Convert CAD to CZK Canadian dollar ↔ Czech koruna Free Online Secure
Type an amount in Canadian dollar and read it in Czech koruna at once. The page uses the European Central Bank's reference rate, and tells you which day that rate is from.
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Where these codes and rates come from
The three letters in EUR, USD or JPY are not an abbreviation someone invented for a website: they are ISO 4217, a standard in which the first two letters are the country's own code and the third is usually the initial of the currency. The figures on this page come from the European Central Bank, which publishes one set of reference rates each working day, around 16:00 Central European time, agreed between the central banks of the Eurosystem. They are a daily snapshot meant for statistics and accounting, not a live trading feed — which is exactly why they are the same number for everyone, rather than whatever one bank happened to quote at one moment.
Where you meet an exchange rate
You meet an exchange rate four or five times a year without thinking about it: booking a trip, paying an invoice issued abroad, buying from a foreign shop, reading a salary offer in another currency, or checking what a card charge really cost. In all of these the reference rate is the honest middle, and the price you actually pay sits a little to one side of it. Knowing the middle is what lets you see how wide that margin is.
Questions people ask
Is this the rate my bank will give me?
No, and no page can promise one. This is the European Central Bank's reference rate: the midpoint published once a day for statistics. A bank, a card scheme or an exchange office adds its own margin on top — usually between half a percent and three percent, sometimes more at an airport counter. Use this figure to judge the offer you are given, not to predict it.
How often does the figure change, and what happens at weekends?
The European Central Bank publishes once each working day, in the afternoon, Central European time. There is no publication on Saturdays, Sundays or TARGET holidays, so on those days the page shows the last working day's rate and says which day it belongs to. The chart alongside is one year of the same daily series.
Is the answer exact?
Where both units are defined in terms of one another by whole numbers, yes — the page says so above the figure, and the only rounding is in how many digits are shown. Where the ratio has no finite decimal, the page shows twelve significant digits and says the relation is approximate rather than pretending otherwise.
Does anything I type leave my device?
No. The arithmetic runs in your browser; nothing is uploaded and there is no server to upload it to. Load the page once and it keeps working with the network switched off.
Prague Spring, Czech Canada and a castle for every hill: what a Canadian dollar buys in crowns
In August 1968, tanks from the Warsaw Pact crossed into Czechoslovakia and ended the brief experiment of reform known as the Prague Spring. In the months that followed, tens of thousands of Czechs and Slovaks left their homeland, and Canada opened its doors to around twelve thousand of them, many of them young engineers, teachers, doctors and students. They settled in Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver and Calgary, started businesses, built choirs and scout troops and gave Canada a generation of Czech-born scientists, writers and film-makers. Half a century later, their descendants are among the Canadians who book flights to Prague for the first time, looking for a grandparent's street or a village mentioned in a letter. What they find is one of the most visited capitals in Europe, a country full of castles and a currency that needs a calculator. Use this page to Convert CAD to CZK with the daily reference rates published by the European Central Bank, in which the Canadian dollar and the Czech crown are both quoted against the euro; the page combines them into a dollar-crown figure and prints its date under the result. The amount you type never leaves your browser.
Using the converter
Canadian dollars in, crowns out
Type your budget, Convert CAD to CZK, and write the date beside the answer, because the figure and its date belong together.
Enter an amount in Canadian dollars and read its value in Czech crowns underneath, with the date of the fixing used. A Canadian dollar is worth about sixteen to eighteen crowns, so the answer is roughly seventeen times the number you typed. A fixing is published once on each working day; on weekends and public holidays the page repeats the last one and says so. A table of round sums and a graph of the last thirty days sit below the box. For the other direction, from crowns into dollars, open Convert CZK to CAD.
What the figure tells you
Whatever a counter promises, Convert CAD to CZK first and divide their offer by the result to see the margin.
