Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Public Transport in Prague

I will be visiting Prague in September and i would like somew information on public transport. Can any one suggest a site where i can find the names of stations, timetables and how to arrive to certain places of interest.





Thanks




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This site will give you timetables and connections;



www.dp-praha.cz/idos/connform.aspx…





For what is the nearest stop to XYZ - you will need to get a guidebook, for example the rough guide or lonely planet.





Don%26#39;t worry yourself too much about this though, most sites are within walking distance of one-another.




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Oh, another thought - if you type in an address to www.mapy.cz it will give you the map for the address. At street-level view you can then scan around and it will show you the local tram/bus/metro stop. You click on the tram/bus/metro icon on the map and it will show you what lines stop there and you can put in your destination and it will link you back to the other website I gave.




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Thanks a lot!!! I will try that.




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most hotels have free maps which have the metro and tram stops on them. it is difficult to give more directions as to what tram or metro to use without knowing where you are staying. a 3 day public transport card costs 220 crowns and a 7 day card cosst 280 crowns. you can buy both at the airport where at least the staff speak english.





trams and metro are frequent in the day. the timetables are posted on each tram stop




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We will be staying in a pension very close to Namesti Miru.





Thanks for the information :)




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namesti miru is on the green metro line. The metro line runs right through the old town and to the bottom of the castle at malostranska. you do not need to worry about timetables. Metros run at 5 minute intervals or less in the day and at 8 or 10 minute intervals in the evening until midnight.





Trams 22 and 23 run from namesti miru and ip pavlova to the old town and directly to the castle. as both trams do this route, even in the evening, there should be a tram every 5 minutes or more frequently, so again, rather than tie yourself to a timetable, just turn up at the tram station and a tram will come in a few minutes.




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I would like to ask you another thing please. Is it very difficult to arrive to Karlstejn Castle by bus or metro or even tram? Or would you suggest we take a tour?




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karlstejn is easy to get to - trains go at least every hour from hlavni nadrazi to karlstejn and the journey time is 40 minutes. you can get the train times from www.idos.cz. hlavni nadrazi is the next metro stop from ip pavlova





the train cost each way per person is less than 3 euros which is much cheaper than an organised tour. when you get to the castle, you just book on the next available tour of the castle.





an organised tour is only worth taking if that tour guarantees to include a tour of the chapel of the holy cross (which is normally shut to the public unless they arrange this well in advance)




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%26quot;I would like to ask you another thing please. Is it very difficult to arrive to Karlstejn Castle by bus or metro or even tram? Or would you suggest we take a tour?%26quot;





My impression is that you are actually asking about the Hradcany Castle - the one in the city. That one is easy to get to from the city center by tram No. 22 (beware of pickpockets!!!) or by metro to Malostranska and walk the stairs up to the castle.





Karlstejn is some 40 km SW from Prague. In that case follow peb7%26#39;s instructions.




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