Convert CZK to GBP Czech koruna ↔ Pound sterling Free Online Secure
Type an amount in Czech koruna and read it in Pound sterling 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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The last thirty days
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.
The stockbroker, the fifty-pound guarantee and the trains from Prague: Nicholas Winton's rescue, and what a crown buys in pounds today
In December 1938, a young London stockbroker named Nicholas Winton cancelled a skiing holiday in Switzerland and flew instead to Prague, at the invitation of a friend working with refugees. Czechoslovakia had been dismembered by the Munich Agreement three months earlier, German troops were about to march in, and thousands of families, many of them Jewish, were desperate to get their children out. Britain was willing to admit them, but only if each child had a sponsor and a guarantee of fifty pounds to pay for eventual return, a considerable sum at the time. From a hotel room in Prague and, later, from his mother's house in London, Winton set up the paperwork, found host families and chartered trains. Between March and August 1939, eight trains left Prague with 669 children, who crossed Germany and the Netherlands and reached London's Liverpool Street Station. A ninth train, due to leave on 1 September 1939, the day the war began, was stopped, and most of its 250 children were never seen again. For fifty years Winton said nothing. In 1988 his wife found a scrapbook in the attic, and a television programme reunited him with grown-up survivors. He lived to 106. This page deals with a simpler matter, but one that runs through the story: money. Use it to Convert CZK to GBP with the daily reference rates published by the European Central Bank, in which the crown and the pound are quoted against the euro; the page combines them into a crown-pound figure and prints its date under the result. The amount you type never leaves your browser.
Using the converter
Crowns in, pounds out
Before you book, Convert CZK to GBP for the total budget and keep the figure beside the confirmation.
Using the page takes a moment: write an amount in Czech crowns, and the same amount in pounds sterling and pence appears below it, along with the date of the fixing used. Because one pound is worth about thirty crowns, the answer is much smaller than the number you wrote. A fixing is published once on every working day, and on weekends and public holidays the page shows the last one and tells you so. Round sums and a month-long graph are under the box. For the opposite journey, from pounds back into crowns, there is Convert GBP to CZK.
A yardstick for any offer
Think of the displayed figure as the market's midpoint on a working day, before a bank takes its share. A bank, a booth or an app will always quote slightly less, and the gap in per cent is the cost of the service: below one per cent is very good, two or three per cent is usual, above four deserves another opinion. Let every Convert CZK to GBP be your yardstick. The sums further down use an invented, round rate of thirty crowns to the pound, simply to keep the arithmetic neat; it is not a forecast and not today's price, so substitute the real number.
Prague, winter 1938 to summer 1939
A city waiting
After the Munich Agreement in September 1938, Czechoslovakia lost its border regions to Germany and its confidence in its allies. Thousands of refugees from the annexed areas, Jews and political opponents of the Nazis among them, poured into Prague, where committees tried to help them. Winton arrived to find a crowded office and families queuing for hours. He set up a desk in the lobby of his hotel on Wenceslas Square and began to take names, photographs and details of each child, which he would then send to London for approval. The parents knew that they might never see their children again.
The fifty pounds
To feel the size of the guarantee, Convert CZK to GBP at today's rate and compare it with a month's wage in your country.
The British authorities required a guarantee of 50 pounds for each child, which was kept in a fund to pay for the child's return to Czechoslovakia in the future. For many families, the sum was beyond reach, and Winton raised money from churches, companies and private donors. At the invented rate of thirty crowns to the pound, 50 pounds is 1,500 crowns, which in 1939 was roughly the monthly pay of an office clerk in Prague. The guarantee, plus the train fare and a foster family, was the price of a place on the list. Convert CZK to GBP at today's rate and the sum looks small, but it was large for those who had to raise it.
The foster families
For every child, a family in Britain had to agree to take the child in. Winton wrote hundreds of letters, advertised in newspapers and appealed to churches and schools. Some children went to farms, others to city homes, schools or hostels. Many were separated from siblings. Most never saw their parents again, because the parents were murdered in the Holocaust. Others were reunited after the war, but as strangers.
