From 1 April, the state will provide a 50% discount for pupils, students under 26 and passengers over 65 on regional and long-distance trains and buses. Children up to the age of six will still travel free of charge, while disabled people will continue to travel at a 75% discount. The government has maintained the discounts to encourage the use of public transport.
Cars, trucks and buses are exempt from tolls during the state of emergency for humanitarian purposes in connection with the war in Ukraine. The carrier only fills in the form online for vehicles over 3.5 tons and if the OBU has a unit he calls the toll system administrator on the infoline before the trip.
The Czech Railways (ČD) provides hundreds of Ukrainian citizens heading to their homeland, for example, for general mobilization, with free transport on all trains, including those with mandatory seat reservation. Ukrainian citizens only need to prove their passport. These passengers can be transported without necessary reservation also in all trains where a seat reservation is typically required. By the end of February, more than 3500 Ukrainian citizens had taken advantage of this offer. This number is growing every day.
(Update 2nd March 2022) From 27th of February, the Czech Republic with other EU memberstates restrict air traffic on their territory from any Russian carriers. Russian carriers are banned from any air traffic over the Czech Republic. The restriction start to apply from midnight of 27th to the 28th of February. At the same time, in cooperation with its Polish and Slovak partners, České dráhy (a major railway operator in the Czech Republic) dispatched first two special trains for Ukrainian citizens.
The government coalition agreed on a 50% discount in regional and long-distance trains and buses for children, students and passengers aged 65 years and over. The discount will apply from April.