Part of the reason Prague has seen a steady increase in the number of visitors is the amount of new flights to Prague that have come on the market. With many of the low budget airlines now flying to Prague it is possible to get a flight to Prague for as little as 40 EUR.
The low budget airlines have now forced the main European national airlines to drop their prices making it cheaper for you to visit the city.
As a rule best deal are with low cost airlines but be aware that most of them are very cheap only if you book well in advance and mostly do not serve free food and drinks on the board.
Low-cost airlines sell flights direct to you so you don’t pay a high-street travel agent commission. So when booking holiday check low cost airlines prices and then decide if package deal from your travel agent offer better deal then if you book flight and hotel separately.
Low cost flights from UK
EasyJet – from Bristol, E. Middlands, Stansted and Gatwick. www.easyjet.com
BmiBaby – from Birmingham, Belfast, East Midland and Manchester. www.bmibaby.com
Wizz Air – fly from London Luton or Liverpool to Prague www.wizzair.com
Jet2 – from Leeds Bradford and Edinburgh. www.jet2.com (now accepting PayPal)
Ryan Air – flies from Birmingham. Also flies from London Stansted to Brno (second biggest city in Czech Republic, 200km from Prague) from around £20 tax included, one way www.ryanair.com
GermanWings – from London Stansted www.germanwings.com
Other flights from UK
Czech Airlines – from London and Manchester (plus from Dublin). www.csa.cz
BA – flies from London Heathrow to Prague from £120 return, tax included. www.ba.com
Other low cost airlines
AirEuropa – from Madrid to Prague return from 102 Eur www.aireuropa.com
Air Berlin – you can fly from Manchester and London to Vienna or Nuremberg and then take a train to Prague. www.airberlin.com
AerLingus – flights from Dublin www.aerlingus.ie
Brussels Airlines fly from Brussels to Prague as low as 50 Eur. www.brusselsairlines.com
German Wings – only operates low cost route to Prague from Cologne Bonn in the German Rhineland. Cheapest one-way fares come to €33 including taxes. www.germanwings.com
Nordic Airlink – Cheap flights from Stockholm to Prague. www.FlyNordic.com
Norwegian – flies from Bergen, Oslo and Trondheim to Prague form 50EUR www.norwegian.no
Meridiana – low fare airline operates a single route between the Czech capital and Firenze in Tuscany. www.meridiana.it
Sterling – The no-frillier airline. Routes from Billund, Copenhagen, Goteborg, Oslo and Stockholm - www.sterling.dk
Smart Wings – Prague based airlines flies to many EU destinations similar as SkyEurope. www.smartwings.net
SnowFlake – You’ll find low fare flights from Copenhagen Kastrup to Prague Ruzyne for as little as DKK 532 or €72 including taxes.
Lufthansa – quite cheap return flights from many cities in Germany to Prague. Return flights from London to Prague around £150 including taxes. www.Lufthansa.com
Wind Jet – flies from Italy, VeronaVolawindjet.it
Vueling – flies from Spain, Barcelonawww.vueling.com
Cimber Air – flies from Denmark, Coppenhagenwww.cimber.dk
Flights from USA and Canada
Czech Airlines – from New York and Toronto. www.csa.cz
Delta Airlines – from Atlanta, Denver, Fort Lauderdale, Los Angeles, New York and Phoenix. www.delta.com
Overseas flights are operated only to selected destinations. Therefore it is highly probable, that if you are travelling from a different continent, to get to Prague you will have to change at Frankfurt, London, Amsterdam or Paris.
Prague’s Airport (Ruzyne)
There are three ways to travel from the airport into Prague city after your flight. You can take a taxi directly into the city centre for around 500 – 700 CZK. Make sure you set the price before you go, as Prague taxi drivers are renowned for trying to rip off their passengers. For this reason we advise you to take a private taxi. Depending on what time of day you are travelling it should take anywhere between 20 – 40 minutes.
Another way of getting to and from Prague’s Airport (Ruzyne) is by bus, which only costs 26 CZK for the journey. You will find the bus (bus 119) located outside the arrivals terminal, and the service runs from 5am until 11.30pm. Make sure your flight to Prague arrives in time to get this service (there is also a night bus service but it is very inconvenient and includes at least two stops/changes). The bus will take you to the Dejvicka Metro Station and from there you can take the Metro into the city centre. You do not need to buy another ticket for this part of your trip.
If you are travelling in a group you can book a private shuttle service to be waiting at the airport after your Prague flight.
