Living without a car in Plzeň

Plzeň has a dense network of trams, trolleybuses and buses, but not every neighbourhood is equally well connected to it. Where you have public transport, shops and doctors within walking distance, and how you get home at night.

Updated 12. 11. 2026 · Městomat editors · the figures in the text are computed live from the data (rents as of 9/2026)

Living without a car in Plzeň
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How we calculate it

For car-free living, the public transport trip to the centre and shops within walking distance count most, then, less, the journey home at night, doctors and restaurants. We calculate the trip for every address from the Plzeň transport company (PMDP) timetables: the walk to the stop, the wait and the ride to náměstí Republiky on a weekday morning.

The best neighbourhoods for life without a car

  1. 100 Vnitřní Město Plzeň 3
  2. 93 Jižní Předměstí Plzeň 3
  3. 90 Východní Předměstí Plzeň 2-Slovany
  4. 80 Severní Předměstí Plzeň 1
  5. 74 Doubravka Plzeň 4
  6. 73 Skvrňany Plzeň 3
  7. 70 Bolevec Plzeň 1
  8. 70 Lobzy Plzeň 4
  9. 63 Radčice Plzeň 7-Radčice
  10. 58 Černice Plzeň 2-Slovany
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Quickest to the centre

Východní Předměstí, Jižní Předměstí and Lobzy have the quickest trip to the centre. In half of Plzeň's neighbourhoods the trip takes longer than 15 minutes.

Plzeň neighbourhoods closest to the centre

  1. 8 min to the centre Východní Předměstí Plzeň 2-Slovany
  2. 9 min to the centre Jižní Předměstí Plzeň 3
  3. 12 min to the centre Lobzy Plzeň 4
  4. 12 min to the centre Severní Předměstí Plzeň 1
  5. 13 min to the centre Božkov Plzeň 2-Slovany
  6. 14 min to the centre Bolevec Plzeň 1
  7. 15 min to the centre Doudlevce Plzeň 3
  8. 15 min to the centre Skvrňany Plzeň 3
  9. 17 min to the centre Doubravka Plzeň 4
  10. 18 min to the centre Černice Plzeň 2-Slovany
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Shops within reach

Without a car, you shop on foot. The ranking shows how many addresses in each neighbourhood have a supermarket within 500 metres.

Plzeň neighbourhoods with a supermarket nearby

  1. 80 % of addresses with a supermarket within 500 m Jižní Předměstí Plzeň 3
  2. 70 % of addresses with a supermarket within 500 m Doubravka Plzeň 4
  3. 68 % of addresses with a supermarket within 500 m Východní Předměstí Plzeň 2-Slovany
  4. 57 % of addresses with a supermarket within 500 m Skvrňany Plzeň 3
  5. 54 % of addresses with a supermarket within 500 m Severní Předměstí Plzeň 1
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Home at night

If you go out for culture or work shifts, you will appreciate the night lines. The ranking orders neighbourhoods by how long the journey home from the centre takes at night; you will also find it on each neighbourhood's page.

Plzeň neighbourhoods you reach fastest at night

  1. 14 min at night Jižní Předměstí Plzeň 3
  2. 24 min at night Východní Předměstí Plzeň 2-Slovany
  3. 32 min at night Lobzy Plzeň 4
  4. 34 min at night Severní Předměstí Plzeň 1
  5. 34 min at night Skvrňany Plzeň 3
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Parking, in case you do have a car

Central Plzeň and the neighbourhoods around it have paid parking zones: as a resident you buy a parking permit for your zone, and visitors pay. Before you move in, check which zone the address belongs to and how much the permit costs.

Frequently asked questions

Where should I live in Plzeň without a car?

Vnitřní Město, Jižní Předměstí and Východní Předměstí score best: fast public transport to the centre, shops and doctors within walking distance and good night connections.

Where in Plzeň is the quickest public transport trip to the centre?

From Východní Předměstí, Jižní Předměstí and Lobzy. From a typical Plzeň neighbourhood it takes 15 minutes to náměstí Republiky.

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