Prague Car Rental Guide
On this page, you can find information concerning the possibilities of car rental in Prague as well as some other useful facts about car rental and driving restrictions in the city.
Rental Restrictions
Cars rented in the Czech Republic are not allowed into the following countries: Albania, Bosnia, Belarus, Bulgaria, Croatia, Estonia, Greece, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Montenegro, Poland, Russia, Slovenia, Turkey, Ukraine and Yugoslavia.
Driving Restrictions
The minimum age of a driver is 18 years. Children must be at least 12 to sit in the front. The use of seatbelts is compulsory for all passengers. The legal blood alcohol limit is 0‰.
Headlights must be on in case of poor visibility. 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 streets, 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 – 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
Cars 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 windhield. The sticker is valid for a year.
Some useful expressions for tourists visiting the Czech Republic
Car - auto
Car rental agency - pujcovna automobilu
About Prague
Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic, is claimed to be one of the most beautiful towns in the world and has become one of Europe’s most popular tourist attractions. At one time the seat of the Holy Roman Empire and at another the citadel of the Habsburgs, it is the political, economic and cultural centre of the state.
The city has preserved the evidence of the many nationalities that have influenced and sometimes dominated its history. Its gothic and baroque churches, art-nouveau facades and even cubist structures reflect a mixture of German, Italian Flemish and Bohemian artistic movements. With its thick river fogs, arched stone bridges, mysteriously lit alleyways and other fascinating scenes Prague is unforgettable in its beauty.
Area: 496 sq km
Population: 1.21 million
Country: Czech Republic
Time Zone: GMT/UTC +1 (Central European Time)
Telephone Area Code: 02
Monetary Unit: Czech Crown
