Timetables
Find Bus, Train, Tram Timetables and Routes
You will need Adobe Acrobat software to open the examples and see timetables online. This software is free at adobe.com.
If you do not know the line number of the tram/bus that you want but you do know the hotel location or streetname, use the
How to .... guide to generating an interactive map and follow the guide down to the bottom where you will be able to find the closest bus/tram stop to your accommodation i.e. hover your mouse over the stop icon and you'll see the number of the route and stop name.
If you've got the line number of the bus/tram then go to the link below:
DPP Timetable generator
1) Next to "Line", enter the line number.
2) Click the "search" tab once to be able to define the stop info that you want on that line.
3a) Output is defaulted to "weekdays Mon-Fri" on some timetables. If you want the weekend timetables as well click the "whole week" box now.
3b) If you want the whole line in the current direction click "search" again and the timetable will be displayed in web format.
3c) If you want the reverse direction then click on "choose reverse direction" and click "search". Again the timetable will be displayed in web format.
POSSIBLE ERROR: If the destination box comes up "STOP NOT FOUND", go to the dropdown box and select the SECOND station on the list, then click search with your option for 3b or 3c above.
4) On the left is a list of all the stops on the line. At this point you can create a pdf document for the whole line or click on the stop you will be using and then create the pdf.
5) To create the pdf version go to the bottom of the page and on the right click on the "PDF" icon. The PDF format timetable is now created and this can be printed.
If you want to redefine your selection or select another route, go back to the webpage and click on the "Find timetable" tab at the top of the page.
NOTE: If you have errors when you try to get the PDF version, click on the Czech flag to change the language and then click the PDF button again. This should work.
How to read the timetable
Choose an example below:
Tram 22 (tourist tram).
Night Tram 58.
Bus 165.
At first glance it looks like a bad dream. Loads of Czech, numbers all over the place and no key. There are 4 points of interest for us.
1) Top left corner confirms the route number. The picture in the second box will be a bus or a tram depending on the line selected. On the far right is the date of validity of the route.
2) On the left towards the top is the starting station (in Capital letters) on the line followed by the other stops. At the bottom of this column is the end station on the line which will be displayed on the front and sides of the tram/bus. Before the stop name will be a number. If you read down you'll see your stop and what time the tram/bus will arrive. Follow the column down to the stop at which you want to get off and there'll be another time. The difference between the times is the travelling time.
3) On the right are the day columns. "Pracovni Den" means Monday-Friday (working days). "Sobota" means Saturday and "Nedele" means Sunday. Note that these may be printed on different sheets if there are many stops.
4) Under these "day of the week" columns are all the numbers. The bold number on the left is the hour time i.e. 4 is 4am, 23 is 11pm. The next number indicates the number of minutes past the hour that the tram is scheduled to stop there.
5) Symbols. At the top of each column/time may be a symbol. The ones to watch out for are the "Christian cross" (tram only runs on Sunday-Nedele) and a number inside a circle which again denotes on which day this service runs. Normally this only affects bus routes (Monday=1, Tuesday=2 etc etc). Some trams/buses have disabled access and these are denoted by the standard disabled sign. An upside down triangle represents stops linking with a metro station. Note that on weekends some trams will not run to the end of the line but will end at a defined stop.
So it's simple:
Find the route that you want.
Get the timetable.
Pick the right day.
Find your stop.
Read across the row to find the next time.
Read down the column to find where you want to go and work out how long it will take.
The above can only be used if you know the bus/tram line number. Below is another method of finding routes but you'll need to insert valid start and end points. My advice is to spend a bit of extra time finding the route that you'll be on.
No line knowledge method
This is not recommended unless you know the exact names of start and finish points. This option mainly deals with bus and train routes. A map option is available but you would again need some knowledge of Prague geography to make use of it. It's better to use the previous method to identify the line and/or stop name and use that information in this method.
Click the
Connection finder to begin the search.
You have arrived at the main search page for transport within the Czech Republic and internationally.
1) From. Enter the name of the street/town.
2) To. Enter the name of the street/town.
3) Select only if you intend to break your journey at a defined point i.e. From:Cheb, To:Prague, Via:Karlovy Vary.
4) Select the date of travel.
5) Click "direct" if you want point-to-point travel or enter the maximum number of changes which will give options for changing trains and/or changing from train to bus etc.
6) Click "search".
This page contains, in time order, your travel options and extra info. In the following example I asked for a route from Prague to Karlovy Vary and was given a direct bus route among the options;
Date - 18.11.
Start Point - Prague,Dejvicka
End Point - Karlovy Vary, terminal MHD
Depature Time - 11:45
Arrival Time - 13:49
Route number 142105 7 (a little symbol shows if it is a bus or train route) and you can click the link to see the route stops i.e. this route stops at the airport before going on to Karlovy Vary.
Journey time, distance and price (with discount card) - 2 hrs 4 min, 123 km, 130,- Kc.
Route Frequency - runs daily.
