Travelling on bargain
Unfortunately for the visitors of the city, discount price for public transport for children, students or seniors is only for the owners of city’s chip card, but you can still save if you buy the right ticket.
There are three main types of tickets in Pardubice - distance limited for 1 - 3 stops ( 6/3 or 0.25/0.10 €), 4 - 10 stops (10/5 CZK or 0.4/0.2 €) and unlimited (13/7 CZK or 0.5/0.3 €) or time limited for a day (65 CZK or 2.5 €) and three days (180 CZK 7.5 €). The prices written in format x/y mean normal price/discount price. Discount price for a ticket can be applied after changing from one line to another within 30 minutes of travel or during weekends. If you are going to stay in the city for longer than a week, it could be cheaper and more comfortable to buy the city’s chip card/electronical purse for getting around, which works like a metal detector at an airport – it logs your getting in and out of the bus and measures the time of using the public transport and takes money automatically from your electronical purse.
If you are using other means of transport – trains or intercity buses, you should get a discount for ISIC, probably about 20 – 50 %, depends on the transport company.
Some of the sightseeings offer a discount if you can prove you are under 18, by showing them some ID card, or if you are a student, then you’ll need an ISIC.
Nonetheless, many of the shops have a discount of 5 – 10 % for their products for owners of ISIC cards, such as Hudy sport in 17. listopadu St., bookshops Knihkupectvi Papyrus in Palackeho Trida St and Pasaz sv. Jana In 17.listopadu St., Grotta skateshop in Sladkovskeho and Havlickova Sts., Sportisimo in Podebradska St. and Crompel skate & snowboard shop in Sladkovskeho Street. The East Bohemian Gallery has 50% off for ISIC owners. The East Bohemian Theater offers two tickets for a price of one, except for first night shows. IXI club in Kuneticka St. has 30 % discount for squash in the afternoon on weeekdays. McDonald’s in Trida Miru St. has a special cheaper menu for ISIC holders.
If you are travellig with children, in many places you don’t have to pay the entrance fee for them.
Most restaurants have a particular meal (or two) for each day, so called menu, that is cheaper than all the other meals. If you wish to save on the meals, go eat to some chinese takeaway, or outside the center to the outskirts. The waiters there propably won‘t be able to serve you in English, but the lunch there tastes very much the same for a half price than in the center.
In the Czech Republic, a glass of beer (0.5 l 20 – 30 CZK or 0.8 – 1.2 €) is always cheaper than any kind of soda (0.3 l 25 – 35 CZK or 1 – 1.4 €), maybe except for Kofola, a local fizzy drink similar to coke by the look, but different in taste. It tastes like liqourice, is less sweet than coke and unlike coke does not contain Phosphoric Acid (H3PO4), which is bad for your health, especially for children. It is served in 0.4 glasses for 15 – 20 CZK (0.6 – 0.8 €)
