Public transport in Prague includes the metro, trams, buses, the funicular to Petřín Hill and river ferries. System public transport allows you to quickly and comfortably get to different places capital of the Czech Republic. Valid for all types of transport in Prague single ticket- you buy and use any type of transport with transfers within a certain time.

It is great that all transport runs on schedule. A table with route numbers and arrival times is on the boards installed at the stops.

Prague Metro

There are 3 metro lines in Prague:

A is a green line. It is easy to get to the main attractions. For example, Prague Castle - Art. m. Malostranská, Old Town Square -st. m. Staroměstska.

B - yellow metro line also passes on historical center cities. For example, Art. m Karlovo náměstí is located next to the famous Dancing House.

C - metro red line - runs a little away from tourist center, it is convenient to get on it, for example, to the Vyshegrad fortress, st. m. is also called. On the red line is the metro station Hlavní nádraží -Main Train Station Prague.

transition line AND- line FROM located at Muzeum station. Crossing line A - line B at Můstek station. Crossing line B - line C at the station Florenc.

There are no turnstiles familiar to us in the Prague metro.

The scheme of tram and metro routes in Prague on the map:

Buses and trams in Prague.

Around 300 bus routes, from #100 to #291. Buses No. 100, No. 119 and No. 191 run daily from Prague Ruzyne Airport to metro stations. They are part of the Prague public transport network and are paid at the same rates.

It is very convenient to travel by trams in the capital of the Czech Republic. For residents and guests of Prague, there are 26 daily tram routes (trams from No. 1 to No. 26). Particularly popular with tourists tram number 22. Its route passes near the main sights of Prague. In practice, moving on it, you can arrange an inexpensive tram Hop-on - Hop-off - tour. We traveled to tram number 18 and quickly reached Charles Bridge, Old Town Square and Prague Castle.

Information board at the tram stop.

Interestingly, the first horse tram appeared in Prague in 1875. And in 1891 the first electric tram began to run. Guests of the city can ride on an old tram through the historical center of Prague. Nostalgic Line #91(in Czech Nostalgická linka č. 91) is the name of this route. Fare for adults 35 crowns, for children under 14 and pensioners 20 crowns.

You can ride a unique historical tram from March 25 to November 17 on weekends (Saturday and Sunday) and public holidays, from 12-00 to 17-30. The route starts from the Vozovna Střešovice stop near Prague Castle, ends at the Výstaviště Holešovice station - exhibition hall in Prague 7. Passes through Prague Castle, Royal Palace, Lesser Town Square, Wenceslas Square, Republic Square.

We were in Prague on weekdays, so we did not manage to ride on the nostalgic tram number 91. And he is very stylish)))

Funicular in Prague.

We enjoyed a ride on the old funicular that goes to Petřín Hill. It is part of the Prague public transport system, so the same fares apply for the funicular. The bottom station of the funicular is Újezd. Next to it are tram stops No. 9, No. 12, No. 22.

The length of the path is about 500 m. The ride takes about 10 minutes. But you don’t notice the time when such stunning views of Prague open from the window.

Water transport in Prague.

Walking along the Vltava River is one of the most popular tourist attractions. AT good weather boats are always running river trams. Especially a lot of them in the evening. A variety of ship tours are sold on the embankment. Price from 250 CZK per person.

Few travelers know that you can ride along the Vltava for the price of public transport. The standard ticket is valid for ferry crossings that are owned by water transport Prague. Of course, the trip from one bank of the Vltava to the other will be short. One minus - the ferry stations are very far from the tourist center. Therefore, we could not use this mode of transport.

Taxi Prague

Several large taxi companies operate in Prague. Some of the most popular are “Radiocab taxi” and “AAA RADIOTAXI”. These companies have uniform rates. Landing - 40 kroons, 1 km on the way - 28 kroons, waiting for a passenger costs 6 kroons per minute. AT tourist places there are many taxi ranks. They are indicated by a special sign.

Where to buy a ticket for public transport in Prague

Prague public transport tickets are called jizdenka("rider"). Purchased at:

• tobacco kiosks "Tabak",
• newsstands, special points with the inscription “Trafika”,
• at the subway ticket offices
• in some souvenir shops and shops.

