123 Prague taxi & transfers by Martin Stich

Prague taxi to Hostacov and return

2009-06-15T15:24:00.016+02:00

It has been almost a week since I went to Hostacov with a very nice couple of doctors Grabinski. As I had four options and for journeys I tried all potential routes.

The first day we went from Prague airport to Hostacov. We were delayed as one piece of the baggage got lost on the way. They flew to Prague from Australia with a transit in Amsterdam. We set off on the Prague ring round and took the D1 speedway. As soon as we got to Zdar nas Sazavou we went off it again and continued through the country side. The journey time was almost two hours and distance over 135 kms. I did a mistake that I went through the city of Golcuv Jenikov which made the journey a little bit longer.

I dropped them off at the castle hotel in Hostacov and on return I decided to taxi myself through Kolin and old road to Prague. The distance to Prague boarder was less than 90 kms and to the airport roughly 115kms. Travel time reduced to 1 hour and 30 minutes.

On Friday, after 3 days of their stay, I was due to pick them up and transfer to the Prague airport. We arranged meeting time at 9:00am. I decided to go on the Prague ring road again, but instead of hitting D1 speedway, I went on the D11 to Hradec Kralove. It is also new way to Kolin. This route was definitely the easiest and fastest. Travel time was less than 1 hour and 20 minutes and total distance was below 110 kms. I have to add 17 kms to the total as I went from home and not from the airport.

After I took some morning pictures we met in front of the hotel and headed back to Prague. The final route was planned through Kutna Hora. We were caught in heavy storm couple of times therefor we had to slow down a lot and the journey time to the airport exceeded 2 hours. However we had enough time and were not in a hurry. The distance was around 120 kms and I have to admit that the route was most annoying, especially because many roadworks.

Prague taxi to Golcuv Jenikov and Hostacov is not available in our regular list of transfers. If you are interested in booking a taxi, please let me know by email or fill out the form on the website.

Cost of one way transfer to Hostacov is 75 EUR. Return journey was 140 EUR.

Prague transfers - FREE CITY TOUR

2009-06-15T15:15:00.002+02:00

Free introduction Prague walking tour

How to get free tour of Prague

Once you book Prague airport transfer, you automatically get the voucher for free tour

Prague introduction tour

Starts every day at 9:45
Lasts 1 hour

Meeting point

Meet our guide at the astronomical clock (Old Town Square)
The guide holds orange umbrella

You will

see main historical sites: Jewish Town from the most beautiful street Parizska, Prague castle, Rudolfinum, Josefov, Jan Palach square, Old town square, Astronomical clock
be told brief history of Prague, Czech republic
hear summary about communism, what it was like, what is better now
get introduced to Prague public transport and how to use it
be informed about what to do, not to do
know Prague core after the tour

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Prague airport transfers - FREE TOUR

2009-06-04T20:45:00.004+02:00

Prague airport transfers + a free walking tour

HFS ltd. Prague airport transfers introduced a special offer for all transfer bookings received through our websites:

When you book any airport transfers or Prague airport shuttle you automatically receive a guarantee of free introduction walking tour of Prague city.

In cooperation with Prague "Orange Umbrella" Walking tours we are happy to announce that the free tour + additional discount 50 CZK for each person on other tours booked.

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Prague airport transportation

2009-06-04T15:28:00.005+02:00

Prague airport transportation

I found a few pictures of Prague airport and Prague airport transportation services I took in winter.

Prague airport CEDAZ shuttle buses

Apart from Prague airport shuttle operated by us HFS ltd. (www.123-Prague.com) you can get CEDAZ shuttle buses to take you from the airport to the city center. There are two types: door-to-door shuttle buses and public shuttle bus that goes between Millenium Plaza and Prague airport.

Door-to-door shuttle costs from 480 CZK one way to the city center. Non-city center transfers are more expensive. The price 480 CZK is per maximum 4 passengers. Public airport shuttle is operated by bigger VW CRAFTER and currently costs 120 CZK per person. It drops you off near the Republic Square in front of the Marriott hotel and CSA headquarters. This service is surely the best (moneywise) in town.

Fix cars and AAA taxi at the Prague airport

Prague airport contracted two door-to-door private transfer companies: Fix Cars and AAA taxi. Main difference between the transportation services is that the Fix Car have fixed tariff rates and AAA taxi charges according to the taxi meter. Also Fix Car offer 20% off on the return transfers. Prices vary from 290 CZK to 1000 CZK if you do not get ripped off.

Unfortunately both services suffer of bad reputation as the drivers are known to be very reckless driving as well as cheating on the clients. I myself drove a client from the hotel Da Vinci Old Town only to the airport and when I asked why did they chose our service I got shocked. The client, his name was Andrew Cooper, told me they were charged 2400 CZK for a ride from the airport to the city center. They used the silver VW Passat operated by fix cars. I know it is individual rip off, but for me it was a sign that our service will be surely more demanded if the official airport cabs do not stop such disgusting behavior.

