Flying to and From Prague – Tips and Resources
The location of Prague Airport almost in the centre of Europe make Prague flights to most of the capital cities of the continent less than two hours. The following companies operate flights to Prague. I’ve included the base country, city/town and airport if specified. You’ll also see their group alliance (Sky Team, One World, Star etc) and many of them will have Prague flight deals at various times. I’ve also included their partner sites for Prague hotels deals and Prague car hire deals if they have any. Webpages listed and airport codes in brackets.
Flying to Prague with Easyjet from Gatwick
Easyjet bag drop at Gatwick is largely automated so be really accurate with the weight. More than 1Kg over your limit and you will not get a boarding pass until AFTER you have paid for the excess. Easyjet now has the allocated seating system so either you’ve chosen your seats or you’ve been allocated a random seat number. What does this mean for you? Well SB (Speedy boarders) will go first, then people needing assistance etc. All the people that are left will be divided in two. Rows 1 to 14 will board via the front door (usually the airway). Rows 15 to 30 board via the rear door. No problem when it’s nice weather but, if it’s raining the 15-30 people will get wet.
Easyjet has a “1 bag” policy i.e. one bag with your stuff but they do allow you to carry a separate duty free bag. Women should note that the “1 bag” INCLUDES your handbag. Your hand luggage must be of the standard size 56x45x25 to be accepted at the gate. Easyjet will only guarantee that the smaller hand luggage i.e. 50x40x20 will get on board with you. They have a special size box that your luggage has to “easily” fit into. At the start of the flight they’ll have this turned so the “larger” bags will fit but once more than half the flight (this depends on the number of people who have checked luggage into the hold) has gone through the gate they often turn it around so only the smaller bags will fit. What happens next? If your bag does not fit in the smaller slot then it will go in the hold.
When flying from Prague, Easyjet to the UK uses Terminal 1 so be aware not to carry any drink not in a secure airport clear bag otherwise it will be confiscated at the gate x-ray area. On the UK departure side they have stacks of Evening Standard newspapers before you get on the travelator.
Flying to Prague with British Airways from Heathrow
The UK border control is now automatic i.e. you scan your boarding pass. If your boarding pass does not scan then go back to the people at the check-in desk who will print you a new boarding pass. Be aware that the BA flights from Heathrow to Prague leave from Terminal three and as such they almost exclusively use gate 24. Gate 24 has a, b, c, d and e, gates. The reason for this is that you’ll be going out to the plane on a bus. This means that you absolutely MUST be at the gate no later than 20 minutes before departure otherwise you’ll miss the last bus and be offloaded. I’ve sat at gate 24 many times and seen people miss the evening Stockholm and Vienna flights. It’s never funny when you witness the anger and distress caused by being too late. As you go into a common area gate they generally call cardholders (Gold, Silver, Bronze) etc to board first but after that its a free-for-all. If you want to be sure of boarding first then either be waiting by the entry door when they call the flight or have a seat in row 16 or more as these seats are called first. Arriving in Prague, the EU border gates are on the right with chip machines (but look over to the left to see if there’s a free “all passports” gate that can be used).
Prague to Heathrow
If you are flying to London Heathrow and you’re in a rush then get a seat as far forward as possible. Business class passengers get their own transfer coach but the second coach generally loads within 10 minutes. When leaving Prague at passport control, look to your right on the other side of the metal barrier. There is always at least one “EU” and “All passports” gate and there’s usually not a queue. The UK IRIS border system has now finished (typical that they closed something that actually worked) so EU passengers have a choice of the regular show-pass-to-person or the chip machine. As a rough guide to knowing how long it will take, multiply the number of people in front of you by 30 and then divide by the number of desks or chip machines. Sometimes it’s faster to use the chips, sometimes not.
The Last Flight from Prague to Gatwick
Easyjet’s last flight from Prague to Gatwick is notorious for being late. If you are trying to make a train connection at Gatwick then it may be a problem. if you miss the last public train to London i.e. the one that stops at Clapham Junction and Waterloo then your only other option is the Gatwick Express to Victoria. If you could miss all options then seriously consider having the details of the airport hotels in your phone as you have to make online reservations to get a booking code and then use that to check in.
