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