Convert EUR to CZK Euro ↔ Czech koruna Free Online Secure
Type an amount in Euro 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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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.
Crowns, beer and the euro that Prague has not adopted
A currency with a royal name
The Czech koruna means crown, and it is the money of a country that sits in the middle of the European Union, borders Germany and Austria, and has so far declined to replace its currency with the euro. A traveller landing in Prague, a buyer ordering crystal from Bohemia, a company supplying a Škoda factory or a student in Brno all share the same first step: they have to Convert EUR to CZK before a price on a shelf or on an invoice means anything. This page does that with the European Central Bank's reference rate, and shows the date of the rate beside every result.
What the text covers
Below you will find an account of the koruna's short history, the most famous episode in its recent life, the exchange-rate commitment of 2013 to 2017, a look at what the euro buys in Prague and the smaller Czech towns, advice on cash machines and exchange offices, and a guide to the business side of the rate for firms that work with Czech partners. Your amount never leaves your browser.
Reading the converter
Euros in, crowns out
Every time you Convert EUR to CZK on this page, look at the date first, because it tells you how old the figure is.
Enter the amount in euros. The page multiplies it by the published rate, which states how many crowns one euro buys, and shows the result together with the date of the rate. If you open the page on a weekend, the date is Friday's, and the page says so rather than presenting an older figure as today's.
The table and the thirty-day line
Frequent travellers who Convert EUR to CZK several times a year come to treat the line as a weather forecast for the rate.
Under the converter there is a table of common amounts, from one euro to five thousand, and a line that follows the last thirty days of reference rates. The table helps in a restaurant or a shop; the line helps before a larger payment, because it shows at a glance whether the koruna has been steady.
And back again
For the crowns left in your pocket at the end of a trip, or an invoice from a Czech supplier that you want to see in euros, Convert CZK to EUR applies the same rate in the opposite direction.
The meaning of a reference rate
A reference rate is a snapshot of the market, agreed once a day at about 16:00 in Frankfurt. It lies between the price at which banks buy euros and the price at which they sell them, so every counter will give you a bit less. The page shows you the midpoint so that you can measure the difference yourself.
A short biography of the koruna
Born on the day of the split
The Czech koruna was created in February 1993, a few weeks after Czechoslovakia divided into the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The two states first shared the old Czechoslovak koruna, but a currency union between two countries heading in different directions did not last more than a few weeks. The Czechs stamped their notes for a while and then issued new ones with portraits of national figures.
Notes and coins
Notes are issued in 100, 200, 500, 1,000, 2,000 and 5,000 korunas and show kings, composers and scientists; the 5,000 note is worth roughly two hundred euros. Coins come in 1, 2, 5, 10, 20 and 50 korunas. The haléř, the hundredth part of a koruna, has been withdrawn, so prices are in whole crowns, though you may see decimals on invoices.
The symbol and the code
The symbol is Kč, written after the number, and the international code is CZK. Prices are usually written like 120 Kč, with a space as thousands separator, so 12 500 Kč means twelve thousand five hundred.
A note on the name Czechia
The country's short name in English is Czechia, and its adjective is Czech. The currency's name, koruna česká, is shortened to Kč in everyday life.
The floor of 2013
A line drawn at 27
In November 2013, with the Czech economy in a long recession and inflation near zero, the Czech National Bank did something unusual: it announced that it would not allow the koruna to strengthen beyond 27 per euro and would sell as many crowns as needed to hold that level. It did so for three and a half years, and the koruna stayed almost still while the bank bought hundreds of billions of euros of foreign currency.
Leaving it behind
In April 2017 the bank stopped, and the koruna rose gradually without a sharp jump. The exit was carefully prepared and avoided the chaos that the Swiss franc had seen two years earlier. It also left the Czech National Bank with very large foreign reserves, which it still holds.
What it teaches
Even a currency held steady for years can move. If you need to Convert EUR to CZK for a payment next year, treat any quote as valid only for the day on which you see it.
What drives the rate
Interest rates in Prague and Frankfurt
Anyone who has to Convert EUR to CZK around a rate decision should expect a livelier market than usual.
When the Czech National Bank keeps its rate well above that of the European Central Bank, investors buy crowns to earn the difference and the currency tends to rise. When the gap narrows, the support fades. Both banks publish their meeting calendars in advance, and the days around them are usually livelier.
Trade with Germany
Czech industry, above all car making, is tied to the German economy. When German demand is strong, Czech exports rise and the koruna firms; when Germany slows, the Czech currency weakens too. The correlation is not exact but it is the main long-run influence.