Prague airport public transportation and Airport express train station

Prague airport is well covered with public transportation buses. Unfortunately there is no tram or train at the Prague airport. It is planned that there will be underground (Metro), but it is only planned as a future task...

During the day one can use bus number 119 (to Dejvicka, metro A, green line), 179 and 225 (to Nove Butovice, metro B, yellow line) and bus 100 (to Zlicin, metro B, yellow line). Alternatively it is possible to go by Airport Express bus to main train station. Formely this bus went to Holesovice train station. The main trainstation Airport express is great alternative for low cost shuttle to the city center.

Prague airport public transportation is available in front of all terminals just across the first road.

Links Prague airport transportation

Prague airport taxi - fixed rate tariff, you know in advance what is the cost
Prague airport shuttle - door-to-door shuttle minibus service
Prague airport transfers - fixed rate, free city tour with every booking, English speaking drivers

Pictures of Prague airport

Pruhonice wedding transportation

2009-06-04T14:13:00.006+02:00

Wedding Pruhonice transportation

Apart from the weather the wedding in Pruhonice was perfect. The wedding venue in Pruhonice is nowadays very popular. There is a secured car part, beautiful chateau and wedding hall and of course lots of good restaurants nearby. We provided only a few vehicles on this wedding however we already have an order for August where we will use 17 minibuses. I wonder what the wedding party will finish like...

Read more about our wedding transportation arrangements

Holasovice - Few more pictures

2009-06-02T12:33:00.006+02:00

I took a few more pictures during the transfer from Vienna to Prague via Cesky Krumlov and Holasovice and I think it would be a pity not to post it.

Vienna hotel Bristol, Cesky Krumlov, Holasovice

Report from the journey Vienna to Prague via Cesky Krumlov and Holasovice - Read more

Taxi from Prague to Brno Grand Prix

2009-06-02T11:59:00.003+02:00

Prague to Brno Grand Prix and return

I mentioned it many times, at HFS Prague airport transfers we all love driving, therefor we offer special discounted rates for transfers from Prague to Brno Grand prix or from Brno Grand Prix to Prague. Transfers are provided as day trips or single way, available both directions.

From Prague to Brno

Transportation from Prague to Brno Grand Prix takes aproximatelly 2 hours comfortable drive. Of course the same time is usually needed on the way from Brno GP to Prague. It is better to leave earlier for Brno as there might be traffic problems due to too many visitors of Brno racing circuit.

Grand Prix in Brno

We prepared special packages as advised above. Click for details.

Brno city

We are ready to extend the journey to Brno center once you get fed up with racing (which we all doubt). Brno GP is not far from the city and it takes maximum 30 minutes to get to the historical Brno center.

I am ready to accept your bookings by email or booking form. Feel free to ask any questions in comments below.

I recommend to visit Autodrom Brno official website (Grand Prix Brno racing circuit official website in English) to look up all upcoming events and races.

Prague transfers and taxi search engine

2009-06-02T10:13:00.005+02:00

I am currently testing a new feature for my website. Prague transfer search engine which should make it easier to find transfers one is looking for. I dislike the adverts by google on it, but that is the tax for being free. If anyone finds it helpful, I will appreciate your comments.

Google search for Prague transfers, Prague taxi and Prague airport shuttle.

Private hire - Prague, Cesky Krumlov, Wien

2009-05-31T21:55:00.009+02:00

Prague to Wien via Cesky Krumlov and Hluboka nad Vltavou

Prague airport transfer

Miki T. and her three family members were collected from the Prague airport and taken to the Neruda Hotel in Prague center. Transportation was arranged by a comfortable minibus. Petr driver awaited them patiently at the Prague airport and welcomed them to Prague on late evening May 16th.

Prague to Cesky Krumlov transfer (via Hluboka nad Vltavou)

A few days later we were agreed to meet at the hotel at 9:00am. I myself drove the comfortable Mercedes Benz VITO minibus. The party of four grew with one more person, friend of Miki family. We set off around 9:30. During the transfer to Cesky Krumlov we made a few stops as usual. Restrooms, refreshments, a few snacks - simply anything we needed.

I was surprised to see such a passion for adventure, information and discovery of the new that laid in front of us. They enjoyed everything: Czech language (signs en route, names of the cities, my phone calls and radio), smell of fields and countryside (canolla flower was in bloom as well as milions of other plants), scenery, little villages we came by and so on and on and on.

Once we got closer to Cesky Krumlov we passed the Hluboka nad Vltavou chateau. Of course my Japanese friends wanted to visit. So we did. We experienced little trouble as most of the ways up to the castle are only for walkers. Our party had two very old people who had hard times walking. I decided that I have to take them up by the car. I visited local city office to get permit. Imagine they did not know how to issue one. I also contacted local city police. Guess what! Yes, they did not know neither... Off we went straight up to the Hluboka nad Vltavou chateau. While I was waiting for my clients I took a few pictures of the wedding hall I parked nearby.

