Prague is a very comfortable and enjoyable city to visit on foot, as it is small compared to many European capitals and has touristic spots close to each other.. There will still be times when you will need a vehicle. At this point, I tried to explain all the alternatives you can use in the Prague Transportation Guide article as far as I experienced it.. The article is a bit long, but I wanted to explain every detail since Prague is a city that is very preferred by those going abroad for the first time.
• Prague Transportation Ticket
• Prague Metro Line
• Prague Tram Line
• Prague City Buses
• Transportation from Prague Airport to City Center
• Transportation from Prague City Center to Airport
• Prague’ Car Rental in da
Prague Transport Ticket / Prague Transport Guide
Metro, tram, bus and funicular in Prague A shared ticket is used for. As in some countries in Europe, there is no person or system that checks tickets while taking any public transport.. Here’s what you need to do: Have the ticket scanned by yellow machines when entering the subway or after getting on the bus/tram.. You insert and remove the ticket into the machine according to the direction of the arrow on it.. At that time, the date and time are stamped on the ticket.. You can read a ticket only once. Which of the tickets with different validity periods of 30 minutes / 90 minutes / 1 day / 3 days means that you can use it for that long after the first scan.
Yes, if you risk breaking the rules, you can take a public transport in Prague you can get on without a ticket, but the ticket checkers often wander around. That’s why I don’t recommend doing anything like this.. Also, do not throw away your ticket as you get off the metro because sometimes you may encounter a surprise check at the exit of the metro.
So, where and how to buy Prague public transport tickets? You can get your ticket from kiosks, toll booths and machines at metro entrances.. I think there is no need for 1-day or 3-day tickets for Prague, you will probably walk to most places. Instead, it will be more advantageous to buy a 30-minute ticket whenever you need it.. If you have to use the ticket machines, just focus on the above type of tickets.. Public transport tickets to the rural areas outside the city in Prague are also sold from these machines, so I see a lot of variety and ask, “Which one will I choose?”
Prague Metro Line / Prague Transport Guide
Prague metro line is confusing at first sight as there are no English signposts in most places It looks like it’s not hard to figure out though.. As you can see on the map above, there are 3 separate metro lines spread across the city centre: A (Green), B (Yellow) and C (Red). Let’s focus on these 3 colors on the map for now, the brown lines show the tram line because. (Click to go to the website where you can download the original map. ) These color codes do not only appear on the map, of course.. The signage of each metro stop carries the color of the line it belongs to and intersects with each other in the Old Town area.. Let me explain traveling on different lines with an example, with photos:
Let’s say you are at Křižíkova on the yellow line(B) and Pankrácstop. The stop where we can transfer from B to C is the Florenc stop where the two intersect.. For this, you need to take the metro to Zličín.. When you come to the metro station, you will see the sign with the photo below.. These signs, on which the stops of the line you are in, are written, are available at every station.. According to this sign; take the metro from the right (the side that says “College 1”) and get off at the next stop, Florenc. After landing, you need to follow the signs that lead to C line and transfer to the other line.. Again, you will see a red-colored sign showing the C line stops as below.. You will get on from Pankrác or Hájewhich is the last stop of line C, whichever direction it points. It’s actually quite simple once you get used to it.
One of the first striking points on the Prague metro map is that the names of the stops are very similar to each other.. To avoid confusion, I strongly recommend that you mark or make a note of the stops you get on and off.. You should also remember that the metro working hours are between 05:00 in the morning and 00:00 at night. It is admirable that there is free wi-fi in certain metro stations.. Here are the words that you will often see on the signs and that may be useful for you:
Vstup = Entry
Výstup = Exit (I said the words are very similar to each other .)
Stanice metra = Metro station
Linka A = line A
Přestup = Transfer
Prague Tram Line / Prague Transport Guide
If you do not prefer walking in Prague, trams will be your savior for points that cannot be reached by metro. The details you need to know for the tram line, which is spread over a wide area in the city center, are as follows:
* Standard trams run between 04:30 in the morning and 00:00 at night. From 00:30 to 04:30, night trams operate.
* Tram number 22, which is the most popular in the Old Town area, has many historical points on its route.
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* If you want to experience a tram similar to that of our Istiklal Street, take the Nostalgic Tram No. 91 (nostalgická linka č) which operates only on weekends between April and November.. 91) you can ride. The route of the tram departing from the Vozovna Střešovice stop takes about 30 minutes and you need to buy a separate ticket.. The ticket costs 35 CZK.
* Click to go to the website where you can download maps of tram lines and stops.
Prague City Buses / Prague Transportation Guide
A public transportation alternative that you will use to go to remote areas in Prague, especially where metro and tram do not go There will be city buses. Night buses can also be a good help to your budget.. Other than that, I don’t think you will need to take a bus, frankly.
How to get from Prague Airport to City Center? / Prague Transport Guide
1. By Bus + Metro
Václav Havel Airport is located approximately 15 km outside of Prague city centre, and the metro does not yet run here.. The only way to reach the city center is to transfer.. The details are as follows:
* You can transfer to Line A of the metro by taking the bus at 119 and getting off at Nádraží Veleslavín. This journey is more preferred as it takes a shorter time (40 minutes in total), but there is no escalator here. If you came with a heavy suitcase, you may have problems.
* Another alternative is to take the bus numbered 100 and get off at Zličín, line BTransferring to.
* Buses numbered 191 and 510 also pass through the airport, but it is not recommended as it only takes 45 minutes to go to the metro transfer station.
