Transport

Public transport

The basic transfer fare is 32 CZK and is valid for 90 minutes. If travelling shorter distances, taking no more than 30 minutes, one can use a ticket for 24 CZK, which is also a transfer ticket. Tourists can make use of a 24-hour ticket for 110 CZK or a three-day ticket for 310 CZK. These tickets are also available from ticket machines. 

Metro

The underground network forms the backbone of the whole system of the public transport. There are 57 stations (out of which three pairs are transfer stations) on 59.3 km of tracks. At present, the underground numbers three lines marked with different letters and colours: A (green), B (yellow) and C (red). The underground operates daily from 5:00 to 24:00 h. Intervals during the mornings and afternoon peak times are approximately two minutes, at night about ten minutes. On Fridays and Saturdays the operation of the metro is extended until 01:00 with connections to other night links.

Trams

During the daytime, trams have very short intervals, usually not exceeding ten minutes (weekend intervals are usually 15 minutes). The daytime operation of trams usually ends shortly after midnight. The last trams operate in such a way that they ensure a connection with the last metro trains. The trams of the night operation meet and wait for each other at big intersections and they are connected with the operation of night buses. The usual frequency of night trams is thirty minutes. Night trams end their operation around 5 a.m. when the daytime operation starts.

Buses

Bus operation mainly concerns the peripheral parts of the city. Buses are connected with metro terminus stations. There are also regional buses numbered 300 and over serving areas outside Prague. The only bus routes leading through the city centre are bus no. 133 with its terminus at Florenc metro station and bus no.  207 terminating in Palach Square near Charles Bridge and the Old Town Square.

Ferry boats on the Vltava

Prague public transport also includes six ferry boats across the River Vltava. The most attractive ones for tourists are P4 ferry boat, connecting the bank at the National Theatre with the three Prague islands and P5 ferry boat from the Dancing House southwards, meaning that it is a good sightseeing cruise around Vyšehrad. For more information, visit www.prazskeprivozy.cz (available only in Czech).

Funiculars and a chairlift

There are two funiculars and a chairlift in Prague, all of them popular with tourists for the interesting views they offer. The oldest and the biggest is the funicular to Petřín, from the city centre to Petřín View Tower and Strahov.  The chairlift in Prague Zoo allows for an easy access of the upper part of the garden and, at the same time, is an attraction for visitors to the zoo, especially when the weather is nice. Another funicular is mostly used by German and Austrian women tourists to see the singer Karel Gott. This is said of the short funicular, which since 1996 has been connecting two parts of the Mövenpick Hotel in Smíchov.

Cars

The use of individual motor vehicles in Prague is only recommended for long-distance travelling in Prague or outside Prague. If you are planning to drive in Prague, we recommend checking the traffic in individual places by means of  the camera system of the city .

Parking in the city centre is greatly limited. Blue parking lane means that parking is reserved only for residents. This is true of a great part of the city centre, i.e. in Prague 1,2,3 and 7. Maps of paid parking are available when clicking on relevant city district  Praha 1, Praha 2, Praha 3, Praha 7 a Praha 10. Paid parking lots have parking meters installed. The usual cost is 40 CZK per hour, however, parking meters also allow for a shorter time, i.e. 15 or 30 minutes.

Taxi

There are many taxi vehicles in Prague of various makes, colours and of different quality. Stopping a taxi in the street is not recommended. It is safer to order a taxi by telephone when you can ask for an approximate price of the journey. The list of licensed taxi operators has been continuously extending –  for the list of non-stop taxi services click here. If you need advice when choosing a taxi company, ask the personnel of your hotel or in a tourist information centre. Important information is that the maximum price a taxi operator can ask for in Prague are:

boarding fare – 40 CZK
1 km of the journey – 28 CZK
1 minute of waiting – 6 CZK.