Metro D: when it opens and what it means for housing
The new metro line D is to link Písnice with náměstí Míru. Construction started in 2022, and the Prague Public Transit Company (DPP) now expects the first passengers between Pankrác and Nové Dvory in the second half of 2032.
Construction progress
Metro D is Prague’s first new metro line in decades. The section from Pankrác to Olbrachtova station has been under construction since April 2022, and Olbrachtova station is fully excavated. In June 2026 work began on the next section from Olbrachtova to Nové Dvory; the contract allows 72 months. Once it is finished, the Prague Public Transit Company expects the Pankrác – Nové Dvory section to open in the second half of 2032.
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Under construction Metro D, Pankrác – Nové Dvory due 2032
The new metro line has been under construction since 2022, the section from Olbrachtova to Nové Dvory since June 2026. The Prague transit company expects it to open in the second half of 2032.
dpp.cz ↗ · checked 30. 10. 2026
The route
According to the Prague Public Transit Company, line D is to link Písnice with náměstí Míru and take pressure off transport in the south of the city. From the south it runs through Libuš, Nové Dvory and Krč to Pankrác, where you change to line C today. A date for the section further south to Libuš and Písnice will be known once a builder is chosen, DPP says; there is none yet for the extension into the centre either.
What it means for housing
Until 2032, people in Krč, Libuš and Písnice travel to the centre by bus or tram and change to metro C. If you are choosing a flat today, plan around today’s transport; the metro is a prospect, not a certainty for the coming years. Below we compare the neighbourhoods along the line: rent, minutes to the centre, noise and greenery from today’s data.
| Krč | Libuš | Písnice | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2+kk rent a month | 19 500 Kč | 18 100 Kč | 19 200 Kč |
| To the centre | 23 min | 34 min | 42 min |
| From the centre at night | 35 min | 53 min | 62 min |
| Addresses with a supermarket within 500 m | 68 % | 41 % | 10 % |
| Restaurants and cafés | 51 | 10 | 13 |
| Bars and pubs | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Parks and forests of the area | 18 % | 10 % | 9 % |
| To a park | 56 m | 102 m | 141 m |
| Noisy addresses by day | 25 % | 21 % | 15 % |
| Noisy addresses at night | 37 % | 22 % | 15 % |
| Summer surface temperature next to the city average | +1.3 °C | +2.1 °C | +1.1 °C |
| Trees and shrubs as a share of the area | 24 % | 12 % | 9 % |
| Addresses with a playground within 500 m | 84 % | 100 % | 47 % |
| Nurseries and primary schools per 1,000 residents | 0.8 | 1.3 | 0.9 |
| GPs and pharmacies per 1,000 residents | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.9 |
| Addresses with a sports ground or gym within 500 m | 39 % | 59 % | 12 % |
| Addresses with a cinema, theatre, museum or library within 500 m | 47 % | 0 % | 0 % |
| Addresses with a dog park within 500 m | 9 % | 0 % | 0 % |
| Blocks of flats with a lift | 41 % | 60 % | 78 % |
| Homes completed after 1990 | 21 % | 50 % | 60 % |
| Land for new homes in the Metropolitan Plan | 47.5 ha | 18.2 ha | 46.2 ha |
| Addresses with a low radon index | 2 % | 87 % | 100 % |
| Addresses in an unprotected flood zone | 0 % | 0 % | 0 % |
| Restaurants, shops and services per 1,000 residents | 19 | 18 | 124 |
| Growth in restaurants, shops and services over a year | -0.4 % | -4.0 % | -1.4 % |
| Airbnb flats per 1,000 residents | 0.8 | 3.6 | 0.9 |
| Sunshine (1–5) | 3.1/5 | 3.4/5 | 3.0/5 |
The construction also brings building sites: around the stations there will be digging for several years, lorries and changing diversions. Current public transport closures are on each neighbourhood’s page.
Frequently asked questions
When will metro D open?
The Prague Public Transit Company (press release of 19 June 2026) expects the Pankrác – Nové Dvory section to open in the second half of 2032. It gives no date yet for the rest of the line.
What route will metro D take?
The line is to run from Písnice through Libuš, Nové Dvory, Krč and Pankrác to náměstí Míru. The first section being built runs from Pankrác through Olbrachtova station to Nové Dvory.
What has been built on metro D so far?
The Pankrác – Olbrachtova section has been under construction since April 2022, and Olbrachtova is the line’s first fully excavated station. In June 2026 work began on the next section from Olbrachtova to Nové Dvory.
Is it worth living in Krč or Libuš because of metro D?
The metro will reach them at the end of 2032 at the earliest, so today’s transport is what counts now. For every neighbourhood we show today’s minutes to the centre, rent, noise and greenery; compare them below.