Tips for students


🧭 Useful Resources

ESN CUNI (perfect for new friends - https://esncuprague.cz/

https://www.kudyznudy.cz/ CZE web for trips (only czech web transtate by google!

Prague City Tourism (official site):

🔗 prague.eu/en

Try this web for more tips 👍 https://www.visitczechia.com/

CzechTourism YouTube:

🔗 VisitCZ

LOCAL INITIATIVES CREATING COOL MAPS

USE-IT is a European network of young people making city guides and maps to share the best of their towns in a no-nonsense way.

PRAGUE - ONLINE paper MAP

MAP PUBLISHED IN DECEMBER 2025 - Where to pick paper maps? Skautský institut, Staroměstské nám. 4/1, 110 00 Staré Město, Praha 1

More TRIPS TIPS

APRIL TIPS for students HERE

Things to do

Travel Guide Czechia (check out places worth visiting)

Explore Czechia 

Watch Czech movies (available on Netflix)

Read Czech books 

Go to mapy.cz (much better than Google maps) (english version and the outdoor version of the map). At certain proximity, you will be able to see colourful walking/hiking trails and pink and dotted cycling routes that you can explore.

Discover student life in Czechia

Local tips, links to interesting websites, and useful information for students, created by the Faculty of Social Sciences

Student life

Discover student life in Czechia with the Faculty of Social Sciences


Local tips on YouTube: (tips, scam-free, explore, food)


Web LINKS fro TIPS

Useful links /mixed

📚 For Literature Lovers

National Library of the Czech Republic

Annual membership: 210 CZK (adul)/ year

Student membership: 110 CZK (under 26yr. +valid student card from CUNI)/ year

Access to the full collection and online databases.

🔗 nkp.cz/en

Book Booths (Knihobudky)

Free community book-sharing spots across Prague.

🔗 knihobudka.cz


🏛️ Bookstores in Prague

Karolinum Bookstore (Charles University Press)

🔗 karolinum.cz

Knihy Dobrovský – multiple branches across Prague

🔗 knihydobrovsky.cz

Knihy Martinus – multiple branches across Prague

🔗 martinus.cz


🎮 For Game & Kafka Fans

Free interactive game (in English and German): Playing Kafka

🔗 charlesgames.net/playing-kafka-en More games by the creators:

🔗 charlesgames.net


🔁 Second-Hand & Reuse

Websites for second-hand goods:

🔗 bazos.cz 🔗 sbazar.cz


🍽️ Food & Grocery Delivery

Supermarkets (online ordering):


Ready-made food deliveries:

Chains with online shops: etc.


🏬 Examples of Big Stores for Affordable Shopping

IKEA – furniture, home items, affordable basics

Tesco – groceries & household goods

Pepco – cheap clothes, kitchenware, small home items

Globus – large supermarket with household section


📦 Parcel Boxes & Pick-Up Points


(Z-BOXes, AlzaBoxes, GLS ParcelBoxes, DPD Pickup Boxes, One Boxes and more)


Zásilkovna Z-BOX

Self-service parcel boxes (24/7).

Use the Zásilkovna app or PIN code.

Works with many e-shops (Alza, Notino, Mall, Pilulka …).

🔗 zasilkovna.cz/zbox


AlzaBox

Smart lockers for Alza orders (24/7).

Student discount up to 30 % with ISIC.

AlzaPlus+: free delivery for members.

🔗 alza.cz


Datart Boxes

Pick-up points for Datart orders.

Up to 30–40 % off electronics, TVs, and laptops.

Frequent clearance sales & promo codes.

🔗 datart.cz



🌆 Enjoy Exploring & Discovering Prague!

A city full of culture, lights, literature and student life awaits you.



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