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Airport Express (AE)orPre-booked private transfer?

The short answer

For one traveler the Airport Express (AE) is cheaper by CZK 617. But at 6 travelers the Pre-booked private transfer takes over.

The Pre-booked private transfer is quicker: 35 min against 47 min. The Airport Express (AE) varies between 30 and 47 minutes.

Airport Express (AE): Runs all night. Pre-booked private transfer: Runs all night.

Priced against each other

Whole-party totals · adult fares
What each costs for the whole party, in CZK. The cheaper of the two is marked on every row.
TravelersAirport Express (AE)Pre-booked private transferDifference
1CZK 200CZK 817CZK 617
2CZK 400CZK 817CZK 417
3CZK 600CZK 817CZK 217
4CZK 800CZK 817CZK 17
5CZK 1,000CZK 1,164CZK 164
6CZK 1,200CZK 1,164CZK 36
7CZK 1,400CZK 1,164CZK 236
8CZK 1,600CZK 1,164CZK 436

The cheaper option changes at 6 travelers, from the Airport Express (AE) to the Pre-booked private transfer. That is the whole reason this comparison is not a single number.

Side by side

Where each one leaves you
AE · DPP, on its own fareAirport Express (AE)
From
Terminal 1 only, directly outside the arrivals hall — toward the city it does not call at Terminal 2
To
Hlavní nádraží, the main station, at a temporary stop in Opletalova street; the night trips also set down at Náměstí Republiky
Luggage
Free; a coach with luggage space, and the tariff lists hand luggage up to 90 × 60 × 40 cm as carried free.
Runs
All night
Journey
30–47 min

The express takes 47 minutes on weekday daytime runs (37 early/late, 34 late evening, 30 at night) — no faster than the trolleybus-and-metro's roughly 35 minutes, for four times the price.

Nothing you already hold works on it: not a 24- or 72-hour ticket, not a pass, not an SMS ticket. Children under 15 pay CZK 100 here and nothing on the ordinary network.

It runs all night, hourly: 00:37, 01:37, 02:37 and 03:37 from Terminal 1, then 04:35 and 05:35, then every 20 to 30 minutes by day. The longest wait is the 62 minutes between 23:35 and 00:37.

At the main station its stops are in Opletalova street, about 50 metres past the Jeruzalémská junction, until the Wilsonova roadworks end — expected November 2026. The airport's page still describes the old stop outside the Fanta building.

The night departures set down at Náměstí Republiky 20 minutes out, where the night trams meet; the daytime ones run non-stop.

Boarding is through the front door only; buy from the driver if you have no ticket.

The timetable in force is dated 31 August to 4 October 2026; a new one applies from 5 October.

Airport Express (AE): price for every party size

Check the AE fare with DPP
transfer · Welcome PickupsPre-booked private transfer
From
Driver meets you in arrivals with a name board
To
Any address
Luggage
Stated when booking; choose the vehicle by luggage as well as seats.
Runs
All night
Journey
35 min

This price is indicative: the operator sets it, and it moves with vehicle size, luggage and the exact address. Confirm the total at the time you book.

Pre-booked private transfer: price for every party size

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