Remembering
At Prague's main station
On the platform of Prague's main station, a bronze statue shows Winton seated on a bench, with a child at his side and a suitcase at his feet. It was unveiled in 2009, at the arrival of a special train carrying survivors and their families from Prague to London, which followed the original route. Another memorial stands in the station concourse. Entry to the platform is free. The old part of the station, with its Art Nouveau hall, is worth a look.
At Liverpool Street
At London's Liverpool Street Station, outside the main concourse, a bronze sculpture called "Für das Kind", "for the child", shows children with suitcases looking out from a railway carriage, in memory of the Kindertransport. Within the station is a second sculpture, showing a child's luggage on a platform. They are free to visit and always carry flowers. The Imperial War Museum and the Jewish Museum in London have exhibitions on the Kindertransport, with free or modest entry. A visit gives context to the numbers.
The sculptor and the stone
The Liverpool Street sculpture is by Frank Meisler, who was himself a child on the Kindertransport from Danzig. His other works stand in Berlin, Gdańsk and Hamburg. Each depicts children with their belongings, looking out at the world. Knowing the story behind the artist adds to the effect of the memorial.
Prague to London today
Flights and trains
Fares come in pounds, euros and crowns, so Convert CZK to GBP for the first and compare it with the second on the same scale.
A direct flight between Prague and London takes about two hours. Fares range from 30 to 150 pounds each way, depending on season and baggage. A train journey via Germany, Belgium and the Channel Tunnel takes 14 to 18 hours and costs 150 to 300 euros, with a change in Cologne or Brussels. Britain is one hour behind Prague, in the same season. For comparing times in Eastern Europe, Convert CET to EET shows the one-hour gap with Eastern European Time. Citizens of the Czech Republic need an electronic authorisation to enter Britain, applied for online on the official site.
Prices in London
A day of coffee, lunch and transport is easy to price if you Convert CZK to GBP for each item and add the results.
A coffee in London costs 3.5 to 4.5 pounds, a pub lunch 12 to 18, a restaurant main course 16 to 28, a pint of beer 5.5 to 7, a day of the Tube in central zones 8 to 16. At the invented rate, a lunch of 15 pounds is 450 crowns, more than twice a Prague pub lunch. Convert CZK to GBP for each item and compare. Museums such as the British Museum and the National Gallery are free, which helps the budget.
Units and weather
Britain mixes units: road signs show miles, beer is served in pints of 568 millilitres, weather is in Celsius. Convert km to mi turns kilometres into miles, Convert °C to °F gives Fahrenheit, and Convert L to gal relates litres to gallons.
Czechoslovakia in exile: London, 1940 to 1945
A government in a borrowed house
Accounts of the exiles were kept in pounds, and a modern traveller can follow their example: Convert CZK to GBP and write the date.
After the German occupation of the Czech lands in March 1939, many Czechoslovak politicians, soldiers and diplomats escaped abroad. By 1940 Edvard Beneš, the former president, had established a provisional government in exile in London, recognised provisionally by Britain in 1940 and fully in 1941. Offices stood in Kensington and Westminster, ministers met in rented houses, and the BBC broadcast to the homeland in Czech every day, bringing news and hope to listeners who risked punishment to tune in. The Czechoslovak exiles paid for their activities in pounds, and the British loaned or granted funds; after the war, accounts were settled. When you Convert CZK to GBP for a modern budget, you are in a long tradition of Czech accounting across the Channel.
Czech pilots in the RAF
Several thousand Czechoslovak airmen served in the Royal Air Force. Czechoslovak fighter and bomber squadrons, among them Nos. 310, 311, 312 and 313, flew from British airfields, and individual Czech pilots served in British and Polish units. Josef František, who flew with the Polish 303 Squadron, became the top-scoring Allied ace of the Battle of Britain, with 17 confirmed victories in a matter of weeks, before being killed in a flying accident in October 1940. A memorial and exhibition recall the airmen at the RAF Museum in Hendon, which is free to enter. Many Czech pilots returned home after the war, only to face persecution by the communist regime.
