Public transport

City transport in Prague

Prague has an advanced public transport system. You can easily get around by Metro (tube, subway, undergound), buses and trams.

Informatin – Where to ask ?

Phone 296 191 817 (daily 7 a.m. – 9 p.m) Metro A and C lines, in the Muzeum station underpass Open daily 7 a.m. – 9 p.m.

Metro B-line, in the Mustek station underpass, under the Jungmannovo nam. Open Mondays to Fridays 7 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Metro B-line, Andel Open Mondays to Fridays 7 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Metro C-line, in Nadrazi Holesovice station Open Mondays to Fridays 7 a.m. – 6 p.m.

In the arrival vestibule of the airport of Ruzyne, phone 220 115 404 Open daily 7 a.m. – 10 p.m.

Internet address: www.dpp.cz

How does the city transport in Prague operate?

Metro

The Prague Metro network consists of 3 lines designated by letters and differentiated in colour: green colour (Skalka station – Dejvicka station) yellow colour (Cerny most station – Zlicin station) red colour (Ladvi – Haje station), with transfers possible at Muzeum station (lines A and C), Mustek station (lines A and B), Florenc station (lines B and C).

Metro operates daily from 5 a.m. to 12 p.m. The time interval between train departures is approximately 2 – 3 minutes during the workday rush hours and 4 – 10 minutes during off-peak hours.

Trams

Daytime operation is from 4:30 a.m. to 24:00 a.m. Nighttime operation is from 00:30 a.m. to 4:30 a.m. and is provided by tram numbers 51 to 59 in the interval of 30 minutes. The central transfer-station for nighttime lines is Lazarska stop. Tram schedules are located at individual stops.

Buses

The daytime and nighttime operation of buses is similar to tram operation. Nighttime service is provided by bus numbers 502 to 514 and 601 to 603. Bus schedules are located at individual stops.

The Funicular

The Funicular onto Petrin Hill operates along the route Újezd – Nebozizek – Petrin. The Funicular operates daily from 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. (April – September) and from 9 a.m. to 11:20 p.m. (October – March) with traffic intervals from 10 to 15 minutes.

Prague City Transport Fares

Travelling by city transport is only possible with a valid ticket. Passengers have to obtain their tickets before boarding the vehicle or entering the Metro system. The ticket is valid only if marked in the validation appliance. Tickets can be bought at selected Metro stations or in Dopravni podnik Information Centers, hotels, at news stands, travel bureaus, department stores, etc. Single tickets can also be bought from the slot machines located at Metro stations or near some stops of surface transport.

Fares

Transfer ticket 20,– Kc
Discounted (children 6 to 15 years) 10,– Kc
the ticket is valid for 75 minutes after marking. During off-peak hours, i.e. 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. on working days and all day Saturdays and Sundays ticket validity is lengthened to 90 minutes.

Ticket with limited transfer options 14,– Kc
Discounted (children 6 to 15 years) 7,– Kc
In trams and buses a nontransfer ticket is valid for 20 minutes after marking and does not allow changing of lines. In the underground the nontransfer ticket is valid for 5 stations after marking (excluding the starting station) and allows transfers between the underground lines. Time validity of the nontransfer ticket in the underground is limited to 30 minutes. Nontransfer tickets are not valid on night trams and buses and for the Petrin Funicular.
The prices may be increased during the year.

Tourist Tickets

for 24 hours for all tariff zones 120,– Kc,
children (6 – 15 years) 60,– Kc
for 24 hours 80,–Kc
children (6 – 15 years) 40,– Kc
for 3 days (72 hours) 220,– Kc
for 7 days (168 hours) 280,– Kc
for 15 days (360 hours) 320,– Kc
These tickets are valid for all the city transport facilities and allow transfers. The ticket is valid from the moment of its marking. These tickets can be bought in the Information Centres of the Prague Information Service (PIS).

Ticket Inspection

The validity of tickets can be checked by the ticket inspectors of Dopravni podnik at any time during travel or stay in the Metro system. The ticket inspector is entitled to ask the passenger to produce his or her valid ticket, to confiscate invalid tickets, and to collect a penalty (800 Kc, if paid at once 400 Kc) in case of travel without a valid ticket. In case of unpaid freight the inspector collects a penalty 50 Kc. To prove their identity, inspectors produce yellow-and-red badges. They issue receipts for the penalty amounts.