Inflation and politics
Inflation in the Czech Republic rose above fifteen per cent in 2022 and fell back afterwards. Government spending, elections and the energy crisis all left marks on the rate, though the koruna has been one of the steadier currencies of the region.
What a euro buys in Prague and beyond
The famous beer
A beer is the cheapest benchmark when you Convert EUR to CZK for the first time, because everyone knows roughly what a pint costs at home.
The Czech Republic drinks more beer per person than any other country, and a half-litre in a pub costs the equivalent of two to three euros in the centre of Prague, less in smaller places. For a visitor from the euro area, this is the quickest way to understand the exchange rate. Convert EUR to CZK for the price of a pint and the rest follows.
Eating and sleeping
A main course in a traditional restaurant costs from seven to twelve euros, a coffee two, a night in a mid-range hotel from sixty to a hundred and twenty. Prices rise in Prague's Old Town and near the castle, and fall quickly in the outskirts and in towns such as Plzeň, Olomouc and Brno.
Spas, castles and small towns
Karlovy Vary, Mariánské Lázně and Teplice are old spa towns with elegant colonnades, and Český Krumlov and Kutná Hora are among the best-preserved medieval centres in Europe. Castles charge entry in korunas, and many offer discounts for families.
Glass, garnets and gifts
Bohemian crystal, garnet jewellery, wooden toys and puppets are classic souvenirs. Shops in the centre often quote in both korunas and euros, with the euro at a rate favourable to the shop. Check the price in korunas and compare with the table here.
Paying in the Czech Republic
Cards and cash
Since cards work almost everywhere, you rarely need to Convert EUR to CZK in cash beyond a small reserve for markets and tips.
Cards are accepted in nearly every shop, restaurant and hotel in towns and cities, and contactless payment is common, even in trams. Cash is useful in small villages, at markets and for tips.
Terminals that suggest euros
Many terminals in tourist areas offer to charge you in euros. Always choose crowns, because the conversion by the terminal's operator is usually three to six per cent worse than your bank's.
Cash machines
Machines belonging to banks give the best rates. Independent machines in tourist districts apply fixed fees and weak conversions and are best avoided. When a machine suggests converting the withdrawal into euros, decline.
Exchange offices in the centre
Prague's exchange offices have a reputation for boards that show a good rate for a high minimum sum, or a hidden commission. Look for a board with two clear figures, a small spread and no extra fee, and ask for the total in crowns before handing over your euros.
Business with the Czech Republic
The car industry and its suppliers
Purchasing departments that Convert EUR to CZK for monthly orders often fix an internal rate for the quarter.
Škoda, a company owned by Volkswagen, is the biggest Czech industrial name, and hundreds of suppliers work for it and for the Toyota and Hyundai plants. Contracts are often in euros, while wages are in crowns. For a supplier, the cost of labour moves with the rate.
Invoicing and VAT
Czech VAT on an invoice in euros is calculated on the crown value converted at the rate of the Czech National Bank on the day of the taxable supply. Czech accountants use that rate, not the European one, so differences are small but worth knowing.
Time
The Czech Republic shares the Central European time zone with Germany, Austria and Poland. To plan a call with colleagues in Britain, Convert CET to GMT shows the gap, and the principle is the same all year because the clocks change on the same dates.
Beer exports and units
Beer is sold by the half-litre in pubs and in hectolitres in trade. For American importers, Convert L to GAL turns litres into US gallons.
Should the Czech Republic adopt the euro?
A legal obligation with no date
Like most newer members, the Czech Republic committed in its accession treaty of 2003 to adopt the euro once it meets the convergence criteria. In practice, no government since has set a date, and opinion polls show that a majority of Czechs prefer to keep the koruna. The argument for the euro is lower transaction costs and an end to exchange-rate risk for exporters; the argument against is that an independent currency has helped the economy absorb shocks.
For ordinary people the debate is abstract until the day they hold a Czech banknote. Every conversion of euros into crowns is a small reminder that the currency union is not complete, and every manager of a firm with Czech suppliers has an opinion on the subject. Until a date appears, the practical consequence is simple: when you Convert EUR to CZK, you pay the cost of a separate currency.
What would change on adoption day
Prices would be quoted in euros and cents, and the Czech National Bank would give up its own interest-rate policy. Shops would be required to display both currencies for a period. Cash would be exchanged at a fixed rate, set months before, and the koruna would disappear from circulation within a few weeks.
The experience of Slovakia
Slovakia, the Czech Republic's closest neighbour, adopted the euro in January 2009. Prices rose a little around the changeover, and tourism and trade with the euro area grew. Czechs who visit Bratislava notice the difference and often use it as a guide when forming their own view.
