Prague car-sharing companies - services, apps and prices

In a city like Prague, you can usually get by just fine without a car. There are occasions, however, when a car is necessary – but what do you do if you only need it for a few hours and as such don’t want to spend money on renting a car for the whole day from a car rental company? Do you just need to accept the situation as it is? Not anymore, because there’s another option – car sharing!

What is car sharing?

To put it in the simplest terms, car sharing is a kind of car rental, but it offers many advantages over conventional rent-a-car companies. Car sharing allows you to rent a car for only a few hours and at any time, not just during business hours. Plus, since the cars belonging to car-sharing companies are usually parked all around the city in specific parking spots, it’s very likely you won’t have to travel far to get to the vehicle of your choice!

You might be wondering, however: is car sharing cheaper than owning a car or renting it from a conventional car rental company? The answer to that is not straightforward, because it depends a lot on how much you need to use a car. But if you can mostly get by without it and only need it for a couple of hours every once in a while, car sharing is a great option to consider, especially since you pay according to how long you hire the car for and the distance travelled. This means that the amount you pay isn’t simply a set price but instead reflects how much you actually use the car. Convenient, right?

Car sharing insurance

Unsure about how insurance works in relation to car sharing? It’s pretty simple, actually. Most car-sharing companies take care of it for you – it’s already included in the price of their service, so you don’t need to worry about a thing! However, we do recommend that you always check the information provided by each individual company.

Car sharing services in Prague

• Autonapůl – the first Czech carsharing company, with vehicles available not only in Prague but also in other major cities in Czechia.
• HoppyGo – a service specializing in peer to peer car sharing, meaning you’ll be renting a car directly from its owner. Also available as an app for your phone.
• BlaBlaCar – this one’s a bit different from the others in this list because it’s a carpooling app, so instead of renting a car, you can join a driver on their journey. What’s more, BlaBlaCar welcomes car sharing for long-distance, so you can save yourself the trouble of sitting behind the wheel for hours on end and just enjoy the ride instead!
• Uniqway – this app offers car sharing for college students and university staff, so if you’re an Erasmus student in Prague, this is for you!
• Anytime – another service that comes in the form of an app. Available 24/7.

And these are just some examples – if you do some research of your own, you’ll surely find many more!

Car sharing in Prague - Prices

Here is a comparison by the price of all the services mentioned above:

So as you can see, car sharing is really quite convenient, and wallet-friendly, too. Now you just need to decide which company you prefer, and off you go!