Make it a trip · Prague, Czechia
What Prague costs
once you land
Real prices, from the airport ride to a room for the night, each with where we found it. Checked October 2026, around Old Town and Vinohrady.
Prices as the source quoted them.
Dorm bed, three cheap meals, getting around, a coffee, two beers and water.
Private room, a cheap lunch, dinner out (your half), a coffee, two beers, two rides and the top sight.
Arriving
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Visa free for 90 days in Schengen Fixed
For AU, NZ, GB, US, CA, SG passports.
No fee yet; the €20 ETIAS has no start date. Hotels add a small city tax per person per night.
Sources: Deep Arrival, ETIAS 2026 (2026-10), Schengen Traveler, ETIAS launch date (2026)
Free -
Bus 59 or 119 and metro, 90-minute ticket Fixed
App price and paper price. About 40 minutes to the centre with one change.
Sources: PID, new tariff from January 2026 (2026-01), Hello Prague, airport to centre 2026 (2026)
Kč 46 to Kč 50 Book an airport pickup -
EU citizens, ID card is enough Fixed
For IE, NL, DE, FR passports.
Free movement within the EU.
Source: Deep Arrival, ETIAS 2026 (2026-10)
Free
Getting around
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Tram or metro, 30-minute ticket Fixed
Cheapest in the PID Lítačka app. Validate paper tickets before boarding.
Sources: PID, new tariff from January 2026 (2026-01), Numbeo, Prague (2026-10)
Kč 36 to Kč 39 -
24-hour ticket Fixed
App price and paper price. All trams, metro, buses and the Petřín funicular.
Sources: PID, new tariff from January 2026 (2026-01), Expats.cz, Prague fare rise (2026)
Kč 140 to Kč 150
Eating and drinking
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Meal at a cheap local place Many reports
A weekday lunch menu of goulash or svíčková is cheaper, about CZK 130 to 180.
Source: Numbeo, Prague (2026-10)
Kč 230 -
Kč 220
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Dinner for two, three courses Many reports
A mid-range restaurant, without drinks.
Source: Numbeo, Prague (2026-10)
Kč 1,100 -
Cappuccino Many reports
Source: Numbeo, Prague (2026-10)
Kč 79 -
Pilsner Urquell on tap, half a litre Many reports
Local pubs charge CZK 35 to 55; the Old Town Square area two or three times that.
Source: Numbeo, Prague (2026-10)
Kč 69
At the supermarket
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Kč 17
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Kč 44
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Kč 27
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Trdelník, from Range
Usually 100 to 150 CZK. The rolled sweet pastry sold all over the Old Town.
Source: Hello Prague, Prague on a budget 2026 (2026)
Kč 100
Doing
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Prague Castle, circuit ticket, from Fixed
Usually 250 to 350 CZK. Depends on the circuit. The castle courtyards and Charles Bridge are free.
Source: Hello Prague, Prague on a budget 2026 (2026)
Kč 250 Get tickets -
Kutná Hora by train, return Fixed
About an hour each way. The Bone Church and St Barbara's cost under CZK 150 each.
Source: Hello Prague, Prague on a budget 2026 (2026)
Kč 140 Book the tour
Sleeping, per night
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Hostel dorm bed, from Range
Usually 400 to 600 CZK. Central Prague, before city tax.
Source: Hello Prague, Prague on a budget 2026 (2026)
Kč 400 Find a hostel -
Budget hotel, double room, from Range
Usually 1,400 to 2,200 CZK. Outside the Old Town core is cheaper.
Source: Hello Prague, Prague on a budget 2026 (2026)
Kč 1,400 Find a guesthouse -
Upper mid-range hotel, from Range
Usually 2,000 to 3,000 CZK. Christmas and summer cost more.
Source: Hello Prague, Prague on a budget 2026 (2026)
Kč 2,000 Find a hotel
Prices change. Fixed fees come from official or widely reported figures; ranges are what travellers and operators report for 2026. Some links are affiliate links: they never change what you pay. How we make money.
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