The number shown is the wholesale mid-market rate, with no bank's margin added. Whoever serves you will give a little less, and the shortfall is the true cost of the service. To measure it, divide what you are offered by what this page shows: 0.99 is excellent, 0.97 is typical for a card, and below 0.95 you should ask elsewhere. The sums in this text use an invented, tidy rate of 17 crowns to the Canadian dollar. It is not a forecast and not today's price, so put the live figure in its place.
Czech Canada
The refugees of 1968
The Canadian government responded quickly to the Soviet invasion, relaxing its rules so that Czechoslovaks could be admitted without the usual delays. Arrivals were met at airports, given English lessons and placed with sponsors, and universities offered places to students whose studies had been cut short. Many of the newcomers had professional skills that were in demand, and they found work within months. The community founded Czech and Slovak clubs, churches and newspapers, and the surname lists of Toronto and Montreal still show the result.
Earlier and later arrivals
Czech immigration to Canada began long before. Farmers arrived on the prairies at the end of the nineteenth century, and after the communist takeover of 1948 another wave fled. After the Velvet Revolution of 1989, Czechs and Slovaks again travelled to Canada, this time as students and workers. The country also hosts the Czech-born hockey stars who have played in the NHL, and the arrival of the Czech national team in Canadian arenas always draws a noisy crowd of expatriates.
Tracing a family
Czech parish registers, kept since the seventeenth century, are digitised in regional archives and can be searched online for free. Search by village name and surname, remembering that Czech names have feminine forms ending in -ová. Write to the archive in English or ask a local relative to help. A visit to the village church often reveals more than a document: headstones, names on war memorials and neighbours who remember the family.
Prague
The heart of the old town
Castle tickets and a lunch add up, so Convert CAD to CZK for the whole day and write the total.
Prague escaped most wartime destruction, and its medieval centre survives almost intact. The Old Town Square, with its astronomical clock that performs on the hour, leads to Charles Bridge, built in the fourteenth century and lined with statues, and across the river to the Lesser Town and the castle complex, one of the largest in the world. Wandering without a plan is the best way to see it, though the crowds in July can be heavy. Entry to the castle costs 250 to 450 crowns depending on the circuit, or 15 to 26 Canadian dollars at the invented rate.
The Jewish quarter and beyond
The Jewish quarter, Josefov, has a cluster of synagogues, a cemetery with twelve layers of graves and a museum, covered by a combined ticket of about 500 crowns. Further out, the Vyšehrad fortress offers views over the river, the Petřín hill has a small lookout tower modelled on the Eiffel Tower, and the National Technical Museum and the Mucha Museum reward a rainy afternoon. A pass such as the Prague Card bundles entries and transport and may pay off for three days of sightseeing.
Beer and food
A pub meal and a beer are cheap, but Convert CAD to CZK for them anyway and compare with prices in your own city.
The Czech Republic drinks more beer per person than any other country. A half-litre of draught costs 45 to 70 crowns in an ordinary pub, or 3 to 4 Canadian dollars, a fraction of the price at home. A pub lunch costs 150 to 250 crowns and a restaurant dinner 300 to 600. Traditional dishes include roast pork with dumplings and cabbage, goulash, fried cheese and a beef sirloin in cream sauce. Convert CAD to CZK for a pub meal and a beer, and you will see why visitors come back.
Castles and spas
Within reach of the capital
Train tickets and entry fees are small amounts, so Convert CAD to CZK for the whole excursion at once.
Karlštejn Castle, a short train ride from Prague, was built in the fourteenth century to guard the royal crown jewels; entry costs about 300 crowns. Kutná Hora has a cathedral with Gothic vaults and a chapel decorated with human bones, and Český Krumlov, in the south, a castle on a rock above a loop of the Vltava. Trains and buses link them to Prague in one to three hours, with tickets from 100 to 350 crowns each way.
Spa towns
Treatments are priced in crowns, so Convert CAD to CZK for a day of them before you book.
West Bohemia is famous for Karlovy Vary, Mariánské Lázně and Františkovy Lázně, whose hot springs attracted European royalty in the nineteenth century. Visitors still stroll through colonnades with porcelain cups of mineral water. Treatments, from massages to baths, cost 800 to 2,500 crowns, and a night in a spa hotel 1,500 to 4,000. The Karlovy Vary film festival every July draws film lovers from around the world.
