Taxi: The official airport taxi is Uber. After leaving arrivals, follow the Uber Airport signs or book through the app; there are also prepaid booths that you may want to use if you don't have the app. This is the simplest taxi option. Bolt is also available and is often slightly cheaper, but pickup is usually from a designated area outside the official taxi ranks.
Public transport (recommended). Two routes leave from outside the terminals:
● Bus 59 to Nádraží Veleslavín, then Metro A. Usually the fastest way to the city centre.
● Bus 100 to Zličín, then Metro B.
The conference and the Adeba Hotel are near Křižíkova (Metro B), so bus 100 is the simplest option: it puts you on Metro B directly, with no change between metro lines. Bus 59 also works well, changing from Metro A to Metro B at Můstek.
If you arrive late in the evening, the last buses 59 and 100 leave after 23:00. After that, night bus 910 runs between the airport and the city centre every 30 minutes, and you will need a night tram or bus to reach Karlín.
Avoid the Airport Express (AE) bus unless you specifically need to go to the Main Railway Station. It has its own separate fare, and normal public transport tickets and passes are not valid on it.
Trains arrive at Praha hlavní nádraží (Metro C). Take Metro C one stop to Florenc and change to Metro B for Křižíkova. Long-distance buses arrive at Florenc, which is one stop from Křižíkova on Metro B and also about a 10-minute walk from the venue.
PID Lítačka: the official Prague public transport app for journey planning and tickets.
https://mapy.com: excellent for maps in Czechia.
Google Maps works well in Prague, but from the airport it may suggest the Airport Express (AE), which is usually not the best option.
A standard 90-minute ticket is valid from the airport to the city centre.
If using the PID Lítačka app, remember to activate your ticket before boarding.
All trams and buses have onboard ticket machines that take contactless cards. A ticket bought there is already valid, so do not stamp it in the validator: this makes it invalid.
If you plan to use public transport several times, a 24-hour or 72-hour ticket is often the most convenient option. (You shouldn't need this during the conference, though.)
All talks will take place in Lecture Room K1 (on floor 2) of the Department of Mathematics at Sokolovská 49/83. There will be directions to the lecture room posted inside the building.
We are within easy walking distance of both the Adeba Hotel and Křižíkova metro station.
Visa and Mastercard are accepted almost everywhere, so you rarely need cash. American Express is much less widely accepted.
We use Czech crowns (CZK).
Tap water is perfectly safe to drink, but restaurants generally do not serve free tap water.
Tipping: usually not required for lunch; for dinner, 5 to 10% is customary.
The neighbourhood has plenty of good restaurants, and almost anywhere nearby is a decent choice. Restaurants in the touristy parts of the city centre are often overpriced and worse.
Most places have at least a couple of vegetarian dishes; the Czech vegetarian specialities are smažený sýr (deep-fried cheese) and ovocné knedlíky (sweet fruit-filled dumplings). Classic meat dishes include guláš (beef stew with bread dumplings), svíčková na smetaně (beef in cream sauce with dumplings) and smažený řízek (a schnitzel, usually pork or chicken).
A few of the vegan-friendly places nearby are:
Prague is a very walkable city.
Beware of pickpockets in crowded touristy areas.
Be careful around trams, as they do not stop at pedestrian crossings.
August in Prague is usually warm and pleasant, with daytime highs around 25°C and cooler evenings around 15°C.
Electrivity. Voltage: 230 V / 50 Hz; Plug type: European Type C and Type E plugs.
For more info, there are plenty of guides, e.g.,
https://www.laidbacktrip.com/posts/prague-guide-for-first-timers
https://wikitravel.org/en/Prague (but some info, including public transport, is outdated at wikitravel!).