Prague by metro, tram and train: PID tickets, the Airport Express and the main station

PID tickets

PID (Prague Integrated Transport) tickets cover the metro, trams, buses and the Petřín funicular. Full fares, ages 15–60, in the PID Lítačka app / on paper: 30 minutes CZK 36 / 39, 90 minutes CZK 46 / 50, 24 hours CZK 140 / 150, 72 hours CZK 340 / 350. With a paper ticket, one piece of luggage needs its own CZK 25 ticket (pid.cz).

Metro lines A, B and C

The metro, run by DPP, has three lines: A (green), B (yellow) and C (red). They cross at Můstek (A and B), Muzeum (A and C) and Florenc (B and C). Malostranská (A) is the stop for Malá Strana; Staroměstská (A) for the Old Town; Hlavní nádraží (C) for the main station.

Trams and the funicular

Trams run day and night. The Petřín funicular reopened on 22 September 2026 with new glazed cars; it runs every 10 minutes, 7:00–22:15, from Újezd (trams 9, 12, 15, 20 and 22) to Petřín, and the 24- and 72-hour tickets are valid (Prague City Tourism).

From the airport

The Airport Express (AE) runs from Terminals 1 and 2 to Praha hlavní nádraží, stopping in front of the station building, with extra space for luggage; journey times depend on traffic (prg.aero).

The trains

Praha hlavní nádraží is the largest passenger station in the Czech Republic and an Art Nouveau landmark, on metro line C and trams 5, 9, 15 and 26. České dráhy (cd.cz) and RegioJet run trains across the country and abroad, to Dresden and Berlin, Vienna and Budapest; check the operators’ own timetables.

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