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What is where

Questions of the type "where is the nearest..." or "where can I..." are very frequent. Therefore we give information about some items:

• Cash machine
• Exchange point
• Post office
• Phonecards
• Tram (Metro,bus) tickets
• Sending letters - mail box
• Groceries

Verbal explanation is accompanied by a commented photo of Petřiny taken from the Institute building and a map of its nearest (1 km) area showing the described facilities.

Where can I find the nearest cash machine?

The nearest automated teller machine (ATM) is about 400 m eastwards from the Institute, at the entrance to the Delvita supermarket. Another ATM is at the "Česká Spořitelna" bank in Křenova Street (opposite the first machine). Both accept Cirrus/Maestro/MasterCard and VISA cards (see the pictures and map).

Where can I find the nearest exchange point?

There is no exchange point near the Institute. The nearest are either at the airport, or in Metro stations Dejvická and Hradčanská and their neighbourhood.

Post Office

• The post office is located at the next bus stop "Větrník" (opening hours: Monday - Friday 8-18; see the picture and map).
• Nearest post offices with the Saturday service: Airport - Post Praha 68 (8-13) [17 min by bus 179], Dejvice, Kafkova Str. - Post Praha 6 (8-13) [10 min by tram 1,18 to Prašný Most, then 4 min walk left downhill], Prague Castle - Post Praha 012 (10-19) [10 min by tram 1, 18 to Prašný Most, then 10 min walk right uphill], Letenské náměstí - Post Praha 7 (8-13) [15 min by tram 1].
• Post offices with Sunday and night service: Prague Castle - Post Praha 012 (10-19), Jindřišská (2-24)

Where can I buy a phonecard?

Generally, phonecards are sold at post offices, newspaper stalls and shops denoted with the "Český Telecom" logo . Near to the Institute, they are sold:

• in the newspaper stall at the tram terminus (100 m)
• in the building of refectory "Větrník"
• at the post office (the next bus stop in the direction of "Větrník")
• at the reception desk of the dormitory

Where can I buy a bus ticket?

Tickets for public transport are sold at special counters in some Metro stations, in some shops denoted with the "Předprodej jízdenek" logo, in slot machines, etc. For details, see the page of Prague Public Transit Co. Inc, texts What Should a Passenger Know and Points of Tickets Sale .

Basic types of tickets are available in the Registration Office. Other possibilities:

• slot machine at the tram terminus
• reception of student dormitory

I want to send a postcard. Where is the nearest mail box?

An orange mail box is located 50 m back from the tram terminus on the left-hand side of the main street. Collected on working days at 16:00, on Saturdays at 12:00 (see a picture). Several more pillar boxes are shown in the map. The box in front of the post office is collected daily.

Groceries

• Basic foods can be bought in the canteen in the Institute
• The shop at the tram terminus (see a picture)
• The Delvita supermarket about 600 m from the Institute (see the picture). You can pay with payment cards there.

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View of Petřiny from the Institute

Map of Petřiny with some important objects

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