Carriers and Deals
Company: Aer Lingus
web: www.aerlingus.com
Frequent Flyer program: Gold Circle (partnership with JetBlue)
Operates from: Ireland (Eire)
Prague flights from: Dublin (DUB) and Cork (ORK)
Prague Airport Terminal arrival: 2
Flights to Prague take around: 2 hours 35 minutes
Prague deals: Standard Prague hotel selection. Cheap flights to Prague if flying midweek.
Company: Aeroflot
web: www.aeroflot.ru
Frequent Flyer program: Sky Team (includes codeshare on CSA Czech Airlines)
Operates from: Russia
Prague flights from: Moscow/Sheremetyevo (SVO)
Prague Airport Terminal arrival: 1
Flights to Prague take around: 3 hours
Prague deals: Standard Prague hotels selection. SIXT car hire partner. Cheap flights to Prague from Moscow at www.kayak.com.
Company: Aero Svit
web: www.aerosvit.com
Frequent Flyer program: Local Program
Operates from: Ukraine
Prague flights from: Kiev/Borispol (KBP)
Prague Airport Terminal arrival: 1
Flights to Prague take around: 2 hours
Prague deals: None
Company: Air-Europa
web: www.air-europa.com
Frequent Flyer program: Sky Team (Flying Blue)
Operates from: Spain
Prague flights from: Madrid
Prague Airport Terminal arrival: 2
Flights to Prague take around: 2 hours 35 minutes
Prague deals: None
Company: Air France
web: www.airfrance.com
Frequent Flyer program: Sky Team (Flying Blue)
Operates from: France
Prague flights from: Paris (CDG) and Lyon (XYL)
Prague Airport Terminal arrival: 2
Flights to Prague take around: 1 Hour 30 minutes (jet)
Prague deals: Prague hotels deal with accorhotels.com chain. Prague car hire deals with Hertz.
Company: Air Moldova
web: www.airmoldova.md
Frequent Flyer program: Local Program
Operates from: Moldova
Prague flights from: Chisinau (KIV)
Prague Airport Terminal arrival: 1
Flights to Prague take around: 2 hours 45 minutes.
Prague deals: none
Company: Alitalia
web: www.alitalia.com
Frequent Flyer program: Sky Team and Meridiana
Operates from: Italy
Prague flights from: Rome/Fiumicino (FCO) and Milan/Malpensa (MXP)
Prague Airport Terminal arrival: 2
Flights to Prague take around: 2 hours.
Prague deals: Prague hotels and Prague car hire deals via the www.wwte.com website. Cheap flights to Prague with Meridiana via Florence.
Company: Austrian
web: www.aua.com
Frequent Flyer program: Star Alliance
Operates from: Austria
Prague flights from: Vienna (VIE)
Prague Airport Terminal arrival: 2
Flights to Prague take around: 45 minutes (prop)
Prague deals:
Company: Air Malta
web: www.airmalta.com
Frequent Flyer program:
Operates from: Malta (MLA)
Prague flights from: Valleta
Prague Airport Terminal arrival: 2
Flights to Prague take around:
Prague deals: Prague hotels deals via www.wwte.com and Prague car hire deals via cartrawler.com
Company: Belavia
web: www.belavia.by
Frequent Flyer program: Local program
Operates from: Belarus
Prague flights from: Minsk (MSQ)
Prague Airport Terminal arrival: 1
Flights to Prague take around: 2 hours
Prague deals: none
Company: Jet2
web: www.jet2.com
Frequent Flyer program: none
Operates from: United Kingdom
Prague flights from: Manchester (MAN), Edinburgh (EDI) and Leeds (LBA)
Prague Airport Terminal arrival: 1
Flights to Prague take around: 2 hours 15 minutes
Prague deals: Prague hotels deals via hotelconnect.co.uk and Prague car hire deals via hertz.com
Company: British Airways
web: www.ba.com
Frequent Flyer program: One World (Executive club)
Operates from: United Kingdom
Prague flights from: London Heathrow (LHR)
Prague Airport Terminal arrival: 1
Flights to Prague take around: 1 hour 45 minutes
Prague deals: Prague hotels deals largely based around the use of air miles to get discounts and upgrades on an international selection of 5 star partners. Prague car hire deals go through Alamo.
