TRAVEL INSTRUCTION FROM PRAGUE AIRPORT TO PARDUBICE

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1 TRAVEL INSTRUCTION FROM PRAGUE AIRPORT TO PARDUBICE Dear students, here you can find complete information how to get from Prague Václav Havel Airport to Pardubice, directly to the dormitories, where you are going to live during your stay in Pardubice. This document describes you the public transport in Prague, the train to Pardubice as well as the public transport system in Pardubice. Very shortly: 1. Bus line AE from Prague Airport to Prague Main railway station 2. The EuroCity or Express train from Prague to Pardubice 3. Trolleybus line 3 or 33 or bus line 10, 16, 17 or 23 or night service no. 98 from the railway station to the main campus where your dormitory is located (bus stops Polabiny,Hradecká, Univerzita and Polabiny,hotel) The ticket for the AE bus and the train can be purchased by train operator online. The ticket for the public transport in Pardubice can be bought from the ATM machine at the railway station. Detailed description of all the above steps follows: 1. From Prague Airport to the main railway station It isn't hard to get from Prague Airport to the railway station. Basically you land, collect all of your luggage, you can change some money at an exchange office at the airport terminal and find the bus stop. In case of not buying the ticket in advance in the e-shop buy your ticket in Prague Tourist Information Centre kiosk in arrival hall of Terminal 1 (photo is in the last chapter describing the ticket issues). The flights outside Schengen area and also few low-cost flights inside Schengen area are operated from Terminal 1, the flights inside Schengen area are usually operated from Terminal 2 (Prague Airport has 3 terminals, Terminal 3 is designed for private flights). It is very easy to find the bus stop. The bus stops by both terminals, the bus stops are located in front of the buildings. The arrival hall is in the ground level so you only need to get outside the building and you ll see the bus stop while having the cigarette break. If you arrive to Terminal 1, you have to use the bus stop named Terminál 1 marked by G. As you can see in the picture, it is the rightmost bus stop when leaving the terminal building. If you arrive to Terminal 2, the bus stop Terminál 2 has 3 bus stops marked A, B, C. You have to choose the one marked B, it is the second one. The situation is clearly shown in the picture below (your route and bus stop painted by red color in the picture). The bus stops are marked with red color, every bus stop is equipped with the overview of lines serving this bus stop. The Terminál 1 and Terminál 2 bus stops have also the digital table showing the times of upcoming buses (the departures of your recommended line AE are marked with different color, orange one, because special tariff terms and conditions are applied in this bus)

2 (edited by the author) You can see the situation of the bus stop Terminál 2 in following picture: 3%A1vky.jpg - 2 -

3 Airport Express line From that particular bus stop you have to take the bus to the main railway station. The bus is marked as line AE (abbreviation for Airport Express). The AE bus runs daily every 30 minutes. First bus leaves Terminál 1 stop at 5:30 a.m. (Terminál 2 stop at 5:32 a.m.), last one leaves Terminál 1 stop at 9:00 p.m. (Terminál 2 stop at 9:02 p.m.). The headway of 15 minutes will be operated after June 1 st from 9:00 a.m. till 8:00 p.m. This headway will be operated till September 30 th. The AE bus goes through 2 stops between Terminál 2 stop and the Main Railway Station stop. You don't have to count the stops, the Main Railway Station stop is the terminal stop of the bus (and the stops on the routes are request stops, so you maybe won t even stop there), the name of the terminal stop is Hlavní nádraží (Czech for Main station). The route takes about minutes depending on the daytime and traffic intensity. The ticket for the AE line can be bought in advance online together with the train ticket from Prague to Pardubice (the cheapest way is to buy the ticket from Prague Airport directly to Pardubice, the ticket is then accepted in the bus as well as in the train, the tickets are described in the last chapter). The bus and the marking are shown in the above picture. There is the sign of the train as the connection to the railway station as well as the texts in English (Main Station) and German (Hbf.). The line is usually served by the buses with grey-blue color and big texts Airport Express and buses with standard Prague colors combination of red and black), but the information about the line in the information system of the bus is the same. The bus stop Hlavní nádraží is located in front of the building of railway station. You enter the building, get downstairs (there are escalators on both sides - about 5 meters - 3 -

4 distanced from the building entrance). The escalator takes you to the railway station hall. You shouldn't have problems from this moment, all the signs and announcements at railway stations are in Czech as well as in English language. Other possibilities - taxi The other possibility how to get to the railway station is the taxi. There are marked places for the taxis at the airport, the airport is served by the company AAA taxi. If you order a taxi at the AAA radiotaxi information desk in the arrival hall, you will get a preferential service with a discount as well as a discount coupon for your next ride back to the airport. The price for the taxi from the airport to the main railway station is CZK (approx. 20 ) plus 6 CZK (approx ) per every minute of possible waiting. The taxi drivers allowed to take the passengers at the airport must speak English. Other possibilities public transportation services If you come to Prague too early or too late (first AE bus goes at 5:30 a.m., the last one at 9:00 p.m.) and you don t want to use the taxi (which is quite expensive in comparison with the public transport), then you have to use the other lines of public transport, you can see the departure schedule in following table. Be carefull abou the weekdays and weekends connections, especially during night (for example weekend connection at 00:17 goes on Saturday and Sunday, that actually means Friday and Saturday night): Departure time from Terminál 1 Departure time from Terminál 2 Line no. and its terminal stop Your stop to leave the bus Changes for another public transport 00:17 00: Na Beránku I.P.Pavlova Bus 505 to Hlavní nádraží 00:22 00: Na Beránku I.P.Pavlova Bus 505 to Hlavní nádraží 00:41 00: Na Beránku I.P.Pavlova Bus 505 to Hlavní nádraží 00:56 00: Na Beránku I.P.Pavlova Bus 505 to Hlavní nádraží 00:56 03:26 00:41 03:41 00:58 03:28 00:43 03:43 Travel time to Main railway station weekends, 56 mins weekdays, 56 mins weekends, 52 mins weekdays, 52 mins WEEKDAYS: Bus no. 510 runs every 30 minutes at xx:26 and xx:56 from Terminál 1 stop (xx:28 and xx:58 from Terminál 2 stop) The transfer is the same all the time go to the I.P.Pavlova stop and change here to the bus no. 505 in direction Sídliště Čimice. WEEKENDS: Bus no. 510 runs every 20 minutes at xx:01, xx:21 and xx:41 from Terminál 1 stop (xx:03, xx:23 and xx:43 from Terminál 2 stop) The transfer is the same all the time go to the I.P.Pavlova stop and change here to the bus no. 505 in direction Sídliště Čimice. 03:26 03: Na Beránku I.P.Pavlova Bus 505 to Hlavní nádraží 03:41 03: Na Beránku I.P.Pavlova Bus 505 to Hlavní nádraží 03:56 03: Na Beránku I.P.Pavlova Metro C to Hlavní nádraží 04:01 04: Na Beránku I.P.Pavlova Metro C to Hlavní nádraží 04:23 04:25 04:24 04: Nádraží Veleslavín 119 Nádraží Veleslavín Nádraží Veleslavín Nádraží Veleslavín Metro A to Muzeum, change to metro C to Hlavní nádraží Metro A to Muzeum, change to metro C to Hlavní nádraží weekdays, 52 mins weekends, 52 mins weekdays, 52 mins weekends, 52 mins weekdays only, 40 mins weekends only, 40 mins - 4 -

