BURNS IN GLOBAL CULTERE: CONFERENCE INFORMATION
ARRIVING IN PRAGUE:
HOW TO GET FROM THE PRAGUE (RUZYNE) AIRPORT TO GUEST HOUSES
Airport Shuttles (CEDAZ) and Airport Taxis ( operate at fixed rates.
Rates for Airport Taxis: 590 CZK (18 GBP, 25 EUR, 32 USD), for Mercedes cars 20 percent surcharge (total 708 CZK, 20 GBP, 28 EUR, 38 USD). Apart from Airport Taxis, the AAA taxi company operates at similar rates.
Rates for CEDAZ Airport Shuttles: 480 CZK (15 GBP, 21 EUR, 27 USD) for one to four persons going to one hotel or boarding house in the city centre; 960 CZK (30 GBP, 42 EUR, 54 USD) for five to eight persons going to one destination in the city centre.
Scheduled Shuttle Bus (CEDAZ) service operating between 6:00 and 21:00 every thirty minutes connects the airport with the city centre (V Celnici street) and stops at the Underground (Metro) A line station Dejvicka. The fare is 90 CZK (2.50 GBP, 3.50 EUR, 5 USD), or 60 CZK (1.75 GBP, 2.40 EUR, 3.20 USD) to the Dejvicka Metro station.
Note: all participants planning to use Airport Shuttles and Scheduled Shuttle Bus should proceed to the CEDAZ ticket counter in the Arrival Lounges of both Terminals of the Prague Airport. The counter is open from 7:00 to 22:00.
Municipal Transport Bus 119, running approximately every fifteen minutes, connects the airport with the station Dejvicka of the Underground (Metro), line A.
Tickets
Transferrable Municipal Transport tickets (valid for 60 minutes on all routes operated by Prague Municipal Trasport) are available for 26 Czech crowns (0.80 GBP, 1 EUR, 1.50 USD) at tobacconists, street kiosks and from the vending machines at the Prague Airport and at all stations of the Subway/Underground (Metro). You can also buy them from the drivers of bus 119 for 30 crowns.
ATM machines providing local currency (koruna, CZK) are located in the Airport Arrival Lounges and in the vicinity of the conference venue and of both Guest Houses. They accept all major credit cards.
Directions and Options
Airport Shuttles and Taxis are convenient for the participants staying at all Guest Houses:
Charles University Guest House
(Rektoratni hotel UK)
Celetna 14
110 00 Prague 1
phone: (+420) 224491256
Caution: Since the Guest House is located in a pedestrian precinct, taxis and shuttles cannot stop in front of the house. They will take you to the end of Tynska ulicka and you will have to walk about 150 metres. The access to the house is through a hallway in which a tourist information centre is located. At night the guests are requested to ring the bell on the main door.
detailed internet map of the area:
AMU Guest House
The School of Music and Performing Arts Guest House
(Ubytovaci zarizeni AMU),
Trziste 18
118 00 Prague 1
phone: (+420) 257530404
Caution: Since the AMU Guest House is located opposite the U.S. Embassy in a special security zone, taxis and shuttles cannot drive beyond the police checkpoint located approximately 100 meters from the Guest House. Pedestrians have a free admittance beyond this point and are never stopped by the police.
detailed internet map of the area:
Masaryk Residence Hall
(Masarykova kolej)Thakurova 1
160 41 Prague 6
phone: (+420) 233 051 111
Note: If you choose the Scheduled Shuttle Bus (CEDAZ), walk back from the Airport Shuttle Bus stop about two hundred metres to the first traffic lights; after crossing the street walk straight on along Thakurova street, the entrance is on your left. Walking distance from the Airport Shuttle stop: 300 metres.
detailed internet map of the area:
Municipal Transport
Participants staying at Charles University Guest House
take bus 119 from the airport to Dejvicka (terminus), then the Underground (Metro A) to Staromestska (3 stops), and then walk along Kaprova street, cross the Old Town Square (Staromestske namesti) and follow Celetna street. The Guest House will be on your right. The access is through a hallway in which a tourist information centre is located. At night the guests are requested to ring the bell on the main door. Walking distance approximately 500 metres.
detailed internet map of the area:
Participants staying at AMU Guest House
take bus 119 from the Airport to Dejvicka (terminus), then the Underground (Metro A) to Malostranska (two stops) and then trams 22, 23, 12 or 20 to Malostranske namesti (one stop). (After getting off follow the tramlines in the same direction and then take the first street turning to the right. The Guest House is on the right-hand side of the street. Walking distance 200 metres.
detailed internet map of the area:
Participants staying at Masaryk Residence Hall
take bus 119 from the airport to Dejvicka (terminus).To reach the hall walk back about two hundred meters to the first traffic lights; after crossing the street walk straight on along Thakurova street, the entrance is on your left. Walking distance from the bus stop: 300 metres.
detailed internet map of the area:
THE VENUE AND HOW TO REACH IT
The conference venue (Charles University, Faculty of Arts / Filozoficka fakulta, Jana Palacha 2, 116 38 Prague 1; Rooms No. 104, 111 and 131, all on the first floor) is located next to the Metro A line station Staromestska and within a walking distance from all Guest Houses, except Masaryk Residence Hall.
From the Airport
The conference venue may be reached by airport taxi or shuttle (approximately 30 minutes), or by municipal transport (bus 119 to Dejvicka, then three stops on the Underground – Metro – line A, getting off at Staromestska; approx. 35 minutes).
From the Charles University Guest House
Follow Celetna street to the Old Town Square (Staromestske namesti), cross it to Kaprova street. The Faculty of Arts building is at the end of the Kaprova, to the right from the entrance to Metro A station Staromestska. Walking time 10 minutes.
detailed internet map of the area:
From the AMU Guest House
You can either walk, turning left to the Malostranske square, then right to Mostecka street, crossing Charles Bridge (Karluv most), and then turning to the left to Krizovnicka street and follow the tramlines to Jana Palacha Square. The Faculty of Arts building will be on your right. Walking time 15 min (a major tourist route).
Or you can take trams 22, 23, 12 or 20 from Malostranske namesti to Malostranska Metro A station and from there go by tram 18 or Metro A (one stop) to Staromestska, or walk across Manesuv Bridge (10 minutes).
detailed internet map of the area:
From the Masaryk Residence Hall
Follow Thakurova street, turn left to Evropska and walk approximately 200 metres to the Dejvicka Underground (Metro) line A Station, take the trains to Depo Hostivar or Skalka, and getting off on the third stop called Staromestska (15 minutes).
Conference Registration Desk
will be in the corridor on the first floor, close to Room 104. All payments for accommodation and conference fee are due there in cash and in Czech crowns (CZK). Do not pay anything at your Guest House!
Presentations
All presenters are requested to contact the chairs of their sessions after their arrival, at registration or during the opening reception. If you have any technical requirements, contact now Prof. Martin Procházka . Presentation time of papers is restricted to 20 minutes: chairpersons and speakers are asked to strictly observe this limit.
Other
Internet maps of other locations in Prague can be downloaded from
Caution: Beware of pickpockets on all services of Prague Municipal Transport and all public places frequented by tourists. Never carry all your money, cards and documents in one place.