How to find us in the building of the Institute of Physics (Fyzikalni ustav)?

Would you like to visit us not only virtually? Our laboratories and most of the offices are located on the 1st basement and the rest of the offices are on the second floor of the Institute of Physics of the Charles University (Ke Karlovu 5). It is simple to find the offices located on the second floor. From the main entrance of the building use the main staircase and go to the highest floor, the offices are at the opposite corner of the building. To reach our offices and laboratories located on the 1st basement is more difficult. The following schemes can make it easier. The way is indicated by a red arrow.

Scheme of the ground floor of the building Scheme of the 1st basement of the building.

Scheme of the ground floor of the building.

Scheme of the 1st basement of the building.

When you stand in the entrance hall, don´t use the main staircase, but take a little bit dark corridor on the right side of the stairs. After a few metres turn left, pass through the door (marked by a green point) and go downstairs to the 1st basement. You are standing in the middle of the vestibule with wide main staircase leading up (going to the great lecture hall F1) in front of you. Don’t use the staircase, but take a little bit dark corridor on the right side of the stairs. After few metres make a left turn. Use the first door on your left hand (this point is marked by green colour on the first scheme shown above) and go downstairs to 1st basement of the building.

Now follow the scheme of the 1st basement depicted above on the right figure. Turn right, pass through the first door and immediately beyond it turn right again. Go straight until you get to the courtyard. In the archway on the right you can see the entrance door to offices and laboratories of the Division of Biomolecular Physics.

How to find us in Prague?

The simplest way how to get to the Institute of Physics of the Charles University is to use the metro. On the map of Prague below, the position of the Institute of Physics is indicated by the red point. The best and quickest approach is from the station I. P. Pavlova station (red metro line C). Another possibility is to get off at the station Vyšehrad station and walk over the bridge to the other side of the valley (you will be rewarded by nice sights of Prague).

Scheme of the Prague metro lines

Scheme of the Prague metro lines. Position of the Institute of Physics is marked by a red point at the bottom end of the picture.

There are 2 possibilities for the way from the metro station I. P. Pavlova. You could use bus 148, which takes you from bus stop I. P. Pavlova to stop Dětská nemocnice Karlovu from where it is only few steps to the building of the Institute of Physics (No. 5) – see the schematic map bellow.

It is also possible to walk the way (about 500 m). The next picture shows you how to reach us from the metro station I. P. Pavlova. Get off the metro by the first left exit and cross the Sokolská street (there is a pedestrian crossing), go up along the street and take the street on your right at the first cross-road (the Na Bojišti street). Turn left at the end of the street to join the Ke Karlovu street. Go down the street, pass a brick wall on the right side until you can see a yellow building of the Institute of Physics (No. 5) on your left.

Detailed map of the streets in the vicinity of the Institute of Physics

Detailed map of the streets in the vicinity of the Institute of Physics.

How to reach us from different terminals

To minimize your struggle during finding the way and orientating yourself in Prague city transport, here is a list of transport procedures from Prague main transport terminals:

  • From Vaclav Havel Airport Prague: Take the bus no. 119 to the last stop Nadrazi Veleslavin and change to metro Nadrazi Veleslavin (metro line A – green). Go to the station Muzeum, change to line C (red) and go to the next station I. P. Pavlova (direction Háje). Then follow the green line on the map of the vicinity of the Institute of Physics and the description above.

  • From the Main railway station: Take a metro (C line – red) to the station I. P. Pavlova (direction Háje).

  • From the Holešovice railway station: Take a metro (C line – red) to the station I. P. Pavlova (direction Háje).

  • From Smíchov railway station: Take a metro (B line – yellow) to the station Florenc (direction Černý most) and then change to line C (red). Go to the station I. P. Pavlova (direction Háje).

  • From the bus terminal Florenc: Take a metro (C line – red) to the station I. P. Pavlova (direction Háje).

Useful links

Travelling in Prague may not be simple. The list of links below can help you to find a lot of useful information about Prague and city transport.