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Czechia by campervan: costs and prices

Practical costs in Czechia: currency, cards, cash, fuel, groceries and budgeting for a campervan trip. What to know before you go.

Published 18 September 2026Last checked 19 September 2026

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Money

Czechia uses the Czech koruna and has never adopted the euro, and that catches out more visitors than any other practical detail here. The symbol is Kč, the code is CZK. On 18 September 2026 the Czech National Bank's daily rate was 24.34 koruna to the euro, 21.24 to the dollar and 28.34 to the pound, which makes a 100 koruna note about four euros. A shop that prices in euros converts at its own rate, and it is rarely a kind one.

Two hands opening a brown leather wallet holding banknotes and a blue contactless card
Koruna, not euro. Cards work nearly everywhere, and the cash is for the small places

Practical prices for camper travel

Diesel, 1 litre
47.39 Kč

Reported price checked in September 2026

Campsite or camper area, 1 night
€28.52

ACSI 2026 high-season average for two adults, two children, a pitch, electricity and tourist tax

Inexpensive restaurant meal
200 Kč

Crowdsourced national average checked in September 2026

White bread, 500 g
36.15 Kč

Crowdsourced national average checked in September 2026

Bottled water, 1.5 litres
18.17 Kč

Crowdsourced national average checked in September 2026

Paying for things

  • Cards are accepted almost everywhere, down to a single coffee and a tram ticket. Contactless is the default.
  • Carry cash for village pubs, markets, mountain huts and older parking machines.

Cancelling a bad exchange

  • Czech law gives you three hours to withdraw from a currency exchange, at the branch where you made it, covering the whole transaction.
  • Above the equivalent of 1,000 euros the right still applies, but only up to that amount.

A menu or a price board in euros is a warning sign rather than a convenience. So is a cash machine that offers you a rate before it offers you the money. Neither is illegal, and both are legal precisely because you are expected to say no to them.