We were in the trouble soon after we decided to leave the chateau. The custodian of the Hluboka nad Vltavou chateau came up to meet us. She was not happy to see our car up there. At least she gave me the instructions how to obtain permit next time. Honestly if I knew how to get it I would have had it X-D.

Cesky Krumlov is not very far from Hluboka and we managed to get there short after 15:00. Hotel Adalbert where they stayed was one of the most complicated to get to, but we made it. Cesky Krumlov streets are more narrow than Prague so it even took me a while to get from there...

I planned to stay over night as we were to leave to Wien next morning at 9:00, unfortunately I had to go back to Prague due to very imporant meeting.

Single way transfer from Cesky Krumlov to Prague

I was back in Prague at 17:00 and met Suzanne at the Prague airport where we discussed a few upcoming events. We agreed that HFS will provide all transportation services from the airport and return as well as transfers in the city! WOOHOO! I think it was worth coming back.

Back on the road, transfer from Prague to Cesky Krumlov with a hitchhiker!

Next day I had to depart home before 6:00am to be safe and sound. There was almost no traffic all the way to Cesky Krumlov. I even took a hitchhiker who needed a ride to Ceske Budejovice. We had great fun and time flew by as we talked about different life styles in a big city and country side.

Transportation from Cesky Krumlov to Wien

I arrived to Cesky Krumlov on time and I even had a little extra time for breakfast. We departed soon after 9:00 as agreed. Our destination was Wien Kollnerhofgasse Hotel. We took the most spectacular way I already mentioned in one of my previous posts. We had lovely weather and journey was very easy.

On the way we had lovely lunch (Chineese take away) in one of the most beautiful restaurants. I doubt anyone had ever had a better view. Maybe the comfort and style of catering was not the top, but everybody enjoyed. I had got a chance to taste couple of typical Japanese side dishes and sweets. I loved most of them. Do not ask me any names!!

Transfer from Wien to Prague

When I dropped them off in Wien, I had to go back to Prague. I played with an idea of staying over night, but my children, wife and dog were pulling me home. I arrived to Prague after 4 hours super easy drive.

You can book similiar tour on my website (Wien, Cesky Krumlov, Hluboka nad Vltavou) or you can let me know on the email. The total cost of a minibus hire for two days was 13000 CZK / EUR 520. We went through Prague, Cesky Krumlov, Wien and Hluboka nad Vltavou

Prague airport transfers

2009-05-31T21:03:00.007+02:00

Prague airport transfers

- Mission impossible

Prague airport transfers

Prague airport transfers between airport and city center are slowly becoming a nightmare. First of all the traffic seems to be getting heavier on daily basis. The country is suppossed to be hit by the recession, but to me it seems like everybody has just a couple of new SUV's and all family members have the right to drive it...

Prague transportation

There are traffic jams everywhere. On Friday it took me 1 hour and 20 minutes to get from the hotel in the city center back to where I live. The same journey takes 12 minutes on weekends

Prague vs. Vienna transport

As I mentioned earlier, I have been to Vienna couple of times past few months. I have to say that one feels a lot better in Vienna streets. I am not sure but I believe that airport transfers in Wien must be a lot more satisfying.

The drivers in Vienna are a lot more easy going than agressive Prague drivers. Airport is similiar distance from the city center as in Prague and the roads are wider. The transportation system and road system seems to be a lot more sophisticated. I trust that we just start to pay the tax for not being bombarded during the wars. Prague seriously needs better road system.

Hopefully opening of the tunnel Blanka and holiday will release some pressure off the streets.

Increase of Prague airport transfers rates

I thought that we will probably higher prices of Prague airport transfers soon. Diesel and petrol are going to increase a lot in next two months, due to holiday travellers and thus higher demand. Traffic is heavier and it takes a lot longer to do a single airport transfer. No matter whether it is Prague airport to the city center or Prague city center to the airport. Due to the traffic it is also more difficult to plan ahead. We used to do 14 - 16 transfers a day per car, now we are happy if we do 10. The last factor, and the most important, is the increasing business competition. It is so easy to get a website and sell transfers online that almost all people who work in tourism provide some kind of airport transportation.

Should you want to save my kids of dying of hunger, please book an airport transfer or Prague airport taxi. Certainly you can book Prague airport shuttle and thus save some money!

Transfer from wien to Prague via Cesky Krumlov and Holasovice

2009-05-28T21:05:00.017+02:00

Transfer from Wien to Cesky Krumlov, transfer from Cesky Krumlov to Prague via Holasovice

It has been a looooong but beautiful day today. I did the tailor made transfer from Vienna to Prague via Cesky Krumlov with a stop en route in Holasovice.

Tour Wien, Cesky Krumlov, Holasovice, Prague

I departed Prague early at 4:00am and arrived to the hotel Bristol in Vienna short after 8:00am. I had a few restroom stops en route as I kept drinking mix of water and energy kamikaze drinks. I also stopped for breakfast latte at the MCDS.

