Prague is a very dog-friendly city: Prague is the capital of a country that has more than 41% of households wo mindestens ein Hund drin lebt. Czech people love dogs!
Check out my other articles explaining why you should do a trip to Prague with your dog!
Prague is a diverse city with different neighbourhoods, so it’s essential to be able to move flexibly through the city to discover all the great places. But if you don’t have a car to take you and your dog in, what options do you have?
Walking in Prague is fun. Prague is a very European thus pedestrian friendly city. There are many zebra crossings that make walking your dog in the city very pleasant. But beware – “Pozor Tram” means that trams will not stop!
But Prague is big and you can go everywhere by foot and your dog may also get tired, so you need to take the public transport.
Prague Public Transport
Fortunately, Prague has the best public transport in the universe!
Tickets
Humans need a ticket, while dogs can travel for free (even the larger ones!).
- Buying tickets
- You can buy them via the app “Pid Litacka” (my favorite)
- You can buy them in the tram contactless (works with Master or Visa Card, but be aware of the card payment fee..)
- You can buy them in shops
- Dog Tickets
- There is no need to buy a dog ticket in Prague!
- Even if the Pid Litacka app offers dog tickets, this only applies to the outer districts, not to Prague itself!
A Muzzle is mandatory
You rather travel without a muzzle? Me too. But this may or may not work. Especially when trains are full and on tourist routes, train drivers seem to attach more importance to a muzzle. At the end of the working day and on the weekends, the trains in Prague can be very packed (Tip: check the capacity utilisation on Google beforehand).
Once I was even kicked off in the middle of the journey! The train driver got off and came to my seat in person and said in English: “Your journey ends here. You have to continue on foot!”. But that’s how I discovered the most beautiful panorama view of Prague (at Strahov Monastery).
I therefore recommend that you always have a muzzle with you when travelling in Prague with your dog. I often watched locals do the following: They put on the muzzle when they enter, but as soon as they found a seat, they take the muzzle off again. If the locals do it, you can do it too, I guess 😉
Taking the tram in Prague
- The railways are pretty (there are new ones and the old red ones)
- The routes are picturesque and a cheap alternative to tourist buses (e.g. tram number 22 via Malá Strana neighborhood)
- The old red trams are the most comfortable for traveling with a dog. The seats are in 1 row and there is plenty of space in the corridor
Another practical tip at the end to prevent confusion: When the bus/train stops, the announcement announces the next stop instead of (or in addition to) the current one, which confused me a lot at the beginning!
Taking the bus in Prague
Buses in Prague are cramped and drive very roughly. Some buses are very loud, which really stressed out my dog Lillet.
Conclusion: Better to travel by tram if you have a dog!
Taking the metro/subway in Prague
Attention, there are not always lifts!
There are very long, very scary escalators – my dog panics about them, so I have to carry her there (or have her carried) or skip the metro/subway all together.
Alternative options / Last resort: Taking an Uber
- Especially at night, when there are no more public transport services, this can be your last resort to get home
- But beware, with a dog you have to order a special Uber Animal Taxi, which costs more than a regular one