Prague Public Transport

Prague has one of the best Public Transport systems in Europe. It consists mainly of the Metro (subway), It's cheap, clean, easy to use and safe.
Prague transport system operates an open ticket system. You should validate your ticket in the yellow devices situated at the entrance in metro stations and inside buses or trams. This ticket system applies to all public transport in Prague, metro, Tram, bus and even some ferries (see below).
 

Prague Metro:

The Prague subway, Underground public transportation is the fastest means of transportation in Prague, opened in 1974, the metro serves today around  one and half million passengers a day and Over 620 million every year which makes it the 6th busiest metro system in Europe.

Prague Metro consists of three lines, each one represented by its own color: Line A (green), Line B (yellow) and Line C (red). There are 54 stations in total (three of which are Transfer stations) connected by more than 50 kilometers of mostly underground railways. You can also check the map of Prague Metro lines .

The metro service operates between 5 A.M. till midnight every day, with about two- to three-minute intervals between trains during rush hours.

 Prague metro lines:

Prague Tram:

Prague has the largest tram system in the Czech Republic with 141 kilometres of track and over 900 tram cars. there are 35 lines with total route length of 560 km. Here you can check the map of Prague tram lines combined with the metro lines.
As per the statistics of 2006 the Prague tram system served 349 million passengers. The first horsecar tram line was opened in 1875 an the first electric tram ran in 1891.

There are 26 day routes (numbered 1 to 26), 9 night routes and 1 historical route numbered 91.
Most of the day lines run from 4:30AM until 1:00AM the next day and most of the night Trams operate between midnight and 5:00 or 6:00.

Prague Buses:

Majority of buses run with the average interval of 6 -8 minutes in the early morning and afternoon hours on working days, 10 - 20 minutes in the mornings and 15 - 30 minutes on Saturdays and Sundays. There are also bus lines connecting the city with the Airport.

Daytime operation: from 4:30 p.m. to midnight
Nighttime operation: from 12:30 a.m. to 4:30 a.m.
Frequency of buses at night: 30 minutes
Night buses have numbers 501 - 512

Petrin Funicular:

The Prague Petrin funicular railway links the Mala Strana district (Lesser Town)  with the top of Petrin hill. There are 3 stops: Ujezd (at the bottom of the hill), Nebozizek (the middle station) and Petrin (at the top of the hill).

Opened in 1891 with a length of 383 metres, the original line was closed with the start of the first world war in 1914 . The current longer line opened in 1932 with completely new equipment, and operated throughout the second world war. After an earth movement in 1965 the service was suspended until 1985 when new cars were provided but with the original machinery.

The electric funicular is  510 meters long, 130 meters high and has maximum gradient of 29.5%. there are 2 cars each with the capacity of 100 passengers.

Railways:

Prague is the hub of the Czech railway system, with services to all parts of the Czech Republic and abroad.

There are in Prague 2 international railway stations, Hlavni nadrazi (the main railway station) and Praha-Holesovice station. There are also other smaller intercity and suburban stations.

Ferry Transport: 

Prague has also ferry transport on the Vltava river operating since July 2007. The ferry takes people from Smichov district to Podoli and back daily from 6:00 to 22:00

You can get on board with a regular valid ticket or a long-term ticket. Children under 6 years old and bikes are transported for free.

Taxis:

Taxi services in Prague is divided into three sectors. There are major taxicab companies, operating call-for-taxi services (radio-taxi) or from regulated taxi stands, in this case overpricing is rare. There are independent drivers who pick-up customers on the street; cheating is mostly associated with these cars.

The problem with overcharging is so huge, it was even mentioned in Lonely Planet guide and featured on CNN. We advice tourists taking taxi in Prague to be very careful, request a receipt and make sure to know the approximate amount to be charged before entering the car.