Some points of sale (shops, kiosks and souvenir shops) are open until 18:00. Specialist. transport company points are open on weekdays from 6-00 to 20-00. Therefore, it is better to purchase the required number of tickets for the evening journey immediately during the day.

• It is possible to buy "riders" and by SMS, but this service is only for mobile operators in the Czech Republic.
• Bus or tram tickets are also purchased from the driver, but in this case it will be more expensive.
• You can also buy “riders” at these ticket machines (pictured). They are installed at some stops, at all metro stations, at the entrance to the funicular. In these machines, payment is only for coins. There are ticket machines at Prague airport and railway stations that accept credit cards.

Ticket vending machine at the bus stop.

Such a machine is at the entrance to the funicular.

Fares in Prague.

The ticket price depends on the time of its validity and the age of the passenger. Everything is clear in this diagram:

Child - 6 to 14 years old and older ones - 60 to 69 years old buy tickets at a discounted rate. FROM 15 years adult rate starts. Free public transport in Prague have the right to travel small children under 6 years old accompanied by adults and pensioners from 70 years old. Current fares are available at With Prague public transport website: dpp.cz

Bus or tram driver you can buy "riders" on 90 minutes per 40 crowns– adult ticket and 20 crowns-Children's and preferential tickets.

The cost of transporting large luggage and a dog (always on a leash and in a muzzle) is 16 kroons per seat. Bicycles and skis are carried free of charge, but there are certain rules. The passenger with him must take a seat at the end of the last tram car, as well as in the first or last subway car.

It has been noticed that in order for the entrance / exit doors on the bus or tram to open in front of you, you need to loudly state your full name, year of birth and the nickname of your favorite dog, press the big button next to the door))).

All types of tickets at the beginning of the trip need to be composted in such yellow electronic composters. The date, exact hour and minutes are noted. The duration of the ride starts from this moment. Within 30 minutes or 90 minutes, depending on the term, you can make transfers an unlimited number of times, use different types public transport. A 1-day or 3-day ticket only needs to be validated once, at the start of your first trip.

Schedule of the metro, trams, buses in Prague

For those travelers who like long evening walks (and in our case, early morning walks too)) it is useful to know the time of public transport.

Happy the metro in Prague is open from 5-00 to 24-00, and on Fridays and Saturdays until 1-00. Trains run every 5-10 minutes, and at rush hour, the time between them is reduced to 2-3 minutes. Trams start running from 4-30 in the morning until 24-00. The same schedule for buses in Prague. The interval of their movement is 7-15 minutes.

Night routes in Prague

• trams from No. 90 to No. 99 run from 00-00 to 4-30 every half hour. All night tram routes intersect at the Lazarská stop, not far from Wenceslas Square. So with transfers you can get to different parts of Prague at night.
• buses from No. 901 to No. 960 run at night from 00-00 to 4-30 every hour.
• The night bus from Ruzyne airport to the center of Prague runs every half an hour from 00-15 to 5-00. Paid at the usual public transport fare.

Night transport map of Prague. Buses and trams.

How to save money on public transport.

(Here I will not write about the passage of the "hare" - a very expensive option is obtained if caught))).

1. Do tourists always need to buy a ticket for 1 or 3 days.

Prague - very compact tourist town convenient for tourists. It is enough to come to one “point” of the route (for example, to a stop next to Prague Castle or Old Town Square) and go sightseeing from it on foot. It is easy to calculate that buying a ticket for 1 day for 110 crowns (adult fare) can be justified if you plan to make at least a day 5 trips of 30 minutes(5*24 kroons = 120 kroons) or 4 trips of 90 minutes(4*32 crowns = 128 crowns).

Why all this math?))) Practice shows that it is very difficult to “wind up” so many trips in a day to see the most important sights of Prague. But you can)))

2.How to watch in 2 days maximum and save on tickets.

