A Week in Prague - Access Prague

The entrance to Praha hlavni nadrazi — Praha hlavní nádraží — check which station your train actually leaves from. Photograph by VitVit, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

A week is long enough to add a second country. Prague sits within a few hours of Dresden, Vienna, Berlin and Bratislava.

Days one to five

As in the five-day plan.

An Art Nouveau light fitting in the Municipal House — The Municipal House concert halls are seen on a tour, or by buying a concert ticket. Photograph by Txllxt TxllxT, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

Days six and seven — a second city

Overnights, not day trips. One night away and back rested beats eleven hours of travelling.

City	From	Roughly	Operator
Dresden	Praha hl. n.	about 2¼ hours	ČD / DB, hourly
Vienna	Praha hl. n.	about 4 hours	ČD / ÖBB / RegioJet
Berlin	Praha hl. n.	about 4¼ hours	ČD / DB
Bratislava	Praha hl. n.	about 4 hours	ČD / RegioJet

⚠️ These are the published approximate times and services change with the timetable. Check the operator when you book. On the Czech routes, RegioJet and other private operators often undercut the state railway and sell seats separately — worth comparing rather than assuming.

Dresden is the easiest — closest, most frequent, and the train follows the Elbe gorge, which is the best two hours of scenery on any of these routes. Vienna and Munich both have their own site in this portfolio: Access Vienna and Access Munich.

The Strahov Monastery library — A week is long enough to go back to the things a short trip rushes. Photograph by John Mason from Edinburgh, UK, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0

Or stay put

A week is also enough to stop sightseeing: the outer districts, the beer halls that are not on the tourist line, a concert at the Municipal House, and the riverbank on a Sunday. Several visitors find that the better week.

The Dancing House lit at night — The embankment walk is one of the better short walks in the city. Photograph by Diego Delso, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

Other lengths of trip

Five Days in PragueAdds a day out Three Days in PragueAdds the interiors Two Days in PragueAdds the other bank

Journey times and opening patterns as published for 2026 and checked on 4 September 2026. Timetables, fares and closing days change without much warning — confirm with the operator or the institution before you travel. All the plans are in Itineraries & Day Plans.