Westgrand2648

I will be arriving at Praha hl.n. train station in the evening from
Munich. My hotel is near the Republic Square. I have heard so much
about not trusting Prague taxis, so I am wondering what advice people
would have about what to do when I arrive at the station.

Thanks.

Gene

Arwel Parry

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    >I will be arriving at Praha hl.n. train station in the evening from
    >Munich. My hotel is near the Republic Square. I have heard so much
    >about not trusting Prague taxis, so I am wondering what advice people
    >would have about what to do when I arrive at the station.

The general advice you've heard about Prague taxis is correct, be
cautious! Namesti Republiky is not far from hlavni nadrazi - a 4 minute
(2 stops) journey on tram no. 5 in the direction of Veletrzni (925
metres according to the Prague public transport website
http://www.dp-praha.cz/en/index.htm) and trams run about every 8
minutes. The fare is 8 Kc.

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Arwel Parry
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Ivan Sever

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[email protected] (westgrand2648) wrote:

    > I will be arriving at Praha hl.n. train station in the evening from
    > Munich. My hotel is near the Republic Square. I have heard so much
    > about not trusting Prague taxis, so I am wondering what advice people
    > would have about what to do when I arrive at the station.



Take tram No. 5: 4 min, 1 km, 8,- Kc

Ivan
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Zemedelec

Or call AAA Cab--they've been constently trustworthy and have dispatchers who
speak some English. Tel.: 1080 or 8577, last time I looked.
zemedelec

Glenn

[email protected] (westgrand2648) wrote:

    >I will be arriving at Praha hl.n. train station in the evening from
    >Munich. My hotel is near the Republic Square. I have heard so much
    >about not trusting Prague taxis, so I am wondering what advice people
    >would have about what to do when I arrive at the station.
    >Thanks.
    >Gene

Our first time to Praha (arriving from Muenchen via rail), we got
taken for a ride... i.e. don't trust the taxi's waiting outside. But,
using the transport service at the airport (on subsequent trips), and
having our hotels arrange the taxis, we've gotten fair deals at
pre-set prices.

I would recommend contacting your hotel, and seeing what a fair price
from the train station is. Then it should be possible to negotiate
the pre-set price before getting into the cab... or maybe have the
hotel arrange for a taxi to meet you there.?

(Trams are OK if you pack light, which unfortunately, we don't ;-(
--
Glenn
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