Does Prague, Krakow and Budapest accept the Euro now or do they each have their own currency? Thanks, we're going in October.

Only Prague is in the Czech Republic. Money in the Czech Republic is the koruna, with the euro to be adopted in 2010.

Krakow is Poland. Budapest is Hungary.

What I meant was, do we need 3 different currencies.

The countries where Euro are legal tender are

* Belgium
* Germany
* Greece
* Spain
* France
* Ireland
* Italy
* Luxembourg
* The Netherlands
* Austria
* Portugal
* Finland

http://www.euro.ecb.int/en/what/countries.html


You will need some Czech crowns for restaurants, subway, taxi, etc.

Many street vendors and shops in Prague will "accept" Euro, and many even have prices posted in both Crowns and Euro.

The exchange rate wasn't favorable, but last time I was there (10/05) it wasn't really any worse than the cash exchange rate (incl fee) at the many currency exchange locations.

yes, you will need currency for each country that was not listed in the previous post.

Do they accept Travelers Czechs?

It is amazing to me that your initital research of your upcoming trip did not include familiarizing yourself with the currencies of the countries you are visiting! Not to be sarcastic or anything, but do you have an encyclopedia or guide book at home, or are you familiar with Google? If you type in P r a g u e you will receive 99,800,000 results; about the third one is something like Prague Information Center, where you can find out about the weather, holidays, the government, currency...oh yes. Or, you could use Google and type in E u r o p e a n U n i o n and I'm certain there would be a lot of information about them. I'm begging you, please try this technique if you need Airport Transfers or Hotels, and then, armed with some understanding of what you're getting into, come on the Fodors board and the many many knowledgeable people can help you in depth.

Just come back from Prague, Vienna and Budapest and we got 3 differnet types of money for each city. Now we noticed that some places in Budapest quoted Euro as well and their own currncey, when you asked the price.I asked in a resturant do all places take both types he said no. Just a few of the bigger Hotels, resturants and some shops. So you are better off taking hungarian money with you.

What's more amazint to me is that posters like Fidel get so so irked at other's for posing what they consider inane questions. Fidel actually took the time to go online and berate Linda.

OK, maybe berate isn't the right word since he did say "not to be sarcastic or anything....."

Come on Fidel - lighten up. Yes, there is a lot of info on the internet, and yes, a quick google search would pull up the answer. But why take the time to let into a relatively inexperienced fodors poster like Linda. Just ignore the thread if you don't like it.

I think this is a reasonable question. At least she didn't ask if she can use US$ in the Czech Republic.

When we were in Switzerland, several shops/supermarkets tallied up our purchases on their registers and the receipts showed up in both Euro and Swiss Francs. I assumed you could pay in either currency, but I only paid in Francs.

IMO it would be a LOT more "reasonable" if Linda would keep up with the posts and respond accordingly.

This thread started at 4:30pm yesterday, and she did reply once for clarification. Not everyone hangs out on Fodors 24x7, and it is before 10am on Sat - it's not like this is a week long thread that OP (original poster) has abandoned.

But Budman, Switzerland is in, well it's in Switzerland, as noe was so quick to point out, and this thread is ONLY about Czech republic. Duh.

Shame on you.

Robbie, sorry for not making it clearer for <b>you</b>.

The point I was making was that some non-Euro countries bordering Euro countries might accept both currencies.

IPod -- I was not &quot;irked&quot; by the question, but to say it in a slightly different way, am generally awestruck by the lack of curiosity some travelers have, about really what you would call survival things. I wasn't out of order at all to suggest OP do some good research, something on the order of a 9th grade history exercise or something - it has nothing to do with OP being &quot;inexperienced poster&quot;

Is it true that Czech is converting in 2010. I have found post,&quot;google&quot;, stating 2007, 2008, 2010? Is 2010 correct?

I can see the sense in asking what money to take to the Czech republic as they are in the EU just like the UK, but have not change dover to the Euro yet.Many people think that as the contry is in the EU then they have also s changed over to the Eruo's.

crazychick,
I'd love to chat with you. We're planning the same tour for next summer. My email is [email protected]
Please email me so I can get the low down on hotels, trains, etc....

Thanks in advance!
Amy

parisnow:

There's no date. The economy has to conform to a number of criteria before it can be &quot;allowed&quot; (actually forced, since opinion polls show most Czechs don't want to join the Euro, but their views have absolutely zero influence on anything) to join.

Most observers (like the FT or the Economist) assume Czech will join around 2010, with a timetable being announced later this year. But that timetable will be dependent on the country's sticking to quite rigid exchange, inflation and public spending limits.