International rail crossings outnumber international airports by 18 to one (the airport in question being Prague), but both are outscored by the 30-plus international road crossings.

Scheduled international flights arrive only at the capital, Prague, which is connected worldwide by at least two dozen international carriers, including CSA (Ceske aerolinie), the old state-run airline. Buying tickets in the republic won’t save you much money, so if you’re only going to the one destination, take advantage of the lower cost of a return (round-trip) ticket bought at home.

Consider arriving by train, as it’s the easiest (if not the cheapest) way to get from Western Europe to the Czech Republic. There are some 18 rail crossings into the Republic.

By road, visitors can enter the Republic at over 30 points, and the list is growing all the time. To avoid fines, a window decal can be obtained from petrol stations to allow legal driving on the highways for a ten day period. Be aware that statistically, Czech drivers are some of the worst in Europe. Excessive speed and passing on blind corners are the main problems.