Prague city transport. Trams in Prague Tram routes in Prague on the map
Let's look at the main types of tickets for the metro, buses, trams in Prague, tariffs and a transport map. How to pay in transport, how long travel cards are valid, where to buy. Let's find out how to save on tickets and passes.
Public transport in Prague
City transport in Prague is a single, well-functioning system. It is convenient to use both for Prague residents and for tourists visiting the capital. If your hotel is not in the center, then do not be upset, since public transport covers even the most remote areas of the city and operates around the clock. At “peak time” its quantity increases significantly, so there is no crowding. The schedule is posted at each stop; you can also view it on the Internet.
Public transport in Prague is the metro, trams, buses, and funicular. In my article I will tell you how to use public transport, what and where to buy travel cards, where to look at the schedule.
City transport tickets
The purchased ticket (jízdenka) applies to all types of transport: bus, tram, funicular to Petřín. It is limited only in time, distance does not matter. The ticket is validated only once at the beginning of the route. Transfers from one type of transport to another are carried out using a single ticket.
Ticket prices
- 30 min. – 24 Kč; ticket for children under 15 years old – 12 CZK;
- 90 min. (the most necessary ticket) – 32 Kč; ticket for children under 15 years old – 16 CZK;
- for 24 hours – 110 Kč; ticket for children under 15 years old – 55 CZK;
- for 72 hours – 310 CZK; no child ticket;
- Children under 5 years old travel free of charge.
See current information on ticket prices.
- At a machine stop or metro station. The main thing is to remember the price of the ticket you need. The machines accept coins, and many also accept plastic cards.
- In traffic kiosks where they sell newspapers, cigarettes, etc. The sellers there are experienced people and know how to communicate with foreigners.
- By phone by sending an SMS to 90206 if you have a Czech SIM card.
To pay for a 30-minute fare, you need to send a text to DPT24,
90-minute – DPT32,
DPT100 – for 24 hours.
The required amount will be debited from your phone account, and you will receive a response - this will be an electronic version of the ticket.- Using the sejf application (except for discounted tickets), which can be downloaded for free on Google play or iTunes. You can top up your wallet from a bank card, by wire transfer, or by depositing in a bank that offers the application. You can buy an electronic ticket through a smartphone without having a Czech SIM card.
Which tickets are convenient for tourists?
If you plan to be in Prague for more than a week and often use transport, then buy a monthly coupon for 30 days for 670 Kč. It is valid from the date of purchase and does not need to be composted. The ticket is not personal, so you can give it to someone if you don’t need it at that time. For addresses where you can buy a 30-day coupon, see (column: Prodej klouzavýc“ papírových kupónů).
The cheapest way to travel around Prague is by personalized plastic card Lítačka – 550 Kč, but you still need to get it. You can order such a card on the Internet or ask your friends to issue it; the production time for the card is 2-3 weeks. It only makes sense to have one for frequent guests of Prague. Read more.
Prague transport schedule
You will find bus and tram schedules at all stops, and most importantly, all city transport strictly adheres to it! So you will know for sure how much longer you have to wait.
The schedule is also available on the Internet. You need to go to the website of the Czech Ministry of Transport (DPP) with a passenger transport schedule. There you fill in the starting and ending stops, departure or arrival times. Press the HLEDAT button and see the proposed route options, necessary transfers, travel time, distance in kilometers and the cost of a ticket for travel.
Opening hours of public transport
- Trams: daytime 04:30 – 00:30; night 00:30 – 04:30 (with an interval of 30 minutes).
- : 05.00 – 24:00. Its three lines cover most of Prague and are the best and fastest way to get around the city. Trains arrive at the station with a frequency of 2-3 minutes, and on weekends - 5-10 minutes.
- Buses: daytime 04:30 – 00:30; night 00:30 – 04:30 (with an interval of 30 – 60 minutes).
- : 09:00 – 23:30 (with an interval of 10 minutes in summer, 15 minutes in winter).
On bus routes there are stops “on demand” (na znameni). If you need to get off at such a stop, then press one of the STOP buttons located inside the bus in advance.
It is better not to ride around Prague as a “hare”; this is punishable by a fine of 800 CZK. They can check both everyone in the transport and selectively at the exit.
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Today I decided to talk about using public transport in Prague. For me, who is well versed in transport, it is not a problem to learn the system of a new city. But this puts many people off, and not everyone will take a taxi or rent a car to travel around the city.
