Airport Express to Prague’s Ruzyně airport
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The AIRPORT EXPRESS (AE) provides direct connections to air, rail and Prague’s public transit. Buses marked AE (AIRPORT EXPRESS) connect the Praha-Holešovice train station with Prague’s Ruzyně airport. Connections between Prague’s main train station, Praha Hlavní nádraží, and the Praha-Holešovice train station can be made using the metro’s “C” line.
The AE bus line primarily provides transport links to the airport for passengers coming to Prague via the Praha-Holešovice train station on SuperCity trains. But it can also be used by passengers coming to the Praha-Holešovice train station on other trains and by passengers using the metro’s “C” line from Praha Hlavní Nádraží. Of course the bus line can also be used in the opposite direction, from the airport to Prague’s train stations.
The AE bus line is operated daily from around 5:00 to 22:00 at regular 30 minute intervals. Only low-floored buses are used, enabling easy entrance and enough space for storing luggage.
AIRPORT EXPRESS Bus Stops
Praha-Holešovice train station:
The stop is located to on the left side of the station building at the long-haul bus terminal. The way to the bus stop is marked with arrows.
Dejvická
The stop is located at the public transit terminal at the metro station entrance.
Prague Ruzyně Airport - Terminal Sever 1 (North 1):
The stop is located at the city public transit terminal in front of the check-in hall for Prague Ruzyně Airport’s Terminal 1.
Prague Ruzyně Airport - Terminal Sever 2 (North 2):
The stop is located at the city public transit terminal in front of the check-in hall for Prague Ruzyně Airport’s Terminal 2.
Tickets valid on AIRPORT EXPRESS Bus Line
To use the AE bus line, you can check in in the following ways:
- A one-way Czech Railways ticket for regular, special or customer fares in 1st class issued to/from the Praha letiště (NAD) [Prague Airport station]. Just as other Czech Railways tickets, passengers can purchase tickets to the Praha letiště (NAD) [Prague Airport station] at train station ticket counters across the Czech Republic, or from conductors on trains. These passengers show their Czech Railways tickets to the AE driver and do not need to buy other tickets.
- Promotional offer of Czech Railways line tickets for 1st and 2nd class to and from the Praha letiště (NAD) [Prague Airport station]. Passengers show their Czech Railways tickets to the AE driver and do not need to buy other tickets.
- European East Pass, Austria and Czech Rail Passes and Czech Flexipass international tickets issued abroad. These passengers present the aforementioned tickets purchased abroad to the AE driver and do not have to buy additional tickets.
- Buying Tickets Directly from the AE Driver The ticket price for the AIRPORT EXPRESS is CZK 45, or CZK 25 for children from 6 to 15. The ticket does not allow for transfers and can be used for only one ride on the AE line.
- On the AE bus line, the following people ride for free: Children up to 6 years of age under the terms named in the Czech Railways TR 10 tariff and in the PID tariff; MPs and senators of the Czech Parliament, judges of the constitutional court and members of the European Parliament elected from Czech territories.
- Transporting luggage is free on the AE bus line.
It is only possible to board the bus through the front doors, and passengers must either present their ticket for inspection by the driver or purchase a ticket from the driver.
Note: Neither regular single-ride PID tickets nor PID prepaid passes valid in Prague (so-called “Prague tram passes”) can be used on the AE bus line for individual trips.
Airport Express Bus Timetable (valid from 9 December 2007):
- AE Timetable (PDF 150 kB)
- Departures from Nádraží Holešovice (PDF 205 kB)
- Departures from Dejvicka (PDF 186 kB)
- Departures from Terminal Sever 1 (PDF 186 kB)
- Departures from Terminal Sever 2 (PDF 187 kB)
Using the Prague Metro’s “C” line between the Hlavní nádraží and Nádraží Holešovice stations
Passengers can use their Czech Railways tickets valid for the AE bus line on the Prague Metro’s “C” line for the section from Hlavní nádraží to Nádraží Holešovice in their respective direction, with the exception of line tickets and railway tickets purchased abroad. Passengers must show their Czech Railways tickets to transit inspectors during checks.