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Making a Journey by Metro
To decide which line to take, find your destination and its nearest metro station on the Street Finder
1(see pp244–55), then plot your route on a metro map. The Prague metro is fairly straightforward to
use; Line A is green, line B is yellow and line C is red. Metro maps can be obtained free of charge
at most metro stations. A metro map has also been included at the end of this book.

The central corridor with
platforms either side and signs
indicating the direction of trains
Two types of standard
2metro transfer tickets are
available (right). Choose
between a 24Kč ticket for
30 minutes or a 32Kč ticket
for 90 minutes. You can also
buy tickets for unlimited
travel within a 24-hour
period or for periods of 1
or 3 days (far right).

Before going down the
This sign, hanging from the 3escalators, you must
4ceiling, is visible when you come stamp your ticket in
down the escalator. It shows the one of these machines.
direction of the trains on each If the ticket has not
platform. This one says that the been stamped, it is not
train’s final station (Stanice) on valid, and you will have
the left is Háje, so from the metro to pay a fine if caught.
map you know the train is A ticket must only ever
travelling south. be stamped once.

“Stanice” means “Směr” means
station direction Name of station

This sign along
5the central The red circle indicates
platform indicates which station you are in
the station on line
C where you are Once you are at
(red circle) and 6your stop, follow
those stations the exit signs
where you can (Výstup) leading
transfer to the out of the metro
other lines (A and system. Some
B). For stations to metro stations
the left of the red have numerous
circle, follow the exits. Local street
arrow to the left, maps at the exit
and vice-versa should help you
for stations to decide which is
the right. best for you.

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