Prague Public
Transportation
Prague is not a driving city, forget about renting a car
unless you are leaving the city to go somewhere. Prague is a walking city, and
like Paris or London, Prague is a Metro city.
Learn to ride the Metro and you will get around without any hassle at
all.
The same tickets and passes work for all 3 systems: the
Metro, trams, and buses. You can buy individual tickets for 18 or 26
CZK (Czech Crowns or Koruna), but my advice is to buy a 5 day pass. With a pass you just hop on and off at will,
and it is also good for the city’s extensive bus and tram system. Note that on the maps trams have 1 or 2-digit
numbers, and buses have 3-digit numbers.
Here are the prices for tickets and short-term passes:
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0.5-hour no-transfer ticket |
18 CZK ($ 1.12) |
Tickets are valid for the time stated after validating (punching).Validate your ticket by punching it in a little yellow machine in the metro station lobby or on the bus or tram. Do not forget
to validate or you |
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1.5-hour transfer ticket |
26 CZK ($ 1.61) |
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24-hour ticket |
100 CZK ($ 6.21) |
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3-day ticket * |
330 CZK ($ 20.50) |
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5-day ticket * |
500 CZK ($ 31.06) |
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30-day ticket |
550 CZK ($ 34.17) |
ß BEST DEAL!! |
*
allows travel with 1 child aged 6-15
Here are links to important information:
·
What
a passenger should know.
Here are two links to more information about Prague’s Metro:
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http://www.dpp.cz/en/travelling-in-prague/
·
http://www.urbanrail.net/eu/pra/praha.htm
Click on the maps below for a larger version.
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Metro
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Tram and Metro
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Bus
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Here is a complete
set of maps for the Prague transportation system.