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Popular Transportation | Other Transportation Tips | All Tips (728) There is nothing like a Funicular. Any quirky method of transport that saves you wasting your precious sight-seeing energy by having to climb up steep hills is ok by me!
Prague's cheerful green and white Funicular has been in operation since 1891. It transports you from Ujezd, down near the river, up to the top of Petrin Hill, offering great views of the castle along the way.
Running everyday at around 10 minute intervals, the funicular is pretty popular and the queue can get very very long...perhaps you may have to walk instead...but think of the extra beer you can justify then!! Leave a Comment
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We travelled on the metro in Prague several times and found it fairly clean and easy to use.
It runs from 5am till Midnight everyday, with frequent services on its three lines. Tickets can be bought from machines at the stations, from the ticket counter or from news-stands.
There are a few different ticket options. Single non-transfer tickets allow you to travel up to 4 metro stops, but not to transfer from one line to another….like we did until we worked it out…. Single-transfer tickets are valid for one hour after validation, on all lines.
Make sure you have a valid ticket….we ran into ticket inspectors a couple of times during our stay.
A metro map can be downloaded via the website link. Leave a Comment
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There are a few transport options to get to/from the Ruzyne Airport to the city centre - bus & metro or bus & tram, taxi or mini-bus airport transfer.
We arrived in Prague fairly late one evening and decided the easiest option for us was to catch a taxi. There is a taxi desk in the Arrivals Hall for Airport Cars (220 113 892) where you can book and pay in advance for your cab. I really like this method as then you don't get that feeling that the taxi driver is ripping you off. At a cost of around 500Kc, it was a small price to pay to be deposited in front of our apartment and not have to wander about a strange city dragging our bags, particularly as it was close to midnight.
On leaving Prague we opted for the Cedaz Minibus Airport Transfer, at a cost of 90Kc per person. The small white vans depart every 30 minutes between 5.30am - 9.30pm, from a bus stop at Namesti Republiky, dropping you off outside the Airport Arrivals Hall. Drivers are friendly and English speaking. Leave a Comment
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To reach downtown Prague from Ruzyne airport, the cheapest option is to buy a timed bus/metro/trolley ticket, good for an hour, a day, etc. The booth is near the airport exit. Validate the ticket in the yellow box on the airport bus, which runs every 10 minutes. At "Dejvicka," get off the bus, go down the stairs, insert the same ticket in the turnstile and get on the Metro. The whole trip takes 45-50 minutes.
But first things first. Go to currency exchange and pick up some koruna (Kc). Don't exchange large sums of money . There are plenty of places downtown that charge no commission and offer a better exchange rate. But a word of caution: Don't be tempted by guys who approach you in the street and offer what sounds like a great rate. They are rip-off artists. A friend of mine was dumb enough to fall for it. The "money-changer" walked off with a few hundred dollars of his, leaving him with a large wad of out-of-circulation bills from another country.
Next, head for tourist information. Ask for a free map and have the clerk circle the location of your hotel. If you plan to use public transportation, ask the clerk to write the names of the stops on a slip of paper for you. From my experience, you will be very lucky to find anyone who speaks English - or ANY language other than Czech. In fact, most of the people I tried to get directions from on the street walked right past me, as if I were invisible. Since I don't look very suspicious, and I was traveling with my little daughter, I found it a bit strange. A holdover from Communist times, or something. But we did find our way in the end - and armed with that slip of paper (do you really think anyone is going to understand your feeble attempts at Czech pronunciation?) - so will you.
Try this only if you have a small piece of luggage and arrive at a normal daytime hour. If you are traveling with several other people, have heavy bags or come in late at night, a taxi or shared van outside the airport will make more sense (remember to settle on a price beforehand). Leave a Comment Theme: Bus
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I found walking to be the best way to get around in the center of the city, but if you want to travel longer distances, the subway is fast and efficient.
There is one thing to be careful about: make sure you have enough coins for the ticket machine as there is usually no one selling tickets at the station and the stands/shops refuse to give you change from notes to coins, even if you want to make a purchase!
It once took us about 1 hour to get enough change to buy tickets for 3 people.
As someone mentioned in an earlier tip, these are the most common ticket prices.
24-hour ticket 70,- CZK
3-day ticket (72 hours) 200,- CZK
7-day ticket (168 hours) 250,- CZK
15-day ticket (360 hours) 280,- CZK Leave a Comment Theme: Subway/Metro
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This is no problem with the efficient bus, tram and metro network. Although Prague is compact to walk around there's a lot to see and feet will tire so sometimes its handy to hop on the transport - esp at the beginning or the end of the day.