I met Sallie and Elaine soon after my arrival to Wien. They were ready to depart so we did. Our destination was Cesky Krumlov. I took the most spectacular way through Zwettel and Weitra, which I discovered with help of my colleague Rasto.

Arrival from Wien to Cesky Krumlov

We arrived to Cesky Krumlov around 12:30. The sun was shining, sky was not bright, but the day was beautiful. As the ladies said: Just enough blue to make a sailor pair of jeans. I loved that :D. Due to the fact that we went through quiet countryside we soon discovered a brand new saying: Enough green to make a soldier pair of trousers X-D.

Ladies were totally impressed with the town of Cesky Krumlov. I have been couple of times before so I enjoyed their happiness. I got invited for lunch to Castle pub Marketa - The Royal Knight pub just by the gardens on the top of the Krumlov. I could not reject and had a lovely steak. Sallie and Elaine had traditional soup served in bread pot and Elaine had an extra grilled sausage.

Lunch in Cesky Krumlov, tour of Cesky Krumlov

After lunch I let them go downhill through the Castle & Chateau complex. They visited the famous baroque theater and enjoyed the walking through narrow streets of Cesky Krumlov. We met on the Love square at 15:30. I prepared a surprise and took them to the picturesque UNESCO protected village Holasovice where we had superb cakes and ice cream.

Holasovice tour, visit of the UNESCO protected village

Weather was not good anymore but still bearable. We left Holasovice for Prague soon after 17:00. About half of the journey we went through heavy rain and my Skoda avoided couple of Aquaplanings (I can not find appropriate translation)... I guess the tyres are real crap and I will not buy these for next season. We arrived to Prague at about 18:30. Mandarin Oriental welcomed the friendly couple to the most beautiful part of their journey.

Should anyone be interested in same service, please feel free to contact me on email or through the website booking form

The cost of the service as described above was 7900 CZK (approx. 420 USD)

Transfer from Prague to the Marriott hotel Plzen (aka Pilsen, Pilzen)

2009-05-24T19:22:00.006+02:00

Taxi from Prague to Plzen

Past last week we provided 7 transfers to the Marriott Courtyard Plzen.

We went three times on Monday, twice on Wednesday and twice on Saturday (yesterday).

Journey from the Prague airport to the hotel Marriott Courtyard Pilsen does not take longer than 50 minutes.

Transfer from Prague to Pilsen Marriott hotel

Cost of one way transfer including VAT is 73 EUR by a sedan and 83 EUR by a comfortable minibus. Should one prefer to pay by a credit card the rate is EUR 77 (approximatelly 1900 CZK total), 87 EUR (approximatelly 2150 CZK total).

Taxi from Pilzen to Prague airport

You can get a special discount when you prepay your return to Prague journey on the first transfer. 5% off the one way rate is deducted.

Do you need a taxi from Prague airport to Pilzen? Book us and travel in comfort.

Link to Prague - Pilsen transfer detail page.

Link to the booking form.

Send us an email with your request in detail.

Racing training

2009-05-24T17:29:00.006+02:00

Though we do not really need any "racing" skills in our job, we still want to improve ourselves. Part of our driving training is playing real driving simulations.

Recently we tried Gran Tourismo 5 Prologue - the real racing simulator and GRID THE RACE DRIVER

A few photos that should speak instead of my words... :D

Karlstejn, Konopiste, Stary Vrch - Great Bohemian tour report

2009-05-17T20:09:00.007+02:00

Prague tours to Karlstejn, Konopiste, Stary Vrch

Great Bohemian Tour

Every year I organize Great Bohemian Tour. It was not different this year even though the crisis lessened the total number of clients who signed up to only 18 + tour manager. Here is my report written as if I were one of my clients.

Karlstejn Tour

We start at 8:30 and head towards the village of Karlstejn. After 50 minutes drive we reach the car park on the bottom of the village. Castle Karlstejn is on the top of the hill. We hire horse carriages (150 CZK per person / approx 6 EUR) and let ourselves comfortably ride up there. Still one has to walk about 1 km from the drop off point to the castle courtyard. At 10:30 Karlstejn local guide meets us and welcomes us to the the castle and tour. The well guided tour of Karlstejn lasts about 55 minutes and we have some time afterwards to stroll through the village, buy souvenirs, get something little to eat and fall down to meet with our bus driver. He is anxious to continue the journey to Konopiste.

Konopiste tour

We reached the Konopiste little later than expected as we had to take a detour, however we have plenty of time. From the car park instead of horse carriages we rather take the little ecological train. It is a pleasant ride again. We are being dropped off near the castle moat where they have two bears. One is not suppossed to feed them, but it is a pleasure to simply watch them walk around the yard. Also Konopiste gardens and surounding woods are beautiful. Luckily weather is great and we can enjoy everything.

Guided tour at Konopiste starts shortly after 15:00. It takes another 55 minutes and let us see all different sorts of collections (furniture, weapons, tropheys). The guide is excellent and even though it is obvious, that she is not a native speaker, she does great job. We enjoyed the tour as much as Karlstejn. I have to admit that Konopiste got a lot more to show, but Karlstejn is a definite must to see.