Wine in Moravia
South Moravia grows grapes in rolling hills, and small villages have cellars open for tasting. A glass costs 40 to 80 crowns, a bottle 200 to 500. Cycling routes link the villages, and bikes can be hired for 300 to 500 crowns a day. Remember that the legal alcohol limit for drivers and cyclists is zero.
Paying in crowns
Notes, coins and cards
Take only a few hundred crowns in cash, and Convert CAD to CZK to see how much that is in dollars.
The Czech crown, koruna, is divided into 100 haléř, though small coins are gone and prices are rounded. Notes range from 100 to 5,000 crowns. Cards are accepted widely and contactless payment works almost everywhere in cities, but small pubs and village shops often prefer cash. Withdraw from a bank's machine, choose crowns if offered a conversion, and keep a few hundred crowns in small notes for toilets and tips.
Exchange offices to avoid
Currency exchange booths in central Prague have a poor reputation. Some advertise attractive rates but charge hidden fees of ten per cent or more, or offer a good rate only for large sums. Check the final amount before you hand over money, and compare it with the figure on this page. A bank or a machine is a safer choice.
Time, distance and units
Czechia is six hours ahead of Toronto and nine ahead of Vancouver. Convert CET to EST shows the step to the Canadian east coast. Distances are in kilometres; Convert km to mi turns them into miles, and Convert °C to °F gives the forecast in Fahrenheit.
Getting around Czechia
Trains, buses and the app habit
Czech public transport is dense, cheap and dependable. Trains reach almost every town, with express services between Prague, Brno and Ostrava, and private operators compete on the main lines with lower fares and free coffee. Buses fill the gaps. A ticket from Prague to Brno costs 150 to 350 crowns and takes about two and a half hours. Timetables are in one national app that also sells tickets, including those for city transport, and the habit of buying on the phone is widespread. Prague's metro, trams and buses share one fare system, with a 24-hour pass at about 130 crowns and a 72-hour pass at 330.
Driving
Roads between the main cities are good, and the motorway network is expanding. Drivers need an electronic vignette for motorways, which can be bought online for ten days, a month or a year. The speed limit is 50 in towns, 90 on country roads and 130 on motorways, and the alcohol limit is zero. A rental car costs 800 to 1,500 crowns a day, and petrol about 38 crowns a litre. Parking in central Prague is difficult and paid by zone, so leave the car at a park-and-ride station.
Cycling and walking
Cycle routes cross the country, including the Elbe path along the river and trails through Moravian vineyards. Prague has bike lanes but also trams and cobbles, which require care. Walking is the best way to see the old towns, and a good pair of shoes pays for itself.
Where to sleep
Prices by type
A bed in a hostel dormitory costs 400 to 800 crowns a night, a private room in a guesthouse 1,000 to 2,000, a three-star hotel 1,800 to 3,000 and a four-star 3,000 to 5,000. Apartments for two in the city cost 1,500 to 3,000 a night. At the invented rate, a hotel room at 2,400 crowns is 141 Canadian dollars. Prices rise at weekends, in summer and at Christmas and New Year, and Prague is cheaper in February and November.
Where to stay
The Old Town and Lesser Town are beautiful but noisy and expensive. Prague 2 around Vinohrady, Prague 3 in Žižkov and Prague 7 in Holešovice are lively, well connected and cheaper. In smaller towns, pensions on the main square offer the best value. Book at least a month ahead for summer, and read the cancellation terms. Many hotels add a small city tax of 50 crowns per person per night.
Convert before you book
When a booking site shows euros or dollars, compare it with the crown price. Convert CAD to CZK for the nightly rate and check that the platform is not adding a margin. The cheapest option is often to book directly with the hotel in crowns.
