From Prague Airport to the City Centre
The quickest public transport is trolleybus 59 to Nádraží Veleslavín, then metro line A: about 35 minutes to the centre in total. Buy a 90-minute ticket before you board: 46 CZK in the PID Lítačka app or 50 CZK on paper. The airport's official taxi is Uber Airport; the Uber app shows the price before you book.
Key facts
- Fastest by public transport
- Trolleybus 59 to Nádraží Veleslavín, about 15 minutes, then metro line A prg.aero ↗
- Total time to the centre
- About 35 minutes via line 59 and metro A; about 45 minutes via line 100 and metro B pid.cz ↗
- Alternative
- Bus 100 to Zličín, about 18 minutes, then metro line B prg.aero ↗
- Ticket
- 90-minute ticket: 46 CZK in the PID Lítačka app, 50 CZK on paper, 55 CZK by SMS pid.cz ↗
- Where to buy
- PID counters in the arrival halls (Terminal 1: 7:00–21:00, Terminal 2: 9:00–21:00), ticket machines in the terminals and at the stops, or the PID Lítačka app prg.aero ↗
- To the main railway station
- Airport Express (AE) from Terminal 1, about 45 minutes, 200 CZK. 24- and 72-hour tickets are not valid on it. pid.cz ↗
- At night
- Night buses 907 and 910, about 45 minutes to the centre prg.aero ↗
- Taxi
- Uber Airport, the official service, picks up directly in front of the arrival halls of Terminals 1 and 2 prg.aero ↗
By bus and metro
The buses stop in front of the arrival halls of both terminals: Terminal 1 for flights from outside the Schengen Area, Terminal 2 for flights within it. Day lines run every few minutes.
Buy your ticket before you board. A 90-minute ticket covers the bus and the metro ride into the centre. Most ticket machines take contactless cards.
Trolleybus 59 meets metro line A at Nádraží Veleslavín; bus 100 meets metro line B at Zličín.
By taxi
The airport's official taxi service is Uber Airport. Book in the Uber app, at a self-service kiosk, or at the staffed counter in each terminal. The app shows the price before you confirm.
At the kiosks you pay by card only; at the counter, by card or cash. After you get in, you give the driver a six-digit PIN code from your booking.
To the main railway station
The Airport Express (AE) runs from Terminal 1 to Hlavní nádraží, the main railway station, in about 45 minutes. It has its own fare of 200 CZK; ordinary 24- and 72-hour tickets are not valid on it.