The Post Roads carried the Post Carriages which were like the US Stage Coaches but they were Express transportation. I read that one could go from Prague to Paris in 7 days or less. Until the RR were built they were the best intercity transportation in Europe but they were too expensive for common folk to use. There are pictures of a Post coach with people sitting inside and all around on the outside. They are usually men and they are wearing top hats!!! The coaches were apparently overbooked and people were willing to put up with whatever in order to get somewhere as quickly as possible. Common folk walked or had a card drawn by a cow or ox or maybe a horse. Karen