Prague Public Transport: Tickets and Fares
One ticket covers trams, metro and buses for a set time, with unlimited changes. Full fare in 2026: 30 minutes 36 CZK in the PID Lítačka app (39 CZK paper), 90 minutes 46 CZK (50 CZK). Stamp paper tickets once; no valid ticket costs 1,200 CZK on the spot in Prague.
Key facts
- Changes
- Unlimited changes between trams, metro and buses while the ticket is valid. 30- and 90-minute tickets are not valid on the Petřín funicular (24- and 72-hour tickets are); none of these tickets is valid on the Airport Express (AE). pid.cz ↗
- 30 minutes
- 36 CZK in the app, 39 CZK on paper (full fare, ages 15–60, within Prague) pid.cz ↗
- 90 minutes
- 46 CZK in the app, 50 CZK on paper pid.cz ↗
- 24 hours
- 140 CZK in the app, 150 CZK on paper pid.cz ↗
- 72 hours
- 340 CZK in the app, 350 CZK on paper pid.cz ↗
- From the airport
- PID recommends a 90-minute ticket pid.cz ↗
- Large luggage
- A large-luggage ticket costs 23 CZK in the app, 25 CZK on paper. One large item travels free with a 24-hour ticket for Prague. pid.cz ↗
- Stamping a paper ticket
- Once, on first use: before the metro platform, or right after boarding a tram or bus pid.cz ↗
- App tickets
- Valid one minute after you activate them, so activate before you board; you need internet to buy and activate, not afterwards pid.cz ↗
- No valid ticket (Prague)
- 1,200 CZK if paid on the spot, 1,500 CZK within 15 days, otherwise 2,000 CZK pid.cz ↗
Which ticket to buy
Tickets are time-based: while the ticket is valid you can change between trams, metro and buses as often as you like. For the trip from the airport, PID recommends a 90-minute ticket. A 24-hour ticket (140 CZK in the app) pays off from the fourth trip of the day: three 90-minute app tickets cost 138 CZK, four cost 184 CZK. On paper it pays off from the third trip (150 CZK, the same as three 90-minute paper tickets).
Tickets in the PID Lítačka app are cheaper than paper ones and can be activated straight away or later. An app ticket becomes valid one minute after activation: board before that minute is up and you can be fined.
Stamping paper tickets
Tickets from button or touchscreen machines must be stamped once in a validator before you go down to the metro platform or right after you board a tram or bus. Insert the ticket face up, in the direction of the arrow. A ticket stamped twice is invalid.
Tickets bought on board, at railway counters or from touchscreen terminals (the ones that print the validity on the ticket) need no stamping.
Discounts
The prices above are full fare, for ages 15 to 60. Seniors aged 60 to 65 with proof of entitlement pay half: 18 CZK (30 minutes), 23 CZK (90 minutes) and 70 CZK (24 hours) in the app; there is no reduced 72-hour ticket.
Children, students and seniors need to prove their age or status for a discount. Check the details on pid.cz before you rely on one.