Prague

Why this trip

Everything worth seeing sits within a 30-minute walk, and your money goes twice as far.

• Out 18:35, back 20:15 · direct · 1h 35m
• You stay in Staré Město — Minimalist design hotel.
• The one thing you'd do: Airport Express to the centre — AE bus to Hlavní nádraží, 100 CZK, 35 minutes.

• 🏛 Culture fix
• 💌 Romantic
• 🪩 Nightlife

Weekend trains from Berlin and Vienna fill fastest in the cheap fare buckets.

The plan

The signature run · around Malá Strana

1. Day 1

   Arrive and dive in

   • 17:30Airport Express to the centreAE bus to Hlavní nádraží, 100 CZK, 35 minutes.
   • 19:00First look at the riverWalk the Vltava embankment at Náplavka — bars in the old ice cellars along the wall.
   • 20:30Dinner at LokálProper Czech food, unpasteurised Pilsner poured properly, about €15 a head.If the weather turns: Something lighter? Eska in Karlín for modern Czech baking and grains.
   • 22:30Cocktails at Hemingway BarSmall, dark, absinthe-serious. Get there early or reserve.
2. Day 2

   The main event

   • 08:30Cross Charles Bridge before the crowdsGenuinely empty at 08:00. By 10:00 it is a different bridge.
   • 09:30Prague Castle and St VitusTake the tram 22 up and walk down. Circuit B ticket is enough for most people.
   • 13:00Lunch in Malá StranaCafé Savoy for the neo-renaissance ceiling and a very good schnitzel.
   • 15:30Vinohrady and Riegrovy sadyLeafy residential streets, then the beer garden on the hill for the skyline.If the weather turns: Raining? The Mucha Museum and the Municipal House café will fill an afternoon.
   • 19:00Sunset at LetnáBeer garden above the river, the classic Prague view, costs €2.
3. Day 3

   One last moment

   • 10:00Slow breakfast at Kavárna MístoGreat coffee and no rush.
   • 11:30Bookshops and Bohemian glassKubista for cubist design, Manufaktura for the practical souvenirs.
   • 14:00Airport transferAE bus or a 25-minute Bolt for around €18.