎉🎉
Please do not get a scooter or moped in town. It’s a reckless and a complete waste of time!
If it's like this I'll change the order of my travel list.
Talk about party boats a total scam, getting locked by free drinks in the club but on the boat it's double if not triple price for beer with less amount
That part is getting over and I'm seeing Russia now
Venice you know… I have lunch every day 😢😢😢😢
Meanwhile Charlie is safe too thank God both of us are gonna make it is the only thing we are thinking about
AWESOME – THANKS!
very nice video thanks dude
Repping dat NOLA hat? yeah you right . . .
So, taxis are a scheme in every single country.
Guys trip – Heading to Prague in March 2024. I look for things off the tourist path. Given city center is heavily tourist. Where to go outside of city center? Additionally, it will be 3 black guys so would love to avoid any nonsense. Thanks in advance. Food, Nightlife, and Sites to see OUTSIDE of the city center since you have made it known its only 1% of Prague.
You dont need cash, use card
Which Hotel in Prague do you recommend to stay? Please advise, thanks.
Lots of Liverpool fans should see this video ASAP lol
thank you for this awesome video, you covered every thing in this Video! nice job
can you pay metro, bus etc tickets with card? or you will need cash?
Unique question here guys say I get into Prague late dinner time. And thanks to this honest guy Channel 119 A Metro to the city center. Because from there I can catch a train to where I'm going. But perhaps it's a 4-Hour train ride to a place in Slovakia I'm going it might be best for me to sleep a night in a hotel a hotel can anybody recommend a hotel that is cheap and Trust for the near the train station I can stay at please
God willing, I'll be visiting Prague this April 2024. Thanks for all the information. Very excited.
Ja si myslim ze Trdelnik je nejak Cesky a slovensky. Sem byvala tam a ja sem si vzdy koupila trdelnik. <3
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Man i need ur help.. in 4 days i be in Prague.. its any add for trams to download on my phone ?
I love how much you hate the Lime scooters. I feel the same way.
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Prague, j'ai pas mal voyagé dans ma vie, mais de tous les endroits où je suis allé, c'est vraiment le pire. La ville est quelconque, il y a rien qu'en Espagne ou Italie des dizaines de villes plus interéssantes. Les tarifs sont hallucinants, visiter le moindre monument parfois quelconque (comme la cathédrale de très loin inférieure à la Seu de Saragosse par exemple) coûte une fortune (ne pas oublier le billet pour l'appareil photo). Les praguois voleurs, toujours aggressifs, et pas souriants., En une semaine, j'ai du compter 3 sourires… Au bout de 2 jours, il nous tardait que les vacances se terminent, et c'est la seule fois que cela nous est arrivé.
Hi thank you for the detailed video. I have a question. I have a 2 years old toddler and a 11 month baby. How comfortable will it be for them? Or me to bring them around? Is Prague a kid friendly country? Thank you so much
I'm sure this is mentioned elsewhere, but I visited in March 2024, and the bus 119 to the metro is now known as bus 59
UPDATE Regarding the airport transport! Our lovely bus number 119 doesn't go anymore. A few weeks ago they changed it and now there's a trolleybus number 59 !
It's crazy that years ago I used to watch videos from this channel and now I'm living here and working towards my dream