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Bus 100 and metro BorTrolleybus 59 and metro A then B to Náměstí Republiky?

The short answer

These do not go to the same place, so price is not the comparison. The Bus 100 and metro B 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 45 min.

Bus 100 and metro B: 05:36–23:16. Trolleybus 59 and metro A then B to Náměstí Republiky: 04:22–23:22.

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.
TravelersBus 100 and metro BTrolleybus 59 and metro A then B to Náměstí RepublikyDifference
1CZK 50CZK 50same
2CZK 100CZK 100same
3CZK 150CZK 150same
4CZK 200CZK 200same
5CZK 250CZK 250same
6CZK 300CZK 300same
7CZK 350CZK 350same
8CZK 400CZK 400same

Side by side

Where each one leaves you
100B · DPP, on a PID ticketBus 100 and metro B
From
Stops "Terminál 1" and "Terminál 2", outside the arrivals halls
To
Zličín in 18 minutes, then metro B: Anděl in 16 to 18 more, Můstek in 20 to 22, Náměstí Republiky in 22 to 24
Luggage
The same rule as the trolleybus: free up to 25 × 45 × 70 cm, a luggage ticket above that. A standard city bus.
Runs
05:36–23:16
Journey
45 min

Ten minutes slower than the trolleybus and metro A to the same ticket price, because the metro leg is longer. It is the right route if you are heading for Anděl, Smíchov or anywhere on the western half of metro B.

The 90-minute ticket, not the 30-minute one, and stamped once at the airport stop before boarding.

It starts later than the trolleybus: 05:40 on weekdays, 05:36 at weekends.

Bus 100 and metro B: price for every party size

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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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