Czechia, officially Czech Republic (Czech: Česká republika or Česko ) is a country in Europe, bordering on Austria, Germany, Poland and Slovakia. It is a member state of the European Union as well as the Schengen Agreement.
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Language: | Czech |
Capital: | Prague |
Population: | 10,403,100 |
Currency: | Czech crown (CZK) |
Hitchability: | <rating country='cz' /> |
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In most cases hitchhiking there is quite easy. Czech Republic is a transit country with dense traffic on its main roads. Along with the local drivers you can find there many drivers (especially truck drivers) from nearby countries. Older drivers usually speak only Czech, sometimes some Russian and more seldom German. Younger drivers usually have at least a basic level of English.
Hitchhiking directly on motorways and expressways is not allowed; pedestrians are not permitted to walk on these roads for safety reasons. Thus hitchhiking typically involves standing on onramps or at petrol stations on the motorway. While it is not suggested that one hitchhike on highways, actual confrontations with police are rare, and in the unlikely event that a police car does stop, it is best to be polite and feign ignorance of the rules, and they will usually not give you a fine.
When hitchhiking on regional roads make sure you are at a spot that is perfectly visible to the drivers - in summertime there are many speeding motorcycle drivers.
Contents
Regions and its number plates
Region | Administrative centre | Plate | Other cities at hitchwiki |
Hlavní město Praha | Prague | A | |
Jihomoravský kraj | Brno | B | Znojmo |
Jihočeský kraj | České Budějovice | C | |
Karlovarský kraj | Karlovy Vary | K | Cheb |
Kraj Vysočina | Jihlava | J | |
Královéhradecký kraj | Hradec Králové | H | |
Liberecký kraj | Liberec | L | |
Moravskoslezský kraj | Ostrava | T | |
Olomoucký kraj | Olomouc | M | Prostějov |
Pardubický kraj | Pardubice | E | |
Plzeňský kraj | Plzeň | P | |
Středočeský kraj | Prague | S | |
Ústecký kraj | Ústí nad Labem | U | |
Zlínský kraj | Zlín | Z |
Border crossing
Czech Republic and all neighbouring countries are Schengen members, so there are no regular border controls any more, though German police often check the documents and backpacks of hitchhikers near the Czech border. Some border crossings remain good places to get an onward lift.
With Poland
Public transport
Public transport is generally not too expensive. Use this very convenient search engine for public transport in the entire CR.
Phrasebook
Czech is a Slavic language. Phrasebook with recorded sounds Phrases with trans-scripted pronounciation
- Hello (formal/casual) Dobry den/Ahoj
- Are you going to ...? Jedete do ...?
- Are you please going in direction of ...? Jedete smerem na ...?
- Thank you Dekuji
- Goodbye Nashledanou
- Yes Ano
- No Ne
- Next petrol station Na dalsi benzinku
Links
Nomadwiki & Trashwiki
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> 1.000.000: Praha
100.000-500.000: Brno • Ostrava • Plzeň • Liberec • Olomouc
50.000-100.000: Ústí nad Labem • Hradec Králové • České Budějovice • Pardubice • Havířov • Zlín • Kladno • Most • Karviná • Opava • Frýdek-Místek • Karlovy Vary • Jihlava • Teplice • Děčín
20.000-50.000: Chomutov • Přerov • Jablonec nad Nisou • Mladá Boleslav • Prostějov • Třebíč • Česká Lípa • Třinec • Tábor • Znojmo • Příbram • Cheb • Orlová • Kolín • Trutnov • Písek • Kroměříž • Šumperk • Vsetín • Valašské Meziříčí • Litvínov • Uherské Hradiště • Hodonín • Český Těšín • Břeclav • Krnov • Litoměřice • Sokolov • Nový Jičín • Havlíčkův Brod • Chrudim • Strakonice • Kopřivnice • Klatovy • Žďár nad Sázavou • Bohumín • Jindřichův Hradec • Vyškov • Blansko • Kutná Hora • Náchod • Jirkov
Albania • Andorra • Austria • Belarus • Belgium • Bosnia and Herzegovina • Bulgaria • Croatia • Cyprus • Czech Republic • Denmark • Estonia • Finland • France • Germany • Greece • Hungary • Iceland • Ireland • Italy • Kosovo • Latvia • Liechtenstein • Lithuania • Luxembourg • Macedonia • Malta • Moldova • Monaco • Montenegro • Netherlands • Norway • Poland • Portugal • Romania • Russia • San Marino • Serbia • Slovakia • Slovenia • Spain • Sweden • Switzerland • Turkey • United Kingdom • Ukraine • Vatican