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Prague public transport is well integrated, efficient,
effective, good value,
usually pleasant to use and operates to a very precise timetable. But
please read
our tips on avoiding international pickpockets.
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the Taxis
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here for "Point-And-Go" A4 Taxi sheet
- a simple practical guide to directing taxis.
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easy taxi ordering
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for details of the IdyllicPrague personal chauffeur service.
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metro and tram tickets
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purchasing metro/bus/tram tickets
Click here
for the schedule of bus times from Cerny Vul to Prague.
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for details of Prague flights.
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for details of subsidised collection from Prague Airport.
It is particularly convenient to buy 24hr
tickets (currently 150kc adult, 75kc child)
that cover all
buses, trams, metro and trains within Prague, and are
even valid for the sight-seeing
funicular railway!
Tickets can be purchased at
metro stations and at newsagent kiosks around Prague. (Update 2008.
Prague
Metro have stopped printing 150kc tickets so they can only be obtained from
ticket dispensing machines. Contact IdyllicPrague.com for details.)
Single use tickets
can
be purchased from machines. Single use and multiple
use tickets can be purchased
from metro
information offices and newsagent
kiosks and also
from metro ticket
clerks (look for a small glass window within
the metro station labelled "MHD"). It is possible to purchase a
ticket by
mobile phone.
It is also possible to order tickets from
Z-Market
see "Shopping".
(Note, better value tickets are available, but for these
tickets you need a
metro photo id card, which is not intended for short stay tourists.)
Ticket dispensing machines in the metro stations are
translated into English,
but can be confusing at first, which is one of the reasons that we strongly
recommend "multi-day" tickets.
Having purchased your ticket, you need to validate the ticket
by stamping it with the
date and time. This is done by inserting the ticket into any one of the
small
yellow machines which can be found inside buses and at the entrance to the
metro stations, just before the escalators. When you insert your ticket in
the
machine, the machine will stamp the date and time on the top surface of
the ticket at the furthest point away from you. So ideally the ticket
should be
inserted in the machine the right way up and the right way around. If you
are
unsure there is usually a friendly traveller nearby who will be pleased to help.
The simplest standard bus/metro/tram ticket will take you 4
stops along the line,
if you want to go further than that you need to buy a more expensive ticket.
If you want to take the bus from Cerny Vul and you do not
have a ticket, get on
the bus and offer the driver some small change - the driver will take the
correct
fare from you. We have never had any problems with this approach.
When travelling back from Prague to Cerny Vul on the 316 or
356 busses you
need a "Prague City ticket" and also a "Zone One" ticket.
If you do not have a
multi-use ticket, say "Černý Vůl" (pronounced Churney Vool) to
the driver and offer
him some loose change and he
will take the correct fare.
The Cerny Vul bus stop is a 5 minute walk from the
house. Walk past the
garden centre,
cross the footbridge over the stream, and turn right past the
"Cernyho Vola"
pub to the bus stop. (click on these links, or
see the pictures at
the bottom of this page.) Buses are very punctual, they rarely arrive more
than 2 minutes
early or late.
Busses number 316 and 356 take 20 minutes to travel from
Cerny Vul through fields
and forests into
Prague. The busses terminate at "Dejvická"
which is a bus and
metro terminus and
main tram stop, and is a convenient point
from which to access
any part of Prague centre.
The 316 and 356 busses leave from "Dejvická"
(Vitezne nam) which is the terminus
of the metro
"A" Green line. At "Dejvická" is a large roundabout.
West
South West of
the "Dejvická" roundabout is
the Diplomat Hotel. North West of "Dejvická"
is open
park land. North North West of "Dejvická" is an
open
car park. The bus stand for
the 316 and 356
busses is situated between the "Dejvická" roundabout
and the
open car park. Click
here for photo.
Click here for a larger map of Dejvická.
For more details, photos, background, history etc click here
Dejvická
Prague
metro is simple, efficient, effective, and
usually
very pleasant to use. Three intersecting metro lines are
labelled "A" (green) "B" (yellow) and "C" (red).
"Dejvická"
Metro Terminus of the "A" line is situated
"top left" (to the North West) of the
Metro Map.
The 3 lines cross in a small triangle in the centre
of Prague. Changing from one line to another is
straight forward at any of the 3 intersection points.
Click here
for photos of Prague Metro Stations. The main tourist destinations on the metro are : -
Children
particularly love travelling on Prague trams.
It is possible to see a great deal of Prague from trams
and certain routes such as 22 and 26 are known for
providing good sightseeing for tourists. The routes
do change from time to time though, so check that
you have the latest information.
Historical trams as much as 100 years old can be
hired for special occasions, such as weddings, but
are occasionally available for regular travel by the
general public. The Tram
Museum is also worth a visit.
The following pictures show the route from the Cottage to
the bus stop:-
Click on the map below for an interactive map with zoom,
aerial view etc
