If you are flying to Prague, it helps to know before you land how you will get from Václav Havel Airport Prague to your hotel. The airport has two passenger terminals: Terminal 1 handles flights to and from countries outside the Schengen Area, and Terminal 2 handles flights within the Schengen Area. Taxis, buses and pre-booked drivers serve both.
Private transfer
The simplest option, especially after a late flight or with heavy luggage, is a transfer booked in advance. With Prague Airport Transfers you get a private transfer with a fixed price agreed when you book, and your driver waits for you in the arrival hall with a name sign.
Taxi
If you have read up on Prague before your trip, you will know that some taxi drivers have long had a reputation for overcharging visitors, and the city has carried out price checks on taxis. At the airport, the official taxi service is Uber Airport. Its pick-up points are directly in front of the arrival halls of Terminals 1 and 2. You can book a ride in the Uber app, at a self-service kiosk or at the counter in the arrival hall, and you see the price before you confirm. There is more about airport taxis on our page Taxi From / To Prague Airport, and about cars booked through your hotel in Overpriced Hotel Taxis in Prague.
Public transport
The public transport stops are directly in front of both terminals. Trolleybus 59 runs to Nádraží Veleslavín on metro line A, which is the airport’s recommended route into the centre, and bus 100 runs to Zličín on metro line B; night buses take over late at night. Ordinary Prague public transport (PID) tickets are valid on these lines. You can buy them from ticket machines, at the public transport counters in both terminals, in the PID Lítačka app or by contactless card in the vehicle.
The Airport Express (AE) bus runs between the airport and Prague Main Railway Station (Praha hlavní nádraží). It has its own fare and ordinary public transport tickets are not valid on it; you can buy a ticket from the driver or at the Visitor Centre in the arrival hall. Fares and timetables change from time to time, so check the current details on pid.cz before you travel.