5 Departure time from Terminál 1 Departure time from Terminál 2 Line no. and its terminal stop Your stop to leave the bus Changes for another public transport Travel time to Main railway station weekdays only, 40 mins weekends only, 40 mins weekdays only, 40 mins weekends only, 40 mins weekdays 04:43 04: Nádraží Nádraží Metro A to Muzeum, change Veleslavín Veleslavín to metro C to Hlavní nádraží 04:44 04: Nádraží Nádraží Metro A to Muzeum, change Veleslavín Veleslavín to metro C to Hlavní nádraží 05:03 05: Nádraží Nádraží Metro A to Muzeum, change Veleslavín Veleslavín to metro C to Hlavní nádraží 05:04 05: Nádraží Nádraží Metro A to Muzeum, change Veleslavín Veleslavín to metro C to Hlavní nádraží 05:13 05: Nádraží Nádraží Metro A to Muzeum, change Veleslavín Veleslavín to metro C to Hlavní nádraží only, 40 mins 05:23 05: Nádraží Nádraží Metro A to Muzeum, change weekdays Veleslavín Veleslavín to metro C to Hlavní nádraží only, 40 mins 05:30 05:32 AE Hlavní nádraží Hlavní nádraží No changes 35 mins 05:30 05:32 AE bus runs every 30 minutes at xx:00 and xx:30 from Terminál 1 stop, respectively 21:00 21:02 at xx:02 and xx:32 from Terminál 2 stop. No transfer needed. 21:00 21:02 AE Hlavní nádraží Hlavní nádraží No changes 30 mins 21:03 21: Nádraží Nádraží Metro A to Muzeum, change 40 mins Veleslavín Veleslavín to metro C to Hlavní nádraží 21:03 21:03 The bus no. 119 runs every 10 minutes. The transfer is the same, change for metro A 23:43 23:43 at the terminal bus stop and then change for metro C at Muzeum station. 23:43 23: Nádraží Nádraží Metro A to Muzeum, metro 40 mins Veleslavín Veleslavín C 23:52 23: Na Beránku I.P.Pavlova Bus 505 to Hlavní nádraží 23:57 23: Na Beránku I.P.Pavlova Bus 505 to Hlavní nádraží Night bus line no. 510 (23:50 04:01 from the airport) Mon Thu, Sun; 56 mins Fri, Sat; 56 mins The night line no. 510 (direction Na Beránku) goes every 30 minutes during the weekday night and every 20 minutes during the weekend night, it is operated approximately from midnight until 4 a.m. It stops in the bus stop marked as E at the Terminál 1 stop and in the bus stop marked as A at the Terminál 2 stop (see the picture above). Take this bus to the stop I.P.Pavlova (it s a transfer stop for few night bus lines), the previous stop for getting ready is named Štěpánská and the route from Terminál 2 stop to I.P.Pavlova stop takes 42 minutes. At this stop you have to change for the line no. 505 in direction to Sídliště Čimice. You have to get to the stop in the opposite direction (the bus no. 505 which stops in the same stop like you left the bus is the opposite direction than the one you need). It s a little bit tricky, because the street you have left the bus in is an one-way street. You have to go 40 meters back to the crossing, go to the right and in the next street there is a bus stop. Bus no. 505 in the direction to Sídliště Čimice leaves I.P.Pavlova stop also every 30 minutes during the weekday night and every 20 minutes during weekend night, there is 4-7 minutes time for changing after arrival of every bus no You have to go just one stop with the bus no. 505, the first stop is Hlavní nádraží (Main station)

6 (the descriptions added by the author) In case that you go with the last night line connection at 3:56 a.m. (weekdays) or 4:01 a.m. (weekends) then you have to go also to the I.P.Pavlova stop and change here for the bus line no. 505, but these last connections leaving I.P.Pavlova stop at 4:46 a.m. (weekdays) or 4:51 a.m. (weekends) are not going to Sídliště Čimice, but they are ended in Hlavní nádraží, that is the next stop and also the stop you need to get. In case that you miss the last connection with the bus no. 505, do not worry, at this time, you can already change for metro (underground). You follow the same described route to the bus stop of the line no. 505, but before the stop you will see the entrance to the metro station it is downstairs and marked with red letter C. Here you take the metro in the direction to Florenc Nádraží Holešovice Ládví Letňany. Your destination is named Hlavní nádraží (Main station) and it is a second stop after I.P.Pavlova. The same tickets as for the daily public transport can be used in Prague, so the ticket for 32 CZK is suitable too, it can be bought in the ATM at the bus stop and you have to validate it when entering the bus no. 510, the revalidation in bus no. 505 isn t needed. The situation is little bit complicated, if you come in the gap between first/last AE bus and first/last night connection, this means between 4 a.m. and 5:30 a.m. and between 9 p.m. and 12 a.m., then you have to use the other public transportation line no. 119 from the airport. Bus line no. 119 (4:00 5:30 and 21:00 23:45 from the airport) The bus no. 119 stops at the bus stop E at the Terminál 1 stop and at the bus stop A at the bus stop Terminál 2. Take the bus no. 119 and use it till the terminal station named Nádraží Veleslavín (Veleslavín railway station). Nádraží Veleslavín is the transfer station for the metro (underground) A line going to the city center. After leaving the bus go underground following - 6 -

