Prague Public Transport Tickets: Prices, App and Fines

Prague ticket prices

These are adult (full-fare) prices for the Prague zones, from PID's tickets and fare page and DPP's fare pricelist, both checked 19 October 2026.

DPP also sells SMS tickets (42, 55, 150 and 350 CZK), which are the most expensive way to buy the short ones. Time tickets let you change as often as you like until they expire.

Which ticket pays off

Do the arithmetic before you buy a pass. In the app, three 90-minute rides cost 138 CZK, two crowns less than a 24-hour ticket at 140 CZK. A fourth ride or a trip on the Petřín funicular tips the balance: four rides cost 184 CZK, and three rides plus the funicular (90 CZK in the app) cost 228 CZK.

• One or two rides a day (airport run, a tram up to the castle): buy 90-minute tickets.
• Three rides plus Petřín, or four rides or more: buy the 24-hour ticket.
• Three busy days in a row: the 72-hour ticket (340 CZK in the app) is 80 CZK cheaper than three 24-hour tickets.

The 30-minute ticket only suits a short hop. A trip with a change and a walk to the stop can run over, and the 90-minute ticket costs only 10 CZK more in the app.

Three ways to buy, and how each one is validated

The validation rule depends on how you bought the ticket. Get this wrong and a valid-looking ticket counts as no ticket.

Paper ticket from a machine, ticket office or information centre. PID's buying guide says these must be stamped exactly once, on first use: before you cross into the metro's paid area (marked by a white line, where the stamping machines stand) or immediately after boarding a tram or bus. Insert it face up in the direction of the arrow. A second stamp makes it invalid. For 24- and 72-hour tickets, the clock starts at the stamp, so a 24-hour ticket stamped at 19:35 runs until 19:35 the next day.

Contactless card on board. Trams have a ticket terminal at the middle door; urban buses and trolleybuses at the second door. These terminals take contactless payment only and sell Prague 30-minute, 90-minute and 24-hour tickets, full or half price. PID's buying guide says the ticket is valid from purchase, so you do not stamp it; its airport page instead groups terminal tickets with app tickets that become valid after a 60-second protective period, so buy as soon as you board. Metro stations have touchscreen terminals that work the same way.

PID Lítačka app. It sells every ticket type. PID's rule is strict: app tickets become valid one minute after activation, an activated ticket cannot be cancelled, and inspectors may fine you if you board during that minute. You need internet to buy and activate; once active, the ticket works offline. You can activate it straight after purchase, at a set time, or manually later.

Children, seniors, luggage and dogs

PID's fare page sets these free and reduced rules (checked 19 October 2026):

• Under 6: free when travelling with someone over 10.
• Ages 6–15: free with proof of age.
• Ages 60–65: half price with proof of entitlement.
• 65 and over: free with proof of age.
• One adult with a child under 3: free, with the child's ID or passport or a PID "Child under 3" card.

The PID page does not list which foreign documents it accepts as proof of age, so carry the child's passport.

PID's luggage rules, valid from 1 January 2026, carry luggage up to 25 × 45 × 70 cm free. Anything bigger needs a 25 CZK luggage ticket (23 CZK in the app), valid for the same time as your own ticket and never more than 180 minutes. Holders of a 24-hour or longer ticket carry one piece free (except on PID trains). A pram with a baby is free, and so is a dog on a leash and muzzle within Prague.

A family of two adults with children aged 4 and 9 riding for 90 minutes pays 92 CZK in the app: both children travel free.

Fines: what inspectors charge

DPP's surcharge table for the Prague zones, which PID says applies from 1 January 2026:

An unstamped paper ticket, a ticket stamped twice and an app ticket activated less than a minute before you boarded all count as no valid ticket. The fine is several times the cost of a 72-hour pass, so if in doubt, buy one more ticket.

Where these tickets do not work

The Airport Express (AE) bus has its own 200 CZK fare and does not accept 24- or 72-hour tickets, according to PID's airport journey page. Our airport transfer guide compares it with the trolleybus 59 and metro, which do take the standard ticket.

Prices above are for Prague. Trips into the surrounding region use zone tickets with other prices on the DPP pricelist. PID's ticket advice page notes that 72-hour tickets are also valid in the Central Bohemian region, but check the zones for your train before relying on it.

If you plan to pay by card everywhere, paying in Czechia explains why you should choose koruna when a terminal offers you a choice of currency.