Czechia
Gothic spires, castle towns on river bends and the best beer culture in Europe.
Photo: Diliff (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Good to know
You can travel without a visa to the Schengen area, which includes Czechia, for up to 90 days in any 180-day period…
Czechia follows Schengen area rules. Your passport must: have a ‘date of issue’ less than 10 years before the date you arrive – if you renewed your passport before 1 October 2018, it might have a date of issue that is more than 10 years ag…
The European Union’s (EU) new Entry/Exit System (EES) is now being implemented across the Schengen area…
There are strict rules about goods that can be brought into and taken out of Czechia. You must declare anything that may be prohibited or subject to tax or duty…
Exercise normal security precautions. Latest change: Entry and exit requirements section – updated information on the European Travel Information and Authorization System (ETIAS).
Tschechische Republik: Reise- und Sicherheitshinweise
Czechia uses the koruna, not the euro. Withdraw from bank ATMs and refuse dynamic currency conversion.
Street exchange booths advertising zero commission give terrible rates. You have a legal right to cancel within three hours.
Trains and buses between cities are cheap and punctual. Prague to Brno takes about two and a half hours.
Round up or leave about 10 percent. Tell the server the total when you pay.
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You can travel without a visa to the Schengen area, which includes Czechia, for up to 90 days in any 180-day period. This applies if you travel: (UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, for British citizen passport holders)
Czechia follows Schengen area rules. Your passport must: (UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, for British citizen passport holders)
There are strict rules about goods that can be brought into and taken out of Czechia. You must declare anything that may be prohibited or subject to tax or duty. (UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, for British citizen passport holders)
Global Affairs Canada currently states: “Czechia: Exercise normal security precautions” (advisory level 1 of 4). Always check the original advisory before travelling.
Currency: CZK. Languages: Czech, Slovak. Capital: Prague.
Travel information last reviewed 12 August 2026. Compiled from European Commission Newsroom, IATA Timatic, Open-Meteo and datakyte Travel Intelligence. Always confirm entry rules and safety guidance with official government sources before you travel.
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Photography: Diliff (CC BY-SA 3.0); Ladislav Pelcl (CC BY-SA 4.0); Estec GmbH, Billig Hotel in Prag (CC BY 3.0); Jakub Hałun (CC BY 4.0); Tadeáš Gregor (CC BY-SA 4.0).