Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Domestic trains
usually wind up at
Praha hlavní nádraží
or the central
Masarykovo
nádraží
on Hybernská, a couple of blocks east of náměstí Republiky. Slower trains and
various provincial services arrive at a variety of obscure suburban stations: trains from the
southwest pull into Praha-Smíchov (metro Smichovské nádraží); trains from the east arrive
at Praha-Vysočany (metro Českomoravská); trains from the west at Praha-Dejvice (metro
Hradčanská); and trains from the south very occasionally rumble into Praha-Vršovice.
Ifyou'recatchinga
trainoutofPrague
,don'tleavebuyingyourticketuntilthelastminute,
as the queues can be long and slow, and make sure you check which station your train is de-
partingfrom.Youcanbuy
Internationaltraintickets
(
mezinárodní jizdenky
)ateitherPraha
hlavní nádraží or Praha-Holešovice.
Virtually all long-distance International and domestic services terminate at Prague's main
busterminal
,Florenc orPraha-Florenc (metro Florenc), onthe eastern edge ofNové Město.
The building is quite new, and has free wi-fi.
CITY TRANSPORT
The centre of Prague, where most of the city's sights are concentrated, is reasonably
small and best explored on foot. At some point, however, in order to cross the city
quickly or reach some of the more widely dispersed attractions, you'll need to use the
cheap and efficient public transport system.
themetro,tramsandbuses.We'veincludedatransportsystemmapintheGuide,andyoucan
get a clear picture of the various lines on the city maps given out at DP offices.
