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Staroměstská station

line A

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Staroměstská station — overview

Staroměstská station — Metro Praha

Staroměstská opened on 12 August 1978. It is stop 8 of 17 on Line A, between Malostranská and Můstek. The timetable puts Můstek 2 minutes away and Muzeum 3 minutes away. On a weekday the PID timetable has 520 trains calling here in both directions, the first leaving at 04:44 and the last at 00:10.

The station in figures

Opened
12 August 1978
To Můstek
2 min
To Muzeum
3 min

Wikidata and OpenStreetMap, 6 September 2026.

Station service in the PID timetable

Line A
First trainLast train
weekday04:4400:10
weekend04:4400:10
Trains per weekday: 520 · at weekends: 294
Step-free access: No

PID timetable (data.pid.cz/PID_GTFS.zip), 6 September 2026. Train counts add both directions.

Around the station

Old Town Square with the Astronomical Clock
3 min walk
Historic heart of Prague with the astronomical clock and the Church of Our Lady before Týn.
Charles Bridge
4 min walk
Prague's most famous bridge, built in the 14th century, linking the Old Town with the Lesser Town.
Josefov — the Jewish Quarter
2 min walk
Former Jewish quarter with synagogues and the Old Jewish Cemetery.
Rudolfinum
3 min walk
Concert hall of the Czech Philharmonic on Jan Palach Square.
Jaroslav Ježek Memorial
Museum · 20 m
National Marionette Theatre
Theatre · 50 m
Říše loutek
Theatre · 50 m
Klub Slunečnice
Sports centre · 60 m

OpenStreetMap, 6 September 2026. Named places within 350 m, straight-line.

Onward connections

Trams(4)
2171893
Buses(2)
194207

Lines calling at the same node, from the PID timetable, 6 September 2026. Depot runs excluded.

Station services

No step-free access
Platforms are not marked step-free in the PID timetable
Ticket vending machines
Buy and top up PID tickets right in the concourse
Lítačka
One card for the entire Prague integrated transport system
Information boards
Displays the arrival time of the next train on the platform
PID Lítačka (app)
Buy tickets and check connections on your phone
Security
CCTV system and transport authority oversight

Frequently asked questions

On Line A the first train leaves at 04:44 on a weekday and the last at 00:10. The times are computed from the PID timetable (data.pid.cz/PID_GTFS.zip) as of 6 September 2026 and are departures from this station. After the metro stops, night trams 91–99 and night buses in the 900+ series take over.

Staroměstská is on Line A of the Prague Metro. You can find the full list of stations and approximate travel times between them on the line’s page.

The PID timetable puts Můstek in 2 minutes, Muzeum in 3 minutes from Staroměstská, on a direct train with no interchange. The figures are the median running time of every train that covers the section and do not include waiting on the platform.

The ordinary PID fare applies: 39 CZK for 30 minutes, 50 CZK for 90. Details and reduced fares are on the Fares and tariff page.

No. The platforms at Staroměstská are not marked as step-free in the PID timetable. According to the operator DPP, 45 of the 57 stations in service are step-free; the line page shows which ones are nearest.

Strollers and folded folding bikes (carried as luggage) are allowed. Under PID rules a non-motorised bicycle travels free on the metro on any platform of the train except the first one behind the driver’s cab, with at most two bikes per platform. PID sets no fixed banned hours, but bikes can be refused when the train is crowded. E-bikes, e-scooters and similar electric vehicles are banned on the metro (an e-bike with its battery removed is the exception). Details: pid.cz/cykliste-v-pid.

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