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Post offices (posta) are open between 8 am and 6 pm, but there may be different opening times for different counters (e.g. for parcels). The main post office is at Jindriska 14 in Prague 1, just a few metres from Wenceslas Square. Most post offices will exchange money, send faxes or telexes or receive Poste Restante letters. All post offices also run an international express service designated as EMS. Postage ( full listing):4.00 Kc - Postcards nationally4.60 Kc - Letters nationally (up to 20 g) 7 Kc - Postcard to rest of Europe. 8 Kc - Air Mail postcard to rest of the world. 9 Kc - Letter to rest of Europe (up to 20 g). 13 Kc - Air Mail letter to rest of the world (up to 20g) Apart from post offices, stamps (znamky) can also be bought at newsagents (noviny, tabak, trafika). |
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Emergency Numbers:112 - All emergency services158 - Police (Policie) 155 - Ambulance (Zachranna sluzba) 150 - Fire (Hasici) Other useful numbers:120 - Operator and directory inquires (Prague) - but expect to wait as much as 10 min before your call is actually answered121 - Operator and directory inquires (rest of the country) 0149 - Operator and directory inquires (international) 0127 - Telegrams 1 'unit' currently costs 2.60 Kc from private phone and
4.00 Kc from public phones. (for a local call one unit represents
120 seconds in peak time and 240 seconds of-peak). The most convenient is
to buy
a phonecard. Cards of various denominations (50 - 200 units
can be bought at post offices, newsagents, hotels, kiosks, and some other
shops. The international code from Czech republic is 00. So if you want to call UK, for example, dial 0044+area code+local number. Calling Prague from abroad:NOTE: If you are calling from abroad dial +420- followed by a local number. |
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