7 the information system to the green letter A with an arrow symbol (it symbolizes the A line of the metro). Take the metro on the right side of the platform (direction Dejvická Můstek Muzeum Želivského Skalka Depo Hostivař). Use the metro for 7 stations till the station named Muzeum (approx. 12 minutes). Muzeum is the transfer station and you change here for the metro line C (follow the arrows to the red marked letter C). Take the metro line C in direction Florenc Nádraží Holešovice Ládví Letňany. The next stop is Hlavní nádraží (Main station). The bus no. 119 is operated during the whole day, but using of the Airport Express line (AE) is much easier and more comfortable for you. Tickets The public transportation ticket for all described versions of journey (except the AE line with special tariff) can be bought in the ATM machine or at any newspaper shop at the airport. Use the ticket for 32 CZK / This ticket is valid for 90 minutes, the validity time is started when you enter the bus and mark the ticket in the validator (put it inside validator so the printed information is printed on validation stamp place). You don t have to revalidate it when changing the bus to metro (the ticket is fully transferable within the 90 minutes). In case that your luggage exceeds the dimensions of 25 x 40 x 70 cm, then you re supposed to buy a ticket for the luggage too; the price of that ticket is 16 CZK / 0,58. Validate it in the same as the ticket for you. The ticket for luggage is valid together with your ticket for the same time and you have to validate it when entering the bus in the same way as your ticket. 2. From Prague Main railway station to Pardubice All the trains are shown on the digital information boards at the railway station. The international ones are announced by the voice system in English, too. You need to get a train to station Pardubice hlavní nádraží (Pardubice main station), but if you go with the train from Praha hlavní nádraží (Prague Main railway station), all the trains to Pardubice stop in Pardubice only at the Pardubice main railway station. The trains are usually operated daily. Here is the list of trains going from Prague Main railway station in direction to Pardubice with all restrictions if applied (see the footnotes in case of travelling in the national holiday on December 24 th to 26 th, January 1 st, March 28 th, May 1 st and 8 th, July 5 th and 6 th, September 28 th, October 28 th, November 17 th or in the days very before or after them). Departure time Train category, number and name Destination Travelling time to Pardubice The stops between Prague and Pardubice 00:01 R 879 Jan Kašpar Pardubice hl.n. 62 mins 00:01 IC 553 Moravan Přerov 62 mins The carrier ČD ČD Operation restriction only Sundays and national holidays 1 only weekdays and Saturdays 2 1 R 879 Jan Kašpar isn t operated on December 24 th and 25 th, January 1 st, July 5 th, September 28 th, October 28 th and November 17 th, but additionally to Sundays and national holidays the train is operated on January 2 nd and October 29 th

8 Departure time Train category, number and name Destination Travelling time to Pardubice The stops between Prague and Pardubice The carrier Operation restriction 04:24 Ex 143 Hutník Žilina (SVK) 59 mins ČD only Mondays 3 04:52 Ex 571 Johann Gregor Mendel Brno hl.n. 55 mins 1 stop - ČD only weekdays 05:24 EC 121 Hradčany Žilina (SVK) 59 mins 4 05:46 RJ 1001 RegioJet Havířov 55 mins No stops RJ only weekdays and Saturdays 5 05:52 EC 273 Csárdás Budapest Keleti pu. (HUN) 55 mins 1 stop - 05:55 R 861 Josef Václav Myslbek Brno hl.n. 65 mins ČD only Mondays 6 06:11 LE 1351 Leo Express Bohumín 56 mins 1 stop - LE only from Mondays to Fridays 7 06:24 EC 113 Porta Warszawa Wschodnia 59 mins Moravica (POL) 06:43 SC 241 Pendolino Košičan Košice (SVK) 55 mins 1 stop :52 rj 71 Gustav Mahler Graz Hbf. (AUT) 55 mins No stops 06:55 R 885 Galán Luhačovice 65 mins 07:24 EC 123 Fatra Žilina (SVK) 59 mins 07:43 IC 503 (no name) Ostrava hl.n. 53 mins No stops 07:46 RJ 1003 RegioJet Košice (SVK) 55 mins No stops RJ daily 07:52 EC 275 Jaroslav Hašek Budapest Keleti pu. (HUN) 55 mins 1 stop - 07:55 R 863 Svitava Brno hl.n. 65 mins 08:11 LE 1353 Leo Express Karviná hl.n. 56 mins 1 stop - LE daily 9 08:24 Ex 147 Landek Žilina (SVK) 59 mins 08:40 Ex 1093 (no name) Trenčín (SVK) 60 mins No stops Arriva only Saturdays th 10 from March 5 08:52 rj 73 Bedřich Smetana Graz Hbf. (AUT) 55 mins No stops 09:11 Staré Město u Uherského LE 1355 Leo Express Hradiště 56 mins 1 stop - LE daily 09:24 EC 125 Radhošť Žilina (SVK) 59 mins 09:39 SC 505 Pendolino Ostrava hl.n. 53 mins No stops 09:46 RJ 1005 RegioJet Havířov 55 mins No stops RJ daily 09:52 EC 277 Slovan Budapest Keleti pu. (HUN) 55 mins 1 stop - 09:55 R 865 Rudolf Brno hl.n. 65mins Těsnohlídek 10:11 LE 1357 Leo Express Karviná hl.n. 56 mins 1 stop - LE daily 10:24 Ex 149 Hukvaldy Žilina (SVK) 59 mins 2 IC 553 Moravan isn t operated on December 26 th, January 2 nd and October 29 th, but additionaly to weekdays and Saturdays the train is operated on December 24 th, July 5 th, September 28 th, October 28 th and November 17 th. 3 Ex 143 Hutník isn t operated on December 28 th, March 28 th and July 4 th, but additionally to Mondays it is operated also on March 29 th and July 7 th. 4 EC 121 Hradčany isn t operated on December 25 th and January 1 st. 5 RJ 1001 RegioJet isn t operated from December 28 th to 31 st. 6 R 861 Josef Václav Myslbek isn t operated on December 28 th, March 28 th and July 4 th, but additionally to Mondays it is operated also on March 29 th and July 7 th. 7 LE 1351 Leo Express isn t operated on December 25 th and January 1 st, but additionally it is also operated on December 26 th. 8 SC 241 Pendolino Košičan isn t operated on December 24 th, 25 th and 31 st. 9 LE 1353 Leo Express isn t operated on January 1 st. 10 Ex 1093 isn t operated on October 29 th, but additionaly to Saturdays it is operated on October 28 th