Normal tickets only last for one hour (12kc) but you can get passes for 24 hours (70kc/£1.60/$2.40), 3 days (200kc/£4.70/$7), 7 days (250kc/£5.80/$8.70) or 15 days (280kc/£6.50/$9.75), and these give you unlimited use of the Metro, trams and city buses. Normal tickets can be bought from kiosks or machines at any Metro station as well as tobacconists, and passes from major stations (ie. where lines cross) like Florenc, Mustek, Muzeum and also Hlavni Nadrazi. Make sure you validate your pass/ticket straight away by punching the time and date onto them using the little machine things on the way to the platforms. If you don't have a ticket you're expected to pay a £20 on the spot fine - transport is cheap, its not worth the risk being caught out! Theme: Bus
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So whats the best way to travel from the airport to your hotel??
Cheapest is by public transport:
Take bus 119 from Prague airport to Dejvicka Metro Station (buy ticket from a newstand in the terminal or at a machine). At Dejvicka change to the metro to the city centre. To reach Wenceslas Square, get off at the Mustek station. Transfer will take about 1 hour and cost 15 Kr (the cost of an hourly transport ticket valid on all forms of Prague's travel system)
Lugging heavy cases ?? then one of the minibus shuttle services will be more hassle-free:
Prague-airport-shuttle bus costs 650 Kr per trip - good value for groups. They also give a commentary on various places, things to watch out for and eateries en route. Slightly cheaper at 590 Kr (1-4 people in car) is a similar pre-bookable service with Martin Janecek transfer service. If arriving at the Prague's main train station then cost of transfer with this service to your hotel is just 360 Kr.
Best of all though for convenience seems to be the CEDAZ Minibus shuttle , operating every 30 mins just outide the airport to Namesti Republiky at 90Kr per person or 360 Kr per trip (1-3 people) to your chosen downtown destination. Pre-bookings are not possible - simply contact their desk once inside the arrivals hall. They will arrange the transfer and take your payment for it. Return journeys can be booked here though.
Journey time will be 30-40 mins to the centre.
PHONE: 220-114-296.
We used the Cedaz service and they were most reliable and efficient, definitely recommend this option. Our hotel reception were happy to phone them to book our return journey too.
All of these options appear to be better than taxis - many of which I've heard can rip you off - make sure of price if you do get a taxi. Theme: Bus
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To use a public transport ticket for the first time, stick it in the yellow box when you board buses or trolleys, or at the metro turnstile. This stamps a date and time on it. Then use it freely on any form of transportation until it expires. (The machine will spit it back if it's no good).
Rumor has it that inspectors appear periodically to check your ticket, although we never saw a single one during our 5 days in Prague. Basically, they use the honor system. You buy the ticket, you validate it, and "you got a ticket to ride," to paraphrase the Beatles. Prague residents who use public transportation buy monthly passes, which of course we didn't know. So we felt a little strange at first, as if we were the only "paying customers" and everyone else was boarding for free.
It turns out, though, that there are hefty fines if you are caught without a ticket - and according to what I've heard, they don't make allowances for tourists or playacting that you don't speak the language... Leave a Comment Theme: Subway/Metro
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The easiest , fastest and a cheap way to get from the airport into downtown is Cedaz Mini Bus. They are leaving every half an hour from the airport to Namesti Republiky and cost only 90kr!
If you need a ride to your hotel, you can get also a Mini Bus at any time for 90 to 360 kr depending on the size of the group.
The stop is located right in front of the airport to the right. Leave a Comment
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Ok, we got to Prague. Now, how do we get to our apartment???Again VT came to the rescue. I checked out transportation tips and came to the conclusion that CEDAZ AIRPORT was the way to go. After picking up our luggage, we headed for ground transportation and looked for the kiosk which read "TRANSPORT INFORMATION" ---"MINIBUS CEDAZ". A very friendly, helpful lady who spoke perfect English helped us. The Cedaz shuttle would not only take us to our apartment but we could also pre-arrange our pick-up back to the airport. So that is exactly what I did. For 480CZK ( good for up to 4 people going to the same address) and 400CZK (if you pre-arrange and pay for your return trip -- Total 880 CZK or $46.00 CDN or app. 30 Euros. I must say that we were VERY satisfied with this service as we were promptly picked up at 5:00a.m. the day of our departure. After all the stories I read about Prague Taxi drivers this was THE way to go.
Travel time was 30 to 40 minutes to our apartment in Praha 2. Leave a Comment Theme: BusPhone: 220 114 296Other Contact: e-mail cedaz@cmail.cz
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