HOW TO TRAVEL TO THE CITY OF PRAGUE
FROM THE RUZYNE AIRPORT:
(situation May 20, 2005)
1. THE MOST CONVENIENT TRAVEL:
| Destination from the Prague-Ruzyne Airport | Price with the “Airport Taxi“ company
(in Czech Crowns)(1 EURO = 30 KC) |
| 2- Corinthia Towers Hotel | fixed: 700 KC |
| 3- Corinthia Panorama Hotel | fixed: 750 KC |
| 4- Holiday Inn Congress Centre Hotel | fixed: 700 KC |
| 5- Olympic Tristar Hotel | fixed: 700 KC |
| 6- Krystal Hotel | should be about 300 KC (Vokovice) |
| 7- Hotel Step | fixed: 800 KC |
| 8- Eurohotel | fixed: 800 KC |
| 9- Ibis City Centre Hotel | fixed: 650 KC |
| 10- Masarykova kolej (Dormitory) | should be about 400 KC (Dejvice) |
| 11- Jinonice kolej (Dormitory) | should be about 500-560 KC (Jinonice) |
| 12- Kajetanka kolej (Dormitory) | should be about 400 KC (Dejvice) |
| 13- Vetrnik kolej (Dormitory) | should be about 400 KC (Brevnov) |
| 14- Hvezda kolej (Dormitory) | should be about 400 KC (Brevnov) |
| 15- Petrska kolej (Dormitory) | should be about 560 KC (Stare mesto) |
Note according to the “Airport Taxi“ rules:
when more destinations are required the price consists of the first destination
zone charge and the rest is charged 25 KC per kilometer. One minute of waiting =
6 KC. The cited prices are the same for the whole day/night.
General comment about the taxi services in Prague.
Some taxi drivers will probably try to cheat you (you could pay easily much more
than you should). You should tell the taxi driver well in advance (before the
trip) that you will need a receipt from him (it could help
2. MEDIUM CHOICE:
with the MINIBUS CEDAZ (8 seats)
a group of 1 to 4 people to one address in the center of
Prague: 480 KC
a group of 5 to 8 people to one address in the center of Prague: 960 KC
The minibus service is not available during the night.
or at the fixed route:
Airport – Dejvicka METRO (A line) – Namesti Republiky METRO (B line): 90 KC/person
(this route
works every 30 minutes between 6:00 and 21:00)
CEDAZ web: http://www.aas.cz/cedaz/default_e.htm
.
3. THE LEAST EXPENSIVE TRAVEL BY PUBLIC TRANSPORT:
You can get basic information and buy tickets in the following stand:
Transport info METRO-TRAM- BUS,
DP PRAHA in the Airport Hall (see the “map“)
(open 7:00-22:00 everyday)
Exactly same tickets are used in buses, trams and the subway.
Cost of individual tickets:
12 KC (transfers possible, valid 60-90 minutes)
8 KC (no transfers, valid 15 minutes)
short-term season tickets:
70 KC (valid 24 hours from the time of the first use –
tickets must be validated in the appropriate machine)
200 KC (valid 3 days)
250 KC (valid 7 days)
280 KC (valid 15 days)
Please note that you conference badge will cover fully your municipal transportation cost (metro-bus-tram) for the period June 12-17.
You can also buy individual tickets later in the METRO (subway, underground) ticket machines or in almost all newspaper/journal stands in the city. It is not possible to buy tickets inside trams. The ticket bought directly from the bus driver costs slightly more (15 KC) in Prague.
Web of Prague Public Transit Co. Inc.: http://www.dpp.cz/en/index.htm
BUS 119 – Airport - Dejvicka (METRO A line),BUS 100 – Airport –
Zlicin (METRO B line),
available daily approximately from 5:30 to
23:50, intervals about 15 minutes (peak hours), 30 minutes (off-peaks).
Timetable:
http://www.dpp.cz/Obrazky/PDF/299/20040901/299_(628_5)Z.pdf
BUS 179 – Airport
– Nové Butovice (Metro B line),
available daily approximately from
5:30 to 23:50, intervals about 15 minutes (peak hours), 30 minutes (off-peaks).
Use stop „Větrník“ for Hostel Větrník
Timetable:
http://www.dpp.cz/Obrazky/PDF/179/20050402/179_(628_2)Z.pdf
BUS 510 – Airport –
Divoka Sarka (night tram number 51 connection to the downtown),
available
from 1:00 to 4:30, intervals 60 minutes. Not very convenient option.
Note: METRO
does not work between 24:00 and 5:00.
Timetable:
http://www.dpp.cz/Obrazky/PDF/510/20040901/510_(628_2)Z.pdf