Transportation to and about Prague
Prague’s integrated transport system, Prague Integrated Transport (PIT) is incredibly reliable, and covers a very large percentage of the metropolitan area and surrounding outskirts.
Get in
By plane
Ruzyně International Airport, (IATA: PRG)
- Located 20km northwest of the city centre, it generally takes about 30 minutes to reach the city centre by car.
- ČSA (Czech Airlines) is the national carrier operating to many European destinations.
- The cheapest way to get to the city is by bus, be it 119 which connects to the metro at Dejvická, its terminus, or bus no. 100 to subway station Zličín.
- Airport Express is a bus operated by Czech Railroads, leaving the airport every 30 minutes between 4.40 a.m. and 9.10 p.m.
- Various companies run shuttle services to the hotel and back. These can be found at the airport arrival halls.
- Still, the most comfortable method to reach the city is by taxi.
By train
- Prague has two international train stations: Hlavní Nádraží (the central station, also known as Praha hl.n.) and Praha Holešovice. Both have connections with metro line C.
- Eurocity trains connect Prague to Berlin, Vienna and Budapest. It is a very comfortable way of travel, but not as quick as in other countries – Eurocity has average speed about 120 km/h as the Czech railroad network is not suitable for higher speeds.
- Train connections from western countries such as France and England are complicated and slow because of the layout of German railroads, which lead mainly from north to south, with no direct connections from east to west.
By car
Prague has highway connections from five major directions. Unfortunately, the highway network in the Czech Republic is quite incomplete and some highways are old and in poor condition.
By bus
The main bus station for international buses in Prague is Florenc, located east of the city centre.
Get around
By foot
Prague is renowned as a very "walkable" city. For those who enjoy seeing the old and new city by foot, one can easily walk from Wenceslas Square to the Old Town Square, or from the Old Town to Charles Bridge and the Palace (Hrad) District. And there is much to see and savor.
Public transportation
Prague Metro
- It is the fastest means of transportation around the city and serves about one and half million passengers a day, which makes it the sixth busiest metro system in Europe.
- It comprises 3 lines: Line A (green), Line B (yellow) and Line C (red).
- There are 54 stations in total (three of which are transfer stations) connected by more than 50 kilometers of mostly underground railways.
- The metro service operates between 5 A.M. till midnight every day, with about two- to three-minute intervals between trains during rush hours.
Prague Tram System
- It consists of 141 kilometers of track, over 900 tram cars and 36 lines.
- There are 26 day routes (numbered 1 to 26), 9 night routes (numbered 51 to 59) and 1 historical route, number 91.
- The day lines run from 4.30 a.m. until 1 a.m. the next day.
- Night trams operate between midnight and 5 or 6 a.m.
Petřín funicular
- It links the Lesser Quarter with the top of Petřín hill
- It has 3 stops: Újezd (at the bottom of the hill), Nebozízek (the middle station) and Petřín (at the top of the hill).
Taxi
Hailing a cab on the street is never a good option; it’s always better to call one of the major Prague taxi services:
- Profi Taxi, +420 844 700 800
- PAT Taxi, +420 800 870 888
- City Taxi, +420 257 257 257
- Halo Taxi, +420 244 114 411
- AAA Taxi, +420 222 333 222