October holidays and transport disruption in Prague: What you need to know

Monday, Oct. 28 sees the nation celebrate Czechoslovak Independence Day, which is immediately followed by autumn holidays for schoolchildren around Czechia. Here’s what you need to know about any transport-related disruption during the epic five-day weekend (Oct. 26 to Oct. 30) for many.

Oct. 26 to Oct. 28 inclusive will see metro service on the red C line between Muzeum and Kačerov stations suspended in both directions due to tram-track repairs. The rail-replacement XC bus line will carry passengers instead. These buses will run between Prague’s main train station Hlavní nádraží and Kačerov.

For bus lines 138, 189, 193 and 215, the boarding stop at Kačerov in the direction of Krč will move to the front of the metro station.

Stewards who typically speak English well will be present at the replacement bus service stops to direct passengers if needed.

Saturday also sees the start of a roughly one-month closure of the Výstaviště interchange tram stop; trams will be redirected away from the stop—due to a tram-line reconstruction—until Nov. 25. Lines 1, 6, 12, 14, 25, 27, 41, and 94 are all affected.

That same weekend, tram lines 17 and 27 will not run between the National Theatre and Jiráskovo náměstí stops (on the border of Prague 1 and Prague 2). Operation will resume on Oct. 29. 

Between Oct. 28 and April, public transport ferry services P3, P4, P5, and P6 will not work (out of season). They will resume in April. P1 and P2 work all year.

Typically, during the autumn holiday period, trams will run at intervals extended by 1 or 2 minutes. Prague’s metro will run as normal, with intervals between services lengthened by between 15 and 30 seconds.

DPP has in the past said that most bus services will have waiting times that are 2-3 minutes longer than usual in the morning and afternoon rush hours. Non-peak times will see interval times roughly extended by a further 1-2 minutes.

During the fall holidays for children, there will be no school service routes on city or suburban buses.

On Oct. 28, you will notice Czech flags placed at the front of trams running through the city.