Pragues's Transport

  • Transport in Czech Republic
  • Kinds of means of transport
  • Tickets
  • Fares
  • Car rentals

    Kinds of means of transport
    Underground
    The three lines ensure a fast connection between the city centre and important peripheral housing estates. The first trains leave the terminals at 5:00 a.m., the last ones depart at 12:00 p.m.
    Trams
    A dense network of tram lines completes the transport particularly in wide centre, they are however slowlier. The daily traffic is roughly from 4:00 a.m. until 11:00 p.m. The night lines have a frequency of 40 minutes; Lazarská is the central change point where the trams wait for each other.
    Buses
    They run namely in the outskirts, take up the underground and bind remote stations of different underground lines.
    Funicular
    Runs from Mala Strana to the hill of Petrin.
    Taxi
    The Prague taxi drivers have no good reputation. The price for one kilometer inside of the city is limited to 12 Kc but although you can be charged an astronomical sum for a short ride. If you are not familiar with the city, you can hardly secure that the driver uses the shortest way. However, watch whether he does not change the rate on the taxametre, and always ask for a bill, indicating from where where you went. Some TaxiServices to contact.
    Tourist trams and buses, steamboats
    Special offer for tourists with special timetables and fares.
    Railways
    The most important Prague stations where international trains depart are Praha - Hlavni nadrazi (underground C Hlavni nadrazi) and Praha Holesovice (underground C Nadrazi Holesovice). They are 3 tube stations one from the other, 20 to 30 minutes are enough for the move. There are other stations important for the domestic trains: Praha Masarykovo nadrazi (underground B Namesti Republiky or 15 minutes walk from Hlavni nadrazi) for trains to Chomutov, Usti nad Labem, Kolin; Praha Smichov (underground B Smichovske nadrazi) for the directions Pribram, Protivin, Beroun, Plzen; Praha Branik (trams from the underground B Karlovo namesti) for the directions Davle, Dobris; Praha Vysocany (underground B Ceskomoravska) for trains to Turnov and Lysa nad Labem.
    Coaches
    Country buses are usually more expensive than trains but the bus network is still denser than the railways. The bus lines from Prague cover on the one hand small villages in middle Bohemia, on the other hand mountain holiday resorts and big cities all over the country. The most important coach station is Florenc (underground C Florenc), where most long-distance connections run. Other coaches depart from Holesovice (close to the railway station) to the north, from Palmovka (underground B Palmovka) to the north-east, from Zelivskeho (underground A Zelivskeho) to the south-east, from Roztyly (underground C Roztyly) to the south, from the coach station Na Knizeci (underground B Smichovske nadrazi) to the south and south-west. You can find your own route by ABUS.
    International coaches
    On the international lines the coaches are much cheaper than the trains (even several times). They mostly depart from the coach station Florenc and its surroundings, eurolines uses the Zelivskeho station.
    Airport
    The airport Praha Ruzyne is situated on the north-western city outskirt, about half an hour by the bus 119 from the underground A Dejvicka.

    Map of Prague underground and tram lines.
    Caution: The map does not reflect temporary changes in Prague transport.
    At the moment

    Tickets

    Ordinary tickets can be bought at tobacconists', at the entrances to the underground and from selling machines at some tram and bus stops. They are valid for one tram or bus ride without change, or sixty minutes in the underground regardless of the number of changes. When getting on, the ticket is to be marked: with the new automatic marking machines (namely in the underground) you only put the ticket in, with the old mechanical ones (most trams and buses) you have to put the ticket in (from up to down) and attract it to yourself.

    The tourist tickets are sold for one to five following days, the first day of validity is to be marked on the ticket.

    The long-time passes are sold at some underground stations and at the central public transport office in the street Na bojisti, Praha 2 (underground C I.P.Pavlova). To buy such a pass, you need a photo. The pass is not to be marked in the transportation means; it is valid for an unlimited number of rides in the given period (plus 1 day before and 3 days after) in the underground, trams, buses, funicular and on the railway between all Prague stations and some stops close to the city. However, you cannot use the EC and IC trains.

    Fares

    adult
    6 Kc
    child aged 10 to 16
    3 Kc
    child up to 10 years
    free
    adult accompanying a child up to 3 years of age
    3 Kc
    baby-coach without a child
    3 Kc
    bicycle in the underground
    6 Kc
    big luggage (over 20 x 30 x 50 cm)
    3 Kc
    dog, if not in a box
    3 Kc

    set of 25 tickets
    135 Kc
    set of 25 "ecological" tickets for the underground and trams
    115 Kc
    tourist ticket, 1 day
    50 Kc
    tourist ticket, 2 days
    85 Kc
    tourist ticket, 3 days
    110 Kc
    tourist ticket, 4 days
    135 Kc
    tourist ticket, 5 days
    170 Kc
    monthly network pass
    280 Kc (for students 140 Kc, for primary school pupils 70 Kc)
    quaterly network pass
    680 Kc
    half-year network pass
    1250 Kc
    yearly network pass
    2200 Kc

    Car rentals

    Some other you can find here.
    There are many other smaller companies in Prague, some of them provide only Skoda cars.

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