Mail Service in the Czech Republic and Slovakia

The Czech and Slovak postal services are fairly efficient most of the time.

Airmail letters and small packages take five days to two weeks to travel between the republics and North America, depending on where you send them from. As a general rule, the farther you are from a major city the longer it takes (both sending and receiving).

If you don’t have a stable address, you can receive mail poste restante, or if you have an American Express card or American Express traveler’s checks you can receive mail through the American Express offices in Prague or Bratislava. (The services available through American Express can be invaluable, so get their checks or a card if you can.) Make sure to carry identification with you when you pick up your mail. A passport is your best bet.

    Prague

    Send or receive mail

    Main Post Office
    Jindrisska 14
    Prague
    Czech Republic
    Phone: (02) 26 41 93
    24 hours a day
    (You can receive faxes here at (02) 32 08 78, or telexes at 1211726VDSC.)

    Post Office – Main Train Station Branch
    Hlavni nadrazi
    Wilsonova 80
    Prague
    Czech Republic

    American Express
    Vaclavske Namesti 56
    (Wenceslas Square)
    Prague
    Czech Republic

    American Express
    near Muzeum Metro Station
    Prague
    Czech Republic
    Phone: (02) 26 75 28

    American Hospitality Center
    Na Mustku 7
    (off Vaclavske namesti)
    Prague
    Czech Republic
    Phone: (02) 26 20 45

    Poste restante

    Main Post Office
    Window 28
    Address letters:
    Poste Restante – your name
    Posta 1 (Hlavni posta)
    Jindrisska 14
    Prague 110 00
    Czech Republic

    American Express
    Address letters:
    Your name
    American Express
    Client Letter Service
    Vaclavske namesti 56
    Prague 1 113 26
    Czech Republic

    Bratislava

    Send or receive mail

    Main Post Office 1
    Namestie SNP 35
    Bratislava
    Slovakia

    Post Office Branch
    ul. Kolarska 12
    Bratislava
    Slovakia
    (This branch has 24-hour telephone, telex, and telegram services.)

    Poste restante

    Main Post Office 1
    Window 6
    Address letters:
    Your name
    Main Post Office 1
    Namestie SNP 35
    Bratislava 810 00
    Slovakia
    Poste Restante

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