Let me tell you about our experience. On the first day, we bought one “rider” for 30 minutes in the direction of the historical center of Prague. They returned back in the evening already on a 24-hour ticket, which was valid until the evening of the next day. On it, in the early morning, we went to the Charles Bridge (back and forth), then again returned to the center and back to the apartments, ended the day with a trip to the Vysehrad fortress (back and forth). So in two days we managed to ride 7 times on a daily ticket and 1 time on a 30-minute ticket))).

Here are all our “riders”)) Above the photo is for 1 day, below - for 30 minutes.

If you are NOT planning such a “tourist intensive”, then to get to know the main sights of Prague, it is enough to buy tickets (for 30 or 90 minutes) - there and back. You choose the time depending on the distance from your hotel to the city center.

Use google map for this. Google Maps” and build a route between two desired places in Prague, while selecting the “public transport” icon. So you will find out not only the time of travel from your hotel to the desired attraction, but also what specific transport is best to get to.

By the way, you can book a hotel or apartment in the center of Prague using these links:

We traveled around Prague by tram. So it was more convenient to get from the area where we booked apartments. We know that the metro in Prague is fast and beautiful, but we chose the opportunity to ride and admire the city from the window of the tram))).

There are still old red and yellow trams familiar to us in Prague. Oh, they shake and shake from side to side))) It is very comfortable to ride in modern beautiful Prague trams.

These are the new trams inside.

The conductor always announces stops. Plus, there are also such convenient electronic scoreboards that make it easy to navigate where you are and how many stops there are to go. "Our" stop.

It is wonderful to admire the magnificent Prague from the tram window.

Public transport in Prague is very comfortable for tourists and residents of the city. Travelers do not need to travel around the capital of the Czech Republic by car. We left our car in a guarded parking lot, enjoyed riding the trams and walking a lot.

By the way, we book accommodation via the Internet. For special offers, discounts and promotions of hotels in Prague, see here:

Bright and interesting travels for you!

Trams in Prague are very popular. The network of tram lines, as well as the network of Prague metro lines, covers most of the Czech capital. This type of urban transport is in second place in Prague after the metro in terms of the number of passengers carried. It serves about a third of the total passenger traffic. The total length of the lines (not counting the lines of the historic tram, as well as the funicular) is 548 km. In total, there are twenty-four tram routes in Prague, they carry about 350 thousand passengers daily.

Trams in Prague in the daytime they run on twenty-four routes, and at night - on nine. The most popular are routes number 22, 17 and 9, passing near the main Prague attractions. Separately, one can distinguish historical route number 91.

Ticket prices in Prague

Today tram tickets in Prague can be purchased for:
24 crowns - for half an hour (12 crowns - for pensioners and children);
32 kroons for 90 minutes (16 kroons for pensioners and children);
110 kroons - per day (55 kroons - for pensioners and children);
310 kroons - for three days.

Stop timetables

In the Czech capital, at every stop there is a stand that contains the schedule of trams in Prague. At the top of this stand, in a blue box, there is a view passing through this stop. Below it is an inscription with the name of the stop. The green arrows indicate the direction of the tram, and the numbers indicate the route numbers. These numbers are located on a dark or white background, indicating that this is a night or day route.

Below is a list of all route stops. In this list, the current stop is always highlighted. Above it, the previous stops of the route are indicated, and below - the subsequent ones (next to the subsequent stops, the number of minutes for which the tram reaches them is indicated). If you see that the station you need is located in the list above the highlighted (that is, current) stop, then you need to go to the stop located on the opposite side of the street.

Please note: on different days, the schedule may not be the same: depending on the day of the week, tram service intervals change, while the routes themselves remain unchanged. Working tram transport Prague is very clear, like clockwork.

Prague tram map

Prague night trams

Trams in Prague run around the clock: along with daytime, there are also night routes, designated by numbers from 51 to 59. The average interval of movement is forty minutes. The central interchange station for all routes is the Lazarska stop. Tram timetable calculated in such a way that every twenty minutes the routes intersect at a central point.

Prague tram timetable

At each stop there is a schedule of Prague trams. It is usually updated twice a year. If you wish, you can plan your route in advance. You can do this on the website dpp.cz. By going to it and entering in the appropriate fields the initial, as well as final stop your route, and then pressing the Search (Hledat) key, after which you will receive detailed itinerary movement indicating the time and cost of the trip, as well as a description of all necessary transfers.

