The taxi-rank problem
Václav Havel Airport (PRG) sees three peaks every weekday — 07:00, 11:30, and 17:45 — when arriving flights overlap with the airport's only authorised taxi rank. During those windows, the wait alone is 20–40 minutes.
A pre-booked chauffeur waits airside with a name board, takes your bags, and is on the D7 within four minutes of you clearing customs. That difference is often the entire reason a 09:30 meeting in Karlín runs to schedule.
Who this actually serves
This is not a budget option. The wage difference vs an Uber Comfort is around 600 CZK on the average city-centre run. The value is elsewhere: predictability, a Mercedes E-Class instead of a 12-year-old Octavia, no language friction, no surprise surge.
For a business arrival on a tight schedule, a family with small children, or anyone landing after 23:00, the maths is straightforward. For a solo backpacker on a flexible afternoon, the airport bus and metro remain the right answer.