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Florenc station

line B · line C

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interchange
Yes
step-free access
Through station
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Florenc station — overview

Florenc station — Metro Praha

Florenc opened on 9 May 1974; its second platform followed on 2 November 1985. It is stop 15 of 24 on Line B, between Náměstí Republiky and Křižíkova. It is one of the three interchange stations of the Prague metro, where lines B and C meet. Between 1971 and 1990 it was called Sokolovská. The timetable puts Můstek 3 minutes away and Muzeum 3 minutes away. On a weekday the PID timetable has 1265 trains calling here in both directions, the first leaving at 04:51 and the last at 00:04.

Interchange station — you transfer between lines here without leaving the paid zone; with a transfer ticket you switch for free for the whole of its validity period.

The station in figures

Platforms opened
9 May 1974 · 2 November 1985
Former name
Sokolovská (1971–1990)
PID stop code
U689Z121
To Můstek
3 min
To Muzeum
3 min

Wikidata and OpenStreetMap, 6 September 2026.

Station service in the PID timetable

Line B
First trainLast train
weekday04:5100:04
weekend04:5100:04
Trains per weekday: 597 · at weekends: 338
Step-free access: Yes
Line C
First trainLast train
weekday04:3900:05
weekend04:3900:05
Trains per weekday: 668 · at weekends: 382
Step-free access: Yes

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

Around the station

Florenc Central Bus Station
0 min walk
Central bus station with long-distance and international routes.
City of Prague Museum
3 min walk
Exhibition on the history of Prague, including the Langweil model of the city.
Museum of Prague
Museum · 60 m
sady Jana Švermy
Park · 80 m
Hala 1
Bus station · 100 m

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

Onward connections

Trams(6)
3812249294
Buses(7)
133135175194207908909

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

Station services

Step-free
Lines B and C, per the operator DPP — check lift status on dpp.cz
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 B the first train leaves at 04:51 on a weekday and the last at 00:04. On Line C the first train leaves at 04:39 on a weekday and the last at 00:05. 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.

Florenc is an interchange station of the Prague Metro on lines B and C — the transfer between lines takes place directly within the station, with no need to go up to street level. You can find the full list of stops and approximate travel times on the relevant line’s page.

The PID timetable puts Můstek in 3 minutes, Muzeum in 3 minutes from Florenc, 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.

Yes. The operator DPP lists Florenc as step-free on both Line B and Line C. Check the current status of the lifts (temporary outages, for example) on dpp.cz or on the information board in the station.

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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