This entire report is based on photographs that will illustrate my every action. Photos were taken in the summer of 2016. The relevance of the text is 2017. Do not take this material as an absolute encyclopedia of transport. I will tell you first of all about what is most important for every tourist and how not to make a fatal mistake.
You can read all the latest information on the website dpp.cz. All current transport schemes, promptly updated, can be found on this page of the site.
Tickets: types, where to buy, how to get tickets
Prague public transport tickets vary in validity period. With any ticket you can make an unlimited number of transfers within a specified time. A standard ticket (also known as basic) costs 32 Czech crowns and allows travel for 90 minutes. During these 90 minutes you must complete your trip and leave the vehicle! This also applies to exiting the metro. At 91 minutes you become a stowaway.
There is a short-term ticket for 30 minutes. It costs 24 crowns. A one-day ticket costs 110 CZK, and a three-day ticket costs 310 CZK. Children's tickets are sold only for 30 minutes, 90 minutes and 1 day. Their cost is 2 times less. Children under 6 years old inclusive and pensioners over 70 years old use transport free of charge.
1. Ticket machines in the metro. 
2. Another option is to buy from Trafika kiosks. they come in the form of a tent or in the form of a small shop in the nearest house. 
3. All tickets from 30 minutes to 3 days must be punched when you first enter the transport. There is no need to re-punch. 30/90 minutes will begin to apply from the moment it breaks and no matter how much time you spend on the transfer. Time will pass. For example, if you punched a ticket for 90 minutes at 10:00, it will no longer be valid at 11:30. For this reason, I do not recommend using a 30 minute ticket if you need to transfer. 
4. The number of validators is always sufficient. 
5. In the metro they can be located directly in front of the escalator. By stepping across the line on the floor, you declare that you have paid your fare. 
6. The controller may appear at any time. He checked me in a subway car. Can even check on the way out. I learned from free booklets at information centers that the fine for traveling without a ticket is 1,500 CZK. In one of the recent posts wlad_1978
, living in the Czech Republic, named the amount as 1600 CZK. The booklet states that payment on the spot or within the first 15 days is 800 CZK. In any case, it's a lot. It’s cheaper to buy a monthly pass and not have to worry about it. 
7. If you come to Prague for 7 or more days, another type of travel pass may be convenient for you - a monthly pass. It costs 670 CZK. Its validity period is indicated on the ticket. The most convenient option to buy it is at information kiosks. You will see the first one at the airport in the transition between terminals. It is beneficial if you come to Prague not only to see the city, but also the castles in the surrounding area or nearby cities. It's interesting and very easy. The travel card will help you move around the city and not think about problems with inspectors. 
8. The next thing that is important is to have an up-to-date public transport map with you. (click to enlarge). The basis of the system is a combination of 3 metro lines and three dozen tram lines. The metro lines form a triangle in the center, which is typical for metropolitan areas in the post-Soviet space. Similar intersections in the center are now being built in Minsk and Sofia. 
9. At night, trams of routes 50 and routes 500 go along other routes. The same tickets apply. Click to enlarge. 
10. Then he will move on to stops and reading information on them. At every stop there is a typical pole like this. 
11. Below the name of the stop are the routes that currently stop here and below is a diagram of changes. Renovations in Prague are no exception to the rule. They also happen in the summer. 
12. If you are in doubt about the route of your bus or tram, you can check the information at the stop. Let's read this sign. Tram 10 route. It runs from the SIDLISTE DABLICE stop. We are at a stop Olsanske hrbitovy
. In 1 minute the tram will be at the Flora stop, where there is a transfer to the metro. stops and metro stations are named the same. In 3 minutes at the Orionka stop, in 4 at Perumova and so on. After 37 minutes there will be an on-demand stop, indicated by an "x". The schedule on weekdays, Saturday and Sunday is different. 
13. On modern trams you will see a board with a list of the next stops on the route. Route 9. Next stop Jindrisska. 
14. Buses are rare in the city center. Most routes operate in remote areas. 
15. They also have a board with the next stops. 
16. Tram stops are always separated from the roadway. The length of the stop allows two large trams to board at once. In the photo there is one double. Another one can stand behind him and land. Be careful when crossing the street. The inscriptions "Pozor Tram" are not in vain. A tram has priority in traffic even over a pedestrian. 
