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A busy tram on the streets of Prague
Travelling by Tram inside the doors. Insert your Tram Signs
Trams are Prague’s oldest ticket, and it will be validated These are found at every tram
method of public transport. automatically. If you do not stop and tell you which trams
Horse-drawn trams appeared punch your ticket, it is not valid, stop there, and in what direction
on the streets in 1879, but by and if you are caught by a ticket each tram is going.
1891, the first electric tram was inspector, you will have to pay
in operation. The metro may an on-the-spot fine. Make sure
be faster in terms of travelling you buy the correct ticket for Tram logo
distances, but when you factor your desired journey as you will
in descending to and ascending also be fined for an incorrect
from stations, the tram system is ticket. Each tram stop has a Numbers
actually the most efficient, not timetable – the stop underlined indicate which
to mention pleasant, way of is where you are standing. The trams stop here
getting around the city. Some stops below that line indicate
lines operate only in the rush where that tram is heading.
hour, and there are several night Trams run every 4 to 20 The direction
trams, all of which pass by minutes. Doors either open each tram is
Lazarská in the New Town. and close automatically or by heading in
The tram system is run by pushing a button. The current
the Prague Public Transport stop and the next stop are
Company. Tram tickets are also announced in Czech. The metro
valid for travel on the metro and closes shortly after midnight.
buses. You have to buy your ticket A small number of night trams
before you board a tram. Once run every 30 minutes. These
you have entered, you will see a trams (numbers 51–59) are
small, yellow punching machine marked by white numbers on Name of the
on two or three metal poles just a dark background at the stop. tram stop

Vozovna Sídliště Useful Tram Routes
Kobylisy Ďáblice
These three tram routes are the
Prague Castle
Sternberg Letná National most useful for getting around
Palace Pražský Wallenstein Park Gallery Veletržní palác the centre of Prague. They pass
hrad
Palace
The many of the major sights on
Loreto Čechův most St Agnes’s
Pohořelec Convent Dlouhá třída Vltava both sides of the Vltava, so
Právnická they are also a cheap, pleasant
Malostranská fakulta Náměstí Republiky
Bílá Church of Old Jewish way of sightseeing. Routes
Hora St Nicholas Cemetery Old-New
Synagogue
Strahov Malostranské Charles Staroměstská Powder Gate may be diverted in summer
Monastery náměstí Bridge Old Town during roadworks.
Hellichova Karlovy Square Jindřišská
lázně
Újezd Spojovací
Národní Václavské náměstí
Petřín Park divaldo Lazarská Wenceslas Square
Sídlišté National
Řepy Theatre National Museum
Karlovo náměstí Náměstí
Palackého Míru
náměstí
Charles Nádraží
Square Hostivař
Key
Vltava Major sight
Sídliště Tram route
Barrandov Levského
Tram stop (selected stops only)
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