The tourist tram line will run through the center of Prague all year round
The line will run every 40 minutes on weekdays and 30 minutes on weekends.
Prague has decided to maintain the operation of tourist tram line number 42 throughout the year, not only for two summer months. Historic trams are supposed to compete mainly with hop-on hop-off buses, which run around the center.
The extension was announced today in a press release by the city organization Prague City Tourism, which at the Dopravní podnik hl. The City of Prague is ordering its operation. She started riding this year as part of the In Prague program at home. The tram route leads around the main Prague sights. In addition, those interested will receive the necessary tourist and historical information inside the tram from the staff present.
“The tourist tram, which we added this year as one of the new benefits of the summer program in Prague as at home, immediately found its friends. Visitors to Prague make extensive use of the possibility of a sightseeing tour of the historic center, where they could “jump out” at Prague Castle, at Charles Bridge or at the Powder Gate, to see the sights in peace and then continue again. That is why we want to maintain tourist line 42 with Prague City Tourism for visitors to the metropolis even outside the main season, “ says Hana Třeštíková, Councilor for Culture and Tourism.
Tram as a tourist attraction
The line starts and ends in Dlabačov, passing through the historic center. During the ride, visitors will learn the necessary tourist information and attractions about the routes along the route, which can be provided by trained staff.
“After an agreement with the city, we decided to continue operating the lines. Not only is it an ecological variant of tourist transport, thanks to which we will fulfill the next step of the new strategy of sustainable tourism, but also a popular variant of transport in Prague., “František Cipro, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Prague City Tourism, describes the operation of the line.
Visitors to Prague will be able to ride not only in historic tram cars from the time of Austria-Hungary, but also by tram cars from the 1960s. Lines will run every 40 minutes on weekdays and 30 minutes on weekends and public holidays. This system allows the visitor to use the ticket throughout the day and to get on and off anywhere on the route. As part of the holiday operation, trams on line 42 have already traveled approximately 7,000 km and drove 9,500 visitors. Server MHD86.cz He recently stated that Prague City Tourism paid less than three million crowns for two months of operation.
The PID tariff does not apply on the line, an all-day ticket costs CZK 200. Complete the price list is here.
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