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3 ways to Hlavní nádraží

For Prague generally we recommend the Trolleybus 59 and metro A; for Hlavní nádraží the answer changes.

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Trolleybus 59 and metro A then C to Hlavní nádraží

59AC · DPP, on a PID ticket
30 min rideEvery 10 min04:22–23:22
Stops "Terminál 1" and "Terminál 2"Hlavní nádraží
2 changes
CZK 50total for 1 adultCZK 50 eachBuy ticketOn DPP, on a PID ticket
Pickup, hours & luggage

Boards at. Stops "Terminál 1" and "Terminál 2", outside the arrivals halls; the ticket validators are on the platform

One 90-minute PID ticket covers the trolleybus and both metro lines: CZK 50 on paper or at a machine, CZK 46 in the app, CZK 55 by SMS. Children under 15 and anyone 65 or over travel free.

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.

Hours. From Terminál 1, every day. The 04:22 reaches Hlavní nádraží at 05:03. The 23:22 is the last that still meets metro C at Muzeum; the 23:32 trolleybus gets you only as far as Muzeum on the last metro A.

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Shuttle

Airport Express (AE)

AE · DPP, on its own fare
30–47 min rideEvery 20 minRuns all night
Terminal 1 onlyHlavní nádraží
24-hour service
CZK 200total for 1 adultCZK 200 eachBuy ticketOn DPP, on its own fare
Pickup, hours & luggage

Boards at. Terminal 1 only, directly outside the arrivals hall — toward the city it does not call at Terminal 2

The current fare is CZK 200 one way (an older DPP notice said CZK 100 — expect CZK 200); CZK 100 for a child 6–14 or a dog, under 6 free. Buy from the driver, cards accepted, or at DPP info centres. Valid on this line only — no PID ticket or free travel for under-15s/over-65s applies here.

Luggage. Free; a coach with luggage space, and the tariff lists hand luggage up to 90 × 60 × 40 cm as carried free.

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Night only

Night bus 907

907 · DPP, on a PID ticket
46 min rideEvery 60 min01:05–04:03
Stops "Terminál 1" and "Terminál 2"Hlavní nádraží
Non-stop
CZK 50total for 1 adultCZK 50 eachBuy ticketOn DPP, on a PID ticket
Pickup, hours & luggage

Boards at. Stops "Terminál 1" and "Terminál 2", outside the arrivals halls

The ordinary 90-minute PID ticket, CZK 50 (46 in the app), as on every night line. Children under 15 and people 65 and over travel free.

Luggage. A standard bus; the ordinary luggage rule applies.

Hours. From Terminál 1 every night at 01:05, 02:05, 03:05 and 04:03 (a minute later from Terminál 2), hourly. The 04:03 turns back at Karlovo náměstí and does not reach Anděl.

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The Airport Express reaches the main station in 30–47 minutes for CZK 200, currently stopping on Opletalova street rather than outside the station. The ordinary CZK 50 ticket also gets there: trolleybus 59, metro A to Muzeum, then one stop north on metro C, 36 to 45 minutes with the changes. At night the 907 takes 40 minutes, hourly from 01:05.

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The main railway station, for onward trains — the Airport Express's terminus and one metro stop from Muzeum.

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Stops "Terminál 1" and "Terminál 2"
Trolleybus 59 and metro A then C to Hlavní nádraží · 30 min
Hlavní nádraží

Trolleybus 59 and metro A then C to Hlavní nádraží serves Hlavní nádraží. Trolleybus 59 and metro A does not.

Arriving late?

Not everything runs around the clock: the Trolleybus 59 and metro A then C to Hlavní nádraží runs 04:22–23:22, and the Night bus 907 runs 01:05–04:03. Outside those hours, the Airport Express (AE) is what remains. and the board keeps only what is running.

From arrivals to Hlavní nádraží

01

Find the stop

Stops "Terminál 1" and "Terminál 2". Follow the signs from arrivals.

02

Choose Trolleybus 59 and metro A then C to Hlavní nádraží

Check the destination and departure board before boarding.

03

Arrive at Hlavní nádraží

30 min. Continue to your accommodation or follow signs for onward transport.

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Before you travel

Does the Trolleybus 59 and metro A stop at Hlavní nádraží?

No. It runs to Nádraží Veleslavín in 17 minutes.

Does the Bus 100 and metro B stop at Hlavní nádraží?

No. It runs to Zličín in 18 minutes.

What if my flight arrives late?

Not everything runs around the clock: the Trolleybus 59 and metro A then C to Hlavní nádraží runs 04:22–23:22, and the Night bus 907 runs 01:05–04:03. Outside those hours, the Airport Express (AE) is what remains.

How far is Hlavní nádraží from the centre?

The main railway station, for onward trains — the Airport Express's terminus and one metro stop from Muzeum.

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