Transportation

Website: www.dpp.cz

Official Carrier

We are pleased to announce that the CZECH AIRLINES (CSA) has agreed to become the OFFICIAL CARRIER of the 9th World Shakespeare Congress.

CSA offers 10 % discount on all economy class fares and 15% on business class fares. These discounts apply to all CSA flights 7 days before the beginning and 7 days after the ending of the Congress.

Book at:
http://www.csa.cz/en/portal/online_services/conventions/booking_ticket.htm
http://www.csa.cz/cs/portal/online_services/conventions/booking_ticket.htm
(Czech version)
Name: "WSC2011" Password: "1B10025"

For further information contact Ms Katerina Vladarova (Katerina.Vladarova@csa.cz)

Prague Public Transportation

New tariffs are valid from July 1, 2011
more at www.dpp.cz/en/fares-in-prague

1) Metro

The Prague Metro network consists of 3 lines designated by letters and differentiated in colour:

green colour (Depo Hostivar station - Dejvicka station)

yellow colour (Cerny most station - Zlicin station)

red colour (Letnany - Haje station)

Changes are possible at Muzeum station (lines A and C), Mustek station (lines A and B) and Florenc station (lines B and C).

The metro operates daily from 5 a.m. to 12 p.m. The time interval between train departures is approximately 2 - 3 minutes during the workday rush hours and 4 - 10 minutes during off-peak hours.

2) Trams

Daytime operation is from 4:30 a.m. to midnight. Night operation is from midnight to 4:30 a.m. and is provided by tram numbers 51 to 59 at an interval of 30 minutes. The central interchange station for night lines is the Lazarska stop. Tram schedules are located at individual stops.

3) Buses

The daytime and night operation of buses is similar to tram operation. The night service is provided by bus numbers 501 to 514 and 601 to 604. Bus schedules are located at individual stops.

4) The Funicular

The Funicular to Petrin Hill operates along the route Újezd - Nebozizek - Petrin. The Funicular operates daily from 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. (April - September) and from 9 a.m. to 11:20 p.m. (October - March) with traffic intervals between 10 and 15 minutes.

Prague City Transport Fares

Travelling by city transport is possible only with a valid ticket. Passengers have to obtain their tickets before boarding a vehicle or entering the Metro system. The ticket is valid only if marked in the validation appliance (a yellow ticket stamping machine found near the door of trams or at the entrance to metro stations). Tickets can be bought at selected Metro stations or in Dopravni podnik Information Centers, hotels, at news stands, travel bureaus, department stores, etc. Single tickets can also be bought from ticket machines located at Metro stations or near some bus and tram stops.

Fares

Transfer ticket 32,- CZK
Discounted (children 6 to 15 years) 16,- CZK

  • the ticket is valid for 75 minutes after validation. During off-peak hours, i.e. 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. on working days and all day on Saturdays and Sundays ticket validity is prolonged to 90 minutes.

Ticket with limited transfer options 24,- CZK
Discounted (children 6 to 15 years) 12,- CZK

  • in trams and buses a non-transfer ticket is valid for 20 minutes after validation and does not allow changing of lines. In the underground the non-transfer ticket is valid for 5 stations after validation (excluding the starting station) and allows transfers between underground lines. The time validity of the non-transfer ticket in the underground is limited to 30 minutes.
  • Non-transfer tickets are not valid on night trams and buses or for the Petrin Funicular

Prices may increase during the year.

Freight

  • luggage, prams without babies 16,- CZK
  • dogs 26,- CZK

Tourist Tickets

  • for 24 hours 110,- CZK, children (6 - 15 years) 55,- CZK
  • for 3 days (72 hours) 310,- CZK (+ 1 child 6 to 15 free of charge)

These tickets are valid for all the city transport facilities and allow for changes.

The ticket is valid from the moment of its validation. These tickets can be bought in the Information Centres of the Prague Public Transit Company and in the Information Centres of the Prague Information Service (PIS).

Free-of-Charge Transport of Passengers and Objects

  • children up to 6 years of age
  • citizens of the Czech Republic and foreigners with a residential permit
    aged over 70
  • disabled persons (only citizens of the Czech Republic, holders of ZTP and ZTP-P card) including wheelchair, guide and dog
  • prams with babies
  • animals in protective boxes
  • luggage of up to 25 x 45 x 70 centimeters
  • rod-like luggage up to the length of 150 centimeters and 20 centimeters
    in diameter
  • boards up to 100x100x5 centimeters
  • 1 pair of skis
  • bicycles

Ticket Inspection

The validity of tickets can be checked by the ticket inspectors of Dopravni podnik at any time during travel or waiting in the Metro system. The ticket inspector is entitled to ask a passenger to produce his or her valid ticket, to confiscate invalid tickets, and to collect a penalty (950 CZK, 700 CZK if paid at once) in the case of travel without a valid ticket. In the case of unpaid freight the penalty is 200 CZK, which is reduced to 100 CZK, if it is paid on the spot or in an excess fare ticket office of Dopravni podnik. To prove their identity, inspectors produce yellow-and-red badges. They issue receipts for the penalty amounts.

Information for Disabled Persons

Barrierless access in Metro:

A-line - stations Dejvická, Muzeum, Strasnická, Skalka, Depo Hostivar

B-line - stations Zlicín, Stodulky, Luka, Luziny, Hurka, Nové Butovice, Smichovské nádrazí, Vysocanská, Kolbenova, Hloubetín, Rajská zahrada, Cerny Most

C-line - stations Letnany, Prosek, Strizkov, Ládví, Kobylisy, Nádrazí Holesovice, Vltavská, Florenc, Hlavní nádrazí, Muzeum, Vysehrad, Pankrác, Budejovická, Roztyly, Chodov, Opatov, Háje

Special bus lines № 1 and № 3 providing transport of disabled persons in wheelchairs connect the suburbs Cerny Most II, Jizní Mesto II, Repy, Sídliste Dáblice with the centre of Prague (Metro station Florenc) where a change of lines is possible. These lines are in service during the working days only.

Line № 291 connects the health facilities in the area of I. P. Pavlova Square - Charles Square - I. P. Pavlova Square.

Taxi

The maximum prices for taxi services in the district of the capital city of Prague:

  • ride in the district of the capital city of Prague 28,- CZK/1 km
  • boarding fee 40,- CZK
  • waiting 6,- CZK/1min.

The prices can rise during the year.

The maximum prices are valid for all vehicles offering taxi services in the district of Prague. The price for waiting includes waiting in a traffic jam (slow traffic) as well as waiting on the customer's request. Fare outside the district of Prague is not limited.

  • Each taxi has to be equipped with a permanently installed roof lamp with
    the TAXI sign.
  • The registration number, company name and price list including the basic rate, kilometer rate and one-minute-waiting rate must be displayed on both front doors of the taxi. These prices must correspond with the prices set on the taximeters
    in the taxi.
  • Customers are recommended to order a taxi by means of nonstop dispatching offices, where information on fares is available in advance.
  • When the journey is completed, the driver is obliged to issue an orderly and fully filled receipt for the payment. The receipt must be issued by the
    taxameter printer.