Mail & Shipping Packages

- Remember to pay a little extra for airmail; otherwise your letters will be sent by ship.
- If you’re sending mail overseas, make sure it’s marked “Par Avion” so it doesn’t go by surface.
- You can buy stamps at post offices, hotels, newsstands, and shops that sell postcards.
- If you mail your letters at a post office, the clerk will add this stamp for you.
- Postcards to the U.S. cost 14Kc, to any E.U. country 9Kc.
- Mail can take up to 10 days to reach its destination.
- The opening hours of post offices vary. Most large post offices are open from 8 AM to 7 PM on weekdays.
- The main post office in Prague is open 24 hours, with a 30-minute break after midnight.
- Official Website of Ceska Posta (Czech Post): www.cpost.cz

Orange Post Office Boxes
- Can be found around the city, usually attached to the side of a building.

Postal Services in Prague
- Main Post Office, Prague 1, Jindřišská 14, daily non-stop, rest. period 24-02

Other Post Offices in Prague Center
- Hybernska 15 – near Namesti Republiky
- Kaprova 12 – near the Old Town Square
- Josefska 4
- Rybna 14
- Na Frantisku 32

Shipping Packages
- The Czech postal service, Ceská posta, runs an Express Mail Service (EMS).
- You can post your EMS parcel at any post office, and Ceská posta can supply forms for customs clearance.
- Delivery times vary between one and five days, though material is often delayed by American customs.
- You may not send currency, travel checks, precious metals, or stones through Express Mail.
- Ceská posta delivers anything up to 30 kg.
- Some major stores can make their own arrangements to ship purchases home on behalf of their customers.
- A number of freight and cargo services operate international delivery services, and these can generally be relied upon.
- An average shipping time to the U.S. is 21 days (4 days for air cargo).

Express Services
- EMS, Czech postal service (800-104-410. www.cpost.cz)
- DHL (800-103-000. www.dhl.cz)
- Fed Ex (800-133-339. www.inspekta.cz/fedex)
- UPS (800-181-111. www.ups.com)