What are nice day trips from Prague?
Short answer
Hořovice, Nymburk, Přerov nad Labem and Benešov are some potential day trips within 50 km of Prague. Třebušín, Děčín, Litoměřice and Nečtiny are within 100 km of Prague. Františkovy Lázně, Jihlava, Ivančice and Litomyšl are within 200 km of Prague by train. We list 67 places below, including 53 old-world towns (Kouřim and Český Brod), 28 lake or river towns (Kolín and Česká Lípa), 15 mountain villages (Benešov nad Ploučnicí and Česká Kamenice) and 7 hiking towns (Mníšek pod Brdy and Pelhřimov). More below.
Within 50 km 8 places
Within 100 km 35 places
By train, within 200 km 24 places
Places with a railway station within a 10-minute drive. Each one links to public-transport directions from Prague, so you can check the route and journey time.
Karlovy Vary
Founded in the 14th century by Charles IV and built around a cluster of hot springs, Karlovy Vary is Czechia's most visited spa town, set at the confluence o…
Loket
Loket Castle, a Gothic fortress dating to the 12th century, rises on a rocky spur above a meander of the Ohře River in this modest Bohemian town in the Karlo…
Český Krumlov
Český Krumlov fills a horseshoe meander of the Vltava in the Bohemian Forest foothills, with the old town inside the bend and the Latrán quarter and castle c…
Jindřichův Hradec
Walkable South Bohemian town set on the shore of Vajgar pond, Jindřichův Hradec has a well-preserved historic centre protected as an urban monument reservati…
Jihlava
The oldest mining settlement in the Czech Republic, Jihlava was also the first city in Central Europe to codify mining law, a history that shaped its well-pr…
Stříbro
Founded in the 12th century as a silver and later lead mining settlement, Stříbro is a compact town in the Plzeň Region of Czechia, set on the Mže River in t…
Skalná
A little Czech town in the upland Karlovy Vary Region, where a bold Baroque church with an onion-domed tower rises above colourful townhouse facades and a da…
Cheb
This walkable Czech town on the Ohře River with a well-preserved historic centre protected as an urban monument reservation, Cheb sits in the Karlovy Vary Re…
Vysoké Mýto
Vysoké Mýto's central square — nearly square in shape and covering close to two hectares — is among the largest of its kind in Bohemia, laid out when the tow…
Potštejn
A compact Czech village of red-tile rooftops spread across a forested river valley in the Hradec Králové uplands, with several historic churches and wooded h…
Slavonice
This modest Czech town on the South Bohemian border with Austria, Slavonice is known for its well-preserved Renaissance centre — sometimes called a smaller T…
Choceň
Compact Czech town in the Pardubice uplands, Choceň centers on a handsome white neoclassical town hall with a clock tower, set around a walkable square with…
Nové Město nad Metují
A small Czech town in the Hradec Králové Region where the Metuje river runs through mountain terrain, Nové Město nad Metují has a well-preserved historic cen…
Jaroměřice nad Rokytnou
Jaroměřice nad Rokytnou, a small town in Czechia's Vysočina Region, is known for its baroque castle and the adjoining Church of Saint Margaret, together desi…
Litomyšl
Litomyšl's Renaissance castle complex is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, anchoring a pocket-sized town in eastern Bohemia whose well-preserved historic centre…
Hronov
Hronov, a little town in the Náchod District of northeastern Czechia, sits along a river in the foothills of the Krkonoše mountain region and is known as the…
Bystřice nad Pernštejnem
A compact Moravian upland town where a broad main street leads to a twin-towered baroque church at its heart, with red-tile rooftops, a riverside setting, an…
Ivančice
Birthplace of the Art Nouveau painter Alphonse Mucha and the actor Vladimír Menšík, Ivančice is a pocket-sized South Moravian town where three rivers — the J…
Telč
Telč's historic centre, registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1992, is considered the best-preserved Renaissance town in Bohemia and Moravia, its 16t…
Přimda
Přimda, a modest village in the Plzeň Region of Czechia, is home to the ruins of Přimda Castle, recorded as the second oldest castle in the country.
Úsov
Compact town in the foothills of the Hrubý Jeseník mountains in Moravia, Czechia, Úsov sits on the Doubravka stream and is marked by a castle on a hill at th…
Vejprty
Compact Czech border town in the Ore Mountains, Vejprty sits on the German frontier with mountain terrain and scenic surrounds on both sides.