A city break in Prague, priced in crowns
Three days, one budget
Suppose two friends from Vienna spend a long weekend in Prague. Their train tickets are prepaid in euros. Hotels in the centre cost from 70 to 140 euros a night, a restaurant dinner for two about 40, a pub evening 20, a castle ticket 15 each. Converting the entire budget once, at the reference rate on this page, shows them a clear daily limit in crowns, which they can hold in mind when they read a bill.
Public transport and taxis
Prague's metro, trams and buses are cheap and efficient, and a three-day pass costs about fifteen euros. Taxis hailed on the street can be dear; app-based services show the fare in advance in crowns. The airport express bus costs less than three euros.
The tourist trap tests
A good rule in any tourist capital: if the shop shows prices in euros without showing crowns, ask for the price in crowns. If the restaurant adds a "service" you did not order, ask what it is for. Most establishments are honest, but the few who are not tend to cluster around the main squares.
Free and cheap pleasures
Walking across the Charles Bridge at dawn, wandering through the Vyšehrad fortress or sitting on the bank of the Vltava costs nothing. Many museums have free days, and the churches that ask for a donation usually accept coins in crowns or euros.
Studying and working in the Czech Republic
Charles University and the Czech technical schools
Charles University in Prague, founded in 1348, is the oldest in Central Europe, and Czech technical universities have a good name in engineering. Study in the Czech language is free for EU citizens, while English programmes charge fees, often quoted in euros. Living costs are in crowns, so a student who converts a sum once a year is more exposed than one who converts monthly.
Renting a room
Parents who Convert EUR to CZK for a first deposit should ask whether the landlord expects the sum in crowns or in euros.
A room in a shared flat in Prague costs from 8,000 to 15,000 crowns a month, depending on district. Deposits of one to two months are standard. Convert EUR to CZK for the whole sum, and ask the landlord whether utilities are included.
Salaries and taxes
The Czech Republic has relatively high wages for its region, and personal income tax is levied at fifteen per cent on most income, with a higher rate above a threshold. Foreign workers should ask an adviser how the rate applies and in which currency their salary is taxed.
Prices for Czech goods abroad
Škoda and the German connection
Škoda cars are sold in euros in most of Europe, and the manufacturer, owned by the Volkswagen Group, carries the exchange risk through its Czech costs. When the koruna rises, production in Mladá Boleslav becomes costlier in euros, and when it falls the margins improve.
Crystal, beer and glass
Czech exporters of beer, glass and crystal fix prices in euros for the foreign market and in crowns at home. A bottle of Czech beer in a German supermarket costs more than at the brewery gate for reasons of transport and VAT, as well as the exchange rate.
Online shops
Czech online shops often show prices in both currencies. The euro price is the shop's own conversion, not the reference. If the difference exceeds three per cent, you may prefer to pay in crowns by card, letting your own bank convert.
Czechs abroad and neighbours
Workers in Germany and Austria
Commuters who Convert EUR to CZK every payday tend to move money on the same day each month to avoid second-guessing the rate.
Many Czechs commute to Bavaria, Saxony and Austria, earning euros and spending part of their pay in crowns. For them a falling koruna means higher spending power at home.
The neighbours with their own money
Hungary and Poland also keep their currencies, so a trip across Central Europe may involve Convert EUR to PLN and Convert EUR to HUF as well.
Dollars, pounds and the wider picture
For the dollar side of Czech business there is Convert USD to CZK, and for Britain Convert GBP to CZK. The euro-dollar pair itself is on Convert EUR to USD.
Mistakes when you Convert EUR to CZK
Thousands with a space
12 500 Kč is twelve thousand five hundred, not twelve and a half. Czech notation uses a space for thousands and a comma for decimals.
Changing money twice
Changing euros at home and the leftover crowns back at the airport loses two margins. Plan your cash, or use a card.
The board with a minimum
A very good rate for a very large sum is a bait. Ask the total for your own amount.
A stale rate
A rate from last month may be wrong by a few per cent. The date beside the result is there to stop that.
Short answers
How do I Convert EUR to CZK here?
Type the euros in the first field. The page shows crowns at the latest reference rate, with the date.
Why do shops quote their own rate?
Because they set it to their advantage. Always pay in crowns.
Is my amount recorded?
No. It stays in your browser.
Your amount stays with you
Only the table of rates is fetched from the network. The number you type is never sent anywhere, and no account is needed. It is a quiet way to Convert EUR to CZK without telling a website what you plan to spend.
In short
To Convert EUR to CZK, type the euros and read the crowns at the latest reference rate of the European Central Bank, with its date. It is the midpoint of the market, so any counter will give a little less. Pay in crowns, avoid the terminal that offers euros and compare every quote with the reference.