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original price. Your hotel
receptionist may also be able
to get you tickets.

Ticket Prices
Ticket prices are generally
cheap compared to Western
prices, except for certain
popular perfor mances, most
notably during the Prague
Spring International Music
Festival (see p52). Prices range
from around Kč100 for a small
fringe production to up to
Kč3,000 for a performance
by an inter nationally famous
orchestra. Paying by credit
card is usually only acceptable The Neo-Classical Estates Theatre (Stavovské divadlo; see p218)
at ticket agencies.
hotel. Taxis provide the most DIRECTORY
certain form of late-night
transportation, but beware of Booking Agents
unscrupulous drivers trying to Bohemia Ticket
overcharge you (see p240). It is Na Příkopě 16.
often a good idea to try to walk Map 4 D4.
a little way from the theatre Tel 224 215 031.
before you hail a cab; the fare ∑ bohemiaticket.cz
will probably be a lot cheaper.
Ask at your hotel before you go DC Service
out to find out what the best Maiselova 4.
transport options are. Map 3 B3.
Tel 224 816 346.
∑ visitprague.cz
Music Festivals National Theatre tickets
The most famous music festival Tel 224 901 448.
of all is the Prague Spring ∑ narodni-divadlo.cz
International Music Festival, Prague City Tourism/
Elegant interior of the Rudolfinum held between May and June Prague Information
auditorium (see p221) (see p52). Hundreds of inter- Service
national musicians come to Staroměstské náměstí 1.
Prague to take part in the Map 3 B3.
Ticket Touts celebrations. Other music Tel 221 714 714.
There have been cases of festivals include Mozart’s ∑ prague.eu
counterfeit tickets being sold, Prague (see p52), held in Ticket Art
especially for the larger rock May, and Strings of Autumn Politických vězňů 9.
concerts. To be safe, always (see p54) that takes place later Map 4 D5.
buy your tickets at reputable in the year. Tel 222 897 552.
agencies or at the venue itself. ∑ ticket-art.cz
Ticket Portal
Late-night Transport Politických vězňů 15.
Map 4 D5.
Prague’s metro (see pp242–3) Tel 224 091 438.
stops running shortly after ∑ ticketportal.cz
midnight, while the normal bus
and tram service also ends Ticket Stream
around midnight. Then the Koubkova 8. Map 6 E3.
city’s extensive night bus and Tel 224 263 049.
tram service takes over. ∑ ticketstream.cz
Timetables are displayed at Ticketpro
each stop. Night trams and Václavské naměstí 38.
buses are regular and efficient Map 3 C5.
and it is likely that there will be Spectators at a football match at Generali ∑ ticketpro.cz
a tram or bus stop near your Arena (see p221)

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