Passengers flying in or out of Václav Havel Airport Prague today and tomorrow (29–30 April 2026) have been urged to leave home much earlier than usual after the airport warned of **“significant traffic jams”** on the main D7 approach road. Overnight milling of the road surface—part of an emergency resurfacing contract awarded by the Directorate of Roads and Motorways—has squeezed traffic into a single lane in each direction just before the airport exit. The airport’s operations centre posted a notice on X (formerly Twitter) at 11:30 CET, flagging that the works could congest not only the D7 but also surrounding feeder roads as drivers seek alternative routes. Shuttle-bus operator **RegioJet** has already published revised pick-up times, while taxi platforms Bolt and Uber are displaying dynamic-pricing surcharges of up to 35 % during the peak morning wave.
![Prague Airport issues 48-hour travel advisory as D7 highway roadworks threaten major delays]()
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Corporate travel managers have been advised to warn travellers that the usual 25-minute ride from the city centre could take **well over an hour** at rush hour. Airport authorities recommend allowing a **minimum two hours** to clear landside formalities once at the terminal, meaning some morning passengers may need to set off almost four hours before scheduled departure. The disruption comes at an awkward moment: Prague is handling close to its busiest day of the year so far, with 360 aircraft movements scheduled as spring conferences combine with the long May-Day weekend. Airlines have been asked to exercise flexibility at check-in and boarding; Smart Wings said it would keep departure gates open longer “where operationally possible.” While the milling is set to finish by Thursday night, further lane closures will be required for new asphalt to be laid next week. Airport management says it will publish fresh advisories once the exact timetable is confirmed, and is in talks with the Prague Integrated Transport authority about adding extra bus capacity if delays persist.
For international travellers who also need to coordinate visa paperwork, the added uncertainty in ground transport is one headache too many. VisaHQ can lighten that load by processing Czech visa applications entirely online and providing real-time status updates—see https://www.visahq.com/czech-republic/ for details—so you can focus on re-timing your ride to the airport instead of standing in consular queues.
Corporate travel managers have been advised to warn travellers that the usual 25-minute ride from the city centre could take **well over an hour** at rush hour. Airport authorities recommend allowing a **minimum two hours** to clear landside formalities once at the terminal, meaning some morning passengers may need to set off almost four hours before scheduled departure. The disruption comes at an awkward moment: Prague is handling close to its busiest day of the year so far, with 360 aircraft movements scheduled as spring conferences combine with the long May-Day weekend. Airlines have been asked to exercise flexibility at check-in and boarding; Smart Wings said it would keep departure gates open longer “where operationally possible.” While the milling is set to finish by Thursday night, further lane closures will be required for new asphalt to be laid next week. Airport management says it will publish fresh advisories once the exact timetable is confirmed, and is in talks with the Prague Integrated Transport authority about adding extra bus capacity if delays persist.
