Maps of Prague

Prague airport Ruzyne

Prague international airport with code PRG is named Ruzyne like the district where it is located and lies about 17 km north-west from city centre. It was opened in 1937 and grew up to the biggest airport in the middle and eastern Europe. Ruzyne becomes quite busy these days so there are ideas to build a new airport north of Prague in Vodochody to serve low cost companies.

How to get from Prague airport to city centre

Airport is quite far from the city centre but easily reachable using public transport buses that can take you there in about 40 minutes from centre without any problems. You can catch a taxi or use some paid shuttle bus to the hotel if you want but bare in mind that it is usually quite expensive and you can do the same with the normal public transport ticket for one euro. Taxi drivers in Prague are often mentioned like one of the biggest tourist traps in Prague so be careful. Situation in last years is much better than in the past but still it's better to be prepared.

Bus stations are right in front of the hall of airport and you can catch here these buses:

• bus no. 119 - this is best choice because it goes straight in the direction to the city centre along the Evropska street and ends at metro station Dejvicka where you can change for the green metro line A, it takes about 20 minutes from airport to Dejvicka and then 10 minutes to centre by metro
• bus AE (Airport express) - goes every half an hour to main railroad station through Dejvicka station
• bus no. 100 - goes to Zlicin metro station which is the end of yellow line B, it takes approximately 15 minutes
• bus no. 179 - heads to metro station Nove Butovice located on yellow line B, takes about 30 minutes
• bus no. 510 - this bus goes during the night in intervals of one hour, leave it after 13 minutes at station Divoka Sarka and change for the night tram no.51 that goes to the centre