Peb 7 - transport pass?

We will be staying 6 nights at the Alchymist (Trziste near US Embassy) and visitng mostly those sites within Prague 1. Our furthest %26quot;journeys%26quot; seem like they will be to the Trades Fair Place in the North and Vysehrad in the South. And maybe to see Franz Kafka%26#39;s grave in Zizkov to the East.

We will also be seeing four performances in the evening at the Municipal House, State Opera, National Theatre and the Rudolfinum.

My question is %26quot;Is this all walkable?%26quot; Or do we need to think about getting a 3 or 7 day transport pass for the trams/metro?

Thanks for your assistance as usual ;-)

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The answer is that all four performences are walkable from Triezte. The journeys you are mentioning in the first paragraph are not in my opinion (unless you have a lot of time, and really love walking) . If I were you I would%26#39;nt bother buying a transport pass, just buy a bunch of tickets in the nearest newspaper store, and use them when weather is bad or your feets are tired.

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As Pingrid says, zizkov, trade fair palace at Vystaviste and Vysehrad are too far to walk. Pingrid%26#39;s suggestion of buying a batch of 20 crown (less than a dollar) tickets to use when you travel is good. They do do 1 day tickets, but these cost 80 crowns, so you really need to travel in a day to have value of such tickets.

As the first transport you will probbaly jump on is a tram (and you can%26#39;t buy tickets on trams), you may want to buy a bunch of tickets from the Prague Transport Authority offices you will see in the arrivals hall of both airport terminal buildings, once you have cleared customs, where they do speak English

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thanks to you both - this is very helpful information.

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To visit Kafka%26#39;s grave definitely need to take the metro. Can%26#39;t imagine not buying a pass. Was just there for three days and pass for all trams %26amp; metro only cost $8-9. And this covered to and from the airport (where there%26#39;s a desk to purchase tickets). Where else can you get unlimited travel for so little?

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Visited Prague last month. Would recommend you get a 7 day transport ticket. It only costs 280Kc which is next to nothing, it covers all the trams, buses and subways. You have to just validate it just once. I%26#39;m sure you will find one invaluable to your visit as you can%26#39;t keep walking everywhere. To give you a comparsion a single ticket cost 20Kc, 24 hr 80Kc and a 3 day ticket 220Kc. There%26#39;s a nice trip along the river on the tram. Also I would recommend the Opera, we saw Carmen and the production was out of the world.