Where and how to withdraw money at Prague Airport (and in city)?

Tunstallstoven

Hi

Sorry to ask what might be an obvious question, but I just want to make sure I get it right when I arrive travel weary in Prague!

I'll need to withdraw some money from an ATM using my Halifax Clarity card (thanks MSE). Which are the ATMs that won't charge me a fee and which are the ones to avoid?

Further into my travels I might have to withdraw some more in the city itself. Likewise, which ones should I use/which should I avoid?

Thanks for all the help

zagfles

Not been to Prague for 20 years, but been to loads of eastern European countries in recent years and not found a charging ATM yet. Just try it - it'll tell you if it charges. Obviously avoid DCC, ie make sure you don't let the ATM convert the currency.

skint_chick

There's a few ATMs in Prague airport, I used one of them and didn't get charged - they do tell you on screen beforehand if they do. Then there's plenty more in the city to choose from - if you pick one attached to a bank branch you should be fine. The little portable ones in convenience stores are best to avoid

Tunstallstoven

Thanks for the replies and the help

bylromarha

Just got back on Friday. First ATM I found in airport & used was fee free. It's really easy to find fee free ATMs around the city too. There was one on the outside of the coffee shop next door to our hotel. I used ATMs 4 times. All were fee free without even looking at the bank brand.

Discodee

I was in prague last month Best place for exchange is the big blue exchange shop in the old town. There is a vid somewhere I will find it for you. I asked in many xchanges and the rate was awful. tat one gave me 287 kc to the £1, and you will know it as there is always a big queue outside (but theyre very quick!)

Discodee

Here it is. Its actually easy to find. Just get a map from a tourist info. As i said you will see its thr right shop by the queue! But many vendors do rip you off in orague so always say "how much will you give me for £10 Some are as low as 180. some are 200 -250. Check the rate with eurochange and thats the sort of rate you should be getting, around 280 per £10
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gd77Fs7UEic

Tunstallstoven

Many thanks for the help and replies. I'm back now...

Well, I used a Moneta machine in the airport on arrival (there were five of them in a row) and the basterd thing charged me £7 or thereabouts! And I was feeling so confident too having also read elsewhere that these machines are fine! I'd even written the quote directly into my notebook and so was pleased to see the Bank of Moneta machines. Never mind. You can't take it with you as the saying goes. But if anyone knows why it charged it would be interesting to hear. For anyone else, please be warned about the Moneta machines.

Later in the travels I used a CSOB in the city and that was all good.

Cheers

telemarks

Seagull27 wrote: »

Many thanks for the help and replies. I'm back now...

Well, I used a Moneta machine in the airport on arrival (there were five of them in a row) and the basterd thing charged me £7 or thereabouts!

Many thanks for the update, we're off to Prauge at the end of the month, so I'll avoid the MONETA machines at the airport now.


Did you see any other ATM's in the airport?? as I guess we'll need currency for transport ASAP.

eDicky

Seagull27 wrote: »

Well, I used a Moneta machine in the airport on arrival (there were five of them in a row) and the basterd thing charged me £7 or thereabouts!

In what form was this charge taken? Was notice of the charge displayed? Or did the screen show an exchange rate for pounds..?

zagfles wrote: »

Obviously avoid DCC, ie make sure you don't let the ATM convert the currency.

Tunstallstoven

@telemarks. I did see other machines, but they were the stand alone ones in baggage reclaim which I was advised to leave well alone. Perhaps there would have been more in the terminal, but one I had my money we made a beeline for the AE bus so that we could get to the train station as quickly as possible. We were in a rush!

@eDicky. Tbh, I should imagine there was a notice of the charge that went passed my travel weary eyes unnoticed. It's just surprising because I read in a lot of places that the Moneta were machines would not charge for cash withdrawals. So I guess my guard was down once I saw Moneta. The screen did indeed offer to make the conversion but I said no (let the card handle the conversion). In terms of the form it was taken - I asked for 2800czk. I got 2800czk in cash but the charge on the card was 2995czk.

Thanks for the replies.