1. From Prague Václav Havel Airport (Letiště Václava Havla)

 

Firstly, you have to go to the Main Train Station (“Hlavní nádraží”) of Prague and then to take a train to Pardubice.  

The best option is to take  Airport Express which goes directly to the Main train Station and runs daily from 5.30 am to 9 pm with different intervals according to the season. The bus stop is located in front of the Terminal , and the route takes around 40 minutes. The bus stop Hlavní nádraží is located in front of the building of the train station and you have to just enter the building and go downstairs to the main hall. Tickets purchased online cost approx. 45 CZK or bought from the bus driver cost 60 CZK.  

 

If you arrive before 5.30 am and after 9 pm, you have to use public transport (bus, metro, tram). Schedule of departure check here and put from: Letiště Václava Havla,  to: Hlavní nádraží). Information about prices, tickets and where to buy you can find on the website of “Dopravní podnik města Prahy” but in general, 90 minutes ticket (32 CZK) is enough to get to Main Train Station and buy a ticket also for your luggage 16 CZK for avoiding fine). Do not forget that you cannot use this ticket for Airport Express.
Last option is using a taxi, Uber or a similar service.

Trains from Prague to Pardubice depart frequently (check times and connections on this page here, from: Praha hl.n, to: Pardubice hl.n. ). The journey takes around 1 hour and is operated by 3 companies: České dráhy, RegioJet, and Leo Express. Tickets can be purchased online or at the railway station but each company has own ticket which is not valid for other companies!!!

 

At the Pardubice hl. n. your buddy should pick you up, if not you can get to the University of Pardubice campus by taking bus number 3, 33, 17 (the stop "Polabiny, Hradecká" is in front of the University Library). Another possibility is bus number 10 and 16 (the stop "Univerzita" is located in the center of the University campus) or you can take a taxi. The cheapest companies are:

Vi3 TAXI: +420 778 158 158, 89 CZK to dormitories (Univerzitní koleje, recepce blok C)

Taxi GT: +420 777 456 456, 89 CZK to dormitories (Univerzitní koleje, recepce blok C)

 

 

2. From Pardubice Airport

 

You can take a bus number 90 which is connecting Terminal with Pardubice Main Train Station connecting the terminal and Main train station. The bus departs every 30 and 60 minutes after the planned arrival. At the Main Train Station (Pardubice, hl. n.) your buddy should pick you up, if not, you can get to the University of Pardubice campus by taking bus number 3, 33, 17 (the stop "Polabiny, Hradecká" is in front of the University Library). Another possibility is bus number 10 and 16 (the stop "Univerzita" is located in the center of the University campus) or you can take a taxi. The cheapest companies are:

Vi3 TAXI: +420 778 158 158, 89 CZK to dormitories (Univerzitní koleje, recepce blok C)

Taxi GT: +420 777 456 456, 89 CZK to dormitories (Univerzitní koleje, recepce blok C)