There are several ways how you can purchase the ticket for getting around Prague.

TICKET MACHINE

The most common is to buy the ticket at yellow/orange vending machines you can usually find inside the vestibules of the metro, on bus or tram stops. Or you can normally buy the ticket in tobacco shops, tourist information centers, or serviced ticket booths in the metro. Remember, that vending machines are at all metro vestibules, but not on every bus or tram stop. It is not possible to buy a ticket from the driver as well. Some vending machines take only coins, while some of the new ones accept credit cards.

ON BOARD TICKET MACHINE

All of the trams and some buses offer the option to buy a ticket inside the vehicle, and you can pay via contactless credit card, which is very convenient. The ticket you will buy this way does not need to be validated again, because it already includes all necessary information. In case you are traveling by bus and want to buy the ticket inside the bus, remember that not all buses offer this service, and you cannot find out in advance which bus has the terminal until it arrives and you will see the sign on doors.

SMS

Last but not least option on how to buy tickets to use Prague public transport is to send an SMS. To do that you must have a local SIM card with either a plan or credit and send a text message DPT31 or DPT42 (depends on which ticket you want to purchase) on phone number 90206. It takes approximately one minute to receive the ticket via text message, again, you should wait and not enter the vehicle without confirmation of your payment.

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