9 Departure time Train category, number and name Destination Travelling time to Pardubice The stops between Prague and Pardubice The carrier Operation restriction 10:52 rj 75 Franz Schubert Graz Hbf. (AUT) 55 mins No stops 10:55 R 889 Jan Ámos Luhačovice 65 mins Komenský 11:11 LE 1359 Leo Express Bystřice 56 mins 1 stop - LE daily 11:24 EC 127 Bečva Žilina (SVK) 59 mins 11:43 SC 507 Pendolino Ostrava hl.n. 53 mins No stops 11:46 RJ 1007 RegioJet Havířov 55 mins No stops RJ daily 11:52 EC 279 Danubius Budapest Keleti pu. (HUN) 55 mins 1 stop - 11:55 R 867 Macocha Brno hl.n. 65 mins 12:24 Ex 151 Petr Bezruč Žilina (SVK) 55 mins 12:52 rj 77 Antonín Dvořák Graz Hbf. (AUT) 55 mins No stops 12:55 R 891 Hradišťan Luhačovice 65 mins 13:06 IC 543 Vladislav Don t board this train it stops in Pardubice only Opava východ Vančura forboarding only Fridays 11 13:24 EC 221 Súľov Žilina (SVK) 59 mins 13:39 IC 509 (no name) Ostrava hl.n. 53 mins No stops 13:46 RJ 1009 RegioJet Havířov 55 mins No stops RJ daily 13:52 EC 173 Hungaria Budapest Keleti pu. (HUN) 55 mins 1 stop - 13:55 R 869 Špilberk Brno hl.n. 65 mins 14:11 LE 1361 Leo Express Prešov Košice (SVK) 56 mins 1 stop - LE daily 12 14:24 EC 117 Praha Warszawa Wschodnia 59 mins (POL) 14:46 RJ 1011 RegioJet Zvolen (SVK) 55 mins No stops RJ daily 14:52 rj 79 Johann Strauss Graz Hbf. (AUT) 55 mins No stops 14:55 R 893 Velehrad Staré Město u Uherského 65 mins Hradiště 15:21 Ex 573 Josef Ressel Brno hl.n. 56 mins No stops ČD only weekdays 15:24 EC 129 Vsacan Žilina (SVK) 59 mins 15:43 SC 511 Pendolino Bohumín 53 mins No stops 15:46 RJ 1013 RegioJet Návsí 55 mins No stops RJ daily 13 15:52 EC 281 Jan Jesenius Budapest Keleti pu. (HUN) 55 mins 1 stop - 15:55 R 871 Punkva Brno hl.n. 65 mins 16:11 LE 1363 Leo Express Bohumín 56 mins 1 stop - LE daily 14 16:24 EC 155 Jan Perner Návsí / Žilina (SVK) mins 16:43 IC 513 Opava Opava východ 53 mins No stops ČD only weekdays, Sundays and national holidays 16 16:46 RJ 1015 RegioJet Staré Město u Uherského 55 mins No stops RJ daily IC 543 Vladislav Vančura isn t operated from December 25 th to January 1 st, on October 28 th and November 18 th, but aditionally to Fridays it is also operated on December 23 rd, October 27 th and November 16 th. 12 LE 1361 Leo Express isn t operated on December 24 th and 31 st. 13 RJ 1013 RegioJet isn t operated from December 23 rd to 31 st, on March 27 th, April 30 th, Mai 7 th, July 4 th and 5 th, September 27 th, October 27 th and November 16 th. 14 LE 1363 Leo Express isn t operated on December 24 th and 31 st. 15 EC 155 Jan Perner goes to Žilina on weekdays and Sundays. On Saturdays and on December 24 th, 25 th, 31 st, January 1 st, March 27 th, July 5 th and October 28 th the train is terminated already in Návsí. 16 IC 513 Opava isn t operated from December 24 th to 26 th, on December 31 st, January 1 st, March 27 th, July 5 th and October 28 th. 17 RJ 1015 RegioJet isn t operated on December 24 th and 31 st

10 Departure time Train category, number and name Destination Travelling time to Pardubice The stops between Prague and Pardubice The carrier Operation restriction Hradiště 16:52 rj 371 Joseph Haydn Graz Hbf. (AUT) 55 mins No stops 16:55 R 851 Portáš Vsetín 65 mins 17:11 Staré Město u Uherského LE 1365 Leo Express Hradiště 56 mins 1 stop - LE daily 18 17:21 IC 575 Zdeněk Fibich Brno hl.n. 56 mins No stops 17:24 IC 561 Šohaj Veselí nad Moravou 59 mins 17:43 SC 515 Pendolino Bohumín 53 mins No stops 17:46 RJ 1017 RegioJet Návsí 55 mins No stops RJ daily 19 17:52 EC 283 Slovenská strela Bratislava hl.st. (SVK) 55 mins 1 stop - 17:55 R 873 Slavkov Brno hl.n mins 18:21 Ex 577 Brněnský only Sundays and Brno hl.n. 56 mins No stops ČD drak national holidays 21 18:24 Ex 541 Ostravan Bohumín / Návsí mins 18:46 EN 405 Vltava Moskva Bellorusskij vokzal only Thursdays and Don t board this train only international traffic (RUS) Saturdays 18:52 rj 373 W. A. Mozart Wien Hbf. (AUT) 55 mins No stops 18:55 R 853 Matalík Vsetín mins 19:11 LE 1367 Leo Express Spišská Nová Ves (SVK) 56 mins 1 stop - LE daily 24 19:24 IC 551 Zlínský Zlín střed 59 mins expres 25 19:43 SC 517 Pendolino Bohumín 53 mins No stops 26 19:46 RJ 1019 RegioJet Návsí 55 mins No stops RJ daily 27 19:52 rj/ic 575 Leoš Janáček 28 Brno hl.n. 55 mins 1 stop - 20:03 R 875 Pardubický porter 20:55 R 877 Viktor Kaplan Česká Třebová Česká Třebová / Brno hl.n mins 62 mins ČD only weekdays, Sundays and national holidays LE 1365 Leo Express isn t operated on December 24 th and 31 st. 19 RJ 1017 RegioJet isn t operated on December 24 th and 31 st. 20 R 873 Slavkov doesn t go to Brno hl.n. on December 24 th and 31 st, the train ends its journey in Česká Třebová on these days. 21 Ex 577 Brněnský drak isn t operated from December 24 th to January 1 st, on March 27 th, from July 3 rd to 5 th, on September 28 th, October 28 th and November 17 th. 22 Ex 540 Ostravan doesn t go to Návsí on Saturdays and from December 24 th to 26 th, on December 31 st, January 1 st, March 27 th, July 5 th and October 28 th, the train ends its journey in Bohumín on these days. 23 R 853 Matalík doesn t go to Vsetín on December 24 th and 31 st, the train ends its journey in Pardubice hl.n. on these days. 24 LE 1367 Leo Express isn t operated on December 24 th and 31 st. 25 IC 551 Zlínský expres isn t operated on December 24 th, 25 th and 31 st. 26 SC 517 Pendolino isn t operated on December 24 th, 25 th and 31 st. 27 RJ 1019 RegioJet isn t operated on December 24 th and 31 st. 28 Train no. 575 Leoš Janáček goes as a railjet train rj 575 on weekdays, Sundays and national holidays except December 24 th, 25 th, 26 th, 31 st, January 1 st, March 27 th, July 5 th and October 28 th. On the other days the train is operated as IC R 875 Pardubický porter isn t operated from December 24 th to 26 th, on December 31 st, January 1 st, March 27 th, July 5 th and October 28 th. 30 R 877 Viktor Kaplan doesn t go to Brno hl.n. on Saturdays and on December 25 th, 26 th, January 1 st, March 27 th, July 5 th and October 28 th, the train ends its journey in Česká Třebová on these days. 31 R 877 Viktor Kaplan isn t operated on December 24 th and 31 st

