Short answer. Prague’s trams, metro, buses and the Petřín funicular all use PID tickets. For one day of sightseeing, the 24-hour ticket at 150 CZK from a machine, or 140 CZK in the PID Lítačka app, covers trams, metro and the funicular. The 30 and 90-minute tickets do not. This guide uses the PID and DPP sites and the attractions’ own pages, read on 24 October 2026; fares can change. We have not measured any walking time: we repeat only the ones that the operators publish. Tram lines change, so check the notices on the PID site before you travel.
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| Ticket | App | Machine or information centre |
|---|---|---|
| 30 minutes | 36 CZK | 39 CZK |
| 90 minutes | 46 CZK | 50 CZK |
| 24 hours | 140 CZK | 150 CZK |
| 72 hours | 340 CZK | 350 CZK |
The 24 and 72-hour tickets start at the first validation and last exactly 24 or 72 hours. They exclude the historic lines K, 41 and 42 and the Airport Express. A paper ticket is validated once, before entering the paid area of the metro or on boarding a tram or bus; a second validation cancels it. An app ticket becomes valid 60 seconds after you activate it, so activate it before you enter the metro. Children under 10 travel free. Ages 10 to 15 travel free with a valid card or document, as do over 65s with an identity document. A large suitcase is free with a 24 or 72-hour ticket; otherwise bags over 25 x 45 x 70 cm cost 25 CZK (23 CZK in the app).
From the airport
Václav Havel Airport has four useful links, according to PID.
- Trolleybus 59 to Nádraží Veleslavín, then metro line A: about 35 minutes to the centre, on a 90-minute ticket. It replaced bus 119 on 6 March 2024, so older guides that mention bus 119 are out of date.
- Bus 100 to Zličín, then metro line B: about 45 minutes, same ticket.
- Airport Express AE from Terminal 1 to the main station, Praha hlavní nádraží: about 45 minutes, 200 CZK. It is a special fare, so the 24 and 72-hour tickets are not valid.
- Night buses 907 and 910, from Terminal 2.
A 30-minute ticket is not enough for the centre. From the main station, metro line C goes to Muzeum, where it meets line A.
To the Castle
The castle’s site lists tram stops Pražský hrad, Královský letohrádek and Pohořelec, and metro stations Malostranská and Hradčanská on line A. It says visitors mostly use tram 22 to Pražský hrad: turn left, and the Second Courtyard is five minutes away, by its own estimate. From Pohořelec you can walk down the hill to Hradčany Square in about ten minutes, according to the castle. From Malostranská, the castle’s directions follow tram 22 for 100 metres, turn left to the Old Castle Stairs and climb to the Na Opyši gate. Tram 23 is a historic line, about 8:30 to 19:00 every 30 minutes (every 15 minutes at weekends in the high season) in the timetable we read on 24 October 2026; any PID ticket is valid on it. No night tram stops at Pražský hrad. See Prague Castle tickets for ticket types and hours.
To Petřín and the funicular
Trams 9, 12, 15, 20, 22 and 23 stop at Újezd, the lower funicular station. The funicular runs between Újezd, Nebozízek and Petřín; the car stops at Nebozízek only on the way up. DPP restarted it on 22 September 2026 as a trial operation after nearly two years, daily from 7:00 to 22:15 every 10 minutes. A single ride is 100 CZK, or 90 CZK in the app, and the 24 and 72-hour tickets are valid. It is not accessible to wheelchairs. Some pages of the tower’s operator still say it is out of service, so treat the DPP and PID pages as current and check the status before you go. If the funicular is closed, PID says the walk up from Újezd takes about half an hour, or you can take tram 22 or 23 to Pohořelec, where PID gives a height difference of 43 metres.
To Žižkov, the Old Town and the Museum of Communism
- Žižkov Tower: the operator names the stop Jiřího z Poděbrad for tram, metro and bus. On metro line A it comes after Náměstí Míru. PID timetables show trams 11 and 13 at the stop.
- Old Town Hall: metro Staroměstská (line A) or Můstek (lines A and B). The square is pedestrian, and trams 2, 17 and 18 stop at Staroměstská.
- Museum of Communism: the museum names Náměstí Republiky on line B. Můstek is the next stop. Trams 6, 8, 15 and 26 stop at Náměstí Republiky.
Late hours
The metro runs daily from 5:00 to 24:00. After midnight, night trams 91 to 99 and buses 901 to 917 take over with the same tickets. Tram 97 stops at Malostranská and Újezd. Entry tickets for the attractions do not include transport (one of the city pass cards does list it): see the overview of tickets for what each type covers.
