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Hlavní nádraží station

line C

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interchange
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step-free access
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Hlavní nádraží station — overview

Hlavní nádraží station — Metro Praha

Hlavní nádraží opened on 9 May 1974. It is stop 12 of 20 on Line C, between Muzeum and Florenc. The timetable puts Muzeum 1 minute away and Florenc 2 minutes away. On a weekday the PID timetable has 668 trains calling here in both directions, the first leaving at 04:41 and the last at 00:03.

The station in figures

Opened
9 May 1974
PID stop code
U142Z101
To Muzeum
1 min
To Florenc
2 min

Wikidata and OpenStreetMap, 6 September 2026.

Station service in the PID timetable

Line C
First trainLast train
weekday04:4100:03
weekend04:4100:03
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

Hlavní nádraží (Main Railway Station)
0 min walk
Prague's largest railway station, with domestic and international connections.
Vrchlického sady
1 min walk
Park in front of the station's historic Art Nouveau building.
Wenceslas Square
6 min walk
Walking distance to the upper end of the square.
Vrchlického sady
Park · 10 m
Praha, Hlavní nádraží
Bus station · 40 m
Woodrow Wilson
Memorial · 80 m
Národní pedagogická knihovna J. A. Komenského
Library · 130 m
Nicholas Winton
Memorial · 140 m
Jan Svatopluk Presl
Memorial · 190 m
Jubilee Synagogue
Place of worship · 200 m
Vyšší odborná škola textilních řemesel a střední umělecká škola textilních řemesel
College · 210 m

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

Onward connections

Trains(4)
S2S61S7S9
Trams(5)
915269598
Buses(5)
905907908911AE

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

Station services

Step-free access
Platforms 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 C the first train leaves at 04:41 on a weekday and the last at 00:03. 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.

Hlavní nádraží is on Line C 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 Muzeum in 1 minute, Florenc in 2 minutes from Hlavní nádraží, 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 PID timetable marks the platforms at Hlavní nádraží as step-free. Check the current state of the lifts (temporary outages, for instance) 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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