How to get to Prague Airport: three quick options

Getting to Prague Airport is easy. For me, the surest route is metro line A to Nádraží Veleslavín and then line 59. From the main station, Hlavní nádraží, the Airport Express goes straight to the airport. Routes and timetables change, so check them on the website of PID, Prague’s public transport network, before you travel.

I wrote this article in 2017. Prices, opening hours and timetables may have changed since then, so check them before you go.

How do you get to Prague Airport? Very easily: there are several simple, cheap and quick ways to get there. I’ve tried most of them and written them up here as I went. Read on and catch your flight. I’ve never missed one, and I don’t intend to start now.

How to get to Prague Airport

Option one: the yellow bus straight from Florenc

1. When I wrote this article, the yellow Student Agency buses (now RegioJet) also ran to the airport from Florenc. RegioJet buses to the airport still leave from Florenc bus station today. Check the times on the RegioJet website before you go.
2. Back then you could buy a ticket online or at the ticket window right at the stop. These days you buy it on the RegioJet website.
3. The downside is that these airport buses don’t run all that often.

Option two: metro through the centre and line 59

1. Take any metro line and change to the green line A towards Nemocnice Motol.
2. Get off at Nádraží Veleslavín and follow the signs with a plane on them. They take you to the stop for line 59 (formerly bus 119, now a trolleybus), which runs straight to the airport in about 15 minutes.
3. You use the same ticket as for the metro.

Option three: metro to Zličín and bus 100

1. Take the metro to Zličín, the terminus of the yellow line B.
2. Get off at the terminus and follow the signs with a plane on them. They take you to the stop for bus 100, which runs straight to the airport in about 18 minutes.
3. You use the same ticket as for the metro.

Airport Express from Prague main station to the airport

EXTRA TIP: You can also try the express bus marked AE (Airport Express). You buy the ticket from the driver, and card payment is accepted too. In 2026 a ticket costs CZK 200, and the journey from Hlavní nádraží takes about 45 minutes. Today it runs straight from Hlavní nádraží to the airport, but when I wrote this article in 2017, it called at these stops:

1. Hlavní nádraží (the main station)
2. Masarykovo nádraží
3. Náměstí Republiky
4. Prague Airport

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Getting to Prague Airport: frequently asked questions

How do I get from Prague Airport to the city centre?

Line 59 runs from Václav Havel Airport to Nádraží Veleslavín, where you change to metro line A, so the whole trip to the centre takes about 35 minutes. The other option is bus 100 to Zličín on metro line B, which takes longer: about 45 minutes to the centre.

How much is a public transport ticket to Prague Airport?

In 2026 a 90-minute Prague public transport ticket costs CZK 50 on paper and CZK 46 in the PID Lítačka app. PID, Prague’s public transport network, recommends this very ticket for the airport trip. It’s valid on lines 59 and 100 as well as on the metro.

How do I get from Prague main station to the airport?

The Airport Express bus, marked AE, runs from Hlavní nádraží straight to the airport. The journey takes about 45 minutes, and in 2026 an Airport Express ticket costs CZK 200. It’s cheaper to take the metro and then line 59 or 100 on an ordinary public transport ticket.

Does the metro go to Prague Airport?

No, in 2026 there’s no metro to Prague Airport. The nearest metro stations are Nádraží Veleslavín on line A and Zličín on line B, and from there lines 59 and 100 continue to the airport on the same Prague public transport ticket.

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