Easy AND cheap! and other Prague, Czech Republic Transportation Tips

'Mode': TO
Category: Subway/Metro
Getting TO/AROUND: Forget paying daft amounts of money for a taxi from the airport to the centre of Prague...take your sense of adventure and do it like the locals instead....

A ninety minute bus/metro/tram ticket is available from the machine at the stop across from the terminal. This will allow you to jump on and off as many modes of transport as possible for just 12kc (About 30p)

The 253 bus will take you through to Dejvicka (DAY-VITS-KA), the furthermost stop on the green line. The Prague metro is simple to use, because it only has three lines as opposed to London's three hundred or so.

The green line will deposit you right in the very heart of Prague, at either Mustek or Muzeum. From there, you should be able to make the transfer and get anywhere you want.

For most central locations, the transfer via bus and metro should take about half an hour. Which is about how long it would take by taxi, after you've haggled about for a bit.

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'Mode': AROUND
Category: Bus
Getting TO/AROUND: Unlike England, where the bus driver takes money for fares off each passenger, drivers on Prague's bus and trams have no involvement.

Tickets are monitored by inspectors, who randomly board trams and buses to check people's tickets. Get caught without one, skimping on a 12kc ticket will stuff you with a 400kc fine.

So if you're going to be travelling hobo, your best chance is to stand by the doors at the centre of the carriage. Inspectors usually board by the front or rear doors, then move down asking for tickets while the bus is in motion.

The drivers don't hang around at each stop, and you'll quite often find yourself having to dive through doors like a boobytrap in an Aztec temple. This works to your advantage when legging it from an inspector, though.

After a few brushes with these characters, you'll be able to spot one a mile off and even disembark before he even boards the vehicle. Usually they're stocky fellas with a big gut, wearing jeans and a puffa or leather jacket.

Feasibly you could travel around forever without getting caught. Metro is a different matter, though - they accost you when you get off and are making your way to the escalators. Best bet is to walk along in a brusk manner holding an old ticket in your hand. Might just work...!

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