Tram routes popular among travelers in Prague

With the help of the following tram routes you will be able to see the central part of the Czech capital.

Tram route 23 and 22
These routes start from the National Theatre, pass by Staroměstská and then Malostranská metro stations, then through beautiful places city ​​to the stations Belvedér, Prague Castle, Pohořelec,
Tram route 14
It runs from Karel Square (Karlovo namesti) to the park called Letenske Sady.
Prague tram route 9
This tram crosses Prague through Wenceslas Square, after which it follows to Mala Strana.
Tram route 17
Runs between Vysehrad (Visegrad) and Letenske Sady park.
Historic tram 91
This tram runs on holidays and weekends from March to November. It departs every hour from Střešovice station and passes through the city center.

Prague is one of those cities where using public transport is more convenient than private car. And the Prague tram is not only a means of transportation, but also one of the symbols of the city, without which the streets would not be the way we know them. This article will introduce you to the tram network of the Czech capital and the most interesting routes, and also talk about the rules for using this type of transport.

General description of the network

The Prague tram network is the largest and oldest in the Czech Republic. It covers the city tightly, the tracks and rolling stock are maintained in perfect condition, the intervals between trams are quite short - thanks to this, the Prague network is considered one of the best tram systems in the world. The total length of the rail track exceeds 140 kilometers, the total length of the routes is more than 500 kilometers, and the number of trams themselves is over 900. More than 300 thousand people use their services annually, which makes the tram the second most popular type of public transport in Prague after, of course, the metro.

As of September 2017, 25 daily routes have been organized, one of which, No. 23, is called nostalgic - it is served by old, non-upgraded models of the Tatra T3 tram. The daily routes are numbered 1 to 26: missing number 19, which was canceled because it duplicated other, more popular lines. The traffic interval on weekdays is from four to 20 minutes, depending on the route and time of day. On weekends, the minimum waiting time is 7.5 minutes.

Night routes - nine. Until April 2017, they had numbers from 51 to 59, and then they were renamed from 91 to 99. That is, the 51st became the 91st, the 52nd became the 92nd, and so on. At the same time, the historical route No. 91, popular with tourists, was deprived of its number in favor of the night line and became the 41st. Most of the night routes do not coincide with the day ones, and their network is arranged according to the radial principle: they all start from the same place (the Lazarska stop in the city center), from where they diverge to different districts. Thus, "Lazarska" serves as a transfer stop, where you can take any of the night trams. There are also several points where two night routes converge.

Night trams start operating at 20:00 as day trams and the replacement process lasts until about midnight. When the last day train departs for the night, night drivers change route numbers to 91–99. They run until 06:00.

Finally, there is the so-called historical route, which we have already mentioned - the 41st, the former 91st. It is served by a restored 1920-style museum train that will take you on a path filled with sights. This is not so much transport as entertainment, so the work schedule is significantly different from conventional trams. The 41st runs from March to November only on weekends and public holidays. Opening hours - from 12:00 to 17:00, the interval is about an hour. We will talk about it in more detail later, but for now we will return to ordinary routes.

How to use the tram in Prague

Trams, except for the 41st, along with buses, metro and funicular, are part of a single urban transport system, which is managed by one organization. Therefore, there is no separation of tickets by type of transport, but there is a general ticket that is used everywhere.

Tickets in the Czech capital are not valid for the number of trips, but for the time. For 24 crowns (a little less than one euro) you get the right to use transport for half an hour, for 32 - for an hour and a half, for 110 you can ride a day, for 310 - three days. For pensioners and children - two times cheaper.

The term is counted not from the moment of purchase, but from the moment, let's say, of composting - on the first trip on the purchased ticket, you “punch” it in a special machine that prints the start time of the action. This data will be guided by the controller, who can check your fare. If the validity period has expired, and you need to go further, then in order not to get out, you can buy a new ticket using SMS. In this case, for your the phone will come ticket in electronic form. And ordinary paper tickets are sold by vending machines, which are at every stop and metro station. It is easy to use them, everything is clear on an intuitive level. We only note that these devices do not accept paper money - only coins.

