Prague: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Prague is the capital of Czechia, 202 m (663 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG), 12 km (7 mi) from the centre. It has 8 railway stations on record, including Praha-Žvahov. Our booking partner lists 3,347+ places to stay.
Key facts
Daylight in Prague runs from about 8 h 8 min a day in late December to 16 h 27 min in late June (computed for 50.09° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Prague is served by 2 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG), 12 km (7 mi) from the centre, whose 12,189-ft runway is long enough for long-haul wide-body aircraft. The alternatives are Pardubice Airport (PED, 95 km).
Flights to Prague: every airport, routes and times
By rail: stations on record include Praha-Žvahov, Praha-Čakovice railway station, Praha-Horní Počernice, Praha-Královské Vinohrady, Praha-Libeň dolní nádraží, Praha-Hlubočepy. Trains to Prague
Buses to Prague · Driving and car hire
Where to stay
Our booking partner lists 3,347+ places to stay in Prague (statistics below are from the first 1,000). Of the 949 with a star rating, the largest group is 4-star (582), and 61 are five-star. Across 893 properties with at least 50 reviews, the average guest score is 8.8 out of 10. Guests have left 2,331,779 reviews in total.
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What people come for
| Sight | Visitors a year | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Historic Centre of Prague | 8,079,195 | 2024 |
| Prague Castle | 2,551,240 | 2024 |
| National Museum in Prague | 1,145,334 | 2023 |
| Pinkas Synagogue | 640,800 | 2019 |
| Petřín Lookout Tower | 532,236 | 2022 |
| Sex Machines Museum | 429,734 | 2023 |
| Petřínské bludiště | 321,308 | 2022 |
| Old Town Hall | 124,248 | 2021 |
| Waldstein Riding School | 109,649 | 2016 |
| Old Town Bridge Tower | 88,927 | 2022 |
The busiest is Historic Centre of Prague at 8,079,195 visitors in 2024. At that volume, anything with a gate is worth a timed ticket or an early start.
UNESCO World Heritage in the city: Historic Centre of Prague; Old Town.
Tours, tickets and day trips from Prague
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Berlin, 280 km (Germany) — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Vienna, 253 km (Austria) — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Munich, 300 km (Germany) — flights · trains · tours
- Kraków, 394 km (Poland) — flights
- Wrocław, 216 km (Poland) — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Dresden, 117 km (Germany) — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Poznań, 311 km (Poland) — flights
- Nuremberg, 250 km (Germany) — flights · trains · tours
- Leipzig, 200 km (Germany) — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Bratislava, 291 km (Slovakia) — flights · tours
Twin towns and sister cities: Berlin, Copenhagen, Miami-Dade County, Nuremberg, Luxembourg, Guangzhou, Hamburg, Helsinki, Nîmes, Prešov, Rosh HaAyin, Teramo, Bamberg, Brussels.
Common questions
Which airport serves Prague?
Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG), 12 km (7 mi) from the centre, plus 1 other airport with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Prague?
About 1.2 million people live in Prague, across 496 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Prague in?
Europe/Prague, currently UTC+2.
What currency is used in Prague?
The Koruna (CZK). Traffic drives on the right.
How many hotels are there in Prague?
Our booking partner lists 3,347 or more places to stay in Prague, bookable on this site.
Which cities are near Prague?
Berlin (280 km), Vienna (253 km), Munich (300 km), Kraków (394 km), Wrocław (216 km).
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 13 September 2026. Hotel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.