Czech cash

When I was there in 2015, I got approximately US$100 equivalent from the first ATM I found. It was 2000 Czech krona. All in a single note. Had to find a bank to break it up so I could spend it. This was enough to last the 48 hours I was in the country. Your experience may vary.

Yes, an ATM you find in any airport will dispense the local currency. I would think every airport in the Czech country would have an ATM.

1. 2000 CZK ($83 US) would be more than adequate in Prague, less once you get out of Prague.

2. All the ATM's in the Czech Republic will dispense Czech Koruna (CZK). It is the legal tender of the country.

And ATMs are readily available through out the tourist areas of the city. Remember - more locals use ATMs than do tourists.

I would say a lot depends on how you plan on eating and if you are taking any paid tours. I assume you will be paying cash for everything.

I was there five years ago, I had one complete day of sightseeing. Breakfast was included with my room. I bought an all day transit pass for 110 Kc. I had a full dinner at mid-day at a restaurant on the Hill for 350 Kc, including 2 biers and tip. Then I had a lighter evening meal, 200 Kc with one bier and tip. So, two meals with beverages and tips were 550 Kc and local transportation was 110 Kc. I did not take any paid tours. I think 1000 Kc (38 €, $43) per person should do it. If you start with more, you will prpbably take some Koruna home with you.

I got ~$200 worth of Koruna (3900 Kc) at the train station. I spent the above plus 2 nights' lodging plus another meal at 300 Kc plus a Czech Rail ticket to Dresden and came home with almost 900 Kc ($46, then) left over.

I am in Prague several times a year,will be back at the end of the month.1500-2000kc will let you live very well eating in mid range places and enjoying general sightseeing .I can live on about half that but I eat and drink well away from the tourist areas.
Avoid the ATm in the arrivals hall but there are several in the main airport area, well certainly in T1 which is the terminal I use,if coming from a Shengen country you will arrive at T2 and I am not sure about the ATMs there.

tip for the ATM's is to ask for an odd number like 5 700 kc that way you have a chance of some smaller notes.I once ended up with 3 x 2000kc note and nothing else.

https://livingprague.com/prague-tourism/prague-currency/
this link explains Czech money very well, the website is very good with lots of info.

That is a very helpful link/site. Thanks!

The discussion of 'old' vs 'new' notes has me wondering how much of a concern it will be to be given the old currency in change. We encountered that in Istanbul several years ago, until we sorted out their old/new currencies. (That was in small restaurants only.)

you won't see any of the old currency, never seen a 50kc note in years.

I am going on the Eastern Europe trip 9/1. One of my Polish friends told me that in Krakow we can probably use euros. They take both... so I was wondering if that was the case in Prague.

Many enterprises accept Euro, too, but the exchange course is to your disadvantage. It's better to pay in crowns. You save.

I agree with llja many places in the tourist areas will accept euros but the exchange rate is greatly to their advantage,out of the tourist areas you have very little chance of using Euros.

If it is a museum or a shop that accepts Euros, or a tour, pay amount in Euro, if you want. They will tell you exchange rate between crowns and the Euro. Forget the change. I was at the museum at Schloß Austerlitz in Brno last summer, didn't have the local currency, was willing to pay the entrance fee in Euro. After the exchange rate calculations, (at their insistence), the museum entrance amount turned out to be a little over three Euro, which greatly surprised me. I handed over 4 Euro and told them they could keep the change.