17. However, no matter how many stops you make, traffic jams cannot be avoided. 
18. The rolling stock of trams varies greatly. The era of the old Tatras, first born in Czechoslovakia and known throughout the post-Soviet space, is passing away. These cars, in excellent condition, after decades of service, are now leaving for other countries. For example, you can meet them in Ukraine. At the end of 2016, these old people were bought there for development. 
19. Modern rolling stock will pleasantly surprise you. These are very comfortable low-floor trams. having 6 entrance doors at once. Their number in Prague has already reached 200 and is increasing every month. 
20. Now let's go down to the subway and figure out this system. The Prague metro is the most western of all built under Soviet influence. There are a number of deep stations. Navigation is simple, but combines two extremes at the same time. On one side you will be greeted by a sign: to the Depo Hostivar station, turn left onto track 1, to the Nemocnice Motol station, turn right to track 2. 
21. More convenient signs with all stations of the line here are more convenient for everyone accustomed to the post-Soviet metro. The Muzeum station is highlighted. The arrow from our station to the left points to the stations that are waiting for us if we take the path to the left. 
22. The color design of the signs always indicates the line. There are a lot of green signs indicating that we are on the green line. Arrows with red - switch to red. 
23. Similar color schemes on the track walls next to the station name. We are at a yellow line station and it is possible to switch to the red line. 
24. It’s also difficult to get lost in pedestrian crossings. Yellow signs won't tell you where you're going. But transferring from the metro to the tram is a little more complicated. The tram stop near the metro may not be near the exit at all. At the Main Station (Hlavni Nadrazi), to transfer to the tram you need to go through a small square near the station. The Staromestska metro, tram and square are also located in different places close to each other. 
25. Subway exit signs.. 
26. At all stations there are small boards above the tracks indicating the time before the train and the direction of travel. 
27. This train goes to Skalka station. 
28. The metro uses two types of rolling stock. One is old Soviet with local modernization, the other is modern German. Both have the same travel conditions, the seats are located lengthwise and crosswise. The metro map is duplicated above each door. 
29. Announcements of stops in both the old and the new may not be heard. Therefore, I advise you to look at the board in each carriage. 
30. It will also inform you about the transfer. 
We can continue the conversation about local transport for a long time. It is possible to purchase a ticket via SMS, electronic tickets are also possible. You can find out about all this on the same website dpp.cz, which I mentioned at the beginning. Taxis are not very expensive here, and parking is not very good in some areas. There are intercity buses and suburban train lines.
I talked about what my girlfriend and I really needed while actively moving around the city. Our pass paid for itself, we weren’t afraid of control, and we figured out the tram routes in a few minutes. I hope it will be just as easy and convenient for you to move around Prague with my tips.
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Prague tram is a very popular convenient transport in Prague. Railway tram roads cover most of Prague and this type of transport is right behind the metro in terms of the number of passengers transported, carrying about 30% of local residents and tourists. For tourists, it will be very convenient for exploring the city and will allow you to enjoy the sights, bridges and embankments of Prague from the window. The tram can be confidently called one of the symbols of Prague.
Currently, the Prague tram network has 24 daytime and 9 night routes. Is there some more . The most important tram routes in Prague are routes 9, 17, 22, and they are highlighted on some maps.
Tram schedule and times in Prague
At each tram stop you can find route schedules and arrival times. On holidays, regular leaves with changes in movement are hung on the schedule. Due to reconstruction and repair of the route, it sometimes happens that the routes change slightly. Information about this is usually present at stops. On weekends the schedule is slightly different from weekdays.
Two or three routes or more often pass through one stop. Typically, the waiting time for a tram in Prague does not exceed five minutes.
They run from 4.30 am to 01.00 am.
The tram traffic diagram in Prague is partially in Russian. Look .
Night trams in Prague
Night trams Prague They leave the depot between 20:00 and 22:30 and work to clear up the revelers until 5-6 in the morning. The movement interval of night trams is much higher than that of daytime ones and can reach 40 minutes.
Night tram numbers are 51-59. Routes 31 are temporary.
The routes of night trams coincide with daytime ones only on two routes, differing slightly in a couple of segments. Trains of all night routes arrive in the city center at the Lazarska stop (Czech: Lazarská). Here passengers can change to other routes and continue on. There are several other places in Prague where you can change from tram to tram at night.