11 Departure time Train category, number and name Destination Travelling time to Pardubice The stops between Prague and Pardubice The carrier Operation restriction 21:46 RJ 1021 RegioJet Košice (SVK) 55 mins No stops RJ daily 32 22:00 EN 445 Slovakia Košice (SVK) 73 mins 1 stop - 22:02 R 899 Jiří Bouda Pardubice hl.n. 65 mins 33 23:09 EN 443 Bohemia Humenné (SVK) 71 mins 1 stop - 23:58 EN 477 Metropol Budapest Keleti pu. (HUN) 68 mins No stops 00:01 R 879 Jan Kašpar Pardubice hl.n. 62 mins only Sundays and ČD national holidays 34 00:01 IC 553 Moravan Přerov 62 mins only weekdays and ČD Saturdays 35 The trains leaving Prague main station at xx:52 highlighted by yellow color will be changed due to construction works. Started by January 3 rd these trains will leave Prague main station 3 minutes earlier at xx:49. This measure will be applied until April Train tickets purchased by České dráhy (Czech railways Czech national carrier, abbreviated as ČD in the table) aren t connected to certain train, they can be used in every train on the route during the whole 24 hours of the day, the same for the bus line AE from the airport, the ticket can be bought from the airport directly to Pardubice and then it is valid in all AE bus connections during that day as well as in all trains operated by České dráhy between Prague and Pardubice during that particular day. There are some exceptions, these trains are marked with the non-bold text. The non-bold texted trains are Pendolinos and few IC trains, where the ticket can be used, but you have to buy the additional seat reservation for every particular train (price is changeable, usually 35 CZK / 1.26 per person, very often you can get seat reservation for free for this IC trains when purchasing tickets online from their e- shop), and the second group of non-bold texted trains are the trains of another carriers RegioJet, Leo Express (abbreviated as RJ and LE in the table) and Arriva. These carriers work in other way, you have to buy the ticket for particular train connection and tickets bought by České dráhy aren t accepted. The trains of category SC (SuperCity) are Pendolinos, the trains of category rj (railjet), EC (EuroCity), EN (EuroNight) and IC (InterCity) are the trains with wagons of higher quality. The trains of category R (fast train rychlík in Czech) are the normal trains, the quality is lower than by the other ones and the price is the same so I wouldn t recommend you to use R train if not necessary. 3. From Pardubice railway station to the university dormitories Firstly talk to your buddies before the journey; they will await you at the railway station most likely. In unlike situation when your buddy is not waiting at the railway station for you, please follow these instructions. 32 RJ 1021 RegioJet isn t operated on December 24 th and 31 st. 33 R 899 Jiří Bouda isn t operated on December 24 th and 31 st. 34 R 879 Jan Kašpar isn t operated on December 24 th and 25 th, January 1 st, July 5 th, September 28 th, October 28 th and November 17 th, in addition the train is operated on January 2 nd and October 29 th. 35 IC 553 Moravan isn t operated on December 26 th, January 2 nd and October 29 th., in addition the train is operated on December 24 th, July 5 th, September 28 th, October 28 th and November 17 th

12 Your dormitories are located in the main campus 2.5 km from the railway station, the brave ones can try to go by foot using the GPS locator, the location of the dormitories reception is 50 2'56.080"N, 15 46'2.881"E. The address is University of Pardubice Halls of dormitory, Studentská 201, Pardubice. The other ones can use the public transport. Firstly go to the ATM machine and buy the tickets for the public transport, you will need the ticket for 15 CZK / If you use the night service no. 98 the tickets are sold only by the bus driver and the price for tickets is 25 CZK / (the descriptions added by the author) The connection between railway station and the main campus is provided by trolleybus lines 3 and 33 and bus lines 10, 16, 17 and 23. In the late evening night line 98 is operated. The buses are going from different stops at the railway station terminal; you can see the locations and directions on the map. All the regular daily lines go from the bus stops at the same side of the street as the railway station is located. The night line line no. 98 goes from the other side of the street as you can see in the picture below. Buses go almost all the time especially in the peak hours. You just need to get to the bus stop and enter the bus. Don t forget to validate your ticket in the validator inside the bus. There is the rule of entering the buses only using the front door after 8 p.m. In that case enter the bus and validate your ticket in the validator by the driver. In case that you come in the late night and you have to use the night line other process is applied. You have to enter the bus and buy the tickets from the driver (the price is 25 CZK). There are three stops in the university campus. Lines 3, 17, 33 and night line 98 go to the stop named Polabiny,Hradecká, bus lines number 10 a 16 go to the bus stop Univerzita and line 23 goes to the bus stop Polabiny,hotel. The travel time from the railway station to the

