Czech Republic Guide
Money
The currency in the Czech Republic is the Czech crown, or koruna česká (abbreviated to Kč or CZK), which is divided into one hundred relatively worthless hellers or halíře (abbreviated to h). At the time of going to press there were around 30Kč to the pound sterling, 25Kč to the euro and around 20Kč to the US dollar. For the most up-to-date exchange rates, consult the useful currency converter websites
www.oanda.com or
www.xe.com .
Notes come in 20Kč, 50Kč, 100Kč, 200Kč, 500Kč, 1000Kč, 2000Kč and (less frequently) 5000Kč denominations; coins as 1Kč, 2Kč, 5Kč, 10Kč, 20Kč and 50Kč, plus 50h. Notes of 2000Kč and 5000Kč are rarely used for transactions of less than 200Kč.
There are ATMs all over the Czech Republic, from which you can take out money using either a debit or credit card. Banks tend to give the best rates and charge the lowest commission when it comes to changing money and traveller's cheques; most are open Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm.