Visiting Czechia
Czechia is in the EU and the Schengen area but doesn't use the euro. Days you spend there count towards your 90 days in the Schengen area.
What you need, by passport
- US passportNo visa needed for up to 90 days in 180Cleared
- UK passportNo visa needed for up to 90 days in 180Cleared
- Irish passportNo visa or time limit as an EU citizenCleared
- Canadian passportNo visa needed for up to 90 days in 180Cleared
- Australian passportNo visa needed for up to 90 days in 180Cleared
- New Zealand passportNo visa needed for up to 90 days in 180Cleared
Quick answers
Do I need a visa to visit Czechia?
Not for a short visit on a US, UK, Canadian, Australian and New Zealand passport. You can stay up to 90 days in any 180 across the whole Schengen area. Irish citizens can live and work there with no time limit.
Is Czechia in the Schengen area?
Yes, since 21 December 2007. Time you spend in Czechia counts towards your 90 days in any 180, together with every other Schengen country.
Do I need ETIAS for Czechia?
Not yet. When it starts, you'll need to apply online for ETIAS before you travel. It will cost €20 (free if you're under 18 or over 70) and last 3 years or until your passport expires. There's no start date yet: the EU says it will announce it several months ahead. Until then, don't pay any website for it.
How long does my passport need to be valid for Czechia?
Your passport must have been issued less than 10 years before you arrive, and be valid for at least 3 months after the day you leave the Schengen area.
Good to know in Czechia
Prague's local fee. Prague charges a local fee of 50 Kč per person for each night of a paid stay, for stays of up to 60 nights. Your accommodation collects it.
Register your address. Hotels and other paid accommodation register you when you fill in their form. If you stay somewhere else, such as with friends, you must report your address in person to the foreign police within 3 working days of arriving. Irish citizens only need to register if staying longer than 30 days.
Motorway e-vignette. You need an e-vignette to drive a car on tolled motorways. For a standard petrol or diesel car it costs 230 Kč for 1 day, 300 Kč for 10 days, 480 Kč for 30 days or 2,570 Kč for a year (2026 prices). Buy it on the official state e-shop, edalnice.gov.cz.
Checked 26 October 2026 against European Union, European Commission, Hlavní město Praha, Městská část Praha 1, Police of the Czech Republic, Foreign Police Service, Portal of Public Administration and Ministry of Transport of the Czech Republic / SFDI.
See the 22 official sources
- What is ETIAS (European Union (Travel to Europe))
- What you need to apply (ETIAS) (European Union (Travel to Europe))
- ETIAS frequently asked questions (European Union (Travel to Europe))
- ETIAS timeline explained (European Union (Travel to Europe))
- Who should apply (ETIAS) (European Union (Travel to Europe))
- How does the EES work? (European Union (Travel to Europe))
- What is the EES? (European Union (Travel to Europe))
- FAQs about EES (European Union (Travel to Europe))
- Smart Borders (European Commission (Migration and Home Affairs))
- Short-stay calculator (European Commission (Migration and Home Affairs))
- User manual for the short-stay Schengen calculator (European Commission)
- Travel documents for non-EU nationals (European Union (Your Europe))
- Travel documents for EU nationals (European Union (Your Europe))
- Residence rights when living abroad in the EU (European Union (Your Europe))
- Documents for minors travelling in the EU (European Union (Your Europe))
- Cestovní ruch: jak si zařídit (local fee for stay) (Hlavní město Praha (City of Prague))
- Obecně závazná vyhláška č. 19/2021 Sb. hl. m. Prahy, o místním poplatku z pobytu (Hlavní město Praha (City of Prague))
- Městská část Praha 1 chce zvýšit sazbu místního poplatku z pobytu (8 October 2024) (Městská část Praha 1 (Prague 1 district council))
- Reporting of the place of foreigners' residence (Police of the Czech Republic, Foreign Police Service)
- Registration of residence by a third-country national after arrival in the Czech Republic (Portal of Public Administration (portal.gov.cz))
- Official state e-shop eDalnice.gov.cz (Ministry of Transport of the Czech Republic / SFDI (eDalnice))
- Price list (Ministry of Transport of the Czech Republic / SFDI (eDalnice))