A week, with figures
An example
Suppose two travellers spend a week in Czechia: three nights in Prague, one in Kutná Hora, two in Český Krumlov and one in Karlovy Vary. Six nights at 2,200 crowns are 13,200. Food at 1,200 a day for two is 8,400. Trains and buses cost 2,400, a castle and museum entries 2,000, a brewery tour 600, a spa visit 2,500 and gifts 2,000. The total is 31,100 crowns, which at the invented rate is 1,829 Canadian dollars, not including the flights. Convert CAD to CZK for each line to see where your money goes.
Flights from Canada
There are no direct flights between Canada and Czechia, so most travellers connect through Frankfurt, Munich, Amsterdam, London or Paris. A return ticket costs 1,000 to 1,900 Canadian dollars, lowest in spring and autumn. From the airport, a bus and metro take about 40 minutes and cost 40 crowns, while a taxi by app costs 600 to 800.
Czech culture in short
Music and puppets
Czech culture carries more weight than the size of the country suggests. Bedřich Smetana's cycle My Country, Antonín Dvořák's New World Symphony, written during his years in the United States, and Leoš Janáček's operas are performed worldwide. Prague's State Opera and National Theatre sell tickets for 300 to 1,500 crowns, which at the invented rate is 18 to 88 Canadian dollars, a fraction of the price in Toronto. Puppet theatre is another tradition, with marionette versions of Mozart's Don Giovanni staged daily for tourists.
Literature and film
Franz Kafka, born in Prague in 1883, wrote in German about alienated people in bureaucratic worlds, and a museum in the Lesser Town covers his life. Jaroslav Hašek's novel about the good soldier Švejk is one of the great comic books of the twentieth century, and Milan Kundera, who emigrated to France, became one of the best-known Czech writers abroad. The Czech film industry produced the Oscar winners Closely Watched Trains and Kolya, and Barrandov Studios outside Prague still hosts large foreign productions.
Etiquette
Czechs are reserved at first and warm once they know you. Shake hands, say dobrý den on entering a shop, take off your shoes in a home and bring flowers, an odd number, for a host. In a pub, ask if a seat is free before you sit at a shared table. Tip about ten per cent by rounding up the bill and saying the total you want to pay.
Practical details
Phones and internet
A prepaid SIM with 20 to 50 gigabytes costs 200 to 400 crowns, available in shops and at the airport. Roaming from a Canadian plan can cost 10 to 15 dollars a day, so check before leaving. Wireless networks are common in cafes, hotels and trains, though some require a registration.
Safety and health
Czechia is safe, with a low rate of violent crime. Pickpockets work the crowded trams, the Charles Bridge and the Old Town Square, so keep your wallet in a front pocket. Beware of unlicensed taxis and currency touts. Tap water is safe, pharmacies are plentiful and the emergency number is 112. Canadian health plans do not cover care abroad, so buy travel insurance.
Holidays
Public holidays include New Year, Easter Monday, 1 May, 8 May, 5 and 6 July, 28 September, 28 October, 17 November and Christmas. Banks and some shops close, and trains run a Sunday timetable. On 17 November, people light candles in memory of the Velvet Revolution of 1989.
Other conversions
If the trip goes on
Travellers who continue to Hungary can use Convert CAD to HUF, those who go to Poland Convert CAD to PLN, and those who return through Germany Convert CAD to EUR. For crowns against the euro, see Convert EUR to CZK.
A note to keep
Write down the rate and the date at every exchange, and compare the note with your statement when you are home.
Mistakes to avoid
Choosing the booth with the best sign
A booth is a last resort, so Convert CAD to CZK first and ask for the final sum on paper.
The booth with the biggest numbers often has the worst deal. Convert CAD to CZK first and ask for the final sum on paper.
Accepting a dollar charge
If a terminal offers to bill you in Canadian dollars, it uses its own rate. Choose crowns.
Trusting a stale rate
A rate from last month can be several per cent out. The date beside the result protects you whenever you Convert CAD to CZK.
In short
The only thing fetched from the network is the table of daily rates; your amount stays in the browser and no account is needed. From a Prague Spring refugee's story to a pint in a Prague pub, one habit pays: Convert CAD to CZK, read the date and weigh every offer against the figure on this page.