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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 Metro:
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| # | Name | Opened | Length | Stations |
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| A | Line A (Linka A) | 1978 | 11.0 km | 13 |
| B | Line B (Linka B) | 1985 | 25.6 km | 24 |
| C | Line C (Linka C) | 1974 | 18.1 km | 17 |
| Total: | 54.7km | 54 |
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
Prague Wenceslas Square:Vaclavske Namesti in Czech) is the main square of Prague, situated in the heart of the town. It's dedicated to the the saint patron of Bohemia Saint Wenceslas whose equestrian statue dominates the top of the square. Learn more about this district of Prague and find all our serviced apartments in the Wenceslas Square.
Prague Old Town:(Stare Mesto in Czech) is the historical centre of Prague and the oldest part of the town in addition to Prague Castle. It's situated on the right side of the Vltava River and occupies a relatively small area of 129 hectares. Here you can read more about this district and check all our apartments in the Old Town of Prague.
Prague Mala Strana:
(Lesser Town in English) is a small district in Prague centre,
one of the historically richest Districts of the city. Mala Strana is
situated between the Vltava river and Prague Castle hill, it's the
"small corner" next to the Old Town and to which it's connected by
Charles Bridge. Here you an read more about Mala Strana and here is a
list of our apartments in Mala Strana.
Prague Andel District:
(means Angel in English) is busy districts in Prague centre, with a big shopping mall, many restaurants, pubs and attractions, you can find more about Andel district and here you can check our apartments offer in Andel.
Prague Vysehrad District:
is a romantic district located southern the Old town of Prague
known by its Castle built in the 10th century on a hill that dominates
the Vltava river. More information about Vysehrad district.
Other Districts? Still there are in Prague other interesting districts but we are trying to provide our guests with apartments mainly in central areas and favorite locations. Here are our apartments in other districts of Prague. If you are interested to stay in a specific district in Prague please don't hesitate to contact us and we will find for you the suitable accommodation.
Notice: To see all mentioned Prague districts on the map, please visit our Interactive Prague Districts Map where you can shift or zoom to see the streets or you can also plan your route to any location in Prague.
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The New Town of Prague (Nove Mesto in Czech) used to be the largest and
youngest part of the city till 1784. It was founded by Charles VI in
1348 south of the Old Town just outside the city walls.
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Old Town of Prague (Stare Mesto in Czech) is the original settlement of
Prague since the 9th Century, it's separated from the rest of the the
town by Revolucni, na Prikope and Narodni streets and connected to the Vltava River from both sides.
It's composed of two parts: The Old Town Square and the Lesser Town at the other side of the Vltava, bothe parts are connected by Charles Bridge.
Located between Charles Bridge and Wenceslas Square,
the Old Town Square of Prague is famous for its Astronomical Clock, the
Tower of the Old Town Hall which offers a great view of the Town. There
are also in the Old Town Square many great monuments in different
architectural styles, the baroque St. Nicholas Church and the gothic
Tyn Cathedral.
Many celebrations are taking place in The Old Town Square, New Year's
celebrations, Easter or Christmas markets. It's also a meeting place
for footbal and hockey fansand travellers who can watch live games of
big screens.
Named Lesser as per its location on the left bank of the Vltava river below the Prague Castle.
In the Middle Ages Nobles and German civilians of Prague used to live
in the Lesser Town when Bourgeois and Bohemian Czech lived at the
right-bank of the river (the Old Town Square).
Many monuments are located in the Lesser Town like the Neruda Street named after the Czech novelist Jan Neruda,
the Petrin Tower and churches all dominated by the Baroque
architecture. Simply the Mala Strana desearves the title "A Pearl of
Baroque Architecture."
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The construction of Charles Bridge (Karluv Most in Czech) started in 1357 by King Charles IV and lasted till the 15th century.
It used to be the only bridge over the Vltava River that connects both sides of the Old Town and Prague Castle .
Charles Bridge also played main role in making Prague important trade route between Eastern and Western Europe.
At the beginning the bridge was called the Stone Bridge or also Prague Bridge and by 1870 Charles Bridge.