13 dormitories is 7 8 minutes with the daily lines. There are 5 stops between dormitories stop and railway station. The previous stop before dormitories is named Stavařov. The night line no. 98 uses other way, there are only 4 stops between railway station and university campus. Use the bus stop Polabiny,Hradecká (the previous one is Polabiny,hotel). The travel time is about 5 minutes. Here you can see the overview of all the buses you can use, it goes very often all the day, but you can check it especially in the evening. The overview of buses and trolleybuses going from the railway station to the university campus on weekdays (from Monday till Friday): Departure time Bus line The terminal stop of the bus Departure time Bus line The terminal stop of the bus Departure time Bus line The terminal stop of the bus 00:08 98 Ohrazenice night line 09:50 3 Lázně Bohdaneč 15:39 10 Cihelna 01:30 98 Ohrazenice night line 10:10 33 Globus 15:40 3 Lázně Bohdaneč 02:41 98 Ohrazenice night line 10:12 10 Cihelna 15:45 17 Srch 03:28 98 Ohrazenice night line 10:20 3 Lázně Bohdaneč 15:46 33 Globus 04:07 98 Ohrazenice night line 10:40 33 Globus 15:55 3 Lázně Bohdaneč 04:50 10 Cihelna 10:42 17 Srch 16:02 10 Cihelna 05:04 3 Lázně Bohdaneč 10:47 10 Ohrazenice 16:10 3 Lázně Bohdaneč 05:15 10 Univerzita 10:50 3 Lázně Bohdaneč 16:16 33 Globus 05:18 33 UMA,točna 11:10 33 Globus 16:17 10 Ohrazenice 05:24 3 Lázně Bohdaneč 11:10 10 Cihelna 16:18 17 Srch 05:30 10 Staré Hradiště,hostinec 11:20 3 Lázně Bohdaneč 16:25 3 Lázně Bohdaneč 05:33 33 UMA,točna 11:40 33 Globus 16:37 10 Univerzita 05:40 3 Lázně Bohdaneč 11:46 10 Cihelna 16:40 3 Lázně Bohdaneč 05:40 17 Srch 11:50 3 Lázně Bohdaneč 16:46 33 Globus 05:50 10 Cihelna 11:54 17 Srch 16:55 3 Lázně Bohdaneč 05:55 3 Lázně Bohdaneč 12:00 16 Dříteč 17:02 17 Srch 05:55 16 Dříteč 12:10 33 Globus 17:03 10 Cihelna 06:09 10 Univerzita 12:14 10 Cihelna 17:10 3 Lázně Bohdaneč 06:10 3 Lázně Bohdaneč 12:20 3 Lázně Bohdaneč 17:10 16 Dříteč 06:25 3 Lázně Bohdaneč 12:34 10 Ohrazenice 17:26 10 Ohrazenice 06:27 10 Ohrazenice 12:40 33 Globus 17:30 3 Lázně Bohdaneč 06:33 33 UMA,točna 12:50 3 Lázně Bohdaneč 17:46 17 Srch 06:40 3 Lázně Bohdaneč 13:00 33 Globus 17:59 10 Cihelna 06:42 17 Srch 13:06 17 Srch 18:00 3 Lázně Bohdaneč 06:55 3 Lázně Bohdaneč 13:10 10 Cihelna 18:22 10 Ohrazenice 07:10 3 Lázně Bohdaneč 13:10 33 Globus 18:30 3 Lázně Bohdaneč 07:12 10 Univerzita 13:19 33 Globus (only school Fridays) 18:48 17 Srch 07:15 33 Globus 13:20 3 Lázně Bohdaneč 18:56 10 Cihelna 07:20 33 Globus 13:35 33 Globus 19:00 3 Lázně Bohdaneč 07:25 3 Lázně Bohdaneč 13:40 3 Lázně Bohdaneč 19:25 16 Němčice 07:27 10 Cihelna 13:40 10 Ohrazenice 19:30 3 Lázně Bohdaneč 07:30 33 Globus 13:45 33 Globus 19:43 10 Cihelna 07:35 33 Globus (only school days) 13:55 3 Lázně Bohdaneč 20:00 3 Lázně Bohdaneč 07:40 3 Lázně Bohdaneč 14:04 16 Dříteč 20:14 10 Cihelna 07:44 10 Cihelna 14:07 17 Srch 20:30 3 Lázně Bohdaneč 07:46 17 Srch 14:10 3 Lázně Bohdaneč 20:30 17 Srch 07:50 33 Globus 14:16 33 Globus 20:35 10 Cihelna 08:00 3 Lázně Bohdaneč 14:20 10 Cihelna 20:52 10 Univerzita 08:07 10 Cihelna 14:25 3 Lázně Bohdaneč 21:00 3 Lázně Bohdaneč 08:10 33 Globus 14:30 33 UMA,točna 21:20 10 Cihelna 08:20 3 Lázně Bohdaneč 14:32 23 Polabiny,točna 21:30 3 Lázně Bohdaneč 08:29 16 Dříteč 14:39 10 Cihelna 21:47 10 Cihelna 08:32 10 Cihelna 14:40 3 Lázně Bohdaneč 22:00 33 UMA,točna 08:40 33 Globus 14:46 33 Globus 22:20 17 Srch 08:50 3 Lázně Bohdaneč 14:55 3 Lázně Bohdaneč 22:23 10 Cihelna 09:08 10 Cihelna 15:01 10 Ohrazenice 22:33 23 Polabiny,točna 09:10 33 Globus 15:10 3 Lázně Bohdaneč 22:35 3 Lázně Bohdaneč 09:15 17 Srch 15:15 17 Srch 23:00 33 Globus 09:20 3 Lázně Bohdaneč 15:16 33 Globus 23:17 23 Polabiny,točna 09:40 33 Globus 15:25 3 Lázně Bohdaneč 23:30 3 Lázně Bohdaneč

