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thumb|right|300px|Center of Pilsen with the St. Bartholomew Cathedral

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Get in

The city is well connected with both buses and trains leaving hourly from Prague. Travel times for both buses and trains are just over one hour. From Germany, there are direct trains every two hours from Munich taking about 4½ hours. Another possibility is 3 hour travel from Nuremberg via Marktredwitz and Cheb which takes about 3 hours. From south it's also possible to reach the city using railway from direction of Železná Ruda (via Klatovy) where one can enjoy spectacular views of Sumava mountain range along the more than century old railway track. Last option via railway is from direction of Austrian city of Gmund via České Budějovice. The railway connections remain consistent even during the weekend.

Numerous bus companies connect the city with other European cities and stop at the central bus station, however the connections are usually a subject to reservation, meanwhile trains maintain their intervals during whole week including the weekends and don't require a reservation.

Both rail and bus stations are within walking distance from the city centre.

Get around

To get around the compact city center, it is best to walk. To get around the whole city, the services of the public transport operator PMDP are recommended. The PMDP operate trams, buses and trolley-buses in Pilsen. For information on lines, schedules and rates, visit the PMDP's official website.

People aged 65 and over travel for free.

Do

Walk through the city parks that circle the historical city center on its two sides. Enjoy the view of the city and its surrounding areas from the church tower of the St. Bartholomew's Cathedral. Enjoy a drink of Pilsner Urquell in the city that gave its name to all the pilseners in the world.

Eat

Potrefená Husa (Martinská 1) - a big restaurant, good selection of meals and drinks U Salzmannů (Pražská 8) - the oldest beer restaurant in Pilsen serving Czech traditional cuisine Slunečnice (Jungmannova 4) - healthy bio cuisine including vegetarian and vegan cuisine Anděl Vegetarian Restaurant (Bezručova 5) - a creative and stylish vegetarian restaurant La Tartelette (Rokycanská 174/7) - French fast food (soups, salads, quiche ...) Na Parkáně (Veleslavinova 4) - the pub to get an excellent unfiltered Urquell

Drink

Pilsen is the city where the pilsner beer was invented. Pilsner Urquell is the famous beer brand of Pilsen. In a few pubs (Senk Na Parkanu) and at the brewery, you can get the unfiltered, unpasteurized version of Pilsner Urquell, which tastes even better than the common filtered version. Another brand made in the same brewery is Gambrinus. Gambrinus Light (desitka) is probably the most common beer in the Czech Republic, and it's cheaper and weaker than Pilsner Urquell.

Connect

Pilsen has coverage by 5G from all Czech carriers. Wifi is widely available in public places.

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