Thank you Andre! One more question about trams: do you have to call your stop?
I am arriving at Prague airport too (10:15am); maybe we could set a place and a time to meet there and go together to Brno. Best, Marta On Jan 17, 2013 12:53 PM, "Andre Klapper" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi, > > On Thu, 2013-01-17 at 09:38 +0530, Sindhu S wrote: > > > I understand there are 3 railway service operators. Two of which are > > private operated and the other one being Czech railways. Please do > > correct me if I am wrong! My questions are: > > > > > > 1. What is the average fare in any of these trains to Brno? > > My guess is around 300 Czech Crowns (CZK) which is about 12 EUR. It gets > slightly cheaper if you travel in a group (group="skupina"), but I guess > I will come with you anyway to the train station even if I won't make it > to Brno (not sure yet) so there won't be any problems. > > > 2. Which operator is preferred by you? > > I haven't tried all of them yet, so I cannot compare. When I travel I > normally take a train where the time fits best for me, no matter which > brand. :) > The state-owned Czech Railways (Cesky drahy) trains might be slightly > older than the private ones, but all in all it's still acceptable or > even good quality and safe. > > > 3. Which operator is the safest (disregard ticket fares) > > I'm not aware of any operators being unsafe. > In general, travelling in Czech Republic is very safe, just take care of > your wallet and bags as there are sometimes thieves. > > > 4. Do ticket issuers/counter salespersons converse in English in > > Prague railway station? > > At the central station there are "international" counters on the right > in the ticket shop where people speak English. > > > 5. Will I find ATMs (with international debit card allowing) in the > > vicinity of the train station? > > There definitely are some. But you might already need some local money > at the airport if you want to take the bus to the city. > I'd take an ATM instead of a cash change desk, and I recommend to not > enter something like "Give me 2000 crowns" if you don't want to end up > with one huge 2000 crowns bill (80EUR) that the bus driver will refuse > to accept because he doesn't have enough change. Better enter something > weird like "2100" or so (depends on how much money you will need for the > week). > > > From Brno railway station, how does one take a tram? Where I come from > > I have never seen/experienced a tram. > > Here's a picture of one in Brno: > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:%C5%A0alina_jedouc%C3%AD_od_%C4%8Cesk%C3%A9_vyrez.jpg > > You go to a ticket machine at the tram stop, press the button for the > ticket that you want, throw in some coins, get the ticket, wait for the > tram to come and stop, you enter it, put your ticket into a yellow box > which will put a stamp on it (validation), and then you get off at the > stop that you want to get off. :) > > > 1. How does one catch a tram to go to Avanti Hotel? > > Last time we took a direct bus (number 67) from Central station (Hlavni > Nadrazi) to stop "Sportovní". It takes nine minutes. > > The Avanti hotel is at "Střední 549/61, Brno, Czech Republic" if you > want to enter it at maps.google.com - the bus stop is east of the hotel, > right across the street. > > If you have a good internet connection, you could also try Google > Streetview to get an idea how it looks there by taking a look at the > pictures. > > You can also query local transportation connections at > http://www.idsjmk.cz/EN/default.aspx . > > > 2. Do trams stop at a stop? (like a tram stop?) > > Yes, they only stop at given stops. > > > 3. What is the expected/ average fare for the tram from Brno station > > to Avanti Hotel? > > The website says 20 CZK, which is about 0.80 EUR. > > > 4. What are the tram frequencies and timmings? > > The timetables are on http://www.idsjmk.cz/EN/linky.aspx so you can take > a look for number "67". Note that bus 67 only runs on work days, not on > Saturday and Sunday, but that won't matter as the conference is close to > the hotel on these two days (ten minutes of walking). > > Note that two blocks west from the hotel there are also trams running. > That tram stop is called "Hrnčířská" (don't try to pronounce that). > > > 5. Do tram operators (drivers and ticket collectors) converse in > > English? > > Maybe they know a few words, but I would not expect them to know any > other languages than Czech. > > > If you have any other questions or if something is unclear, please don't > hesitate to ask. :) > > Cheers, > andre > > -- > Andre Klapper | [email protected] > http://blogs.gnome.org/aklapper/ > > _______________________________________________ > gnome-doc-list mailing list > [email protected] > https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-doc-list
_______________________________________________ gnome-doc-list mailing list [email protected] https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-doc-list