Tram fare in Prague
At the beginning of 2012, the price of a tram ticket in Prague is:
24 CZK - 30 minutes (for children and pensioners 12 CZK)
32 CZK - 90 minutes (for children and pensioners 16 CZK)
110 CZK - 24 hours (for children and pensioners 55 CZK)
310 CZK - 72 hours (3 days)
These tickets and passes are also valid for buses, boats and funiculars. Read more about all transport in Prague.
Tickets for travel to Prague tram can be purchased at metro stations or in vending machines. Transport tickets are also sold in newspaper shops.
If you have just purchased a ticket or travel pass, you need to “punch” it in the yellow validator, which is located on the handrails of the tram. There is no need to punch a ticket that has already been punched a second time.
Boarding and disembarking on the tram is carried out through all doors.
The controllers wear civilian clothes and it may happen that they will stand in front of you and only then present their badge. So be sure to buy your tickets. Today the fine for traveling without a ticket in Prague is approximately 700 Czech crowns.
Tram historical route No. 91 in Prague
Vozovna Střešovice - Výstaviště - this is the route taken by the museum route, which is sometimes called the historical route. By the way, this depot was 100 years old in 2009. This is what the inscription says on the roof of the tram, which I barely managed to photograph.
Tram open only in summer. From April to October you can ride it on weekends. Read more about my train.
Sometimes the route changes due to reconstruction along the route.
The cost is 35 CZK.
By the way, in 2010, the Mayor's tram No. 200 celebrated its 110th anniversary. Read more about this most valuable exhibit of the museum. And the rest of Prague's trams celebrated their 120th anniversary that same year. Read .
Prague tram history
Now in Prague there are seven 7 tram depots and one park-museum Vozovna Střešovice. Depot: Hloubětín, Kobylisy, Motol, Pankrác, Strašnice, Vokovice, Žižkov.
Rail traffic in Prague began for the first time on September 23, 1874. Then the carriage, driven by horses, followed the route “Karlin - National Theater”. The owner of the road was the Belgian entrepreneur Eduard Ottlet.
In 1876, rails were laid to the Smichov railway station across the bridge. In 1982, the network was expanded and the tram went to Vinohrady and Zizkov. A year later, the length of the routes was already about 20 kilometers.
The first electric tram went into service in 1891 on Letnaya. In 1893 the line was extended to the Governor's Villa. In 1898, the Prague-Vinohrady road was built. The development of trams in Prague continued and this type of transport gained more and more popularity among residents.
In 1898, the horse tram was purchased by electrical enterprises and the construction of new tracks and reconstruction of old ones began. The last route to be electrified was the route over Charles Bridge, which operated until 1908.
During the First World War, ambulance trams were used to transport the wounded. In addition to people, they transported weapons, ammunition and other cargo.
The fleet currently numbers about 1,000 carriages, not including museum exhibits and service trains. There are only two brands of trams - Tatra and Skoda. The most modern is the Skoda-15 T (pictured on the left). The previous model, Skoda 14T, looks no less modern. Veterans of the Tatra brand are well known to Russians. The same trams run along the rails of Russian cities.
This tram does not carry passengers. It's educational.
Veterans sometimes let you down. Breaking. We almost made it to Republic Square. I had to walk.
The breakdown of the tram caused a tram traffic jam. You can't go around here on the side of the road. The drivers opened the doors and most of the people left. But the breakdown was fixed after 15 minutes. So this happens too.
Urban transport is a complex business, and every major city is forced to take various steps towards its optimization. As the number of private cars among citizens increased, moving within the city became so difficult that urgent measures had to be taken.
In Prague, for example, they have taken the path of improving the development of public transport. This is a very correct decision, since public transport has obvious advantages over non-centralized private transport: it does not take up parking space in the most inappropriate places; has well-defined routes and schedules, which allows you to fully plan its work; with proper organization of transport arteries, it has a high speed of movement of passengers, and the number of its clients grows as the efficiency of transportation increases. Here we should add the environmental friendliness of public transport, that is, much less environmental pollution compared to the mass of passenger cars.
As a result of timely, serious measures, Prague now belongs to those few cities where residents widely use public transport, giving it preference over private cars. Prague residents abandoned trolleybuses more than 40 years ago, but their tram service was widely developed. It is currently the most common when it comes to ground transport. The tram, as the city residents themselves say, is a symbol of Prague, and its streets would be different if they did not have the usual tram chime.
