Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Tickets and passes
MostPraguersbuymonthlypasses,andtoavoidhavingtounderstandthecomplexitiesofthe
single ticket system, you too are best off buying a
travelpass
(
časová jízdenka
) for either 24
hours (
1 den
; 110Kč) or 3 days (
3 dny
; 310Kč); no photos or ID are needed. Punch the tick-
et to validate it when you first use it. For a monthly (
mesíční
; 550Kč), quarterly (
čtvrtletní
;
1480Kč) or yearly (
roční
; 4750Kč) pass you need ID and a passport-sized photo. All passes
are available from
travel information offices
,
also known as DP outlets, and the 24-hour
pass is also available from ticket machines in metro stations.
Singletickets
can be bought from a tobacconist (
tabák
), street kiosk, newsagent, PIS office
or any place that displays the DP sticker. If you can't find one of those outlets, you'll need
to master the complicated-looking
ticket machines
, found inside all metro stations and at
some bus and tram stops. Despite the multitude of buttons on the machines, for a
singletick-
et
(
lístek
or
jízdenka
) in the two central zones (
2 pásma
), there are just two basic choices.
The 24Kč version (
krátkodobá
) allows you to travel for up to thirty minutes on trams, buses
or metro. The 32Kč version (
základní
) is valid for ninety minutes. Discounted tickets, or
zvýhodněna
, are available for children aged 6-15; under-6s travel free. All of the above tick-
ets are also valid on the Petřín funicular.
To buy a ticket you must press the appropriate button - press it once for one ticket, twice
for two, and so on - followed by the
výdej
/enter button, after which you insert your money.
The machines do give change, but if you don't have enough coins, you may find the person
on duty in the metro office by the barriers can give you change or sell you a ticket.
Whenyouenterthemetro,orboardatramorbus,youmustvalidateyourticketbyplacingit
in one of the electronic machines to hand. There are no barriers, but plain-clothes inspectors
(
revizoří
)makerandomchecksandwillissuean
on-the-spotfine
of800Kčtoanyonecaught
without a valid ticket or pass; controllers should show you their ID (a small metal disc) and
give you a receipt (
paragon
).
TRAVEL INFORMATION OFFICES
To get free maps (as well as to buy tickets and passes), head for the
DP information of-
fices
:
Airport terminals
Daily 7am-9pm.
Anděl metro
Mon-Fri 7am-9pm, Sat 9.30am-5pm.
Hradčanská metro
Mon-Fri 6am-8pm, Sat 9.30am-5pm.
Main railway station (Praha hlavní nádraží)
Daily 7am-9pm.
Muzeum metro
Daily 7am-9pm.