Around 17:00 we depart towards Prague.

Prague transfer with a stop in Movenpick

We stop at the hotel to get a shower, change sweated clothes and we are ready to depart again. Our next stop is Stary Vrch.

Stary Vrch Folklore evening

An old but beautiful country side place where they prepare typical folklore dinner. Live cemballo music, folk dancing and great typical Czech food with loads of good drinks. Beer, slivovice and wine is poured into our glasses since the beginning. There is another group in the restaurant and it is great fun. We are invited to join the dancers and they also perform some of international songs so we can sing as well. After about 2 and half hours we are stuffed, drunk and ready to go.

Our hotel Diplomat is not far from Stredokluky, hop, skip and jump and we are there! Good night, it was another great day!

Book the Konopiste tour (CZK 890 per person)
Book the Karlstejn tour (CZK 950 per person)
Book the Stary Vrch tour (CZK 1290 per person)
or email us that you wish to do all-in-one. Total price depends on the size of group.

It is also possible to book transfers to Karlstejn and Konopiste through our website:
Karlstejn transfers
Konopiste transfers

To Stary Vrch and return it costs 1500 CZK per sedan and 1725 CZK per minibus for upto 8 passengers. It can be booked by email or online form.

Official websites:
Karlstejn
Konopiste
Stary Vrch

Mirek's report from the transfer Budapest Prague

2009-05-16T21:37:00.011+02:00

Transportation from Budapest to Prague

Mirek's English is not good enough to write reports. I translated his original Czech text into English. I tried to keep the same concept, but I found it very difficult. I hope you like it. If you do not, forward all complaint to Mirek :D.

Transfer summary:
Distance to travel: 550 km each way, total 1100
Travel time: approximatelly 12 hours + stops en route
Traffic conditions: very good, except of morning Budapest
Pick up point: Marriott Budapest
Drop off point: Prague Sax hotel

Prague to Budapest

I had to pick up 6 South American clients in Budapest Marriott hotel at 9:00am. I found it rough as I had to leave Prague short after 2:00am... An early start for sure.
After all it was better than driving during the day as traffic could be worse. I was lucky. Traffic was almost zero, visibility great and Mercedes Benz Vito drove smoothly as usual.

From Prague, passing Brno and Bratislava, to Budapest

I went on the ring road in Brno and headed down to Slovakia, through their capital Bratislava further down to Hungarian boarder. I had to buy two vignettes, one for Slovakia and one for Hungary. That were the only delays I encountered. I approached Budapest around 7:30am. The traffic there was already terrible. Even though the Marriott is not far to drive from my direction, it still took me over one hour to get to the hotel.

Taxi from Budapest to Prague with a stop in Jihlava

I arrived shortly after 8:30. I decided to have a quick nap to regain energy. When I woke up at 8:58 I could see the client waiting in the lobby. We introduced each other, loaded the bags and right away we were on the way. Around 13:00 we stopped for lunch in Jihlava. I had another nap instead of lunch. It was more than welcome :D.

Then it was just a piece of cake to get back to Prague. We made it in less than 2 hours.

After all I have to admit, it was an easy drive and I enjoyed it even though I was at work.

The cost of the service was 13000 CZK as there were couple of special arrangements. You can book the transfer from Prague to Budapest or Budapest to Prague too.

Martin's report from day trip to Karlovy Vary

2009-05-16T20:54:00.010+02:00

Karlovy Vary private tour

Some details and one picture were copied paste from wikipedia.

Karlovy Vary is a spa city situated in western Bohemia, Czech Republic, approximately 130 km (80 miles) west of Prague. It is named after King of Bohemia and Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV, who founded the city in 1370. It is historically famous for its hot springs (13 main springs, about 300 smaller springs, and the warm-water Tepla River). In the 19th century, it became a popular tourist destination, especially for international celebrities visiting for spa treatment. The city is also known for the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival and the popular Czech liqueur Karlovarska Becherovka. The glass manufacturer Moser Glass is located in Carlsbad. The city has also given its name to the famous delicacy known as "Carlsbad plums". These plums (usually Quetsch) are candied in hot syrup, then halved and stuffed into dried damsons; this gives them a very intense flavour. One should not fortget about world-famous biscuits, by mistake sometime called as Carlsbad waffles. It is not a waffle in any way... The city has been used as the location for a number of film-shoots, including the Last Holiday and box-office hit Casino Royale, both of which used the city's Grandhotel Pupp in different guises.

Transfer from Prague to Karlovy Vary

We departed at 9:00 in the morning from the hotel Movenpick Prague. I was very lucky as traffic that morning was extremely bad due to some truck accident on one of Prague bridges. Whole city center was messed and all traffic was like a snail chain.

Fortunately route from Barrandov to Movenpick did not have much problematic areas and way out of Prague towards Karlovy Vary was clear as well. We did an easy pace as the two sympathetic ladies were in no hurry as we needed to come back to Prague at 5pm.