14 09:42 10 Ohrazenice 15:27 10 Cihelna The overview of buses and trolleybuses going from the railway station to the university campus on weekends (Saturdays, Sundays) and national holidays (December 24 th to 26 th, January 1 st, March 28 th, May 1 st and 8 th, July 5 th and 6 th, September 28 th, October 28 th, November 17 th ): Departure time Bus line The terminal stop of the bus Departure time Bus line The terminal stop of the bus Departure time Bus line The terminal stop of the bus 00:08 98 Ohrazenice night line 10:51 3 Lázně Bohdaneč 16:21 3 Lázně Bohdaneč 01:30 98 Ohrazenice night line 11:06 33 Globus 16:36 33 Globus 02:41 98 Ohrazenice night line 11:13 10 Cihelna 16:51 3 Lázně Bohdaneč 03:28 98 Ohrazenice night line 11:21 3 Lázně Bohdaneč 16:59 10 Univerzita 04:07 98 Ohrazenice night line 11:36 33 Globus 17:06 33 Globus 5:22 3 Lázně Bohdaneč 11:49 10 Univerzita 17:21 3 Lázně Bohdaneč 5:26 10 Univerzita 11:51 3 Lázně Bohdaneč 17:25 10 Cihelna 5:42 23 Polabiny,točna 12:06 33 Globus 17:36 33 Globus 5:52 3 Lázně Bohdaneč 12:21 3 Lázně Bohdaneč 17:51 33 UMA,točna 5:59 10 Cihelna 12:25 10 Cihelna 17:58 10 Cihelna 6:22 10 Cihelna 12:30 17 Srch 18:01 3 Lázně Bohdaneč 6:22 3 Lázně Bohdaneč 12:36 33 Globus 18:05 17 Srch 6:52 3 Lázně Bohdaneč 12:51 3 Lázně Bohdaneč 18:16 33 Globus 7:04 23 Polabiny,točna 13:06 33 Globus 18:31 3 Lázně Bohdaneč 7:08 10 Cihelna 13:08 16 Němčice 18:36 10 Cihelna 7:22 3 Lázně Bohdaneč 13:21 3 Lázně Bohdaneč 19:00 3 Lázně Bohdaneč 7:28 10 Cihelna 13:36 33 Globus 19:05 23 Polabiny,točna 7:30 17 Srch 13:40 10 Cihelna 19:30 3 Lázně Bohdaneč 7:52 3 Lázně Bohdaneč 13:51 3 Lázně Bohdaneč 19:40 10 Univerzita 8:06 33 Globus 14:06 33 Globus 20:00 3 Lázně Bohdaneč 8:21 3 Lázně Bohdaneč 14:11 10 Cihelna 20:12 10 Cihelna 8:36 33 Globus 14:21 3 Lázně Bohdaneč 20:20 16 Němčice 8:37 16 Dříteč 14:36 33 Globus 20:30 3 Lázně Bohdaneč 8:51 3 Lázně Bohdaneč 14:51 3 Lázně Bohdaneč 20:44 10 Cihelna 8:59 10 Univerzita 15:00 10 Cihelna 21:00 3 Lázně Bohdaneč 9:06 33 Globus 15:06 33 Globus 21:17 10 Cihelna 9:21 3 Lázně Bohdaneč 15:16 17 Srch 21:30 3 Lázně Bohdaneč 9:36 33 Globus 15:21 3 Lázně Bohdaneč 22:00 33 UMA,točna 9:51 3 Lázně Bohdaneč 15:22 10 Cihelna 22:18 10 Cihelna 10:00 10 Cihelna 15:36 33 Globus 22:20 17 Srch 10:06 33 Globus 15:51 3 Lázně Bohdaneč 22:30 3 Lázně Bohdaneč 10:21 3 Lázně Bohdaneč 15:58 16 Němčice 23:00 33 Globus 10:30 10 Cihelna 16:06 33 Globus 23:30 3 Lázně Bohdaneč 10:36 33 Globus 16:18 10 Univerzita All the mentioned buses stop at the bus stops described in the map of the campus bus stops, all of them are close to the dormitories. All the stops are announced by the voice system and there is also the information about the next stop is provided by the digital system of the bus. The locations of the stops are clear from the map on the next page. If you go with the bus or trolleybus line no. 3, 17, 33 or 98, leave the bus at the mentioned stop Polabiny,Hradecká, then you have to go 70 meters back (the opposite direction than the bus went) and in front of you there is the dormitories block D, the reception is in the block C, that is the first building you see on the left side. If you go by bus lines 10 or 16, leave the bus at the stop Univerzita, cross the street, go 230 meters back (the opposite direction than the bus went), turn to the right and the building on your right side is block C. If you come with the bus 23, leave the bus at the bus stop Polabiny,hotel. Go 50 meters back (the opposite direction than the bus went) and turn to the left by the crossing, after 100 meters turn to the right and

15 after 100 meters go through the underpass. Behind the underpass, there is block D on your right side and the block C with the reception is located 80 meters ahead of you. Total walking distance is 180 meters from the Polabiny,Hradecká bus stop, 380 meters from the Univerzita bus stop and 380 meters from the Polabiny,hotel bus stop. The routes are shown in the map. (the descriptions added by the author) The printscreen from Google Streetview, where you can see the bus stop Polabiny,Hradecká on the left side and the building on the right side is the dormitories reception building: The other option is the taxi. The taxi parking is situated in front of the main railway station in Pardubice. The best option is to use services of the company Taxi Pardubice

16 ( phone number: ). The fare from the Pardubice (main station) to the dormitories is approximately 200 CZK plus 7 CZK/min of possible waiting. The overview map with the points of interest in Pardubice: (the descriptions added by the author)

17 4. Price list and tickets purchasing This part is about where and how to buy the tickets. It contains a very detailed description of buying the ticket in the e-shop of České dráhy. Then you will need the ticket for Pardubice public transport that can be bought in the ATM at Pardubice railway station. In case of not using AE line but other urban public lines in Prague the tickets can be purchased in the ATM at the airport or in any newspaper shop. The ticket from Prague Airport to Pardubice Train tickets to Pardubice may be purchased at the Prague Tourist Information Centre kiosk right at the Terminal 1 arrival hall or in the e-shop of České dráhy. You can see the kiosk at this photo. They speak English: Martin Trpišovský The tickets bought either in the kiosk or e-shop have the same validity no matter where you buy them, and you can use them also in the Airport Express bus line from the airport to the railway station. I recommend you to buy the ticket online in advance, you can buy the ticket for the Airport Express bus line (AE) as well as for the train to Pardubice. The ticket for the whole journey is cheaper and it is not connected to a particular bus or train, you can use all of them during the day. The ticket is valid in all trains operated by České dráhy, the ticket is valid also in Pendolinos (SuperCity trains) and Opava train (InterCity no. 513), but the seat reservation must be bought, too, however this reservation can be bought later at the cash desk at the railway station. This ticket bought from the company České dráhy isn t valid in the trains operated by the other carriers RegioJet, Leo Express and Arriva vlaky

