Five days buys a day out of the city, and Bohemia is small enough that the good ones are an hour away.
Days one to three
As in the three-day plan.
Day four — out of the city
- Kutná Hora — about an hour by train. St Barbara’s Cathedral is the reason to go; the ossuary at Sedlec is the reason most people think they are going, and it is a separate site with its own ticket a bus ride away.
- Karlštejn — around forty minutes, then a walk up. The castle interior is guided-tour only and the tours sell out, so this is one to arrange rather than turn up for.
- Terezín — the fortress and the memorial. A serious day, not a sightseeing one.
Trains are run by České dráhy and are inexpensive. Check which Prague station your train leaves from — it is not always the main one.
Day five — the parts everyone misses
Spend it inside the city and off the tourist line: the Vinohrady and Žižkov districts, Letná for the view back over the river and the bridges, Kampa and the náplavka embankment, and a second look at Vyšehrad if the first was rushed.
What five days changes
It lets a wet day be a wet day. Keep the day trip flexible and spend it on the first clear morning.
Other lengths of trip
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.