Best Apps for Prague and the Czech Republic

The right apps can help you travel around Prague and Czechia. This guide covers useful apps for public transport, maps, taxis, food, safety, and trip planning.

⭐ Essential Apps to Install Before Your Trip

Install and set up these apps before arriving in Prague. You can also download offline maps and avoid doing everything after your arrival.

• PID Lítačka – public transport tickets in Prague
• IDOS – route and timetable planning
• Mapy.com – maps, walking routes, and offline navigation
• Bolt, Uber, or Liftago – taxi rides with a price shown in advance
• Záchranka – emergency help and location sharing

🚌🚋Prague Public Transport Apps

Prague has separate apps for buying tickets and finding connections. PID Lítačka is best for tickets, while IDOS is useful for checking routes and departure times.

PID Lítačka

Best for:

• Buying Prague public transport tickets
• Finding connections
• Checking service changes
• Paying for parking in Prague
• Managing long-term passes

For ticket types, prices, and activation rules, read our complete guide to Prague public transport tickets.

IDOS

Best for:

• Finding tram, bus, metro, and train connections
• Checking departure and arrival times
• Seeing transfers and intermediate stops
• Planning journeys across Czechia
• Checking current delays

Simple tip: Use IDOS to find a connection and PID Lítačka to buy your Prague ticket.

🗺️Maps and Navigation Apps

Different navigation apps are useful for different types of trips.

Google Maps

Best for:

• Finding restaurants, shops, and hotels
• Reading reviews
• Checking opening hours
• Finding businesses and services

Mapy.com

Best for:

• Discovering attractions and lesser-known places
• Seeing detailed maps of castles, parks, and gardens
• Exploring streets and buildings in 3D
• Finding paths, stairs, viewpoints, and entrances
• Planning walking and hiking routes
• Using downloaded maps offline

I recently started using Mapy.com to look for attractions. It shows many small sights and paths that are missing from Google Maps. Its 3D mode is also useful for understanding an area before a visit. You can rotate the map and examine streets, buildings, courtyards, and possible passages.

ℹ️ Looking for attractions nearby? Open Mapy.com and check the points marked around your location. The map includes small monuments, viewpoints, gardens, paths, and other places that may not appear on Google Maps.

Waze

Best for:

• Driving in Czechia
• Checking current traffic
• Finding alternative routes
• Receiving road and hazard alerts

🚕Taxi Apps in Prague

Bolt, Uber, and Liftago provide similar basic features:

• The estimated price before booking
• The expected arrival time
• Different vehicle classes
• Driver and vehicle information
• Payment through the app
• A record of your journey

These features make taxi journeys more transparent, especially for visitors who do not speak Czech.

Bolt

Best for lower prices.
Bolt is often the cheapest of the three, although prices change depending on demand and availability. Different vehicle classes are available in the app.

Uber

Main advantage: pickup directly outside the airport terminals.
Uber Airport is the official taxi service at Prague Airport. Its cars can collect passengers directly in front of the arrival halls at Terminals 1 and 2. This is convenient when you have heavy luggage, but the price is usually higher.

At Prague Airport, Uber offers pickup directly outside the terminals, while Bolt and Liftago use designated parking areas. Read our Prague Airport taxi guide for prices, pickup locations, and a map.

Liftago

Best for professional local drivers.
Liftago works only with licensed professional drivers. You can compare available drivers by price, vehicle, rating, and expected arrival time before choosing one. Liftago Prague taxi service

🚄🚌Train and Bus Apps for Trips Around Czechia

These apps allow you to buy and manage tickets, check journey information, and access your mobile ticket. Choose the app based on the company operating your connection.

Můj vlak

The official app of České dráhy (ČD), the state-owned national railway company. Use it mainly for trains operated by České dráhy.

RegioJet

The app of a private Czech transport company operating both trains and long-distance buses in Czechia and abroad.

Leo Express

The app of a private transport company operating trains and buses on selected Czech and international routes.

FlixBus

The app of a private international bus company. It is mainly useful for long-distance bus travel between Czech and European cities.