On the way to Karlovy Vary I had plenty of time to do my "guiding" part of the job. I as usual told everything I knew. My clients were attentive, asked lots of questions and journey ran fast. Soon we passed the Golf resort in Karlovy Vary and through the spectacular route we entered the city. I made a short driven tour of the city, I went only to places where regular traffic can go as lots of the parts need a special permit.

Prague to Karlovy Vary Grand hotel Pupp

When we saw what was possible with the car, we returned to the Grand hotel Pupp where we agreed that at 1pm we would meet and return to Prague. I was blissed when I gave them my card with mobile number as they got lost. We met at the Thermal hotel instead of Grand hotel Pupp and headed back to Prague.

En route we stopped in Krusovice, which is a brewery city, for lunch at the "U Lipy restaurant".

Karlovy Vary to Prague transportation

We arrived to Prague safe and sound at 16:00.

Cost of the tour for two persons with English speaking guide-driver was 130 EUR. You can book similiar tour on our website.

VIP private hire - Skoda Superb

2009-05-08T23:36:00.012+02:00

Skoda Superb I facelift is surely the best car Skoda ever produced. Petr, one of the best drivers in 123-Prague transfers, took a few pictures during the VIP private hire. Skoda Superb VIP hire 01, Skoda Superb VIP limousine 02

Brno to Prague, transfer report by Martin

2009-05-08T21:33:00.007+02:00

Transportation from Brno to Prague

As I mentioned yesterday I set my alarm clock to 6:00 in the morning. It rang at 6:00 and was muted immediatelly and postponed 30 minutes. I hoped that the holiday (8th May is National holiday - end of the WWII) will keep the roads clear. Fortunately I was right.

Prague to Brno transfer

I left garage at 6:45 and headed straight to Jizni Spojka and then to D1. As I live in Barrandov it was a piece of cake to make it to d1 in less than 15 minutes.

I was however surprise to see quite a lot of cars and I speeded up as soon as I got to D1. I was due to pick the client up at 9:30 at the Holiday Inn by the Exhibition center in Brno. It is exit 198, which means that one has to pass 198 kms and then drive a little further into the city. I calculated that if I do average speed 100km I will have just enough time to be on time. For the first 1 hour I did a few sectors over the 130 km speed limit and gave myself promise that if traffic will not get heavier I would have a coffee on one of the OMV stops.

So I did and I had a sandwich with it. Fortunately I made up enough time to be in Brno a lot in advance. I do not know why, but I prefer to be at least an hour earlier on these longer distance pick ups. I rested in the car and regained needed energy.

Brno Holiday Inn

The four gentlemen showed up, 5 minutes before the planned pick up time, to get the morning cigarrette. "Unfortunately" I do not smoke and thus I felt a little embarrassed when trying to chat with them. It is as if you are drunk and the others are not. Hard to find mutual topic. Finally their brought their bags and we could go back to Prague.

Taxi from Brno to Prague

The first 3kms of D1 where completely jammed due to roadworks. However after we got through we literally flew freely to Prague.

Prague welcomed us lit in sun shine, simply beautiful easy going morning. We had three stops: Hilton, Interconti and Sheraton (former Golden Gate). I kindly refused 20 euro tip, I do not even know why, but I found it too much for such an easy journey. I got 5 EUR bill instead :D.

Another job done. I love driving. I love my work!

Cost of the Brno to Prague transfer with three drop off addresses: CZK 5400 VAT inclusive

Tomorrow transfer from Brno to Prague

2009-05-07T23:54:00.003+02:00

I myself am due to pick up four gentlemen from Brno Holiday Inn hotel and take them to Prague tomorrow morning. Pick up time was booked at 9:30 thus I have to leave Prague at 6:00. I am not happy for such an early start :-(

I will need to buy a few red bulls and kamikaze drinks to survive it. Thumbs up that there won't be any accidents on the way and I will not be stressed by time preasure.

I will write full report once I get back to Prague.

Martin's report - Bruntal via Novy Bydzov

2009-05-07T01:32:00.003+02:00

Private hire - Prague, Novy Bydzov, Bruntal

Day of transfer: 29th April
Total travel time: 14 hours
Total kilometers driven: 650
Client: VIP
Special requests: English speaking driver

Prague to Novy Bydzov transfer

It was another beautiful April morning when I picked up Mr. Roland (I wont display full name due to privacy policy) and his colleague Helga. We met in front of the hotel Falkensteiner in Prague and drove straight to Novy Bydzov. The meeting was planned for 11:00am, but as it was extremely important for the client, we rather departed at 8:00am.

Roads were half empty and we reached our destination in less than 1 hour. After short drive through all the areas of Novy Bydzov we found a shelter in one of the hotels. As we were early we sat down and had breakfast. In the meantime Helga and Roland summarized themselves for upcoming meeting.

