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EXPLORE PRAGUE - PUBLIC TRANSPORT 
Prague Metro The Prague Metro network consists of 3 lines designated by letters and differentiated in colour:
Green colour (Depo Hostivar station - Dejvicka station)
Yellow colour (Cerny most station - Zlicin station)
Red colour (Letnany - Haje station), with possible changes at Muzeum station (lines A and C), Mustek station (lines A and B), Florenc station (lines B and C).
Metro operates daily from 5 a.m. to 12 p.m. The time interval between train departures is approximately 2-3 minutes during the workday rush hours and 4-10 minutes during off-peak hours. Trams Daytime operation is from 4.30 a.m. to midnight. Night operation is from midnight to 4.30 a.m. and is provided by tram numbers 51 to 59 in the interval of 30 minutes. The central interchage station for night lines is Lazarska stop. Tram schedules are located at individual stops. Buses The daytime and night operation of buses is similar to tram operation. Night service is provided by bus numbers 501 to 514 and 601 to 604. Bus schedules are located at individual stops. The Funicular The Funicular to Petrin Hill operates along the route Ujezd - Nebozizek - Petrin. The Funicular operates daily from 9.00 to 23.30 (April-September) and from 9.00 to 23.20 (October-March) with traffic intervals from 10 to 15 minutes. Ticket Inspection The validity of tickets can be checked by the ticket inspectors of Dopravni podnik at any time during travel or stay in public transport system. The ticket inspector is entitled to ask the passenger to produce his or her valid ticket, to confiscate invalid tickets, and to collect a penalty (950 CZK, if paid at once 700 CZK) in case of travel without a valid ticket. In case of unpaid freight the inspector collects a penalty 200 CZK, which is reduced to 100 CZK, if it is paid on the spot or in an excess fare ticket office of Dopravni podnik. To prove their identity, inspectors produce yellow-and-red badges. They issue receipts for the penalty amounts. Information For Disabled Persons Barrierless access in Metro:
A-line - stations Dejvicka, Muzeum, Strasnicka, Skalka, Depo Hostivar
B-line - stations Zlicin, Stodulky, Luka, Luziny, Hurka, Nove Butovice, Smichovske nadrazi, Vysocanska, Kolbenova, Hloubetin, Rajska zahrada, Cerny Most
C-line - stations Letnany, Prosek, Strizkov, Ladvi, Kobylisy, Nadrazi Holesovice, Vltavska, Florenc, Hlavni nadrazi, Muzeum, Vysehrad, Pankrac, Budejovicka, Roztyly, Chodov, Opatov, Haje
Special bus lines 1 and 3 providing transport of disabled persons in wheelchairs connect the suburbs Cerny Most II, Jizni Mesto II, Repy, Sidliste Dablice with the centre of Prague (Metro station Florenc) where the change of lines is possible. These lines are in service during the working days only.
The line 291 connects the health facilities in the area of I. P. Pavlova Square - Charles Square - I. P. Pavlova Square. |