Czech Republic
Prague
The city of a hundred spires. The metro has no gates — the paid area starts at a white line on the floor.
Václav Havel Airport Prague (Letiště Václava Havla Praha)
Updated on August 5, 2026
How to ride
- 1Buy your ticket before you boardBuy at a ticket machine or DPP counter in Terminal 1 or 2, or in the PID Litacka app - city bus drivers sell nothing.
- 2Pick your line by where you are goingLine 59 meets metro A, line 100 meets metro B, and 191 runs to Andel. All stop right outside the terminals.
- 3Stamp a paper ticket once as you boardPush it arrow-first into the on-board validator. Stamp once only - never re-stamp when you change to the metro.
- 4Treat the AE as a separate serviceThe AE runs straight to the Main Station but needs its own ticket - no PID single, 24/72-hour or season ticket works on it.
- 5After midnight, take night bus 907 or 910From 00:15 to 05:00, when the day lines stop, night buses 907 and 910 link the airport with the city at the same fare.
- 6Take a taxi from the Pick-up PointHead to the Pick-up Point in front of the arrivals hall and give the driver the six-digit PIN from your booking.
Fares
Single fares3
Passes & multi-ride2
Children & discounts1
Add-ons & fees1
Estimates use exchange rates as of November 4, 2026
Neither the city buses nor the AE need booking; the airport's own page states that bus rides do not need to be booked in advance.
Payment
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IC card 
App tickets 
QR ticketing 
Paper tickets 
Cash Quick facts
Fares
Prague Visitor PassIts transport part also covers the AE airport bus, but not PID trains
Daily fare capNo daily spending cap; the 24-hour ticket is the practical ceiling
Transfer discounts（Limited）Within its time a ticket takes you from airport bus to metro; not on the AE
Facilities
Lifts (step-free)Every Prague city bus and trolleybus serving the airport is low-floor, and the AE runs mostly low-floor vehicles with space for luggage.
Suitcases & luggageBags over 25x45x70 cm cost 25 CZK; on the AE, up to 90x60x40 cm rides free
Rules
Eating & drinking on board（Banned）No eating, drinking or vaping on board, and no open containers either
Smoking（Banned）
PetsOn the AE a dog needs its own 100 CZK ticket
Fare evasion fine（Banned）1,200 CZK on the spot, 1,500 within 15 days, 2,000 after that
Apps & info
Journey planner app (Google Maps)Fine for planning the trip out of the airport - just buy the ticket separately at a terminal machine, a DPP counter or in PID Litacka
Operating hoursBy day, line 59 runs every 3-10 minutes (17 min ride) and, as a trolleybus line, between 05:00 and 24:00. Line 100 runs every 10-20 minutes (16 min) and line 191 every 5-30 minutes (51 min); no official first or last departure is published for those two. The metro runs roughly 05:00-24:00. From 00:15 to 05:00 the night buses take over - line 910 every 30 minutes (73 min end to end) and line 907 every 60 minutes (78 min). DPP describes the AE as a continuous service every 20-30 minutes (60 at night) taking about 40 minutes, but publishes no first or last departure times.
Heads-up
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The 24-hour ticket sold on board is not valid on the AE
The terminal on board the AE sells 24- and 72-hour tickets that are not valid on the AE itself - and their validity starts ticking the moment you buy, with the tariff stating outright that no compensation is due for the unused time. Buy your city ticket before you get on the AE.
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The AE into town does not call at Terminal 2
Heading into town, the AE does not call at Terminal 2. Both PID and the airport describe the airport end of the AE as Terminal 1, so if you land on a Schengen flight at Terminal 2 you have to make your way over to Terminal 1.
Timetable
Editor Naotaka