Travel information
Václav Havel Airport Prague is the nearest airport. There are several possibilities to travel from the airport to Plzeň:
By bus (recommended):
1. Václav Havel Airport Prague (Praha)
Buy a bus ticket:
- Public transport counter in the arrival hall (30-minute ticket; 24 CZK);
- Ticket machine (30-minute ticket; 24 CZK; some machines accept credit cards);
- Bus driver (90-minute ticket; 40 CZK; cash only; high-value banknotes are not accepted!).
Note that if you are carrying any large pieces of luggage, you will need to purchase an additional ticket (16 CZK).
Take the bus no. 100 to its final stop ”Praha - Zličín” (about 18 min ride; timetables: Terminal 2 -> Praha - Zličín, Praha - Zličín - Terminal 2 (return way)).
Do not forget to validate the ticket(s) immediately upon entering the bus.
2. Praha - Zličín (transport change)
Change to the yellow RegioJet bus to Plzeň.
Buy the bus ticket in advance at ”jizdenky.regiojet.cz”; from ”Prague - Zlicin” to ”Plzen - Divadlo Alfa”.
3. Plzeň (transport change)
Change to trolleybus no. 16 at the ”Stavební stroje” trolleybus stop (timetables: Stavební stroje -> Hlavní nádraží, Hlavní nádraží -> Stavební stroje (return way))
Buy a ticket:
- Ticket machine inside the trolleybus, next to the middle door (30-minute ticket; 16 CZK; credit cards accepted);
- Driver, one way ticket (30 CZK; cash only, high-value banknotes are not accepted!).
- Note that if you are carrying any large pieces of luggage, you will need to purchase an additional ticket (16 CZK).
- Do not forget to immediately validate the ticket(s) if the ticket is purchased from the driver.
4. Plzeň (travelling by trolleybus no. 16)
Go two stops to the ”Hlavní nádraží” trolleybus stop (about 4 min ride).
5. Plzeň (reaching the Angelo hotel)
Walk to the Angelo hotel (about 3 min walk).
By train:
Use the Airport Express (marked AE) bus service (travel time 33 min, goes every 30 minutes, tickets can be purchased from the driver for 60 CZK) from the airport to the main railway station in Prague (“Praha hl.n.” in Czech) and take a train to the main railway station in Plzeň (“Plzen, hl.n.” in Czech) (travel time 95 min; the train usually goes every hour; the ticket can be purchased in advance at https://www.cd.cz/en). Follow the map below to reach the Angelo hotel from the main railway station in Plzeň. It is a 5 min walk to get there.
By car:
Take the D5 motorway to Plzeň and then take the exit No. 67. Follow the signs to the center until you reach the Pilsner Urquell brewery. The hotel is situated at the end of the road on the left. Turn left at the following two crossroads and then follow the signs (hotel coordinates: N 49°44′44.689” E 13°23′13.988; hotel address: Angelo by Vienna House Pilsen, U Prazdroje 6, 301 00 Plzeň). The hotel provides 40 parking spaces in the hotel's underground car park (30 EUR/day) and additional 45 spaces for outside parking (4 EUR/day).