And in those places where the tram does not reach, numerous buses. That is why residents, having at their disposal various types of transport, operating in a coordinated and precise manner, in accordance with the schedule, are not late or in a hurry, but calmly move around the city, knowing that transport will not let them down.
And the reason for this is the clear organization of the functioning of such a vast economy. At each stop, for the convenience of passengers, there is a list of transport passing through this stop, indicating the time of arrival.
It happens, for example, that planned repairs or reconstruction are carried out on some section of tram tracks, or on a highway. What should passengers who must travel on this section do in this case? And the issue is resolved simply: at each stop related to the changes, marks appear in the schedule, highlighted in bright yellow, informing passengers about changes in the route.
Transport schedule, including tram schedule in Prague different during the week because trams and buses run differently on weekends. However, these differences are also noted in the schedule at each stop. Therefore, when traveling on weekends, it is worth keeping in mind that you may be delayed at a stop for more than 5 minutes, which is usual on weekdays.
Well, unplanned situations cannot be programmed in advance, but even in this case, city services have various “Plan B” that allow them to take into account the needs of passengers as much as possible.
Tram routes many, approximately 24 routes operate on and during the daytime. And, although there is only one night left 9 night trams, for the city this is quite enough. The most popular, of course, are tram routes, passing through the city center, these are No. 17, 9 and 22. Separately highlighted, which has its own historical significance. It is not permanent, and the tram runs on this route only from April to October. The tram runs from, or, as it is also called, Tram Museum, in Strešovice to the Vystaviste stop. This - historical tram, an excursion, a kind of museum on wheels, and it cannot be classified as public transport.
If you are not a resident of Prague, but you still need to travel around it, then to draw up the correct route you need to use public transport maps, including - map (scheme) of Prague trams, as well as other types of transport.
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Routes / Map / Prague night tram scheme /
Such maps and diagrams are easy to purchase in Prague. But if you are used to taking advantage of the Internet, then in this case it will help make your task easier. There is such a “Route Planner”, you can go there using the link. The language is Czech, you can choose English or German. You will be asked to fill out a completely understandable form, where there are columns “From” and “To”, that is, “From” and “Where”, there is a place to indicate the point through which you want to proceed - the column “Via”. You indicate the date for which you are planning your trip, as well as the time of arrival at the end of the route or departure from the starting point. You will be offered several options, sometimes quite a lot. There is also a “Map” button, clicking which will give you the opportunity to see your routes on a city map.
Example: Let's assume that a tourist has booked a room in 4-star hotel Hotel Golf (Plzeňská 103/215a 150 00 Praha). Before booking, he made sure there were tram, bus or metro stops near the hotel, as written. Very close to the hotel described above there is a tram stop of the same name - Hotel Golf, where the following tram routes No. 9, 10, 58, 59 operate. Next, open the page in the browser //spojeni.dpp.cz/ConnForm.aspx?tt=PID&cl=E5, enter “From” into the window - stop Hotel Golf and in the next “To” window - for example, Staroměstská. Select the date, time and click on “Search”.
After which we will be offered options from which we can choose something suitable in terms of time and transfers.
The tourist chose the first option: at 10:00 he boards tram number 9 (Hotel Golf stop), at 10:17 he gets off at the Národní divadlo stop, where he will change to tram number 17 at 10:22. In 2 minutes he will already be at the Staroměstská stop. In total, the trip takes 24 minutes, which means a one-time ticket costs 24 crowns.
We can see the entire route on the map - to do this you need to click on “Map”
Well, in order to see the entire list of stops that he will pass, click on the “magnifying glass” icon.
Then download it in PDF format. This format is convenient to view on your smartphones and tablets.
Tram tickets. Price. How to use the tram in Prague
The good thing about public transport in Prague is that there is a single ticket system for all types. That is, you do not buy separately tram ticket, and separately - by bus. This system is based not on the type of transport, but on the time during which the ticket is valid.
There are one-time tickets with a certain validity period, and there is a travel ticket. Single-use tickets are subject to composting, which is done on the first trip after purchasing the ticket. This is the beginning of the ticket validity countdown, exactly at this date and time the public transport controller is guided by when determining whether your ticket is still valid or no longer valid.
Travel tickets are not composted; they simply must be with the passenger and must be presented to the controllers.
A one-time ticket can be valid for 30 minutes or 72 hours.
