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Itineraries & Day Plans

One, two, three, five days and a week β€” plans built around opening hours, the crowd at the clock, and what is shut.

Nerudova street climbing towards Prague Castle
Photograph by Palickap, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

Most Prague itineraries are a list of sights in someone's preferred order. The constraint that actually shapes a day here is different: where the crowd is, and when.

Three rules do most of the work. The bridge and the clock are empty early and unbearable by noon, so anything photographic belongs at the start of the day. The centre is small β€” Old Town to the castle is a walk, not a journey β€” so travel time is rarely worth optimising. And the castle is a hill: go up by tram or funicular and walk down, not the other way round.

We publish plans by length β€” one, two, three, five days and a week β€” and the longer ones add the cities within a few hours' train ride: Vienna, Dresden, Munich and Berlin. Getting Here & Onward has those journeys.

The plans

Each one is a written plan, not a list β€” built around what is shut on the day you happen to be here.

1 dayOne Day in Prague β€” The centre on foot2 daysTwo Days in Prague β€” Adds the other bank3 daysThree Days in Prague β€” Adds the interiors5 daysFive Days in Prague β€” Adds a day out7 days or moreA Week in Prague β€” Adds a nearby city
Charles Bridge at sunrise, empty of people
The bridge at dawn is the single most useful piece of timing. Photograph by Valerii Tkachenko, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
The first courtyard of Prague Castle
Ride up to the castle and walk down, never the reverse. Photograph by Tony Hisgett, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
St Barbara's Church in Kutna Hora
Five days is enough to add a day out of the city. Photograph by Ondrej Zvacek, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0

One Day in Prague: What to See, and What to Skip

by apragueadmin

One day in Prague fits four things well: Prague Castle’s exterior and one interior sight, Charles Bridge, Old Town Square, and a walk toward Wenceslas Square. It does not fit a full Castle interior tour plus Charles Bridge at midday. Which one you cut depends on your arrival time and the season β€” not on … Read more

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