Meeting started at 11:00 am and was due to finish around 13:00. As Roland continued to Bruntal and Helga needed to come back to Prague airport, my brother Petr came to Novy Bydzov to provide the second car service. We met at one of the Novy Bydzov petrol stops. The meeting took longer and we collected Roland and Helga at 14:00 instead of 13:00.

Novy Bydzov to Prague airport taxi

Petr and Helga departed to Prague and were due to reach the airport at 15:30 the latest. Of course they made it on time.

Novy Bydzov to Bruntal transportation

Me and Roland were not forced by time pressure so we continued our journey in easy Pace. We passed lots of small, but picturesque villages, on our way to Bruntal. We made several stops to stretch legs, do restrooms and buy some refreshments to regain energy. After 2.5 hours we reached Bruntal and the hotel Montenegro. I had a non-alcoholic beer and mexican steak before I left Bruntal at the hotel restaurant. The food was delicious and promised easy driving back home.

Bruntal to Prague transfer

I gave my best regards to Roland and left Bruntal. I chose route via Hradec Kralove instead of going through Olomouc and Brno as I was worried of D1 Highway. The decision proved as wise. I made a nice time 3 hours and 20 minutes total including couple of restroom stops. I reached Prague short after 21:30.

Cost of the services:
Transfer from Novy Bydzov to Prague (one way): CZK 2200 VAT inclusive
Day trip from Prague to Bruntal via Novy Bydzov: CZK 7600 VAT inclusive

Should you be interested in booking transfers or day trip between Prague and cities in the Czech republic, write us an email info@123-prague-airport-transfer.com or office@prague-guide.com or fill out the booking form.

Spheremarketing strikes again

2009-05-07T01:27:00.002+02:00

This is unbelievable, the guy from Spheremarketing contacted me again and asked me why I did not pay them!!!! I sent them email about my previous post, links to all articles about their rip off and he calls me again???!!! Do I live in a dream or am I just silly?

John's report - Journey from Vienna to Prague via Cesky Krumlov

2009-05-05T21:15:00.012+02:00

Vienna to Prague

It was an early start on the morning of 30th April. I was due to pick up five girls from Vienna at 9:00am. Considering I had to take D1 highway and then bite through Vienna city center, I rather left Prague at 4am to make sure I will be on time. D1 highway leads to Brno, but Martin told me to go via Jihlava and Znojmo and then take highway directly to Vienna. It was a good advise which I did not take... I rather go vie Mikulov and then come to Vienna from the other side. The journey is supossed to take less time, but is longer by distance. It was longer by time as well.

Prague to Vienna transfer

I am used to heavy traffic from Prague, but Vienna was worse. A lot worse. It is now clear that I came late. There were two factors. One that I did not take Martin's advice and second that my GPS had wrong time so I though I still had an hour.

Arrival to Vienna and transfer to Cesky Krumlov

Nevertheless I was about 15 minutes late on arrival to Vienna hotel Geblergasse. Nuntakit and her friend were very happy to see me. Surely I was happier. Since then the journey was a pleasure. Girls were chatty and driver to Cesky Krumlov was a lot easier than driving on my own. After about 4 hours we reached the medieval town Cesky Krumlov. Weather was beautiful and girls left me alone in my minivan which I had to look after as they stored their bags in it. I parked in front of the brewery restaurant and had lunch on the terrace so I could watch the van.

Cesky Krumlov tour

After lunch I went back to the car, made myself comfortable and had refreshing 2 hours nap. Girls were on time and came back exactly as advised earlier. I like people who are reliable. One can find a piece of an irony in this one :D.

Cesky Krumlov to Prague transport

We departed Cesky Krumlov for Prague. The journey through Pisek was quick and trafficless. About 45 minutes from Prague it started raining. The rain was so heavy that we could hardly see out of the car. We made a stop on one of the Benzina plus petrol stops and got a cup of coffee. The rain easened and we continued to Prague. We reached Prague after 5 pm. Nuntakit and her friends were happy as they had theater to visit at 7pm so they were not stressed by lack of time.

Prague airport transfer

We also agreed that on the 2nd May we will collect them early morning to go to Prague airport from where they flew back home.

Cost of the services:

Tour from Vienna to Prague via Cesky Krumlov - 9000 CZK

Airport transfer from the hotel Andel to the airport - 750 CZK

(these rates are valid for groups of upto 8 passengers)

If the group was less 5 passengers, they could use sedan car and prices would be:

Tour from Vienna to Prague via Cesky Krumlov - 7900 CZK

Airport transfer from the hotel Andel to the airport - 525 CZK

You can book such a tour on our website.

BMW 7 series - how to do the VIP's...

2009-05-03T23:39:00.005+02:00

I do not feel that the image needs any comments, but this is the VIP service with BMW 7 series.

Book BMW 7 series

Spheremarketing - new thread for Prague transfers?

2009-05-02T23:10:00.003+02:00

On Tuesday 28th April I received an interesting offer from Mr. James Poole (jpoole.sales@googlemail.com) from company called Spheremarketing. The offer was to guarantee top three positions on the Google result page for any chosen (and paid) keyword or keyphrase. As I spent a lot on Google adwords I found an option to have fixed tariff very attractive. I asked for more details.