If you plan to stay in Prague for a long time and move around the city a lot, then it may be economically feasible to purchase a travel card for a long period (a month, three months, and so on). Such a travel pass does not need to be composted, it will already indicate the start and end dates. But you must have it with you. Travel cards are not sold everywhere, but only at certain metro stations - for example, at Mustek, one of the central stations.

How to plan your itinerary and choose the right ticket

Of course, in an unfamiliar city, you know how long the trip will take from point A to point B. And you need to know this, since the ticket is valid for a certain period. Here you have two options.

Firstly, at each stop there is a scoreboard, where each route that passes through this stop is described in detail. The names of all stops and the driving time to them are indicated. Thus, if your route is simple and does not contain transfers, then at the stop you can calculate its duration and buy the appropriate ticket.

Secondly, on the website of the organization that manages the transport, there is a route planner. It will show which trams you need to use to get where you need to go, as well as how long this one will take. To get an answer to these questions, you need to fill in several fields: from (From), to (To), desired intermediate points (Via), date (Date) and time (Time). Next to the time field there are the words “departure” (departure) and “arrival” (arrival) - by selecting one of them with a dot, you will note whether the indicated time refers to the beginning of your trip or to arrival at the place.

In the columns "from", "where" and "through" you need to enter the name of the city location - for example, your hotel or the desired attraction. If you are not familiar with local names, but know where you are, you can select places on the map - to do this, open the "Map" link located to the right of each of these three fields.

When all the fields are filled in, click "search" - and the system will give you route options, which will indicate all the trams and other transport you need. You will find out where to sit on them, how many of them travel, what time they arrive at the stops you need, and so on. Each of the proposed options can be viewed in detail on the map and even downloaded.

No. 41, formerly known as 91. This tram passes through the city center, and it is called museum, nostalgic, historical. The point is not only in the route, on which there are many attractions, but also in the rolling stock itself. It consists of two carriages, which first began to run through the streets of Prague in 1920. In 1944, the tram had an accident and was repaired, after which it worked until 1992. In 2000, the worn-out train was restored, returned to its original appearance and put back on the rails.

Since it can accommodate only 45 people and is very popular, it is better to get on one of the first stops, ideally at the very first one. It starts from Vozovna Střešovice, where there is also a public transport museum, where you can walk while waiting for the 41st.
From there you can drive to the Prague Castle - the famous fortress, which today is a whole complex of attractions and is a must-have for any tourist.

One more stop royal garden and located on its territory, the Belvedere Palace, built in the style of the Italian Renaissance.
The tram stops at Lesser Town and Wenceslas Squares, densely built-up locations historical buildings, monuments, palaces.

On the 41st you can also get to the National Theater and the Veletržni Palace. Even if you are not going to the opera, the theater building is still worthy of your attention as an excellent example of exquisite Italian neo-Renaissance. And in the Veletrzhni Palace there is a Museum contemporary art, where the works of Picasso and many of his famous colleagues are exhibited.

Final stop - Expose. This is an exhibition area where musical fountains, an aquarium, an amusement park and other interesting objects are located.
A regular adult ticket for the museum route costs 35 kroons, for children under 15 - 20. Also, 20 kroons will have to be paid for a stroller with a child and a person in a wheelchair, the same amount is paid by older people over 70 years old.

No. 23. This nostalgic route was launched in March 2017, and until 2014 the number belonged to the regular daily route, which was canceled in order to improve the work of No. 22. Tatra T3 cars run on this line Czech production, which were manufactured from 1960 to 1999 and are known to residents not only of the Czech Republic, but also of other countries of the former socialist camp, including the USSR. Somewhere they were modernized, somewhere they were removed from the routes, and now you can only drive in Prague in the original Tatra T3.

They got an eighties-style look: old-fashioned plastic seats, massive loudspeakers, stop announcements, typeface for info signs, all from the past. The 23rd passes through the historical center - from the Kralovka stop to the Vinohrady district - and passes near the Prague Castle and other tourist places.

No. 23 is a full day route, so it runs all year round and is paid for with regular tickets using the regular system.

