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Boarding through all doors: New in PID suburban buses from August 2025

Naposledy aktualizováno: 25. 06. 2025 | Publikováno 25. 06. 2025

From August 1, 2025, passengers in the Central Bohemian Region and Prague will face a fundamental change in check-in on suburban bus lines of the PID system. Boarding through all doors will now be possible on almost a hundred daytime and ten night lines.

What is changing?

  • Expansion of the boarding through all doors regime to another 99 daytime and 10 night lines of the PID.
  • The new regime follows on from the current test operation on 9 regional lines.
  • It mainly concerns lines from Prague to surrounding municipalities that have more stops in the capital.

Benefits for passengers

  • Faster boarding – less queues at the front door.
  • Possibility of boarding through any door if you have a valid ticket (paper or electronic).
  • Shorter travel times, especially during rush hour and therefore less delays.
  • Still possible to buy a ticket from the driver (but boarding through the front door is required).
  • Friendlier transport that can also appeal to new passengers.

Which lines are affected by the change?

  • Daytime suburban lines: 300–429 (except lines 305, 315, 345, 389, 392, 393, 395, 400–407, 410, 412, 413, 415–417, 420–428)
  • Regional lines with already established regime: 481, 484, 519, 705, 785, 801, 805, 823, 858
  • Night lines: 951–961

How do you know that you can board through all doors?

  • The affected lines will be marked in the timetables, the PID Lítačka mobile application and connection search engines with the note BOARDING THROUGH ALL DOORS.
  • Buses on these lines will be marked with a sign behind the front window and on the side of the door with information about the boarding mode through all doors.
  • An information campaign will be carried out in the media and on social networks before the change is launched.

What do you have to do?

  • Do you have a valid ticket? You can board through any door.
  • Don’t have a ticket? Board through the front door and buy one from the driver.
  • Expect more frequent inspector checks on these lines.

Practical tips for traveling safely

  1. Have your ticket ready before boarding – on paper or in the PID Lítačka (this ticket must already be activated when boarding). The paper ticket must be marked immediately after boarding, if it is not already marked
  2. Make your journey easier and use the mobile application – faster check-in, convenient connection search.
  3. You can download the mobile application here: PID Lítačka: One application, thousands of options
  4. Board responsibly – your fare discipline will also decide on the continuation of the new system and its expansion.
  5. Avoid fines – don’t expect the inspector not to come. He will come. Please note, from August 1, 2025, surcharges for traveling without a valid ticket will increase significantly in the Central
  6. Bohemian Region: CZK 1,500 on the spot, CZK 2,000 within 15 days by transfer to an account or in a supplementary payment slip, or CZK 2,500 after this period has expired.

What’s next?

The trial mode will run until the end of 2026.

The continuation or expansion will be decided mainly by the behavior of the passengers themselves (whether they pay the fare properly). If the system does not prove successful, boarding through all doors may be canceled even earlier.

Conclusion

The introduction of boarding through all doors is a significant step towards modern, efficient and comfortable suburban transport. However, the success of this change also depends on each of us – being considerate, paying the fare and respecting the rules is the best thing we can do for the smoothness, speed and comfort of public transport.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ): Boarding through all doors in PID suburban transport

  • From August 1, 2025 on selected PID daytime and nighttime suburban lines.

  • You can board the bus through any door – not just the front one. The only requirement is that you already have a valid ticket (e.g. paper, PID Lítačka or other electronic medium). Just like in Prague’s public transport.

  • Yes, but only when boarding through the front door. When boarding through other doors, you must have purchased a ticket in advance.

  • In this case, you can board through any door. Please note that on these routes you can only board the vehicle with a valid travel document after its protection period has expired!

  • You can find this out from timetables, the PID Lítačka application, information signs on buses or information boards at stops or in vehicles.

  • There are not enough inspectors yet to expand the system to other lines. Suburban lines from Prague to the region were selected, which have many stops, the largest queues were formed on them and therefore we expect the greatest effect on these lines. From the suburban lines, those were excluded that have only one or two stops in Prague and at the same time have a long section without stops (typically express lines with a smaller number of stops).

  • No. Without a ticket, always board through the front door, where you can still purchase one from the driver (you can pay in cash or by card).

Unfortunately, this is a disadvantage of the new system. However, there is nothing stopping you from arriving at the stop earlier and getting on the platform at the place where the bus stops through the second or other door. You just need to have purchased your ticket in advance.

  • Yes, there will be increased activity by auditors on these lines to prevent abuse of the system.

  • CZK 1,500 when paid on site
  • CZK 2,000 when paid within 15 days by bank transfer or in a supplementary payment slip
  • CZK 2,500 after this period.

Please note: in Prague, fare surcharges will remain the same as before.

The goal is to:

  • speed up passenger boarding,
  • reduce travel times,
  • increase comfort,
  • and motivate more people to use public transport.

  • Not yet – a trial run will be in place by the end of 2026. If successful, the system may be expanded to other lines. If fare discipline is low, the regime may be abolished. The success of the system depends on the responsible behavior of all passengers.

  • If fare discipline is low, the regime may be abolished. The success of the system depends on the responsible behavior of all passengers.