Honouring Lidice
In June 1942, after the assassination of a senior Nazi official in Prague, the village of Lidice was destroyed by German forces and its inhabitants murdered or deported. The British response included a campaign called "Lidice Shall Live", launched by miners in Stoke-on-Trent, which raised funds to build a new village near the site. Visitors can visit the memorial and the rose garden near Lidice, with free access. The museum charges a small fee. The story is a reminder of how far solidarity can travel.
Czechs in Britain today
A community of tens of thousands
The Czech community in Britain has grown since 2004 and now numbers several tens of thousands, living mostly in London, the South East, the Midlands and the North. Czechs work as nurses, doctors, engineers, programmers, hospitality staff, au pairs and builders, and many students come for degrees or exchange years. Brexit ended free movement in 2021, and newcomers now use visas, while earlier arrivals could apply for settled status. The Czech Centre and the Embassy of the Czech Republic organise exhibitions, film screenings and lectures. There are Czech schools on Saturdays in London and Birmingham.
Czech pubs and shops
A Czech dinner in London is a treat, so Convert CZK to GBP for the bill and compare it with a similar dinner in Prague.
London has a few Czech pubs and restaurants, serving lager in half-litre mugs, goulash with dumplings and fried cheese. A half-litre of Czech beer costs 5.5 to 7 pounds, a plate of goulash 14 to 18. Czech supermarkets sell sausage, rye bread, pickled cheese and Kofola, a herbal cola. Prices are about double those at home. When you Convert CZK to GBP for a Czech lunch in London, you will see how a familiar dish changes price.
Studying in Britain
Tuition and rent are quoted in pounds, so Convert CZK to GBP for both before you apply.
British universities charge international students tuition of 15,000 to 35,000 pounds a year, depending on subject and institution. Living costs run 1,100 to 1,500 pounds a month in London and about 800 to 1,100 elsewhere. Czech students seek scholarships and bursaries, as well as part-time jobs. A study visa requires proof of funds, and the student must pay a health surcharge. Convert CZK to GBP for every item and check that the total fits your budget.
Practical rules for the crown traveller
Money and cards
Cards convert for you, but you should Convert CZK to GBP at the till to see whether the statement shows a fair amount.
Contactless payments are almost universal in Britain, and many places no longer accept cash. A Czech card works well, but check the fee for foreign transactions and the exchange rate used. If a terminal offers to charge you in crowns, decline and choose pounds. Cash machines of large banks are widespread, but withdrawals abroad can attract a fee from your own bank. Keep a small amount in cash for markets and tips.
Tipping and service
A service charge of 12.5 per cent is often added to restaurant bills, and you should check before you add a tip. Without it, ten per cent is the norm. In pubs, you order and pay at the bar, and tips are not expected. In taxis, round up the fare. Prices in shops include value-added tax, so the amount on the label is what you pay.
Sightseeing on a budget
Many of London's major museums are free, from the British Museum and the National Gallery to the Science Museum and Tate Modern. The royal parks, the Thames path and the street markets cost nothing. Paid sights such as the Tower of London, at about 30 pounds, and the London Eye, at 30 to 40, can be limited to one. Free walking tours work on tips. A week can cost less than expected.
Other crown conversions
If your trip continues
Travellers who go on to the euro area can use Convert CZK to EUR, those crossing the Atlantic Convert CZK to USD, and those heading to Poland Convert CZK to PLN. For a stop in Budapest there is Convert CZK to HUF, and for the Alps Convert CZK to CHF. Most travellers combine two or three countries on a long trip, and keeping a short table of the rates you used for each leg makes the final accounting painless.
A habit worth keeping
Write down the rate and date of each exchange, and compare them later with the statement. It takes seconds.
Mistakes to avoid
Paying in crowns at a British till
A terminal that offers to charge you in crowns is using its own rate. Choose pounds.
Forgetting the permit
Check entry rules before you book, since they have changed in recent years.
Using an old rate
A rate from last month can be wrong by several per cent. The date shown beside the result protects you each time you Convert CZK to GBP.
In short
The only thing fetched from the network is the table of daily rates, while your amount stays in the browser and no account is needed. From a hotel desk on Wenceslas Square to a platform in London, the routine is the same: Convert CZK to GBP, read the date and compare every offer with the number on this page.