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Trolleybus 59 and metro AorTrolleybus 59 and metro A then C to Hlavní nádraží?

The short answer

These do not go to the same place, so price is not the comparison. The Trolleybus 59 and metro A 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 C to Hlavní nádraží does not. This ends at Hlavní nádraží, the main railway station, one metro C stop north of Muzeum. For Můstek and the Old Town, stay on metro A instead.

The Trolleybus 59 and metro A then C to Hlavní nádraží is quicker: 30 min against 35 min.

Trolleybus 59 and metro A: 04:22–23:32. Trolleybus 59 and metro A then C to Hlavní nádraží: 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.
TravelersTrolleybus 59 and metro ATrolleybus 59 and metro A then C to Hlavní nádražíDifference
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
59A · 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

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59AC · DPP, on a PID ticketTrolleybus 59 and metro A then C to Hlavní nádraží
From
Stops "Terminál 1" and "Terminál 2", outside the arrivals halls; the ticket validators are on the platform
To
Hlavní nádraží, the main station, by trolleybus 59 to Nádraží Veleslavín, metro A to Muzeum and metro C one stop north
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
30 min

Buy the 90-minute ticket: with two changes the trip takes 36 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 Muzeum to metro C towards Letňany, one stop to Hlavní nádraží.

Stamp a paper ticket once, at the airport stop before boarding; the validators are on the platform, not on the trolleybus.

Trolleybus 59 and metro A then C to Hlavní nádraží: price for every party size

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