Do you want to commute like a local? Check out the summary of the different public transportation possibilities below.
Prague public transport – tickets
There are two general types of tickets in Prague: long- and short-term. Each gives you a time limitation but no limitation on the number of transfers. Short term tickets need to be “punched” with a timestamp to become valid and can be used for the transit between the city center and the airport (busses 119 and 100). They come in variations of 30-min, 90-min, 24-hours, and 72-hour. These are great for shorter or longer trips and for tourists who won’t stay for more than a week. They are purchasable at news agent’s, ticket machines, and tourist information centers. Alternatively, you can send an SMS with a code to receive an electronic ticket.
The long-term tickets are best for people who want to study, work, or otherwise remain in Prague for more than a month. The duration of their validity reflects this as there is a 30-day ticket, 90-day, 150-day, and a 365-day ticket. Long-term tickets can be bought at offices located in many metro stations or at the Prague Public Transit Central Office.
Public transport Prague price
Short-term ticket prices:
| 30-minute | 90-minute | 24-hour | 72-hour |
| 0,95€ | 1,25€ | 4,30€ | 12,20€ |
Remember that children between the ages of 6 and 15 as well as seniors between the ages of 60 and 70 pay only 50% of the fare, provided they can show a certificate proving their age. Anyone younger than 6 or older than 70 travels for free.
Long-term ticket prices:
| 30-day ticket | 90-day ticket | 150-day ticket | 365-day ticket |
| 21,70€ | 58,40€ | 96,70€ | 144€ |
The prices above are for the non-transferable type of tickets. The transferable type means more than one person can use it and their price is a bit higher.
Bus prices Prague
The great thing about Prague is that there are no separate tickets for busses. The fares above apply to all types of public transportation.
Metro prices Prague
The same goes for metro. The same tickets one needs for trams and buses are also usable for the metro.
Train prices Prague
Train tickets are available at train platforms or they can be purchased on the Czech Railways website. The prices vary a lot depending on where you want to go but there are two general tickets you can get: the day-long ticket, which costs about 6,30€, or the group ticket (for a family or small groups of about 5 people) for 8,70€.
Taxi prices Prague
The fares in Prague can be all over the place as there are some companies who over-charge for their services, but in general, the average fare for one kilometer is 0,95€. This has a standard additional entry fee of 1,58€. Be aware that the maximum fare per kilometer has been set by the City of Prague at 1,10€.
Public transport in Prague at night
The normal day timetable of the public transport ends at midnight, which means that the metro stops running until 4:30 in the morning, and there are only trams (nr. 51-58) and busses (nr. 501-513). It takes them a while to get anywhere but it’s better than having to catch a taxi. At 4:30 in the morning, the day timetable works again.
Public transport Prague App
There are two apps that are worth checking out. The PID Lítačka which finds connections and can be used to buy tickets, and IDOS which does not have direct purchasing of tickets but has instead the entire transportation system of the entire country in it (meaning public transport of every city as well as cross country trains and busses, complete with time tables and minute to minute delays).
Taxi Prague App
There are two to recommend here. First is Liftago, basically Czech Uber where every driver sets their own price, the average being somewhere between 0,71€ and 1,10€ per kilometer. Second is Modry Andel Taxi which is a reputable taxi company with rates of 0,80€ during the day and 0,75€ at night per kilometer.