A discount is provided for children and pensioners, which is half the original ticket price.
List of one-time tickets and their costs:
— valid for 30 minutes, cost 24 CZK;
— valid for 90 minutes, cost 32 CZK;
— valid 24 hours, that is, one day, cost 110 CZK;
— valid for 72 hours, that is, three days, cost 310 CZK
There is a fine of 40 euros for traveling without a ticket, so be careful!
How to use the tram in Prague
Buy the ticket you need from a machine, which is located at any tram, bus or metro stop. Then get on the tram and compose it. Then you count down the time.
This is tram cost in Prague, but the purchased ticket covers all types of transport - both tram and bus, And .
Both single tickets and travel tickets are intended for one passenger. But they are not personal, so if, for example, you and a friend are traveling not together, but at different times, you can use the same travel document. But if you come on vacation together and plan to travel together, then each of you will have to purchase a travel document.
In order not to spend extra money, estimate how many days you will be in Prague and choose the most economical use of tickets from the options offered. Arithmetic problem for 4th grade.
You just need to keep in mind that a monthly ticket costs 670 CZK, so all options for one-time tickets, which in total exceed this amount, should be immediately rejected by you as uneconomical, in favor of purchasing a monthly pass. For example, if you stay in Prague for 7 days, then if you use one-time tickets, you will have to pay 310 + 310 + 110 = 730. This is clearly more than 670, especially since you will have to validate it three times. Therefore, purchase a travel card, and then, when you leave, you can give it to someone. It has already fulfilled its function of saving your money, and this is the main thing.
True, you can buy a monthly pass not everywhere, but at the ticket office PID (Prazska integrovana doprava), which is not available at every stop. Here, at the ticket office, payment is made either in cash in Czech crowns or by bank transfer. You will receive a small cardboard card, which you can immediately laminate for 10 CZK, indicating the date and time of its issue. Two more important dates will also be indicated here: the date of the first day and the date of the last day of the period when your pass is valid.
On the same website where the route planner is waiting for you (dpp.cz), you will be shown a metro station where there is a PID ticket office. To obtain the necessary information, you need to select your metro line and find the column “Coupons with arbitrary start of validity”. Those lines marked with the word “all” indicate the stops you need. These are:
— on line A: Skalka, Hradčanská;
— on branch B: Můstek, Anděl, Palmovka, Florenc, Zličín, Vysočanská, Smíchovské nádraží;
— on branch C: Nádraží Holešovice, Roztyly, Letňany.
These ticket offices are open on weekdays, but on weekends you won’t be able to buy a ticket in Prague, everything is closed. And on weekdays - please, from 6:00 to 20:00, except Saturday and Sunday.
They say that now travel tickets have begun to be sold both in information centers and at the airport, at the first and second terminals.
Popular tram routes among tourists are No. 9, 22 and 91
Tram route No. 9
Sídliště Řepy– Blatiny – Slánská – Hlušičkova – Krematorium Motol – Motol – Vozovna Motol – Hotel Golf – Poštovka – Kotlářka – Kavalírka – Klamovka – U Zvonu – Bertramka – Anděl (B) – Arbesovo náměstí – Švandovo divadlo – zd – Národní divadlo – Národní třída ( B) – Lazarská – Vodičkova – Václavské náměstí (A) – Jindřišská – Hlavní nádraží (C) – Husinecká – Lipanská – Olšanské náměstí – Olšanská – Nákladové nádraží – Nákladové nádraží Žižkov – Biskupcova – Ohrada – Vápenka – Strážní – Chmelnice – Kněžská luka – Spojovaci
Tram route No. 22
Bila Hora– Malý Břevnov – Vypich – Říčanova – Břevnovský klášter – U Kaštanu – Drinopol – Marjánka – Malovanka – Pohořelec – Brusnice – Pražský hrad – Královský letohrádek – Malostranská (A) – Malostranské náměst í – Hellichova – Újezd – Národní divadlo – Národní třída (B) – Karlovo náměstí (B) – Štěpánská – I.P.Pavlova (C) – Náměstí Míru (A) – Jana Masaryka – Krymská (t) – Ruská – Vršovické náměstí – Čechovo náměstí (t) – or – Slavia – Kubánské náměstí – Průběžná – Na Hroudě – Nádraží Strašnice – Radošovická – Na Padesátém – Zahradní Město – Sídliště Zahradní Město – Na Groši – Hostivařská – Nádraži Hostivař
Tram route No. 91
Vozovna Střešovice– Brusnice – Pražský hrad – Královský letohrádek – Malostranská – Malostranské náměstí – Hellichova – Újezd –Národní divadlo – Národní třída – Lazarská – Vodičkova – Václavské náměstí –J indřišská – Masarykovo nádraží – Náměstí republiky – Dlouhá třída – Nábřeží Kpt. Jaroše – Strossmayerovo náměstí – Veletržní – Výstaviště Holešovice
And - off topic, but by the way: there is a beer hall in Prague, called - "The first beer tram". It looks like a tram car, and was converted into a public catering establishment from a tram depot. It’s easy to come here; this is the final stop of tram route No. 11. Despite the fact that the beer hall itself is small, it has two rooms - one room for non-smokers, and the other, of course, for smokers. The owner of the establishment himself greets you, personally offers you a menu, and the whole cozy atmosphere of the pub invites you to relax and unwind.
