About Prague

Prague is the capital of the Czech Republic. Prague is one of most beautiful European metropolis, its characterful atmosphere and magic leads along thousands tourists from world-wide every year. We bring several basic information for your easier orientation. Tract: 496 km2 Number of inhabitants: 1 184 000 Geographical location: 50°05' North latitude, 14°27' East longitude, average altitude - 235 m Time: Central European Time (GMT + 1), summer time - Central European Time + 1 (GMT + 2) Climate: average temperature during the year is 9,0°C summer season - July 19,0°C winter season - January -0,9°C Historical center: Prague castle, Mala Strana, Stare Mesto (including Josefova), Nove Mesto and Vysehrad Administrative partition: 22 districts, 57 city districts Prague transportation Tickets are valid for all kind of city public transportation.You can buy them in vendors in underground stations, in news-agent's, at the Traffic company of the capital Prague information desk, in hotel, in travel agency, stores etc. Ticket type: Adults with change valid 60 min 12 CZK Adults without change valid 15 min or 4 stations 8 CZK Children (6-15) with change valid 60 min 6 CZK Children (6-15) without change valid 15 min or 4 stations 4 CZK Bassinets with child is free For longer stay are one-day, tree-days, seven-days and fifteen-days tickets advantageous. Do not forget to mark your ticket in small yellow devices, which are located in the underground hall or right in the bus or in tram. Undergound The Prague underground (METRO) has three lines: line A - marked with green color (Skalka - Dejvická), line B - marked with yellow color (Černý most - Zličín), line C marked with red color (Nádraží Holešovice - Háje). Station to change: Muzeum (A and C), Můstek (A and B), Florenc (B and C). Arrival of train intervals are from 5:00 to 24:00 between 3-10 min. Ticket must be merked BEFORE you enter the underground. Trams and busses Bus and tram lines web covers whole Prague. The major part of trams and busses has from 4:30 to 23:30 arrival intervals 5-25 min. From 23:30 to 4:30 goes limited count of night lines with arrival intervals 40 min. Time-tables are located on boards in every station or stop. You must mark your ticket right inside the vehicle. Transportation information You get more information about transportation at the Traffic company of the capital Prague information desk right there: underground station A/C Muzeum (daily 7:00-21:00, phone 22640103), underground station A/B Můstek (daily 7:00-21:00, phone 22646350) Post office Post office nonstop: Prague 1 - Jindřišská 14 Sanitations In case of any acute illness or accident call either line 155 or supplicate Foreigners department in Nemocnice na Homolce hospital - Prague 5, phone 57272146 or 57272144. Culture Prague is a city with many beautiful monuments, is seat of plenty galeries and musems and place for wide scale cultural actions performance. Prague became European City of Cultural 2000.