In the cities of the Czech Republic, public transport is represented by buses, trams and trolleybuses. Prague is the capital and the largest city in the Czech Republic, where the most convenient for tourists are the metro and tram.

Ground transportation operates around the clock and strictly on schedule. The "Night Schedule" is valid from 0:30 to 4:30. The intervals in the movement of trams and buses are from 3-5 minutes to 20 minutes a day, at night 30 minutes. The white plate at the stop is the day schedule, the dark blue is the night schedule. Metro hours: from 5 to 24 hours, but the metro closes a little later - at half past twelve. The train interval is from 2-3 to 10 minutes.

It is prohibited to smoke at public transport stops. The infringement threatens with a fine of 1000 kroons.

All transport is conveniently equipped for people with disabilities. There are special vehicles with wheelchair ramps - the schedule of their arrival at the stop is indicated in the schedule in a separate line.

In Prague, there is a uniform ticket format for all types of public transport, including the metro. Tickets are sold in subway machines, in hotels, supermarkets, newsagents, travel agencies, etc. Tickets are purchased from the calculation of the length of stay in the city - a ticket can be bought for 15 days, 7 days, three days and 24 hours, and for those arriving for a long time there is an opportunity to buy tickets for a month, three months and a year. During the day, you can use "short" and "long" adults and "children's" tickets with different validity:

• "Long" adult - 75 minutes (90 minutes on weekends and from 20:00 to 5:00);
• "Long" "children's" (children 6-15 years old, pensioners up to 70 years) - 60 minutes (90 minutes);
• "Short" adult - without the right to change for 20 minutes by land transport or 5 stops by subway;
• "Short" "children's" - without the right to transplant for 15 minutes by land transport or 4 metro stops.

The validity period of all tickets without exception starts from the moment of composting and allows the possibility of using a "long" ticket on more than one route .At the entrance to the metro there are no turnstiles, but the ticket must be composted at the counter of the electronic composter .It is convenient to check the time by electronic clock installed on metro platforms and in trams and buses .Availability of tickets is well controlled .The controllers present a special metal token and you must show them the valid ticket .The controller can approach you in the subway car, in the transition between stations, on the platform and t .P.The absence of a valid ticket is punishable by a fine of 950 kroons, and when paid on the spot - 700 kroons .

Natalia Dorovskaya