Prague Public Transport

The most recent information on Prague's transportation system can be found on the official website: http://www.dpp.cz/en/

Metro

The Prague Metro network consists of 3 lines designated by letters and differentiated in colour: A - green colour (Depo Hostivař station - Dejvická station), B - yellow colour (Černý most station - Zličín station), C - red colour (Letňany station - Háje station), with transfers possible at Museum station (lines A and C), Můstek station (lines A and B), Florenc station (lines B and C). Metro operates daily from 5 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Trams

Daytime operation is from 4:30 a.m. to 24:00 a.m. Night-time operation is from 00:30 a.m. to 4:30 a.m. and is provided by tram numbers 51 to 58 with traffic intervals 30 minutes. The central transfer-station for night-time lines is Lazarská stop. Tram schedules are located at individual stops.

Buses

The daytime and night-time operation of buses is similar to tram operation. Night-time service is provided by bus numbers 501 to 514. Bus schedules are located at individual stops.

Taxi

When taking a taxi, make sure the taxi is equipped with a permanently installed yellow roof lamp with the TAXI sign in black letters. The registration number, company name and price list including the base rate, rate per kilometre and one-minute-waiting rate must be displayed on both front doors of the cab. These prices must correspond with the prices set on the meter in the cab. Customers are recommended to order a taxi with non-stop dispatching offices where the information on fares is available in advance.
Please use AAA Taxi (+420 14 0 14) or PROFI Taxi (+420 844 700 800) - operators speak English.

Boarding charge: approx. 30 CZK/1 drive
Journeys within the city: approx. 25 CZK/1 kilometer
Waiting time: approx. 10 CZK/1 minute

Prague City Transport Fares

Travelling by city transport is possible with a valid ticket only. 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.

Fares

Transfer ticket 26 CZK (discounted for children 6 to 14 – 13 CZK) / SMS TICKET
Non- transfer ticket 18 CZK (discounted for children 6 to 14 – 9 CZK)

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 Saturday’s and Sunday’s ticket validity is lengthened to 90 minutes.

In trams and buses a non-transfer ticket is valid for 20 minutes after marking and does not allow changing of lines. In the underground the non-transfer ticket is valid for 5 stations after marking (excluding the starting station) and allows transfers between the underground lines. Time validity of the non-transfer ticket in the underground is limited to 30 minutes.

Non-transfer tickets are not valid on night trams and buses and for the Petřín Funicular.

The prices may be increased during the year 2009.
http://www.dpp.cz/en/fares-in-prague/

Tourist Tickets

for 24 hours 100 CZK
for 3 days (72 hours) 330 CZK
for 5 days (120 hours) 500 CZK

These tickets are valid for all the city transport facilities and allow transfers. On such a ticket, owner's name and the date of birth have to be filled in. 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 Dopravní podnik (The Prague Public Transport Company) 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 (950 CZK, if paid at once 700 CZK) in case of travel without a valid ticket. In case of unpaid freight the inspector collects a penalty 50 CZK. To prove their identity, inspectors produce yellow-and-red badges. They issue receipts for the penalty amounts.