Phone 296 191 817 (daily 7 a.m. - 9 p.m)
Metro A and C lines, in the Muzeum station underpass
Open daily 7 a.m. - 9 p.m.
Metro B-line, in the Mustek station underpass, under the Jungmannovo
nam.
Open Mondays to Fridays 7 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Metro B-line, Andel
Open Mondays to Fridays 7 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Metro C-line, in Nadrazi Holesovice station
Open Mondays to Fridays 7 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Municipality, Jungmannova 29
Open Mondays to Fridays 7 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Airport Ruzyne, Terminal Sever I and II
Open daily 7 a.m. - 10 p.m.
Internet address: www.dpp.cz
How does the city transport in Prague operate?
Metro
The Prague Metro network consists of 3 lines designated by letters
and differentiated in colour:
green colour (Depo Hostivar station - Dejvicka station)
yellow colour (Cerny most station - Zlicin station)
red colour (Ladvi - Haje station), with possible changes at Muzeum station
(lines A and C), Mustek station (lines A and B), Florenc station (lines B and
C).
Metro operates daily from 5 a.m. to 12 p.m. The time interval between train
departures is approximately 2 - 3 minutes during the workday rush hours and
4 - 10 minutes during off-peak hours.
Trams
Daytime operation is from 4:30 a.m. to midnight. Night operation
is from midnight to 4:30 a.m. and is provided by tram numbers 51
to 59 in the interval of 30 minutes. The central interchage station
for night lines is Lazarska stop. Tram schedules are located at
individual stops.
Buses
The daytime and night operation of buses is similar to tram operation.
Night service is provided by bus numbers 501 to 514 and 601 to
604. Bus schedules are located at individual stops.
The Funicular
The Funicular to Petrin Hill operates along the route Újezd
- Nebozizek - Petrin. The Funicular operates daily from 9:00 a.m.
to 11:30 p.m. (April - September) and from 9 a.m. to 11:20 p.m. (October
- March) with traffic intervals from 10 to 15 minutes.
Prague City Transport Fares
Travelling by city transport is possible only with a valid ticket. 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. Tickets can be bought at selected Metro stations or in Dopravni podnik Information Centers, hotels, at news stands, travel bureau, department stores, etc. Single tickets can also be bought from the ticket vendors located at Metro stations or near some stops of surface transport.
Fares
Transfer ticket 20,- Kc
Discounted (children 6 to 15 years) 10,- Kc
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 Saturdays
and Sundays ticket validity is prolonged to 90 minutes.
Ticket with limited transfer options 14,- Kc
Discounted (children 6 to 15 years) 7,- Kc
in trams and buses a nontransfer ticket is valid for 20 minutes
after marking and does not allow changing of lines. In the underground
the nontransfer ticket is valid for 5 stations after marking (excluding
the starting station) and allows transfers between the underground
lines. Time validity of the nontransfer ticket in the underground
is limited to 30 minutes.
nontransfer tickets are not valid on night trams and buses and for
the Petrin Funicular
The prices may be increased during the year.
Freight
luggage, prams without babies 10,- Kc
dogs 20,- Kc
Tourist Tickets
for 24 hours 80,- Kc, children (6 - 15 years) 40,- Kc
for 3 days (72 hours) 220,- Kc
for 7 days (168 hours) 280,- Kc
for 15 days (360 hours) 320,- Kc
These tickets are valid for all the city transport facilities and
allow changes.
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).
Free-of-Charge Transport of Passengers and Objects
children up to 6 years of age
citizens of the Czech Republic and foreigners with residential permit
inthe age over 70
disabled persons (only citizens of the Czech Republic, holders of
ZTP and ZTP-P card) including wheelchair, guide and dog
prams with babies
animals in protective boxes
luggage sized up to 25 x 45 x 70 centimeters
rodlike luggage up to the length of 150 centimeters and 20 centimeters
in diameter
boards sized up to 100x100x5 centimeters
1 pair of skis
bicycles (in Metro only and off-peak hours)
Ticket Inspection
The validity of tickets can be checked by the ticket inspectors of Dopravni podnik 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 Kc, if paid at once 500 Kc) in case of travel without a valid ticket. In case of unpaid freight the inspector collects a penalty 200 Kc, which is reduced to 100 Kc, if it is paid on the spot or in an excess fare ticket office of Dopravni podnik. To prove their identity, inspectors produce yellow-and-red badges. They issue receipts for the penalty amounts.
Information for disabled persons
Barrierless access in Metro:
A-line - stations Dejvická, Muzeum, Strasnická, Skalka,
Depo Hostivar
B-line - stations Zlicín, Stodulky, Luka, Luziny, Hurka, Nové Butovice,
Smichovské nádrazí, Vysocanská, Kolbenova,
Hloubetín, Rajská zahrada, Cerny Most
C-line - stations Ládví, Kobylisy, Nádrazí Holesovice,
Vltavská, Florenc, Hlavní nádrazí, Muzeum,
Vysehrad, Pankrác, Budejovická, Roztyly, Chodov, Opatov,
Háje
Special bus lines ? 1 and ? 3 providing transport of disabled persons
in wheelchairs connect the suburbs Cerny Most II, Jizní Mesto
II, Repy, Sídliste Dáblice with the centre of Prague
(Metro station Florenc) where the change of lines is possible. These
lines are in service during the working days only.
The line ? 291 connects the health facilities in the area of I. P.
Pavlova Square - Charles Square - I. P. Pavlova Square.
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