In the capital of the Czech Republic there are buses, trams and metro. The tram network includes thirty-five routes (including night), one hundred ninety-one bus and three subway lines. In addition, there is still a funicule, with which you can climb to Petrshinsky Hill, as well as ferries across the Vltava River.
Metropolitan.
The metro in Prague is open from five in the morning to midnight. The compositions in the period of maximum workload go every two or three minutes, and during the rest of the train the interval of the train movement ranges from four to ten minutes. On Fridays and Saturdays, the metropolitan is working until the night's o'clock. In total, there are three branches in the subway transport system - "a", "b" and "s"; The total length of the paths is about sixty kilometers, and the stations are only 57. The schemes of the line "A" are denoted by green, it comes from Depo Hostivař station to Dejvická); The second line - "B" - is referred to as yellow, it connects the stations Černý Most and Zličín; The third line is "C" - designated in red, its end stations are Háje and Letňany. Transfer stations of Prague Metro is Muzeum, Můstek and Florenc. On the first one, it is possible to move between the lines A and C, on the second - between A and B, on the third - between B and C.
Prague tram
Prague tram network is the largest in the country. For the first time, such a transport message was established in 1875th (though, then it was a tram on horse riding, and the electric appeared later - in 1891).
Trams work on lines from 04:30 to midnight. The compositions go around every eight or twelve minutes. Day trams are denoted by numbers from the 1st to the 26th. Night trams are those with numbers from 51 to 59. Such transport on the streets of the Czech capital can be seen from midnight to 04:30, so that in general the tram message in Prague is a round-the-clock. Night trams go through every half hour. You can get acquainted with the schedule of trams you can at any stop. There is a Lazarská station in the central part of the city, on which all night trams stop, so you can get to any end of Prague. This station is located next to Wenceslas Square, it can be reached on foot in just ten minutes.
There is another tram that is worth mentioning separately. It is old, in the local - "Nostalgic" 91st tram, which works on weekends and holidays from the end of March to mid-November. This historical tram goes through every hour, from noon to six o'clock in the evening, from the station Vozovna Střešovice, driving around the city center.
If there is some faction in the work of the city tram, or they are carried out repair work, then the tram directions begin to launch buses with the same numbers, only the designation is added to the Literature "X" - in front of the number. For example, if a malfunction on the route tram number 26 is happening, then the bus number X26 will work instead.
Bus
In the Czech capital, transportation from different carriers firms, the main of which is the "transport enterprise of the capital's city of Prague", which has a large number of directions.
Day buses start their work at 4:30 and finish at midnight. Transport moves with an interval of approximately eight to fifteen minutes. Night buses ride from the first night to 4:30 in the morning. Night buses that carry passengers within the city are denoted by the numbers from the 501th to the 514th, and working in the suburbs - from 601rd to the 607th. Suburban ride with an interval at one time. You can get acquainted with the schedule of movement at the bus stop. Purchase a ticket - at the checkout or in the machine at the metro station, at the city transport stop or in the TRAFIKA or Tabak stall.
Taxi
All taxis services are installed in stationary lamps "Taxi", and on the front doors the name of the carrier and registration number is indicated. The car always has a price list with a clear cost of services. After the passengers are lending, the chasters give the receipts that prints the taximeter, they indicate the fare.
By the way, about tariffs. They differ in Prague - depending on what area you use a taxi service. In the central part of the Czech capital, rates will naturally be higher. When landing the passenger, approximately thirty-five kroons is paid in the car, for each km of the path - fifteen. Every minute of downtime cars will cost you five crowns.
About the funicule
Using the funicular, you can climb Petrshin Hill. The length of the route is about half a kilometer; Passenger traffic is up to 1400 people per hour (one way). The station located below is called újezd, it is located on the street with the same name, close to the tram stop (№9, №12, No. 22) and the restaurant "At Schweika". The name of the intermediate station of the funicular - NEBOZíZEK, and the ultimate is the peak of Petrshin, next to the Petrshinsky observation tower, the observatory and a pink garden.
Schedule: 09: 00-23: 30, seven days a week, from April to October, and 09: 00-23: 20 - the rest of the year. Transport moves with an interval of ten to fifteen minutes. On the funicule, you can pay the usual ticket, which operates in the city transport of Prague.
Water types of transport
In the capital of the Czech Republic, water transport is a pleasure, this is a river tram and all sorts of old vessels. The "Prague Cargo Company" founded in 1865, this is the oldest carrier of such a profile in the city. This office has the largest fleet on the Vltava River. There is also another major firm - "European Water Transport", which is also popular here. In addition to these two, all sorts of small firms are carried out in the Czech capital - in these you can make an order for an individual walk, organize an event on board a small shy.
When the weather allows, a variety of water tours in Prague is organized in Prague, as well as excursions to suburbs.
Ferries are also the component of the water transport of the Czech capital. They relate to the system of urban passenger traffic, and they can be ride through the same travel as on other types of public transport.