Černý Most or Letňany?
Two housing estates in north-east Prague, both at the end of a metro line: Černý Most on line B, Letňany on line C. Families come here for a bigger flat at a more reasonable rent. The table shows how they differ today.
Černý Most (Prague 14) and Letňany (Prague 18) lie on the north-eastern edge of Prague, a few kilometres apart. Both have a prefab housing estate at the end of a metro line with newer apartment buildings around it. For families they differ mainly in where the metro goes, what is behind the building and how fast new neighbours are arriving. The table is calculated live from the data; the better value in each row is highlighted.
| Černý Most | Letňany | |
|---|---|---|
| 2+kk rent a month | 19 900 Kč | 19 500 Kč |
| To the centre | 28 min | 34 min |
| From the centre at night | 55 min | 66 min |
| Addresses with a supermarket within 500 m | 71 % | 57 % |
| Restaurants and cafés | 12 | 13 |
| Bars and pubs | 6 | 7 |
| Parks and forests of the area | 31 % | 11 % |
| To a park | 9 m | 29 m |
| Noisy addresses by day | 9 % | 13 % |
| Noisy addresses at night | 14 % | 23 % |
| Summer surface temperature next to the city average | +2.6 °C | +2.4 °C |
| Trees and shrubs as a share of the area | 10 % | 8 % |
| Addresses with a playground within 500 m | 100 % | 99 % |
| Nurseries and primary schools per 1,000 residents | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| GPs and pharmacies per 1,000 residents | 0.5 | 0.7 |
| Addresses with a sports ground or gym within 500 m | 21 % | 90 % |
| Addresses with a cinema, theatre, museum or library within 500 m | 82 % | 45 % |
| Addresses with a dog park within 500 m | 48 % | 28 % |
| Blocks of flats with a lift | 93 % | 68 % |
| Homes completed after 1990 | 81 % | 47 % |
| Land for new homes in the Metropolitan Plan | 32.0 ha | 138.3 ha |
| Addresses with a low radon index | 0 % | 100 % |
| Addresses in an unprotected flood zone | 0 % | 0 % |
| Restaurants, shops and services per 1,000 residents | 16 | 16 |
| Growth in restaurants, shops and services over a year | +12.1 % | -0.6 % |
| Airbnb flats per 1,000 residents | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Sunshine (1–5) | 3.0/5 | 3.0/5 |
Černý Most
Černý Most is a large estate at the end of metro B, with a bus station and a big shopping centre. To the east and south you are quickly in green space: the Kyje pond, Čihadla and Hostavice. Near the motorway and the main roads, though, some buildings get more noise; the address check shows whether yours does.
Letňany
Letňany has the end of metro C, an airfield, an exhibition centre and a forest park on the edge of the neighbourhood. Next to the older estate new apartment buildings are going up, so young families are moving in, and with them pressure on nursery and school places. Before moving it pays to check the catchment school and the nearest nurseries for the specific building.
Which one to choose
If you work near náměstí Republiky, Můstek or Anděl, line B from Černý Most gets you there more directly. If you are heading to Pankrác, the main railway station or Holešovice, you ride line C from Letňany without changing. What decides is mainly the trip to work and the specific building: the catchment school, road noise and the distance to the metro vary from street to street.
Frequently asked questions
Does the metro go to both Černý Most and Letňany?
Yes. Černý Most is the end of line B, Letňany the end of line C. From the terminus you always get a seat, but the ride to the centre is longer; the minutes from both neighbourhoods are in the table.
Is Černý Most or Letňany better for families with children?
Both are housing estates with greenery and playgrounds between the buildings. They differ in the number of schools and nurseries per resident, in rent and in noise; the table in this guide calculates them live from the data, so you can choose by what matters to you.
Where can I find the catchment school for a specific address?
In our address check: enter the street and house number and we show the catchment primary school under the district’s by-law, the nearest nurseries and the noise at the building.