Very shortly, I trust no more than 10 seconds, I received an email. Firstly I was impressed. After reading it, not much anymore. See details.

The impression I got from email was lots of words with no content. I did not worry yet as we all do sometimes write shitty promo...

I sent a list of keyphrases for which I was really interested in positioning #1 - #3 on the G SERP. Soon I received a special bundle offer. Each phrase only 100 EUR per month. Top three position guaranteed 24/7. I started to smell something rotten.

I myself passed course provided by a reputable Czech company about using and optimizing Google adwords campaign and I could not recall any options that would possibly allow anyone to get keyphrases for fixed rates.

Anyways I decided I will give it a try. I asked to send me contract, with detailed conditions, procedures, warranties etc. I only received an email and fax that wanted me to confirm or amend "Prague airport transfers" and "Prague shuttle" phrases I decided to do trial on.

There were no links to landing pages to be confirmed, no links at all to be completely clear, no conditions except that if I pay, I never get refund.

Imagine that I was going to spend 50 EUR set up fee + minimum 3 months trial a keyword it came up to 650 EUR total. The deposit invoice did not mention whether it was VAT inclusive or not.

I agreed with James that I will not provide my credit card details as I do not trust a company I never heard of. We agreed that I will be allowed to pay by PayPal. The only tool where you can possibly get money back if something is not provided and your CC details are not abused. (only tool I know as for now). James agreed with his boss that it is possible and he also agreed on phone that all is guaranteed and will be provided. However they were not able to confirm in written. Surprisingly...

I let myself some time to think about everything before paying the 650 EUR. Every single day since they sent the PayPal money request I received a phone call to confirm I was still interested and whether I sent the money. I found this very annoying and it pretty much convinced me to search SCAM with google resellers.

I found a lot of websites that discussed the topic. Spheremarketing was mentioned in many posts in a way that I would not call nice. As far as I got through the forums I can tell that sending money to Spheremarketing is like going to Solidni Nejistota bar. Foolish!

I hope they will not get anyone from the Czech republic or anywhere else with this trick. However I am very worried that these guys are very successful in what they are doing.

Read following forums if you doubt, I wrote rubbish and thought this up:

Google forum Scam blog

History of HFS s.r.o. - Prague transfers

2009-04-29T00:46:00.003+02:00

Soon HFS s.r.o. will be 10 years in the transfers business. Looking back I have to admit that we drove a long way before we got to our current stand.

The HFS started as a travel and advertising agency ASYL s.r.o. back in 1993. My mom Vanda, who now runs a wellness studio: www.StudioVanda.cz which provides ultracontour treatments, cosmetic care, beauty treats and pilates exercising, was in charge of PR for Ganserndorf Safari Park near Vienna. It was basically a "one man show", actually one woman show for couple of years.

After sometime the company grew and with more than 20000 sold tours (in a year) became a well known subject in the market.

Unfortunately the Safari park was sold to Americans and new management brought new ideas and terminated the cooperation.

We (me and my brother Petr) were old enough to start helping mom with the business and thus we recognized big potential in incoming tourism. We started to provide accommodation and tour bookings in Prague.

Not long after we found out that with the accommodation we should provide a full package that would include treatments from arrival to departure. We discovered the Prague airport transfers business. Firstly we hired freelancers to do the jobs for us on comission basis. After a few month we bought our very own first transfer car - Skoda Octavia Station wagon 4x4 elegance.

The transfer business boomed and soon we hired first driver. After few months we bought Fiat Ducato MAXI. Ultimate minibus for 8 passengers that could carry huge amounts of bags and comfortably transfer 8 people + driver.

However Fiat is a Fiat and we focused on higher quality. Next van we bought was a Mercedes Benz VITO 111 cdi. When we used the Mercedes Benz Vito on the airport transfers we experienced huge numbers of new bookings. Fiat was sold, Octavia went soon after and we replaced the fleet with Silver Mercedes Benz XL fleet.

Mercedes Benz Vito provides highest comfort, excellent driving options and above all exclusiveness of the brand.

Apart from minivans we also needed regular sedans. For this purpose we purchased two Skoda Superbs. These cars are also silver metallic and thus complete our silver fleet.

Currently we operate 2 Mercedes Benz Vito and 2 Superbs. At our disposal we have Octavia II and Audi A4 which are used occasionally according to the business.

Sometimes we have too many jobs to be able to handle it on our own and such we need freelancers with their own vehicles. That includes Mercedes Benz E class (up to 10 vehicles), Mercedes Benz Viano (up to 6 vehicles), Mercedes Benz S class (up to 4 vehicles), BMW 7 series (up to 4 vehicles), Audi A6 and A7, Volkswagen Passat and of course more Skoda Superbs.

Hopefully the business will keep up no matter the recession and we will soon introduce our own exclusive silver vans. We plan to expand our fleet with Mercedes Benz Viano V6.