I am looking for help/hints on how to get from Prague to these three sites related to the assassination of the SS commander Reinhard Heydrich, the village of Lidice, Ss. Cyril and Methodius Cathedral and the Operation Anthropoid Memorial. What would be a good way of combining them on one day? I'm staying in a hostel on Nerudova Street. thanks!
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Edinburgh
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Lidice can be reached by bus from Nadrazi Veleslavin bus stop ,that is where the 119 bus from the airport terminates ,there is a metro stop there, takes about 20 minutes and costs about 25kc. I will check tomorrow morning on the route for you as I am heading to bed very soon.I have been there many times, be prepared for an emotional experience.
St Cyrills and Methodist crypt hopefully you should see it on this map.it is a bit away from where you are staying but hopefully you can work out how to get there
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Ss.+Cyril+and+Methodius+Cathedral/@50.0759565,14.4170412,15z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x2f34adba12c788b9!8m2!3d50.0759565!4d14.4170412
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Edinburgh
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https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Memorial+Operation+Anthropoid/@50.1146669,14.4486818,14z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0xd3b114a6fd5b867e!8m2!3d50.1178591!4d14.4651827
you should be able to get a metro close to the memorial, I was last in the area about 10 years ago it has changed completely since the assassination took place
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Edinburgh
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https://jizdnirady.idnes.cz/vlakyautobusymhdvse/spojeni/
hope fully this link will give you the buses
should be bus 37 and 39 and 43from Nadrazi Veleslavin and I think it is the last platform at the bus area,there are 4 or 5 platforms ,though actually all run together just look for the info on the stop.
the Buses will be heading to Kladno and the stop you want is Lidice Pamatnik.
there may be other buses running as well but check the above site for the days you are travelling. you will be starting at Nadrazi Veleslavin and going to Lidice Pamatnik and if you put these in the search boxes you should get a list of what option there are, some may include using the train or a bus to the airport first but just go for a direct link.I have not used the buses from Veleslavin as this is a fairly new interchange and the buses used to leave from Dejvicka but the bus numbers are the same.
When you get to Lidice the bus turns at a junction just beside the site and there is a stop just past the junction, the main site is a couple of hundred yards away but it is all very obvious.
You will need about 2 hours at the site more if the weather is nice.There is a fascinating museum there cost 40kc when I was last there but some of it is heart wrenching so be prepared for it.there are lots of info with English and several videos with English subtitles.The Grounds are quite extensive and lots of interesting stuff ,the monument to the 82 children of Lidice will make you weep so be prepared.
Buses back are right across from the stop you get off at.
hope this all helps.
BTW When are you visiting?