Company: Brussels Airlines
web: www.brusselsairlines.com
Frequent Flyer program: Local Program
Operates from: Belgium
Prague flights from: Brussels (BRU)
Prague Airport Terminal arrival: 2
Flights to Prague take around: 1 hour 25 minutes
Prague deals: none
Company: Bulgaria Air
web: www.air.bg
Frequent Flyer program: Local Program
Operates from: Bulgaria
Prague flights from: Sofia (SOF)
Prague Airport Terminal arrival: 1
Flights to Prague take around: 2 hours
Prague deals: none
Company: City Airline
web: www.cityairline.com
Frequent Flyer program: SAS Eurobonus
Operates from: Sweden
Prague flights from: Gothenburg (GSE)
Prague Airport Terminal arrival: 2
Flights to Prague take around: 1 hour 25 minutes
Prague deals: Prague hotels deals largely based on the www.flysas.com offer. Prague car hire deals are via Budget.
Company: Click Air
web: www.clickair.com
Frequent Flyer program: local program
Operates from: Spain
Prague flights from: Barcelona (BCN)
Prague Airport Terminal arrival: 2
Flights to Prague take around: 2 hours 25 minutes
Prague deals: none
Company: Delta
web: www.delta.com
Frequent Flyer program: Sky Team
Operates from: USA
Prague flights from: Atlanta (ATL)
Prague Airport Terminal arrival: 1
Flights to Prague take around: 9 hours
Prague deals: Prague hotels deals via iseatz.com. Seat discounts with air miles. Prague car hire deals with Hertz, National and Alamo.
Company: Lufthansa
web: www.lufthansa.com
Frequent Flyer program: Star Alliance
Operates from: Germany
Prague flights from: Dusseldorf (DUS), Frankfurt (FRA), Hamburg (HAM), Stuttgart (STR) and Munich (MUC) which uses props.
Prague Airport Terminal arrival: 2
Flights to Prague take around: 45 minutes
Prague deals: Prague hotels deals via hrs.com and Prague car hire deals at SIXT and Avis.
Company: Easyjet
web: www.easyjet.com
Frequent Flyer program: Speedy Boarding Program
Operates from: United Kingdom
Prague flights from: Belfast (BFS), Bristol (BRS) and London Gatwick (LGW)
Prague Airport Terminal arrival: 1
Flights to Prague take around: I hour 45 minutes from Gatwick increasing to 2 hours 30 from Belfast
Prague deals: Prague hotels deals via hotelopia.com but you get bigger discounts on the packages. Prague car hire deals partner is europcar.com
Company: El Al
web: www.elal.co.il
Frequent Flyer program: Local program
Operates from: Israel
Prague flights from: Tel Aviv (TLV)
Prague Airport Terminal arrival: 1
Flights to Prague take around: 4 hours
Prague deals: none
Company: Finnair
web: www.finnair.com
Frequent Flyer program: One World
Operates from: Finland
Prague flights from: Helsinki (HEL)
Prague Airport Terminal arrival: 2
Flights to Prague take around: 2 hours 5 minutes
Prague deals: none
Company: German Wings
web: www.germanwings.com
Frequent Flyer program: none
Operates from: Germany
Prague flights from: Cologne (CGN)
Prague Airport Terminal arrival: 2
Flights to Prague take around: 1 hour 10 minutes
Prague deals: Prague hotels deals via hrs.com and Prague car hire deals at SIXT.com and Avis.com
Company: Iberia
web: www.iberia.com
Frequent Flyer program: One World
Operates from: Spain
Prague flights from: Madrid (MAD)
Prague Airport Terminal arrival: 2
Flights to Prague take around: 2 hours 25 minutes
Prague deals: Some discounted Prague hotels. Prague car hire deals via Hertz.com
Company: JAT Airways
web: www.jat.com
Frequent Flyer program: Lufthansa “miles or more” partner
Operates from: Serbia
Prague flights from: Belgrade (BEG)
Prague Airport Terminal arrival: 1
Flights to Prague take around: 2 hours
Prague deals: none
Company: KLM
web: www.klm.com
Frequent Flyer program: Sky Team
Operates from: Netherlands
Prague flights from: Amsterdam (AMS)
Prague Airport Terminal arrival: 2
