Day Trips from Prague

A day out from Prague can mean a Gothic castle, a chapel of bones, a valley of hot springs or a German city on the Elbe. We have 49 day trips and tours from Prague on this page in 2026, spread across the places below.

Start with the hours you have, because the places below lie between 40 minutes and 2.5 hours from the city. Then choose by mood, since a sombre wartime memorial and a lively medieval banquet make very different days.

Travellers have left more than 11,890 reviews on the trips shown here, with an average rating of 4.5 out of 5.

Of the trips shown here, the one with the most reviews is "From Prague: Kutna Hora UNESCO Site Tour with Bone Chapel", with more than 2,653 reviews and a rating of 4.6 out of 5.

Within about an hour

Karlštejn Castle is about 40 minutes away on the S7 suburban train, so it fits into a morning. Leave time for the steep walk up from the village to the gates. Kutná Hora is a little further east, with frequent direct trains of 50 to 55 minutes.

Terezín has no railway, but the drive north takes under an hour and a direct bus leaves from Nádraží Holešovice. Dětenice is about an hour away by car or bus, and its medieval feasts run into the evening.

Around two hours each way

Karlovy Vary sits 1.5 to 2 hours west by road, and express buses from Florenc take about as long. Dresden is a direct EuroCity ride along the Elbe of about 2 hours 15 minutes.

A long day with an early start

Český Krumlov is 2 to 2.5 hours south by road. The train needs a change at České Budějovice and stops up a steep hill, while direct buses run to the old town. Tour groups fill its lanes in the middle of the day.

Gothic castles and a chapel of bones

Karlštejn Castle suits history buffs and castle purists who do not mind a climb. Charles IV built it in the 14th century to guard the crown jewels and holy relics. Visits inside are always guided, whether you come alone or on one of our Karlštejn Castle tours from Prague.

Our Kutná Hora day trips from Prague suit architecture enthusiasts and fans of the unusual. Silver once made the town a rival to Prague, and its Sedlec Ossuary is decorated with the bones of over 40,000 people. Of these two short outings, Kutná Hora gives you more to pick from, with 6 trips against 5 to Karlštejn.

Second World War history

Terezín is for students of the Second World War and anyone who comes to pay their respects. The Nazis turned this 18th-century fortress into a ghetto and a camp. A visit covers the Small Fortress and the Ghetto Museum, alone or on our Terezín tours from Prague. 10,915 travellers have reviewed ours so far.

A storybook town or a slow spa day

Český Krumlov suits photographers, couples and castle lovers. A loop of the Vltava wraps around its cobbled lanes and Renaissance houses, with a huge castle on the hill above. With 2 to 2.5 hours on the road each way, our Český Krumlov day trips from Prague make a long day.

Karlovy Vary is for wellness seekers and travellers who like a slower pace. You buy a porcelain spa cup and sip hot mineral water along the colonnades. Our Karlovy Vary day trips from Prague get there in up to two hours. If you are weighing the spa against the castle town, more travellers have reviewed our Karlovy Vary trips, 5,292 against 4,302 for Český Krumlov.

Art, Baroque streets and Christmas markets

Dresden, across the German border, is for art lovers, culture seekers and shoppers. Its old centre, rebuilt after the war, holds the Zwinger Palace and the Frauenkirche dome. In winter it holds some of Europe's oldest Christmas markets, a good reason for Dresden day trips from Prague in December. Travellers rate ours 4.7 out of 5.

Beer, banquets and a night out

Dětenice suits groups, foodies and beer lovers who want a lively night rather than quiet history. Its brewery brews unpasteurised beer over an open fire, and dinner in the Medieval Tavern is eaten with your hands while jugglers and fire dancers perform. Guests give our trips there 4.1 out of 5.

The journey separates these trips more than the places do. Kutná Hora has frequent direct trains, while Český Krumlov has no direct train at all. We would also check whether each trip includes the castle entry at Český Krumlov or Karlštejn.

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