ℹ️ Use IDOS to compare available connections. After choosing one, open the app of the company operating that train or bus to buy your ticket.

For more information about Czech railway companies, tickets, and train travel, read our guide to using trains in the Czech Republic.

🚗 Parking and Motorway Tools

Driving in central Prague can be slow, and finding parking in Old Town or New Town can be difficult and expensive. If your hotel does not provide parking, check where you can leave your car before arriving.

For a daytime visit, consider using a P+R (Park & Ride) parking lot near a metro station and continue by public transport.

PID Lítačka for Parking in Prague

PID Lítačka can be used to pay in Prague’s paid street-parking zones. You can find the zone using GPS, scan its QR code, search by zone number, or select it on the map. The app also saves vehicle registration numbers, sends expiration notifications, and allows you to extend your parking. Official PID Lítačka parking information

eDalnice.gov.cz for Motorway Vignettes

Use the official eDalnice website to buy a Czech motorway vignette or check its validity.
⚠️ Avoid unofficial sellers that may charge additional fees.

🚨Emergency App for Czechia

Záchranka

Set up Záchranka before arriving in Czechia. Enter your name and phone number, then confirm the code sent by SMS. You can also add important medical information and an emergency contact.

Best for:

• Contacting emergency services
• Sending your exact location
• Contacting Mountain Rescue
• Communicating when you cannot speak
• Saving basic medical and emergency-contact information

🍝Apps for Finding Affordable Food

Meníčka.cz

Best for: Finding daily lunch menus
Meníčka.cz shows nearby restaurants and their current polední menu—lower-priced meals usually offered on weekdays around lunchtime. You can compare dishes and prices before choosing a restaurant.

Too Good To Go and Nesnězeno

Best for: Buying unsold food at a discount
Both apps offer surplus food from restaurants, cafés, bakeries, hotels, shops, and supermarkets. You reserve and pay for an available package, then collect it during the stated time.

⚠️ The exact food is not always listed, and collection may be available only during a short time period. These apps are better for flexible travelers than for planning a specific meal.

The main difference:

• Too Good To Go – an international service available in Czechia
• Nesnězeno – a Czech-focused service with businesses across the country

🏰 App for Trip Ideas and Attractions

For official opening hours, tours, and tickets at state-owned castles and chateaus, check the National Heritage Institute website before visiting. Opening days and tour times can change during the year.

Kudy z nudy

Best for:

• Finding places to visit across Czechia
• Getting ideas for day trips
• Discovering current events
• Finding seasonal activities
• Exploring lesser-known destinations
• Saving information for offline use

Kudy z nudy is the official CzechTourism app. It includes attractions, castles, nature trips, exhibitions, festivals, and other events across the country. The app is available in Czech, English, German, and Ukrainian.

My trip-planning tip: I always check the official municipal website of the city or town I plan to visit. Even small Czech towns usually have one, often with an English version. Look through the menu for sections about sights, history, culture, events, technical monuments, architecture, or art. You may find useful local information that is not available on travel websites.

Tip: Use Kudy z nudy for inspiration, Mapy.com to explore the area, and municipal websites for detailed local information.

🌡️Weather App for Trips and Outdoor Activities

Weather can change quickly, especially in the mountains. Check the forecast again on the morning of your trip.

Windy

Best for:

• Checking rain and storms
• Comparing weather forecasts
• Planning hikes and day trips
• Viewing wind, temperature, and radar maps

🧾Which Apps Should You Install?

Most visitors will find PID Lítačka, IDOS, Mapy.com, and Záchranka useful. Add Bolt, Uber, or Liftago if you plan to use taxis. For trips outside Prague, install the app of your train or bus company.

Kudy z nudy is useful even if you stay only in Prague. It lists current exhibitions, markets, festivals, and concerts—including smaller events in pubs and bars. There are often many options, so check the app by date and choose what matches your interests. Windy is useful for planning outdoor trips and choosing the best day.

You do not need every app in this guide—install only those that match your travel plans.