Railways

The Czech Republic has a total railway length of 9435 kilometres (5,862.7 mi). The vast majority (9341 kilometres (5,804.2 mi)) is standard gauge. Electrified railways generally have voltages of 3 kV DC or 25 kV AC. 94 kilometres (58.4 mi) of track is narrow gauge. The most prominent Czech railway company is the state-owned České dráhy

Ceské dráhy

České dráhy or Czech Railways is the main railway operator of the Czech Republic. In 2010 its consolidated revenues reached CZK 41.0 bn...

 (ČD) (English: Czech Railways). Prague

Prague

Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...

 has an underground rapid transit

Rapid transit

A rapid transit, underground, subway, elevated railway, metro or metropolitan railway system is an electric passenger railway in an urban area with a high capacity and frequency, and grade separation from other traffic. Rapid transit systems are typically located either in underground tunnels or on...

 system, the Prague Metro

Prague Metro

The Prague Metro is a subway, underground public transportation network in Prague, Czech Republic. It is the fastest means of transportation around the city and serves about one and a half million passengers a day, which makes it the seventh busiest metro system in Europe and the most-used in the...

. In addition, the cities of Brno

Brno

Brno by population and area is the second largest city in the Czech Republic, the largest Moravian city, and the historical capital city of the Margraviate of Moravia. Brno is the administrative centre of the South Moravian Region where it forms a separate district Brno-City District...

, Liberec

Liberec

Liberec is a city in the Czech Republic. Located on the Lusatian Neisse and surrounded by the Jizera Mountains and Ještěd-Kozákov Ridge, it is the fifth-largest city in the Czech Republic....

, Most

Most

Most is the capital city of the Most District, situated between the Czech Central Mountains and the Ore Mountains, approximately northwest of Prague along the Bílina River and southwest of Ústí nad Labem.-Etymology:...

, Olomouc

Olomouc

Olomouc is a city in Moravia, in the east of the Czech Republic. The city is located on the Morava river and is the ecclesiastical metropolis and historical capital city of Moravia. Nowadays, it is an administrative centre of the Olomouc Region and sixth largest city in the Czech Republic...

, Ostrava

Ostrava

Ostrava is the third largest city in the Czech Republic and the second largest urban agglomeration after Prague. Located close to the Polish border, it is also the administrative center of the Moravian-Silesian Region and of the Municipality with Extended Competence. Ostrava was candidate for the...

, Plzeň, and Prague have tram systems.

Rail links to adjacent countries

• Same gauge
  •   Austria
    Transport in Austria
    This article provides an overview of the transportation infrastructure in the country of Austria.- Railways :total: 6,123 km standard gauge: 5,639 km gauge ....
    
     — voltage change 25 kV AC/15 kV AC
  •   Germany
    Transport in Germany
    As a densely populated country in a central location in Europe and with a developed economy, Germany has a dense and modern transportation infrastructure....
    
     — voltage change 3 kV DC/15 kV AC
  •   Poland
    Transport in Poland
    The transport in Poland involves air traffic, waterways, and railroads.As a country located at the 'cross-roads' of Europe, Poland, with its developed economy is a nation with a large and increasingly modern network of transport infrastructure....
    
     — same voltage 3 kV DC
  •   Slovakia
    Transport in Slovakia
    Transport in Slovakia is possible by rail, road, air or rivers. Slovakia is a developed Central European country with a well developed rail network and a somewhat underdeveloped highway system . Main international airport is the M. R. Štefánik Airport in the capital, Bratislava...
    
     — same voltage 3 kV DC (north) and 25 kV AC (south)

Roads

The Czech Republic has, in total, 127810 km (79,417.6 mi) of roads. It has 90532 km (56,254.1 mi) of motorways. In the 1980s and 1990s there was a significant increase in passenger transport on the roads in the Czech Republic, which was associated with a sharp increase in the accident rate. In recent years the road accident rate has fallen. Despite this however, the fatality rate per head of population is moderately high, comparable to the United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

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Highways

• D1
• D2
• D3
• D5
• D8
• D11

Ports and harbors

Děčín

Decín

Děčín is a town in the Ústí nad Labem Region in the north of the Czech Republic. It is the largest town and administrative seat of the Děčín District.-Geography:...

, Mělník

Melnik

-Places:Bulgaria* Melnik, Bulgaria, a town in Bulgaria* Shiroka Melnishka Losa, a Bulgarian wine grape also known as MelnikCzech Republic* Mělník, a townUnited States* Melnik, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community...

, Prague, Ústí nad Labem

Ústí nad Labem

Ústí nad Labem is a city of the Czech Republic, in the Ústí nad Labem Region. The city is the 7th-most populous in the country.Ústí is situated in a mountainous district at the confluence of the Bílina and the Elbe Rivers, and, besides being an active river port, is an important railway junction...

, Moldauhafen

Moldauhafen

Moldauhafen is a lot in the port of Hamburg, Germany, which has been leased since 1929 pursuant to the Treaty of Versailles to Czechoslovakia. In 1993, the Czech Republic succeeded to the rights of Czechoslovakia, and the lease is set to run until 2028.The lot of about is not an exclave, since it...

 in Hamburg

Hamburg

-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...

 (no longer operational, will be handed over to Germany in 2028)

Airports

In 2006, the Czech Republic had a total 121 airports. 46 of these airports had paved runways while 75 had unpaved runways. The largest and busiest airport in the Czech Republic is Prague Ruzyně Airport, opened in 1937. Other international airports include Brno-Tuřany Airport

Brno-Turany Airport

Brno-Tuřany Airport is an airport near Brno, Czech Republic. 396,589 passengers passed through the Brno-Tuřany passenger terminal in 2010, an decrease of 10% on the previous year and even higher decrease compared to airport best year in history - 2008 when 506,174 passangers passed through it.The...

, Karlovy Vary Airport, Ostrava Leos Janacek Airport, Pardubice Airport

Pardubice Airport

Pardubice Airport is a military airport permitted to handle international civil air traffic. It is located next to city of Pardubice, Czech Republic.-History:...

, and Kunovice Airport

Kunovice Airport

Kunovice Airport is an international airport located about 5 km from Uherské Hradiště, Czech Republic in the town of Kunovice. The airport is home to three aircraft manufacturers: Czech Sport Aircraft, Evektor-Aerotechnik and Let Kunovice. There are currently no scheduled flights operating...

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External links

• Czech Transport
• idos.cz - public transport on-line timetables and trip planner (sponsored by the government)