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Trolleybus 59 and metro AorBus 100 and metro B?

The short answer

For one traveler they cost the same. That does not change up to 8 travelers.

The Trolleybus 59 and metro A is quicker: 35 min against 45 min.

Trolleybus 59 and metro A: 04:22–23:32. Bus 100 and metro B: 05:36–23:16.

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 ABus 100 and metro BDifference
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
bus · DPP, on a PID ticketTrolleybus 59 and metro A
From
Stops "Terminál 1" and "Terminál 2", outside the arrivals halls; the ticket validators are on the platform
To
Nádraží Veleslavín in 17 minutes, then metro A: Staroměstská in 8 more, Můstek in 9 to 10, Muzeum in 11
Luggage
Free up to 25 × 45 × 70 cm; a larger bag needs a luggage ticket (CZK 25, or 23 in the app) with a 30- or 90-minute fare, and travels free with a 24- or 72-hour ticket. The 24-metre trolleybuses have a baggage area; the metro does not.
Runs
04:22–23:32
Journey
35 min

Buy the 90-minute ticket, not the 30-minute one: 17 minutes on the trolleybus plus nine or ten on the metro, plus the change, does not fit in 30.

Stamp a paper ticket once, at the airport stop before boarding — the validators are on the platform, not on the vehicle. An app ticket must be activated at least 60 seconds before you board.

Tickets: machines at the stops (cards accepted), the DPP info centres in both arrivals halls (daily 07:00–21:00), contactless terminals on board, or the PID Lítačka app.

A checked-size suitcase is over the free limit and needs a CZK 25 luggage ticket; PID's airport page says CZK 20. Either way it is the same time validity as your own ticket.

It was bus 119 until 6 March 2024, when the trolleybuses took over; older guides still say 119.

Change at Nádraží Veleslavín, the trolleybus terminus: the metro is beneath the same forecourt.

Trolleybus 59 and metro A: price for every party size →

Check the fare with PID
bus · 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 →

Check the fare with PID

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