Prague is one of those cities where it is more convenient to use public transport than a private car. And the Prague tram is not only a means of transportation, but also one of the city’s symbols, without which the streets would not be the same as we know them. This article will introduce you to the tram network of the Czech capital and the most interesting routes, and will also tell you about the rules for using this type of transport.
General description of the network
Prague's tram network is the largest and oldest in the Czech Republic. It densely covers the city, the track and rolling stock are maintained in perfect condition, the intervals between trams are quite short - thanks to this, the Prague network is considered one of the best tram systems in the world. The total length of the rail bed exceeds 140 kilometers, the total length of the routes is more than 500 kilometers, and the number of trams themselves is over 900. More than 300 thousand people use their services every year, which makes the tram the second most popular type of public transport in Prague after, of course, the metro.
As of September 2017, 25 daily routes are organized, one of which, No. 23, is called nostalgic - it is served by old, unmodernized Tatra T3 tram models. Daytime routes are numbered 1 to 26: missing is number 19, which was canceled because it duplicated other, more popular lines. The service interval on weekdays ranges from four to 20 minutes, depending on the route and time of day. On weekends, the minimum wait time is 7.5 minutes.
There are nine night routes. Until April 2017, they had numbers from 51 to 59, and then they were renamed from 91 to 99. That is, the 51st became the 91st, the 52nd became the 92nd, and so on. At the same time, the historical route No. 91, popular among tourists, was deprived of its number in favor of a night line and became 41st. Most of the night routes do not coincide with the day ones, and their network is arranged on a radial principle: they all start from one place (the Lazarska stop in the city center), from where they disperse to different areas. Thus, Lazarska serves as a transfer stop where you can take any of the night trams. There are also several points where two night routes converge.
Night trams begin operating at 20:00 as day trams and the replacement process lasts until approximately midnight. When the last train of the day leaves for the night, the drivers of the night trains change their route numbers to 91–99. They run until 06:00.
Finally, there is the so-called historical route, which we have already mentioned - 41st, former 91st. It is served by a restored museum train from 1920, which takes you along a route filled with attractions. This is not so much transport as entertainment, so the operating schedule is significantly different from ordinary trams. The 41st runs from March to November only on weekends and holidays. Opening hours are from 12:00 to 17:00, the interval is about an hour. We'll talk more about it later, but for now let's return to ordinary routes.
How to use the tram in Prague
Trams, except number 41, along with buses, metro and funicular, are part of a single urban transport system, which is managed by one organization. Therefore, there is no division of tickets by mode of transport, but there is a general ticket that is used everywhere.
Tickets in the Czech capital are valid not by the number of trips, but by time. For 24 crowns (just under one euro) you acquire the right to use transport for half an hour, for 32 - for an hour and a half, for 110 you can ride for a day, for 310 - three days. For pensioners and children - half the price.
The period is counted not from the moment of purchase, but from the moment, so to speak, of composting - when you make your first trip using a purchased ticket, you “punch” it in a special machine, which will print the start time of the validity. The controller will use this data to check your fare payment. If the validity period has expired and you need to travel further, then in order not to leave, you can buy a new ticket via SMS. In this case, a ticket will be sent to your phone in electronic form. And ordinary paper tickets are sold by automatic machines, which are located at every stop and metro station. They are easy to use, everything is clear on an intuitive level. Let us only note that these machines do not accept paper money - only coins.