18 The ticket can be bought from the webpage aspx Fill in the field From with the text Praha letiste and the system will offer you the station Praha letiště/airport (BUS), accept it. Unfortunately the e-shop is fully translated into English, but the names of cities and places aren t yet, so you can t write just Prague Airport (letiště is Czech for an airport). Fill in the field To with the text Pardubice (you can leave the text Pardubice or choose the possibility Pardubice hl.n., this is the shortcut for the main station, but if you won t choose this one, the system will automatically connect the ticket with the main station). You don t need to put any places you want to go through (field Via) and you need only the one way ticket (the return ticket is valid only within 48 hours). Choose the right day. You can fill in the time, it will offer you then some transport connection during that time and it will give you also the place reservation for the chosen train from Prague to Pardubice, but the ticket is valid in all AE buses and all trains operated by České dráhy started from Prague main railway station from the 12 a.m. till 11:59 p.m. that day. So if you plan to go from Prague with the train R 719 Jan Kašpar at 12:09 a.m. in the night, you need to buy the ticket for the date started after midnight (you won t use the AE bus in that particular case because the last AE bus leaves the airport at 9:02 p.m., so you will buy the tickets only for the route Prague main station Pardubice). In that case fill in only Praha (not Praha letiste) You don t have to change any other field. You want the ticket with possible reservation (it is for free except the Pendolinos), 2nd class ticket and you re juniors (15 25 years) and you don t have any discount card for Czech train (ISIC cards or any other foreign student cards aren t accepted). You re allowed to use the preferable group ticket if you are in a group of at least two persons. The first passenger will pay the full fare, the second passenger receives an automatic 25% discount, the third and each additional passenger receive a 50% discount. So if you plan to travel together just change the number of persons in the field next to the Age and category field. Prices in the following text are counted for single travelers

19 After clicking the Search button choose one connection from the list, the price is 180 CZK / 6,5. The price 214 CZK / 7,77 is shown for connection using Pendolinos (the seat reservation fee is added to the price). Once you choose one connection click the Purchase button in the column of that connection. The next screen is offering you supplementary services, you can choose the free seat reservation, if you want, this reservation will be valid only in the particular train from Prague to Pardubice you chose (but the ticket is still valid in all trains). After clicking yes for the seat reservation additional information will be shown under this field

20 The text It is not possible to make a reservation for certain trains is added because one part of your connection is the journey with the AE bus, the reservation aren t done in the bus, but the e-shop doesn t distinguish between trains and buses. You can also click the link Choose a seat on the carriage map to choose a specific place in the wagon. The free SMS text information service is available only for the phones with Czech number. You can continue the process with clicking the Continue button

21 The next step is recapitulation of ordered services. Scroll to the bottom part and fill in your passport or ID card number and your name (remember to fill in the number of the ID document you plan to travel with; you will have to show the ID document to the conductor). Differently to the information in the text under the mobile phone field, you have to print your ticket; the six-digit transaction code is accepted in the trains, but not in the AE bus. Click the Place in your shopping cart button to get to the next step. In the Purchase method field choose the option One-off purchase without registration and fill in your into field. In the bottom part tick that you accept the terms and conditions and continue to the payment clicking Pay button. You can pay by your payment card and you will get your ticket as a PDF file. Don t forget to print you ticket, you will have to show it to the bus driver in AE bus as well as to the conductor in the train. The ticket can be also bought at the railway station, but then you have to get another ticket for the AE line. The ticket for the AE bus from the airport can be purchased in cash by the bus driver, the ticket is for 60 CZK /

22 After proceeding the payment you can download the PDF ticket and you will receive it to your address filled in in the previous step before payment. Print the ticket and show it together with your ID card (the ID with number you have used) to the bus driver in AE line and to the train conductor. Your ticket will look out similar to this one. If you don t plan to use the AE bus, for example because you will land in Prague too early or too late, then you can use the other ways in Prague public transport described above. The ticket for the journey from Prague to Pardubice can be bought online in the same way like described, only the field From will be filled with the text Praha. Prague urban public transport when not using AE line The public transportation ticket for all described versions of journey (except the AE line with special tariff) can be bought in the ATM machine or at any newspaper shop at the airport. Use the ticket for 32 CZK / This ticket is valid for 90 minutes, the validity time is started when you enter the bus and mark the ticket in the validator (put it inside validator so the printed information is printed on validation stamp place). You don t have to revalidate it when changing the bus to metro (the ticket is fully transferable within the 90 minutes). In case that your luggage exceeds the dimensions of 25 x 40 x 70 cm, then you re supposed to buy a ticket for the luggage too; the price of that ticket is 16 CZK / Validate it in the same as the ticket for you. The ticket for luggage is valid together with your ticket for the same time and you have to validate it when entering the bus in the same way as your ticket. Prague urban public transport when not using AE line If you plan to use the train of the other carriers between Prague and Pardubice, you can buy their tickets online. You can buy the tickets for RegioJet services online in their e- shop (see the language can be changed clicking the flag or European Union, you can just fill From Praha to Pardubice and the date, their tickets are connected with certain train) or at their cash desk in the railway station. They have three different classes. The price of the cheapest ticket from Prague to Pardubice is 140 CZK / For the Leo Express services use The language can by changed by clicking the British flag in left upper corner, the system is the same like by RegioJet

23 The ticket from the airport to the main railway station for the AE bus can be bought in this case in cash by the bus driver (60 CZK / 2.22 ) or from the e-shop of České dráhy (from Praha letiste to Praha), the price is then 40 CZK / Pardubice urban public transport The tickets can be bought in the ATM machine, which is located at the railway station as well, or in the newspaper shops. The ATM machine accepts only coins. The price for the ticket inside Pardubice area is 15 CZK / You can also buy the tickets directly from the bus driver, but it is more expensive, you have to pay 20 CZK / In case that your luggage exceeds the dimensions of 25 x 40 x 60 cm, then you re supposed to buy a ticket for the luggage too; the price of that ticket is 10 CZK / After entering the bus you have to validate the tickets in the validator, put it inside the machine in that way so the information will be printed in the designed place. If you have a ticket for the luggage, validate it in the same as the ticket for you. If you use the night service no. 98; the tickets are sold only by the bus driver and the price for tickets is 25 CZK /