Of the ordinary routes, the most interesting are No. 9 and 22. Modern trams run along them, from the windows of which you can see many old buildings of the center.
Even if you don't really have to go anywhere, take the time to ride Prague tram– without this detail, the puzzle of your impression of the city will not be completed.

Prague tram is a very popular convenient transport in Prague. Tram railways cover a large part of Prague and this type of transport in terms of the number of passengers transported is immediately behind the metro, carrying about 30% local residents and tourists. For tourists, it will be very convenient for getting to know the city and will allow you to enjoy the sights, bridges and embankments of Prague from the window. The tram can definitely be called one of the symbols of Prague.

Now the Prague tram network has 24 daytime and 9 nighttime routes. Is there some more . The most important tram routes in Prague are routes 9, 17, 22, and they are highlighted on some maps.

Schedule and time of trams in Prague

At each tram stop, you can find the route schedule and arrival time. On holidays, ordinary leaflets with changes in movement are hung on the schedule. Due to reconstruction and repair of the track, it sometimes happens that the routes change a little. Information about this is usually present at the stops. On weekends, the schedule is slightly different from weekdays.

One stop often has two or three routes or more. Usually the waiting time for a tram in Prague does not exceed five minutes.

They run from 4:30 am to 01:00 am.

The scheme of trams in Prague is partially in Russian. Watch .

Night trams in Prague

Night trams Prague they leave the depot between 20:00 and 22:30 and work by spreading the walkers until 5-6 in the morning. The interval of movement for night trams is much higher than for daytime ones and can reach 40 minutes.

Night tram numbers 51-59. Routes 31 are temporary.

Night tram routes coincide with daytime tram routes only on two routes, differing slightly in a couple of segments. The compositions of all night routes arrive in the city center at the Lazarska stop (Czech. Lazarská). Here passengers can transfer to other routes and continue on. There are several other places in Prague where you can change from tram to tram at night.

Tram fare in Prague

At the beginning of 2012, the price of a tram ticket in Prague is:

24 kroons - 30 minutes (for children and pensioners 12 kroons)
32 kroons - 90 minutes (for children and pensioners 16 kroons)
110 kroons - 24 hours (for children and pensioners 55 kroons)
310 CZK - 72 hours (3 days)

These tickets and passes are also valid for, bus, boat and funicular on. More about all transport in Prague.

Tickets for travel to Prague tram can be purchased at metro stations or vending machines. Transport tickets are also sold in newspaper shops.

If you have just bought a ticket or travel card, you need to "punch" it in the yellow validator, which are located on the rails in the tram. It is not necessary to punch an already punched travel pass a second time.

Disembarkation and landing in the tram is carried out through all doors.

The controllers walk around in civilian clothes and it may turn out that they will stand in front of you and only then show the badge. So be sure to buy your tickets. Today, the fine for ticketless travel in Prague is approximately 700 CZK.

Tram historical route No. 91 in Prague

Vozovna Střešovice - Výstaviště - this is the route that the museum route goes, which is sometimes called the historical one. By the way, this depot was 100 years old in 2009. This is stated in the inscription on the roof of the tram, which I barely had time to photograph.

Tram only open in summer. From April to October on weekends you can ride it. More about my train.

Sometimes the route changes due to reconstruction along the route.

The cost is 35 CZK.

By the way, in 2010 the Mayor's tram No. 200 celebrated its 110th anniversary. Read more about this most valuable exhibit of the museum. And the rest of Prague's trams celebrated their 120th anniversary in the same year. To read .

History of the Prague tram

Now in Prague there are seven 7 tram depots and one park-museum Vozovna Střešovice. Depot: Hloubětín, Kobylisy, Motol, Pankrác, Strašnice, Vokovice, Žižkov.

For the first time, traffic on rails in Prague began on September 23, 1874. Then the carriage, driven by horses, proceeded along the route "Karlin - National Theatre". The Belgian entrepreneur Eduard Ottlet was also the owner of the road.

In 1876, the rails were laid to the Smichovsky railway station across the bridge. In 1982 the network was expanded and the tram went to Vinohrady and Zizkov. A year later, the length of the routes was already about 20 kilometers.