If you plan to stay in Prague for a long time and move around the city a lot, then it may be economically feasible to purchase a pass for a long period (a month, three months, and so on). This travel pass does not need to be validated; it will already indicate the start and end dates of validity. But you must have it with you. Travel passes are not sold everywhere, but only at certain metro stations - for example, at Mustek, one of the central stations.
How to plan your route and choose the right ticket
Of course, in an unfamiliar city, you know how long the trip will take from point A to point B. And you need to know this, since the ticket is valid for a certain period. Here you have two options.
Firstly, at each stop there is a board with a detailed description of each route that passes through this stop. The names of all stops and driving times to them are indicated. Thus, if your route is simple and does not contain transfers, then at the stop you can calculate its duration and buy the appropriate ticket.
Secondly, on the website of the organization that manages transport, there is a route planner. It will show you which trams you need to use to get where you need to go, and how long it will take. To get an answer to these questions, you need to fill out several fields: from (From), where (To), desired intermediate points (Via), date (Date) and time (Time). Next to the time field there are the words “departure” (departure) and “arrival” (arrival) - by selecting one of them using a dot, you will mark whether the specified time refers to the beginning of your trip or to your arrival at the place.
In the “from”, “to” and “through” columns you need to enter the name of the city location - for example, your hotel or the desired attraction. If you are not familiar with local names, but know where you are, then you can select places on the map - to do this, open the “Map” link located to the right of each of these three fields.
When all the fields are filled in, click “search” - and the system will give you route options, which will indicate all the trams and other transport you need. You will find out where to board them, how long each of them travels, what time they arrive at the stops you need, and so on. Each of the proposed options can be viewed in detail on the map and even downloaded.
No. 41, formerly known as 91. This tram passes through the city center and is called a museum, nostalgic, historical. It's not just about the route, where many attractions are located, but also about the rolling stock itself. It consists of two carriages, which first began plying the streets of Prague in 1920. In 1944, the tram was involved in an accident and was repaired, after which it operated until 1992. In 2000, the worn-out train was restored, returned to its original appearance and put back on the rails.
Since it seats only 45 people and is very popular, it is better to board at one of the first stops, ideally the very first. It starts from Vozovna Střešovice, where there is also a public transport museum where you can take a walk while waiting for the 41st.
From there you can get to Prague Castle - the famous fortress, which today is a whole complex of attractions and is definitely included in the program of any tourist.
Another stop is the Royal Garden and the Belvedere Palace, located on its territory, built in the Italian Renaissance style.
The tram stops at Malostranska and Wenceslas Squares - locations densely built up with historical buildings, monuments, and palaces.
On the 41st you can also get to the National Theater and Veletřni Palace. Even if you are not going to the opera, the theater building is still worthy of your attention as an excellent example of exquisite Italian neo-Renaissance. And in the Veletřni Palace there is a Museum of Modern Art, where works by Picasso and many of his famous colleagues are exhibited.
The final stop is Vystaviste. This is an exhibition area where musical fountains, an aquarium, an amusement park and other interesting objects are located.
A regular adult ticket for the museum route costs 35 CZK, for children under 15 years old - 20 CZK. You will also need to pay 20 CZK for a stroller with a child and a person in a wheelchair, and elderly people over 70 years old pay the same amount.
No. 23. This nostalgic route was launched in March 2017, and until 2014 the number belonged to the regular daytime route, which was canceled to improve the work of No. 22. This line runs Tatra T3 - Czech-made cars that were manufactured from 1960 to 1999 and known to residents not only of the Czech Republic, but also of other countries of the former socialist camp, including the USSR. In some places they were modernized, in others they were removed from the routes, and now only in Prague you can drive in the original Tatra T3.
They received a look in the style of the eighties: plastic seats of the same type, massive loudspeakers, stop announcements, font information signs - everything is from the past. The 23rd goes through the historical center - from the Kralovka stop to the Vinohrady district - and passes near Prague Castle and other tourist places.
No. 23 is a full day route, so it runs all year round and is paid for with regular tickets using the regular system.
Of the ordinary routes, the most interesting are Nos. 9 and 22. Modern trams run along them, from the windows of which you can see many ancient buildings of the center.
Even if you don’t really need to go anywhere, take the time to ride the Prague tram - without this piece, the puzzle of your impression of the city will not be fully completed.