Flights to Prague take around: 1 hour 25 minutes
Prague deals: Prague hotels deals via booking.com and Prague car hire deals at avis.com
Company: Korean Air
web: www.koreanair.com
Frequent Flyer program: Sky Team
Operates from: South Korea
Prague flights from: Seoul/Incheon (ICN)
Prague Airport Terminal arrival: 1
Flights to Prague take around: 12 hours
Prague deals: none
Company: LOT
web: www.lot.com
Frequent Flyer program: Star Alliance (Miles and More)
Operates from: Poland
Prague flights from: Warsaw (WAW)
Prague Airport Terminal arrival: 2
Flights to Prague take around: 1 hour 10 minutes
Prague deals: No Prague hotel deals but, Prague car hire deals are via cartrawler.com
Company: Luxair
web: www.luxair.eu
Frequent Flyer program: Lufthansa Miles and More
Operates from: Luxembourg
Prague flights from: Luxembourg (LUX)
Prague Airport Terminal arrival: 2
Flights to Prague take around: 1 hour 15 minutes (prop)
Prague deals: none
Company: Malev
web: www.malev.hu
Frequent Flyer program: One World
Operates from: Hungary
Prague flights from: Budapest (BUD)
Prague Airport Terminal arrival: 2
Flights to Prague take around: 1 hour
Prague deals: Prague hotels deals via octopustravel.com and Prague car hire deals via Avis.com
Company: Meridiana
web: www.meridiana.com
Frequent Flyer program: none
Operates from: Italy
Prague flights from: Florence (FLO)
Prague Airport Terminal arrival: 2
Flights to Prague take around: 1 hour 50
Prague deals: Cheap flights to Prague. Takes deals from Alitalia.
Company: Norwegian
web: www.norwegian.no
Frequent Flyer program: none
Operates from: Norway
Prague flights from: Bergen (BGO), Oslo (OSL), Stavanger (SVG) and Trondheim (TRD)
Prague Airport Terminal arrival: 2
Flights to Prague take around: 2 hours 10 minutes
Prague deals: Prague hotels deals via wwte.com and Prague car hire deals via cartrawler.com
Company: SAS
web: www.flysas.com
Frequent Flyer program: Star Alliance
Operates from: Denmark/Sweden
Prague flights from: Copenhagen (CPH) and Stockholm-Arlanda (ARN)
Prague Airport Terminal arrival: 2
Flights to Prague take around: Copenhagen 1hr 15 minutes, Stockholm 2 hours
Prague deals: Prague hotels deal with the Radisson hotel chain and Prague car hire deals with Hertz
Company: Sky Europe
web: www.skyeurope.com
Frequent Flyer program: none
Operates from: European locations
Prague flights from: European locations
Prague Airport Terminal arrival: 1 and 2
Flights to Prague take around: N/A
Prague deals: Cheap flights to Prague if booked in advance
Company: Swiss
web: www.swiss.com
Frequent Flyer program: Star Alliance
Operates from: Switzerland
Prague flights from: Basel/Mulhouse (MLH), Geneva (GVA), Zurich (ZRH)
Prague Airport Terminal arrival: 1
Flights to Prague take around: 1 hour 20 minutes
Prague deals: Prague hotels deals from hotels.com and Prague car hire deals via Avis and Europcar
Company: TAP
web: www.flytap.com
Frequent Flyer program: Star Alliance
Operates from: Portugal
Prague flights from: Lisbon (LIS)
Prague Airport Terminal arrival: 2
Flights to Prague take around: 4 hours
Prague deals: Prague car hire deals via Avis.com
Company: Smart Wings
web: www.smartwings.com
Frequent Flyer program: none
Operates from: Prague
Prague flights from: European locations (home airport is Prague Ruzyne PRG)
Prague Airport Terminal arrival: 1 and 2 depending on departure airport
Flights to Prague take around: N/A
Prague deals: Cheap flights to Prague if booked in advance
Company: Turkish Airlines
web: www.thy.com
Frequent Flyer program: Star Alliance
Operates from: Turkey
Prague flights from: Istanbul (IST)
Prague Airport Terminal arrival: 1
Flights to Prague take around: 3 hours
Prague deals: none
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