Karlovy Vary Car Rental Guide
The current page provides you with information about car rental in Karlovy Vary. It also presents some general facts and tips for a tourist intending to rent a car in the Czech Republic.
Rental Restrictions
Driving Restrictions
The minimum age of a driver is 18 years. Children must be at least 12 years old to sit in the front. The use of seatbelts is compulsory for all passengers. The legal blood alcohol limit is 0 mg.
When driving in conditions of poor visibility, the vehicle’s headlights must be on. Horns can only be used to warn of danger or to signal that you want to pass. Horns are forbidden in central Prague between 9 pm and 5 am, from 15 March to 15 October, and from 8 pm to 6 am the rest of the year.
Traffic is on the right and passing on the left. Trams, however, should be passed on the right.
The police are authorised to collect fines on the spot.
Parking is only allowed on the right side of the road, but on one-way you can park on both sides. Do not park within 5 metres of an intersection, pedestrian crossing or public transportation stop. Be careful not to park in a Resident Area marked by a blue line on the ground and a signpost saying “RESERVE”. Pay-and-display machines are rather common. PO-PA means Monday to Friday – parking at the weekend is for free.
Speed limits:| Area | Limit |
| City | 50KM/H |
| Open Roads | 90KM/H |
| Highways | 130KM/H |
Emergency Numbers
Police: 158
Fire: 150
Ambulance: 155
Road Tolls
Vehicles are required to have a toll sticker to travel on the expressways. The sticker must be placed on the upper right hand corner of the windshield. Cars rented in the Czech Republic will have the sticker on the windshield. The sticker is valid for a year.
Some useful expressions for tourists visiting the Czech Republic
Car - auto
Car rental agency - pujcovna automobilu
About Karlovy Vary
Karlovy Vary is the largest and best-known Czech spa-town. The fashionable health resort is also attractive to tourists due to its historic architecture, beautiful colonnades and sanatoria. People visit the town for health, rest, amusement and information: international meetings, a Film Festival and a Jazz Festival take place there every year. The town is also well known for its excellent china porcelain, glass, wafers and herb liqueur Becherovka.
You can walk on the Old Louka street – Karlovy Vary’s most famous shopping street, or on the New Louka Street – the site of the city’s main theatre. There are also lots of beautiful parks and gardens in the city.
Area:
Population: 56,000
Country: Czech Republic
Time Zone: GMT/UTC +1 (Central European Time)
Telephone Area Code: 17
Monetary Unit: Czech Crown
