Passengers traveling on long-distance public transport on Sunday evenings will have an hour longer travel time. The time change will affect the four-night long haul train from Czech Railways. The train will wait at the departure station according to the new time. There is no regional connection during the transition to the new time.

With respect to the fall adjustment of civil time, it is sometimes mistakenly stated that this is a transition to winter time. The actual winter time prevailed in the Czech Republic for the last time from December 1946 to February 1947. summer time being on Czech soil first introduced in 1915 and 1916. It returned during the Second World War in 1940 and lasted until 1949. For the third time, the Czechs began to move their watches forward during the energy crisis of the late 1970s. Until the mid-1990s, summer time lasted for half a year in the Czech Republic. Since 1996, the republic has joined EU customs, and the time shift lasts seven months.

Negative consequences

Summer time was originally introduced to save energy, but is now being ignored. Instead, experts point out that negative consequences for human health apply.

According to the European Commission’s plan, the mandatory time change is supposed to end this year across the European Union. However, member countries have not agreed on a time that will take effect permanently. Last September, the Czech government approved regulations that it said times would change in the next five years.

Some people have problems with mental and physical performance due to time changes, they complain of lack of sleep, fatigue or nausea. It took some time to reset their internal clock. When choosing the time of year, according to experts, the time zone prevailing in winter will be more favorable for a person.

Time keeps running according to established rules. Summer time always begins on the last Sunday in March. It lasts until October. The last week in October switches back to winter time. On the last Sunday in March, we advance the clock by one hour. On the last Sunday in October, we pushed back an hour.

According to a survey by the STEM/MARK agency from the fall of 2018, 70 percent of respondents agreed with the abolition of time change in the Czech Republic. As many as 44 percent of respondents want permanent daylight saving time and 24 percent for winter time.

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