About Prague ****************************************************************************************** * ****************************************************************************************** The capital and large hundred spires’ or ‘G Castle. The historica Register since 1992. ****************************************************************************************** * Transportation ****************************************************************************************** Prague has one of the best public transportation systems in Europe. The metro, trams and b Metro: It operates from 5 am to 12 pm on 3 lines: Green line A: runs from the East to the North West parts of the city. The final stops are: Hostivař (on the East) and Nemocnice Motol (on the North West). It runs through such distr Malá Strana, Hradčany, Vinohrady etc. Yellow line B: runs from the West to the North East. The final stops: Zličín (on the West) through such districts as Karlín, Nové Město, Smíchov, Jinonice, Zličín etc. Red line C: runs from the South East to North. The final stops: Letňany (on the North), Há districts as Holešovice, Nové Město, Vyšehrad, Chodov, Háje etc. Buses and trams: To get to the outer parts of the city you often need to combine metro wit night. *========================================================================================= * Single tickets *========================================================================================= Single tickets are available at tickets machines, ticket windows at selected stops, or at can also by your ticket by writing SMS with the text: DPT24 (30 min), DPT32 (90 minutes) o and sending it to number 90206. Single Tickets Fares: 24 CZK (valid for 30 minutes); 32 CZK (90 minutes); 110 CZK (1 day) Tickets are valid on all means of public transport and you may even change. *========================================================================================= * Student travel pass *========================================================================================= If you are younger than 26, you can use your student card as a travel pass (together with coupon) and buy the transport season passes for reduced (student) prices: 30-day: 260 CZK 90-day: 720 CZK *========================================================================================= * Lítačka travel pass *========================================================================================= If you are more than 26 years of age, you have to pay the full charge for the municipal tr (550 CZK for 30 days, 1,480 CZK for 3 months) and to arrange for a Prague citizen card cal which used to be called Opencard. You can get the express version of the Lítačka in just 15 minutes for 250 CZK and use it a the very same day. The Lítačka is issued in the Palace Skoda or Adria (both situated on Jungmannova Street No respectively) in Prague 1. For further information on fares, see www.dpp.cz/en/fares-in-prague/ [ URL "http://"] . ****************************************************************************************** * Safety and Security ****************************************************************************************** Important phone numbers: Emergency: 112 Ambulance: 155 Fire: 150 Police: 158 City Police: 156 ****************************************************************************************** * Some Useful Websites: ****************************************************************************************** • City of Prague [ URL "http://www.praha.eu/jnp/en/home/index.html"] • Prague welcome [ URL "http://www.praguewelcome.cz/en/"] • Prague public transport [ URL "http://www.dpp.cz/en/"] • Czech airlines [ URL "http://www.csa.cz/en/portal/homepage/cz_homepage.htm"] • Czech Republic- more than a destination guide [ URL "http://www.myczechrepublic.com/"] • Prague Post [ URL "http://www.praguepost.com/"] - Czech news in English