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Search car hire at Czech airports and city locations, compare prices and choose a car that suits your budget. You’ll also find practical information about electronic motorway vignettes, speed limits, winter tyres and local driving rules below.

Popular Czechia collection points

Location	Useful for
Prague Airport	Prague, central Bohemia, Karlovy Vary and nationwide routes
Prague city	Collecting a car after a city stay
Brno	South Moravia, Mikulov, Znojmo and eastern Czechia
Ostrava	Eastern Czechia, Beskydy Mountains and Polish border routes
Plzeň	Western Bohemia and routes towards Germany
Český Krumlov region	Southern Bohemia, České Budějovice and countryside routes

Czech motorway vignette

Who needs one	Most four-wheel vehicles with a maximum permitted weight of up to 3.5 tonnes require an electronic vignette when using tolled motorway sections.
Electronic system	The vignette is linked electronically to the vehicle's registration number. There is no windscreen sticker.
Validity periods	One-day, 10-day, 30-day and annual vignettes are available.
Rental cars	Czech-registered rental cars will often already have a vignette, but confirm this before using a tolled motorway.
Validity check	Vignette validity can be checked using the registration number on the official eDalnice website.
Buying one	If you need to buy a vignette yourself, use the official eDalnice service rather than an unofficial reseller.

Do not assume every road requires a vignette. It applies to designated tolled motorway sections.

Czechia driving rules

Drive	On the right
Built-up areas	General maximum 50 km/h unless signs show otherwise.
Outside built-up areas	General maximum 90 km/h unless signs show otherwise.
Motorways	General maximum 130 km/h unless signs show otherwise.
Alcohol	Czechia operates zero tolerance for alcohol when driving.
Lights	Dipped headlights or daytime running lights must be used while driving, including during daylight.
Seat belts	Seat belts must be worn where fitted.

Winter driving in Czechia

Winter period	1 November to 31 March.
When tyres are compulsory	Winter tyres are required when snow, ice or frost is on the road, or when such conditions can reasonably be expected during the journey.
Cars up to 3.5 tonnes	Winter tyres must be fitted to all wheels when the legal winter conditions apply.
Minimum tread	Winter tyres on vehicles up to 3.5 tonnes must have at least 4 mm tread depth.
Winter equipment sign	Roads marked with the mandatory winter-equipment sign can require winter equipment regardless of current weather.
Rental cars	Confirm appropriate winter tyres before collecting a car for winter or mountain travel.

Driving in Prague and other Czech cities

Trams	Tram lines are common in Prague, Brno and other cities. Check carefully before crossing tracks or turning across a tram route.
Pedestrians and trams	Tram drivers do not have the same obligation as ordinary motorists to stop for pedestrians at crossings, so take extra care around tram tracks and stops.
Historic centres	Expect one-way streets, pedestrian areas and restricted access in old-town districts.
Parking	Prague and other large cities use controlled parking zones. Check local signs and payment requirements carefully.
Prague centre	Hotel parking, public garages or park-and-ride facilities are often easier than searching for unrestricted street parking.

Useful Czechia driving information

Warning triangle	Check that the rental car contains one before leaving the collection point.
Reflective vest	Keep the reflective vest somewhere accessible from inside the vehicle rather than buried beneath luggage.
First-aid kit	Czech vehicles normally carry a vehicle first-aid kit.
Railway crossings	Never enter while red warning lights are flashing or while barriers are lowering, down or rising.
Fuel	Petrol and diesel are widely available on motorway and regional routes.
Cross-border travel	Confirm rental-company permission before driving into Germany, Austria, Poland, Slovakia or another country.
Emergency number	Call 112 for general emergency assistance.

Driving licence requirements

A valid driving licence issued by an EU or EEA country is recognised in Czechia.

Licences issued by other countries can also be recognised where they comply with the relevant Geneva 1949 or Vienna 1968 road traffic conventions. Carry your original licence and identification, and check the rental provider's document requirements if your licence does not follow a recognised international format.

Official Czechia driving information

Motorway sections, roadworks, winter conditions and rental-company restrictions can change. Check current official information and your rental provider's terms before travel.