The Prague Public Transport Company (DPP) will officially mark the start of Advent on Saturday. At the Střešovice tram depot, the festively decorated Christmas vehicles will be ceremonially put into service before the traditional illuminated procession makes its way through the city centre.
The Prague Public Transport Company (DPP) will officially begin the Advent season on Saturday, 29 November 2025. At 16:30, the festively decorated Christmas vehicles, Vánoční flotila 2025, will be formally put into service at the Střešovice tram depot. Afterwards, the illuminated procession will head into the city centre – passing Hradčanská, Letná, Nábřeží Kapitána Jaroše and continuing over the Mánes Bridge to the Faculty of Law, where the journey ends.
This year, the transport company has decorated eleven vehicles – two more than last year. The Křižíkova metro station and the MHD Museum Střešovice will also be presented in Christmas design. From Sunday, 30 November, the vehicles will operate on their regular routes and will remain in service on the streets of Prague until Epiphany, 6 January 2026.
New Features of This Year’s Christmas Fleet
Highlights include a festively decorated three-part Škoda-Solaris 24M trolleybus, the historic Tatra K2 tram, and a stylised model of Prague landmarks that will travel on the so-called “Mazačka” instead of its water tank. Traditional Christmas carols will also play on the Christmas trams – two T3 cars, a 14T, and a 15T.
Fulfilling Christmas Wishes from Children in Care – Passengers Can Help
This year, the transport company continues its cooperation with the project Milý Ježíšku. Through the platform milyjezisku.eu, more than 2,500 Christmas wishes from children in around 80 children’s homes across the Czech Republic have been collected.
Passengers can select a wish, scan the corresponding QR code, and fulfil the gift directly online. In the Christmas vehicles – for the first time also on displays – the number of outstanding children’s wishes is continuously shown.
Vehicles in the Christmas Fleet: Vánoční flotila 2025
- Škoda 15T tram (No. 9401, Motol)
- Škoda 14T tram (No. 9170, Kobylisy)
- Two Tatra T3R.P trams (No. 8304, 8305, Žižkov)
- T3M “Mazačka” tram (No. 5572, Pankrác)
- Historic Ringhoffer tram (No. 2272 + trailer 1530)
- Historic Tatra K2 (No. 7000)
- SOR NB 12 bus (Hostivař)
- SOR NB 18 articulated bus (Klíčov)
- Škoda-Solaris 24M trolleybus (Řepy)
Programme and Route of the 2025 Ceremonial Launch
The festively decorated fleet will travel – except for the trolleybus – along the following route: MHD Museum – Hradčanská – Letenské náměstí – Strossmayerovo náměstí – Nábřeží Kapitána Jaroše – Malostranská – Mánes Bridge – Faculty of Law.
Tram enthusiasts can photograph the entire fleet on Čechuv Bridge, where the procession will pause for about five minutes.
As capacities are limited, a special ticket is required to take part in the procession. Tickets go on sale on Saturday at 14:30 in front of the MHD Museum. Price: 50 CZK; children under 10 travel free.
Saturday Programme
- 14:30 – Ticket sales begin
- 15:00–16:00 – Arrival of the decorated vehicles
- 16:20 – Performance by the DPP Choir
- 16:30 – Ceremonial launch of the Christmas fleet
- 16:50 – Departure of the procession
Operation on Regular Routes
From Sunday, 30 November 2025, the Christmas vehicles will operate on various lines, including:
- Historic tram lines 42 (Ringhoffer, K2)
- T3 cars: regular lines from the Žižkov depot (on 30/11 e.g., line 9, trip 15)
- 14T: lines from the Kobylisy depot (on 30/11 line 17, trip 29)
- 15T: lines from the Motol depot (on 30/11 line 16, trip 8)
- Christmas buses: regular lines from Hostivař and Klíčov
- Three-part trolleybus: line 59 to Václav Havel Airport
The exact schedules will be published at dpp.cz/vanoce.
