The public transport infrastructure is under the control of
Prague Integrated Transport (PID,
Pražská integrovaná doprava) system, consisting of the
Prague Metro (lines
A,
B, and
C, its length is with 61 stations in total),
Prague tram system,
Prague bus service,
commuter trains,
funiculars, and seven
ferries. Prague has one of the highest rates of public transport usage in the world, with 1.2 billion passenger journeys per year.
Prague Metro metro station of Prague Metro The
Metro has three major lines extending throughout the city:
A (green),
B (yellow) and
C (red). A fourth Metro
line D is under construction, which will connect the city centre to southern parts of the city (as of 2025, the completion is expected in 2031). The Prague Metro system served 589.2 million passengers in 2012, making it the
fifth busiest metro system in Europe and the most-patronised in the world on a per capita basis. The first section of the Prague metro was put into operation in 1974. It was the stretch between stations
Kačerov and
Florenc on the current
line C. The first part of
Line A was opened in 1978 (
Dejvická –
Náměstí Míru), the first part of
line B in 1985 (
Anděl –
Florenc). In April 2015, construction finished to extend the green line A further into the northwest corner of Prague, closer to the airport. A new interchange station for the bus in the direction of the airport is the station
Nádraží Veleslavín. The final station of the green line is
Nemocnice Motol (
Motol Hospital), giving people direct public transportation access to the largest medical facility in the Czech Republic and one of the largest in Europe. A railway connection to the airport is planned. In operation there are two kinds of units: "81-71M" which is modernized variant of the Soviet
Metrovagonmash 81-71 (completely modernized between 1995 and 2003) and new "
Metro M1" trains (since 2000), manufactured by consortium consisting of
Siemens,
ČKD Praha and
ADtranz. The minimum interval between two trains is 90 seconds. The original Soviet "
Ečs" vehicles were excluded in 1997, but one vehicle is placed in public transport museum in depot
Střešovice. The
Náměstí Míru metro station is the deepest station and is equipped with the longest
escalator in
European Union.
Buses of the Prague bus service next to the Prague Zoo Buses fulfil many different roles in Prague's public transport system. Many lines serve as connections between the metro, tram, and rail systems and outlying residential areas. Services are run by the Prague Public Transport Company and several other private operators on suburban connections outside of
Prague. Prague has about 300 bus lines (numbers 100–963). The public transport system operator
DPP uses a mix of over 1,200 buses and 37 trolleybuses which are all low-floor, single-deck, and sometimes
articulated. Buses such as
Solaris Urbino,
SOR,
Škoda and
Iveco Bus operate on the routes. Since 2020, all local bus services are operated by modern low-floor buses. After precisely 45 years since the old trolleybus system closed, a new trolleybus system was opened in Prague in 2023.
Intercity buses The main stations of long-distance buses are Černý Most, Zličín and
Florenc; the latter which is served by
FlixBus.
Trams Prague has 34 regular tram lines (numbers 1–26 and 91–99). The Prague tram system is the
twelfth longest in the world (144 km) and its rolling stock consists of 786 individual cars which is the largest in the world. The system carries more than 360 million passengers annually, the highest tram patronage in the world after
Budapest. On a per capita basis, Prague has the second-highest tram patronage after
Zürich.
The Prague tram system now operates various types of trams, including
Tatra KT8D5,
Škoda 14 T (designed by
Porsche), newer modern low-floor electric
Škoda 15 T and
Škoda 52 T trams and
Tatra T3 on nostalgic tram lines 23 and 41. Around 400 vehicles are the modernized
T3 class, which are typically operated coupled together in pairs.
Funiculars There are also three
funiculars; the
Petřín funicular on
Petřín Hill, one on Mrázovka Hill, and a third at the
Zoo in Troja.
Ferries Since 2005, the
Regional Organiser of Prague Integrated Transport (ROPID) has franchised the operation of ferries on the
Vltava river, which are also a part of the public transport system with common fares.
Taxis Taxi services make pick-ups on the streets or operate from regulated taxi stands, most notably, Pařížská Street in the city centre of
Prague. Taxi reputation in Prague is somewhat varied – there are examples of taxi drivers who target tourists with dishonest fare practices.
Ticketing All services (metro, tramways, city buses, funiculars, and ferries) have a common ticketing system that operates on a
proof-of-payment system. Basic transfer tickets can be bought for 30 and 90-minute rides, short-term tourist passes are available for periods of 24 hours or 3 days, and longer-term tickets can be bought on the smart ticketing system
Lítačka, for periods of one month, three months, or one year. Since August 2021, people up to the age of 14 and over 65 can use Prague's public transport free of charge (proof of age is required). Persons between 15 and 18 years and between 60 and 64 years pay half price for single tickets and day tickets. ==Roads==