Large-scale celebrations marking the 36th anniversary of the 1989 Velvet Revolution will transform downtown Prague on 17 November, causing all-day road closures and tram diversions that could catch business travellers off-guard .
The flagship “Korzo Národní” street festival will shut the entire Národní třída corridor—normally a key east-west artery—while the “Concert for the Future” will block the lower half of Wenceslas Square from early morning until midnight. Prague Public Transit Company (DPP) says tram lines 2, 9, 18, 22, 23 and 42 will be rerouted via Jiráskovo náměstí or Moráň, with line 23 terminating at Plzeňka and line 9 using the Myslíkova bypass.
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Ride-hailing and taxi access to hotels such as the Marriott, Four Seasons and Alcron will be limited, and parking bans will blanket side streets around Wenceslas Square and Jungmannovo náměstí from 06:00. DPP plans additional staff on site, but crowd density could still slow journeys to Praha hlavní nádraží and Florenc coach station. Travellers catching evening flights should allow at least 45 extra minutes to reach Václav Havel Airport.
Corporate event planners should inform delegates that pedestrian flow will be funnelled through police checkpoints where large bags may be inspected. Deliveries to city-centre offices are restricted to early-morning windows, so time-critical courier shipments (e.g., visas, passports, ATA carnets) should be rerouted to suburban addresses.
Advice: download the PID Lítačka or DPP Info apps for live detour maps, and consider using the metro (all lines run normally) to bypass surface-level congestion. Normal traffic patterns are expected to resume shortly after midnight.
The flagship “Korzo Národní” street festival will shut the entire Národní třída corridor—normally a key east-west artery—while the “Concert for the Future” will block the lower half of Wenceslas Square from early morning until midnight. Prague Public Transit Company (DPP) says tram lines 2, 9, 18, 22, 23 and 42 will be rerouted via Jiráskovo náměstí or Moráň, with line 23 terminating at Plzeňka and line 9 using the Myslíkova bypass.
Ride-hailing and taxi access to hotels such as the Marriott, Four Seasons and Alcron will be limited, and parking bans will blanket side streets around Wenceslas Square and Jungmannovo náměstí from 06:00. DPP plans additional staff on site, but crowd density could still slow journeys to Praha hlavní nádraží and Florenc coach station. Travellers catching evening flights should allow at least 45 extra minutes to reach Václav Havel Airport.
Corporate event planners should inform delegates that pedestrian flow will be funnelled through police checkpoints where large bags may be inspected. Deliveries to city-centre offices are restricted to early-morning windows, so time-critical courier shipments (e.g., visas, passports, ATA carnets) should be rerouted to suburban addresses.
Advice: download the PID Lítačka or DPP Info apps for live detour maps, and consider using the metro (all lines run normally) to bypass surface-level congestion. Normal traffic patterns are expected to resume shortly after midnight.
