Buy Prague Public Transport Tickets via SMS
Written by cd on November 25, 2007 – 11:37 am -
Effective last Thursday, November 22nd of 2008, public riders can send text SMS from within Prague (P zone) to buy tickets.
How to buy tickets by SMS
1. Write SMS with the text “DPT“
2. Send to this number 902 06 20 (902 06 26 after January 1st as the price per ticket increases to 26 CZK)
Within 2 minutes, you will receive an SMS ticket which looks like the following:
| DP hl.m.Prahy, a.s. J�zdenka p?estupn� 20,- K? Platnost: od 28.10.07 13:20 do 28.10.07 14:50 pouze v p�smu P YrQPtMKs7 /12345 |
Pros
Convenient in situations where vending machines are not nearby, ticket kiosks are closed for the holiday, you forgot to buy tickets when already in the trams and metros (tickets not sold there) or you don’t have enough changes.
Cons
People can still cheat by texting for tickets only when they spots ticket conductors. I’m not sure how Prague’s Transport System will minimize this doing.
Remark
Please don’t cheat by sending these SMS to your friends because the conductor can validate if it was sent from the cellphone shown to him by using the special code at the end of the message, “YrQPtMKs7 /12345″. Anyway, it’s not worth it.
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