Charles
Bridge is 516 meters long and 10 meters wide, resting on 16 arches.
There are three towers protecting Charles Bridge, two of them on the Lesser Town side and the third one on the Old Town side. There are also 30 baroque-style statues decorating the bridge.
During the day Charles Bridge gets busy with artists, painters, musicians and crowded with thousands of tourists. During the sunset and night, the bridge looks more romantic and reminds medieval times.
Prague National Theatre (Narodni Divadlo in Czech) is one of the main monuments of Czech history and art.
Built between 1868 and 1881 by the architect Josef Zitek,
Prague National Theatre was mostly destroyed by fire in it's first year
of existence and it was reconstructed by the architect Josef Schulz in
1883.
Today the National Theatre consists of three artistic ensembles –
opera, ballet and drama – which alternate in their performances in the
historic building of the National Theatre, in the Theatre of the
Estates and in the Kolowrat Theatre. All three artistic ensembles
select their repertoire not only from the rich classical heritage, but
in addition to local authors they focus their attention on modern world
output.
For more information please visit the official website of Prague National Theatre.
The National Museum is located in the Wenceslas Square and was founded by Kaspar Maria von Sternberg
in 1818 to exhibit natural and historical collections. Today the
National Museum contains around 14 million items of history, arts,
natural history, and music.
The main departments and collection of the Museum are: the Department
of Prehistory and Protohistory, Classical Archeology, Ethnography,
Numismatics and Department of Theater.
For more information please visit the official website of the National museum in Prague .
Andel (Angel in English) is one of the busiest Districts in the Centre of Prague, located in Prague 5 (Smichov) with a big shopping center with a large Underground garage, cinemas, and offices of national and international companies.
The district is called Andel after an angel statue in front of the 19th century Golden Angel pub.
Andel is an important traffic and public Transport point. Line B of Prague Metro's
station Andel (line B) is beneath it and tramway lines in north-south
and east-west direction cross there (lines 12, 20, 14, 9, 7 and more).
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name Vinohrady (in English literally "vineyards") is from the fact that
the area was once covered in vineyards dating from the 14th century.
Vinohrady covers the municipal and administrative Districts of Prague 2, Prague 3 and Prague 10.
From 1867 to 1968, the name of Vinohrady used to be Kralovske Vinohrady ("Royal Vineyards"). In 1922, Vinohrady became part of Prague. Because it was considered as a "bourgeois" district and politically unreliable, the Communists divided Vinohrady into different municipal districts in 1949.
The
Vltava ( Moldau in German) is the longest river in the Czech Republic,
running north from its source in Sumava through Cesky Krumlov , Ceske
Budejovice , and Prague, merging with the Elbe (Labe) at Melnik.
It is 430 kilometers long and drains about 28,090 square kilometers; at
their confluence the Vltava actually has more water than the Elbe, but
joins the Elbe at a right angle to its flow so that it appears a mere
tributary.
Several dams were built on it in the 1950s, the biggest being Lipno Dam in Sumava.
Prague-Ruzyne Airport is located at around 10 km from Prague.
Opened on April 5, 1937 Prague-Ruzyne Airport is the biggest in the
Czech Republic and with 12.4 million passengers in 2007. It was named
the best airport in Central and Eastern Europe by Skytrax in 2005 and 2007.
Terminal 1
All domestic, non-Schengen, and inter-continental flights including
flights to the United Kingdom, North America (USA, Canada),
Middle-East, Africa, and Asia.
Terminal 2 
Flights within the Schengen Agreement member countries.
Concourse B at Christmas time
Concourse B at Christmas time
Terminal "South 1"
VIP and private flights. Official State visits or prominent occasions.
Charter flights. Historic landmark terminal that began operation on
April 5, 1937.
Terminal "South 2"
VIP and private flights. Official State visits or prominent occasions. Charter flights.
Prague Ruzyne Airport has the usual facilities passengers need such as
exchange offices, ATM cash machines, electronic information boards,
restaurants, shops ... etc.
