They don't close! Open everyday from 2am-12…read more People is nice and kind even when it is very late.

The post office experience can be a bit confusing for newcomers, particularly tourists here for…read moreonly a short term and who do not speak Czech. The most important thing to understand is that, as at the local banks, you need to take a number from a small kiosk just as you enter the main building. Select the category of service that you need, take the printed number, and then go to the main hall and watch the displays. For many of the services, tasks of a particular nature will be addressed at the same counter, so the ticket numbers close to yours will likely be for a similar service and at the same counter that you are waiting for. Remember that postage stamps are called známky (singular známka). While you are waiting, you can take in the lovely Art Nouveau design of the main hall.

Horrible service. I…read morehad packages delivered to me from Amazon, but Czech Post said they couldn't find the address and didn't bother to call the phone number. I actually contacted them after they tried to deliver it and they told me it was still in customs... Then they sent it back to the USA.

I had to send a medium-sized package (approx 8.5kg) home to Canada and it consisted of clothing,…read moreshoes, and a gym bag. There was no line as I went in the early afternoon and luckily the person assisting me knew enough English to help me fill out the form and get the package sent on it's way! The pricing was fine and the package arrived fine in Canada after 2 weeks.