The first electric tram went in 1891 to Letnaya. In 1893 the line was extended to the Governor's Villa. In 1898, the Prague-Vinogrady road was built. The development of trams in Prague continued and this type of transport gained more and more popularity among the inhabitants.

In 1898, the horse-tram was bought by electric companies and the construction of new tracks and the reconstruction of old ones began. The last route to be electrified was the Charles Bridge route, which operated until 1908.

During the First World War, ambulances were used to transport the wounded. In addition to people, they transported weapons, ammunition and other goods.

Now the park has about 1,000 wagons, not including museum exhibits and service trains. There are only two brands of trams - Tatra and Skoda. The most modern is the Skoda-15 T (pictured left). The previous model - Skoda - 14T looks no less modern. Veterans of the Tatra brand are well known to Russians. The same trams run along the rails of Russian cities.

This tram does not take passengers. He is educational.

Veterans sometimes fail. Breaking. We almost got to the Republic Square. I had to walk.

The breakdown of the tram caused a traffic jam. You can't go over the side of the road here. The drivers opened the doors and most of the people dispersed. But the breakdown was fixed after 15 minutes. So this happens.

Prague tram

It is very important when arriving in another country to be able to properly use public transport. Therefore, let's find out the main points of using transport in Prague.

• Tickets have a time limit, and the price does not depend on the distance. At the entrance to the transport, you compost the ticket and the time is put on it. From this time the validity period of the ticket is counted. If the validity period of the ticket is not used up during one trip, then you can use it for the next trip.
• Purchased tickets can be used to travel by metro, bus, tram, as well as to climb on Petrin Hill (Petrin).
• There are no conductors and turnstiles in Prague. Tickets are checked by "roving" groups of controllers, escorted into the subway by police officers.
• There are stops at which you can get off by pressing the "STOP" button in advance
• In Prague there are night routes of the public land transport. They are usually highlighted in black at stops.
• Transport in the Czech Republic, unlike Russia, works exactly on schedule. Public transport timetables can be viewed online or at the bus stop.
• Reduced travel for children under 14 years old. For a child over 10 years old, a document is required to confirm his age.
• In Prague, there is a very convenient possibility of buying tickets for public transport via SMS (if you have a Czech SIM card).
• Travel for children 5 years old inclusive is free. A stroller with a child is carried free of charge, without a child it is considered baggage.

Ticketless travel

If you are caught without a ticket on public transport, you will have to pay a fine of 800 crowns. In case of delay in payment for 15 days, its amount will increase to 1500 kroons.

Fare

Tickets	Adult	Preferential (children, for the elderly)	Purchase via SMS
Standard/90 minutes	32 CZK	16 CZK	Yes
Short term / 30 minutes	24 CZK	12 CZK	Yes
24 hours / 1 day	110 CZK	55 CZK	Yes
72 hours / 3 days	310 CZK	—	Yes
Month/30 days	670 CZK	—	—

It is most profitable for tourists to buy tickets for the day and for 3 days. They begin to act from the moment they are composted and allow you not to think about the time of the trip.

Tickets for public transport in Prague

Where to buy tickets in Prague?

• In small kiosks selling newspapers, cigarettes and printed matter. Usually located near metro stations.
• In the yellow terminals you can buy tickets for coins. They are located at public transport stops and metro stations.
• At the information centers at the airport and train stations.
• On given page you can find the addresses and opening hours of ticket sales points.

Opening hours of public transport

Metro

The metro in Prague operates daily from 5:00 to 24:00

Intervals between trains: 4-10 minutes

Peak hours: 2-4 minutes

Trams

Trams in Prague operate from 5:00 to 0:30

Intervals 5-20 minutes, during peak hours 4-8 minutes

Night schedule from 0:30 to 5:00

Intervals according to the night schedule 30 minutes

Funicular

The funicular to Petrin Hill operates daily from 9:00 to 23:00

Intervals in summer 10 minutes, in winter 15 minutes

The Prague funicular is one of the attractions of the Czech Republic. You can read more about him.

Buses

Daily from 4:30 to 0:30

Intervals during peak hours 6-8 minutes, during normal times 15-20 minutes