Metro line A
Depo Hostivař – Nemocnice Motol · 17 stations
Prague metro line A has 17 stations and runs 17 km between Depo Hostivař and Nemocnice Motol (Flora is closed at the moment). A train covers the whole line in 31 minutes. On weekdays trains run every 2.5 minutes at peak times, every 5 during the day, every 6 in the evening and every 10 after 10 pm. Weekends are quieter: every 7.5 minutes during the day and every 10 after 10 pm.
Disruptions on line A
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Notices from PID, available in Czech only.
Flora A: dočasné uzavření stanice metra
Linky: A Z důvodu rekonstrukce dochází od pondělí 2. února 2026 do odvolání k dočasnému uzavření stanice Flora na lince metra A (vlaky stanicí projíždějí). Jako náhradní dopravu k uzavřené stanici lze využít pravidelné tramvajové linky od okolních stanic metra linky A: Náměstí Míru – linky číslo 10, 11 a 16 Jiřího z Poděbrad – linka číslo 13 Želivského – linka číslo 16
Line A timetable
The first train leaves Depo Hostivař at 4:44 and Nemocnice Motol at 4:40. The last trains leave Depo Hostivař at 23:54 and Nemocnice Motol at 23:52 and reach the end of the line shortly after midnight. Towards Depo Hostivař, 97 of 258 weekday trains terminate early at Skalka.
| Day | Frequency | First | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weekday27 Oct 2026 | every 2.5 minutes at peak times, every 5 during the day, every 6 in the evening and every 10 after 10 pm | 4:44 | 23:54 |
| Saturday24 Oct 2026 | every 7.5 minutes during the day and every 10 after 10 pm | 4:44 | 23:54 |
| Sunday25 Oct 2026 | every 7.5 minutes during the day and every 10 after 10 pm | 4:44 | 23:54 |
| Day | Frequency | First | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weekday27 Oct 2026 | every 2.5 minutes at peak times, every 5 during the day and every 10 after 10 pm | 4:40 | 23:52 |
| Saturday24 Oct 2026 | every 7.5 minutes during the day and every 10 after 10 pm | 4:40 | 23:52 |
| Sunday25 Oct 2026 | every 7.5 minutes during the day and every 10 after 10 pm | 4:40 | 23:52 |
Frequency is the median gap between trains at the middle station of the line. The dates the table is based on are shown under each day.
Line A stations
The time next to each station is the travel time from Depo Hostivař. Interchange stations show the other line, and the number on the right tells how many day trams stop above ground.
- Depo Hostivař 0 min 2 trams
- Skalka 3 min
- Strašnická 6 min 3 trams
- Želivského 7 min 3 trams
- Flora closed, trains pass through
- Jiřího z Poděbrad 11 min 2 trams
- Náměstí Míru 12 min 5 trams
- Muzeum 14 min C 2 trams
- Můstek 16 min B 6 trams
- Staroměstská 17 min 1 tram
- Malostranská 19 min 7 trams
- Hradčanská 20 min 9 trams
- Dejvická 22 min 4 trams
- Bořislavka 25 min 2 trams
- Nádraží Veleslavín 27 min 2 trams
- Petřiny 29 min 2 trams
- Nemocnice Motol 31 min
Flora: closed since 2. 2. 2026, until further notice. Trains pass through the station. How to get there
Line A route
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Where line A goes
It runs from Motol under Dejvice, the Lesser Town and the Old Town to Wenceslas Square, then under Vinohrady to Strašnice and Hostivař. It crosses under the Vltava between Malostranská and Staroměstská.
Line A opened in 1978. Its latest extension from Dejvická via Bořislavka, Nádraží Veleslavín and Petřiny to Nemocnice Motol opened in April 2015.
Visitors know it as the line to Prague Castle (Malostranská, Hradčanská) and to the airport, because trolleybus 59 to Terminal 1 leaves from Nádraží Veleslavín.
Metro line A FAQ
How many stations does metro line A have?
Line A has 17 stations from Depo Hostivař to Nemocnice Motol. Flora is closed at the moment, so trains stop at 16 stations.
When do the first and last trains run on line A?
The first train leaves Depo Hostivař at 4:44 and Nemocnice Motol at 4:40. The last trains leave Depo Hostivař at 23:54 and Nemocnice Motol at 23:52 and reach the end of the line shortly after midnight.
How often does metro line A run?
On weekdays trains run every 2.5 minutes at peak times, every 5 during the day, every 6 in the evening and every 10 after 10 pm. Weekends are quieter: every 7.5 minutes during the day and every 10 after 10 pm.
How long is a ride from one end of line A to the other?
Between Depo Hostivař and Nemocnice Motol the ride takes 31 minutes in either direction.
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