10 Best Day Trips from Prague (and How to Get to Each One)

The best day trip from Prague is Kutná Hora. It’s about an hour from the main station by train, the Sedlec Ossuary and St Barbara’s Cathedral are two of the more memorable buildings in the country, and you’ll be back in Prague for dinner. If you can spare a night rather than a day, spend it in Český Krumlov, and I’ll explain why a day trip there is the wrong way to see it. I first visited Prague back in the 2000s and came back to the city in September 2026 with Jess, for her first visit. We spent five nights in the Old Town, hired a car for one of those days and drove out to Kutná Hora, Konopiště and Karlštejn, and later in the same trip spent two nights in Český Krumlov and passed through Telč. In this guide, we’ve put together our thoughts on the best day trips from Prague, with detailed information on the best way to get to each one. Day Trips from Prague at a Glance Kutná Hora is the best day trip overall and the best by train. The ossuary, the cathedral and the silver mine give you three very different things in one small town, and Karlštejn is a close second for a half day. Both are on the PID suburban network, so the ticketing is simple. The best castle is Karlštejn if you w...