Prague Public Transportation Tickets and Passes

Tickets

The Prague public transport system uses two types of tickets:

• Single ticket (for one use/short ride)

Adults: 18 Kč, children 6-15 years: 9 Kč, children under 6: free
This ticket can only be used one time on one type of transportation. It is valid for 20 minutes from validation on trams and buses or 5 stations on the subway, allowing transfers between subway stations (e.g. from line A to line B) for up to 30 min. of total time of use. This ticket is not valid on night trams and buses and on the Petřín funicular.

• Transfer ticket (for multiple uses/long ride)

Adults: 26 Kč, children 6-15 years: 13 Kč, children under 6: free
This ticket can be used on any type of public transportation and allows transfers between lines (subway to subway, tram to tram, etc.) and types of transport (subway to tram, tram to bus, etc.) for up to 75 min. from validation (90 min. on weekends/holidays and from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. on weekdays).

         

Single and transfer tickets are sold through yellow ticket vending machines (also in English, coins only), at ticket offices located at some metro stations, at a Tabák/Trafika, at some newsstands, and at tourist information centers.

A ticket must be punched at the entrance to the metro station and on the tram/bus to mark the start of the validation period.


Passes

There are several short-term and long-term passes available:

• Short-term (tourist) passes

24-hour pass: 100 Kč
3-day pass (72 hours): 330 Kč
5-day pass (120 hours): 500 Kč

• Long-term passes (issued with a photo-ID)

Monthly (30 days): 550 Kč
Quarterly (90 days): 1,480 Kč
Annual/365 days: 4,750 Kč

Passes can be used on any type of Prague public transportation for the duration of the period for which the pass is valid. Children under 6 ride free.

Short-term (tourist) passes are sold at ticket offices located at some metro stations and at tourist information centers. Long-term passes are sold at ticket offices at some metro stations.

Ticket offices are located at many metro stations (e.g. Dejvická, Hradčanská, Můstek, Florenc, Hlavní nádraží, Nádraží Holešovice, Náměstí Míru) and are usually open from 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., some are closed for lunch.

myCZ tip: Online Schedules and Connections
You can look up Prague public transport schedules and connections at idos.cz. Enter the names of your two stops in the From and To fields and you'll get results for all types of Prague public transport that connect the two stops.

Public transportation operates according to its Sunday schedule on Dec. 24 - 26 and on Easter Sunday and Monday.

Source: Prague Public Transit Co.

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