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Trolleybus 59 and metro A then B to Náměstí RepublikyorAirport Express (AE)?

The short answer

These do not go to the same place, so price is not the comparison. The Airport Express (AE) reaches Hlavní nádraží, the main station, and the two metro stations at the edge of the Old Town — Můstek and Náměstí Republiky; the Trolleybus 59 and metro A then B to Náměstí Republiky does not. This ends at Náměstí Republiky, one metro B stop east of Můstek, at the eastern edge of the Old Town. For Můstek and Wenceslas Square, stay on metro A.

The Trolleybus 59 and metro A then B to Náměstí Republiky is quicker: 28 min against 47 min. The Airport Express (AE) varies between 30 and 47 minutes.

Trolleybus 59 and metro A then B to Náměstí Republiky: 04:22–23:22. Airport Express (AE): 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.
TravelersTrolleybus 59 and metro A then B to Náměstí RepublikyAirport Express (AE)Difference
1CZK 50CZK 200CZK 150
2CZK 100CZK 400CZK 300
3CZK 150CZK 600CZK 450
4CZK 200CZK 800CZK 600
5CZK 250CZK 1,000CZK 750
6CZK 300CZK 1,200CZK 900
7CZK 350CZK 1,400CZK 1,050
8CZK 400CZK 1,600CZK 1,200

Side by side

Where each one leaves you
59AB · DPP, on a PID ticketTrolleybus 59 and metro A then B to Náměstí Republiky
From
Stops "Terminál 1" and "Terminál 2", outside the arrivals halls; the ticket validators are on the platform
To
Náměstí Republiky, by trolleybus 59 to Nádraží Veleslavín, metro A to Můstek and metro B one stop east
Luggage
Free up to 25 × 45 × 70 cm; a larger bag needs a luggage ticket with a 30- or 90-minute fare, and travels free with a 24- or 72-hour ticket.
Runs
04:22–23:22
Journey
28 min

Buy the 90-minute ticket: with two changes the trip takes 34 to 45 minutes, longer than the 30-minute ticket lasts.

Change at Nádraží Veleslavín, under the trolleybus terminus, to metro A towards Depo Hostivař; then at Můstek to metro B towards Černý Most, one stop to Náměstí Republiky.

Bus 100 and metro B reach the same stop with one change, in about 45 minutes.

Trolleybus 59 and metro A then B to Náměstí Republiky: price for every party size

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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

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