* Standard transportation on all these lines I have mentioned. you can use your tickets. If you can’t find the opportunity to buy a ticket as soon as you land, you can get a ticket from the bus driver for a slightly higher fee.. I haven’t tried it, but let me write it anyway.
* If you arrive at the airport after 23:00 at night, you may use the night bus or tram to reach the city center and wait for a long time. I recommend not to use.
2. With Airport Express (AE)
Airport Express buses, which depart every 30 minutes, are very similar to city buses, but they have a huge “AE” written on them, you can’t miss them. The biggest advantage of these buses, which operate between 06:00 and 22:00, is that you go directly to the city center without having to deal with transfers.. Standard transportation tickets are not available on these buses.. The last stop of the AE buses in the city center, which continues without stopping at any stop, is the Prague central train station, Hlavní Nádraží. If you wish, you can transfer to the C line of the metro from here.
3. Other Options
Other alternatives you can choose when you want to use it at night or provide a more comfortable transportation are as follows:
* You can use a taxi or Uber. We have never tried Uber, but when we went to the city center from the airport by taxi in 2016, we paid 120 liras.. It would probably amount to a much higher figure with current exchange rates.
* There is an economical and comfortable alternative for overnight commutes: Shuttle services with several people.. You can use it provided that you make a reservation in advance.. You have to pay a fee of approximately 140 CZK per person.. Click here for an example shuttle company.
* The last option is to arrange a transfer from the hotel you are staying in, of course, if such an option is available.. If you inform the hotel about this before your arrival, they can help you arrange a vehicle.. Some low-budget hotels also have shuttle services, it’s worth checking.
How to Get to the Airport from Prague City Center? / Prague Transportation Guide
You can use all of the alternatives you can use to get to the city center from Prague Václav Havel Airport, as well as to get to the airport.. There are a few points that I think it would be good for you to know:
* If you are going to use the metro + bus alternative, you should pay attention to the stop you will get off at.. There are 3 terminals at the airport: private flights from Terminal 3, flights to the Schengen area from Terminal 2, and flights outside the Schengen area from Terminal 1. If you are going to return to Turkey, you should get off at the Terminal 1 stop.
* There is heavy traffic in Prague, especially during rush hour, on rainy and snowy days.. If you are returning by taxi or private transfers, you need to consider this.
Car Rental in Prague / Prague Transportation Guide
If you have a very special occasion or travel across the country by car If you do not have such a plan, I definitely do not recommend you to rent a car in Prague.. On our last visit, we were thinking of going to the German border, so we rented a car to save time and once again decided that a car was extremely unnecessary for a trip to the city center of Prague.
* Parking is a serious problem in Prague.. Don’t be fooled by the well-arranged parking spaces with lines in front of each building.. It is a great virtue to find them empty. In addition, all of them pay.
* You can run into traffic every hour in the Old Town area.. Some roads are narrow, from time to time you have to take the tramway.
* Traffic fines in Czechia are much more severe than in ours.. Is it bad? Of course not, but you have to be very careful.. For example, the tolerance for drunk driving is zero.. So if you drink even one beer or miss too much the night before and try to drive in the morning, you will be fined if you get caught.. According to the promile rate, this penalty may even be imprisonment.
* Do not think that gasoline is cheap, it costs around 31 CZK per liter, that is, about 6 liras. In addition, you fill the car with gasoline yourself.
* As I mentioned above, Prague is both a city that must be visited on foot and its transportation network is extremely sufficient.. That’s why I don’t think there is a need for a car.
Car Rental Details in Prague
I will only talk about our experience as the process and prices may differ in each company.. Before traveling, we found the company that gave the cheapest car from rentalcars.com and we rented directly from the company’s website without using this website.. We made our reservation from Budget, which has branches in Turkey and is one of the reliable companies, by paying a total of 50 € for 3 days. we got it done. We were only asked for passport and driver’s license. We did not have any problems because the driver’s license we have is a new type with international validity.. (Click to read the article (How to Get an International Driving License).) It took us about 30 minutes to complete all the procedures and get the vehicle.. By the way, there is a point you should not forget, some deposit is taken from your credit card while renting a car.. CZK20,000 has been withdrawn from us. The car was refunded 2 weeks after we delivered it.
Parking Details in Prague
Not without mentioning this troublesome issue.. In Prague, most of the places where you can leave your car in the city center (ie in front of the buildings) are reserved for parking areas surrounded by parking meters.. “I’ll pay for my car.” If you say, get ready to be fined, you can’t park anywhere according to your mind.. Let’s move on to the details:
* 3 types of parking spaces: Blue, orange and green. You can see these colors as lines on parking meters or parking sign.. (There is also a purple color, but it is not mentioned because it is not very common.)
* Blue zones, parking areas marked with a blue line on the ground and only long-term payments are made.. Therefore, only people living in that area can park.. If you park in the blue line, you will be penalized.
* Orange zones, parking areas marked with a white line on the ground and places where you can park for a maximum of 2 hours. As soon as you park the vehicle, you have to pay the parking meter for the duration of your stay.. 10 CZK for 15 minutes, 40 CZK for 1 hour. places you can. 15 CZK for 30 minutes, 30 CZK for 1 hour, 120 CZK for 6 hours. >
* We informed the 2 hotels we will be staying at before the trip and conveyed that we would arrive by car.. We asked for parking arrangements to avoid problems.. If you intend to rent a car, you should definitely check the parking situation of the place you will be staying.
* I would definitely recommend that you do not go to the Old Town by car, but if you do, I will write that the most comfortable parking place is Palladium’s car park.
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I think I wrote every detail except the bike within the scope of the Prague transportation guide.. If you still have a question about the subject, you can write it as a comment below.
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