Public transport in Prague saw a significant increase in 2023: with 1.1 billion passengers, more people used buses, trains and trams than at any time in recent years.
Public transport in Prague remains a central part of urban life: last year, around 1.1 billion people used buses, trains, trams and other modes of transport – an increase of 17.6 million compared to the previous year.
Prague’s local transport vehicles covered a total of 210.6 million kilometres within the capital last year – 4.4 million more than the previous year. Buses accounted for the largest share of total mileage, closely followed by the Prague Metro, which was just ahead of trams.
Last year, the Prague Integrated Transport System (PID) comprised 404 lines, 230 of which were within the city limits and 174 in the surrounding area. Three metro lines, 36 tram lines and 183 bus and trolleybus lines operated in the city area. The Prague public transport network (PID) also included 40 rail connections, six ferries and the Petřín funicular railway – although the latter was taken out of service for renovation in September last year. Work began in March this year and is expected to continue until next summer.
While buses covered the longest distance with 85.5 million kilometres, the underground was the most frequently used mode of transport: 378.8 million people travelled on Prague’s metro trains – equivalent to 34.3 per cent of all passengers and an increase of almost 18 million compared to the previous year.
Trams were used by 344.9 million passengers, an increase of 2.2 million. Passenger numbers on buses and trolleybuses remained largely stable at 275.1 million, while ferries on the Vltava River in Prague carried around 578,000 passengers.