To get to the airport or from the airport to your apartment, you can use Prague public Transport: the city’s buses or a taxi. Bus 119 departs from/to Dejvicka Metro
station on line A (20 min), and the bus 100 leaves from/to Zlicin
station on line B (15 min). In 2005 a special AE (=Airport Express)
service began operating from/to Holesovice railway station from/to
Terminal 1 and Terminal 2, and runs from 5am until 10pm at 30-minute
intervals. For more commodity you can also use our cheap transfer service.
For more information please go to the website of Prague-Ruzyne Airport: www.prg.aero
Here is a list of important phone numbers in Prague. To call your embassy in Prague lease visit our page of embassies and consulates in the Czech Republic.
Please consider that the international country prefix for calling the Czech Republic is +420.
Emergency call: 112
Ambulance service phone: 155
Police phone: 158
Fire emergency phone: 150
Municipal police phone: 156
Emergency road service phone: 1230 1240
General information phone: 12 444
Directory inquiries (Prague and the whole Czech Republic) : 1180
Directory inquiries (international): 1181
City Taxi: (+420) 257 257 257
Lost and found department: (+420) 224 235 085
Visa: (+420) 224 125 353
American Express: (+420) 222 800 111
MasterCard/Eurocard: (+420) 261 354 650
Diners Club: (+420) 267 314 285
For booking apartments in Prague or arranging shuttle service: (+420) 257 221 221
The Czech Koruna has been the currency of the Czech Republic since the
8th of February 1993 when it replaced the Czechoslovak koruna. The
meaning of koruna in English is "crown".
The official name in Czech is koruna ceska (the plural form is koruny
ceske, but the genitive plural form korun ceskych is usually found on
banknotes). The ISO 4217 code is CZK and the local acronym is Kc, which
is placed after the numeric value (e.g., "200 Kc"). One koruna equals
100 haleru (abbreviated as "h", singular: haler, nominative plural:
halere).
The Czech Republic can adopt the Euro in 2019 but still not a fixed term.
In most of supermarkets, shops and restaurants you can pay in Euro but don't expect to get a good exchange rate.
For exchanging money better if you check the best rate in the exchange
offices and carefully with the commission rates, most of them show 0%
commission but in the end they charge you a commission so ask firmly
for the exact amount that you will get. Banks will usually charge you
such commission.
1 Czech Koruna
2 Czech Koruna
5 Czech Koruna
10 Czech Koruna
20 Czech Koruna
50 Czech Koruna: The 50 Czech Crowns banknote features Saint Agnes of Bohemia (1205-1282)
100 Czech Koruna: The 100 Czech Crowns banknote features King Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor (1316-1378)
200 Czech Koruna: The 200 Czech Crowns banknote features Jan Amos Komensky (1592 – 1670)
500 Czech Koruna: The 500 Czech Crowns banknote features Bozena Nemcova (1820 – 1862)
1000 Czech Koruna: The 1000 Czech Crowns banknote features Frantisek Palacky (1798 – 1876)
2000 Czech Koruna: The 2000 Czech Crowns banknote features Emmy Destinn (1878 – 1930)
5000 Czech Koruna: The 5000 Czech Crowns banknote features Tomas Garrigue Masaryk (1850 – 1937)
This is a list of almost all foreign embassies and consulates in Prague, Czech Republic. Please consider dialing the Czech international phone prefix +420 before the mentioned phone numbers while calling your embassy from abroad.
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Constructed
in the 9th century, Prague Castle (Prazsky hrad in Czech) is today the
settlement of the president of the Czech Republic as it used to be for
the Czechoslovakian presidents, the Roman Emperors and the Czech Kings.
Prague Castle is also considered as the biggest ancient castle in the
World with 570 meters of length and around 130 meters wide. In Prague
Castle are also kept the the crown jewels of the Bohemian Kingdom. For
more information please visit the 
Within
Prague Castle is located the Saint Vitus's Cathedral, erected in the
10th Century, this Gothic cathedral is the biggest church in the Czech
Republic and contains the tombs of many Bohemian Kings.
Vysehrad
area is a cadastral district of Prague (Prague 2) named after the 10th
century Vysehrad castle located on a hill over the