Prague 2 Days Plus Czech Day Trips
Prague 2 Days Plus Czech Day Trips
Two days: one to settle into Prague, one out to Kutna Hora and the Sedlec Ossuary, the fastest and cheapest day trip in this family at 40 to 50 minutes each way by train. Every longer version of this itinerary keeps this same base and adds one more single-day trip on top. Want the city alone, no day trips? See the 2 day Prague itinerary instead.
Book these before you go:
| Day | Focus | Travel time from Prague |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prague orientation | None, you’re already here |
| 2 | Kutna Hora + Sedlec Ossuary | 40 to 50 min by train |
Day 1: Settle into Prague
Morning: Land, check into Old Town or Vinohrady, and buy a 24-hour DPP ticket through the Litacka app or a station machine before you do anything else. Validate it the moment you board a tram, bus, or enter the metro; an unstamped ticket is not a valid ticket, and inspectors fine it on the spot, roughly CZK 1,500 to 2,500 (current fares at dpp.cz ). There’s no direct rail or metro from Vaclav Havel Airport, so budget the trolleybus 59 or bus 100 plus a metro transfer, about 35 to 40 minutes total.
Afternoon: Walk Charles Bridge and Old Town Square, both free, and watch the Astronomical Clock’s hourly show once. This day is intentionally light on the city itself, since the full walking-tour depth lives in the Prague guide ; this itinerary exists to get you out to Kutna Hora with a clear head tomorrow.
Evening: Dinner at a Vinohrady or Zizkov pub rather than anything on Old Town Square, a half-liter runs CZK 30 to 50 there against CZK 60 to 90 in the tourist zone for a worse pour. Pack a bag for tomorrow’s train and set an early alarm; the earlier trains give you the most time in Kutna Hora before the afternoon crowds arrive.
Day 2: Kutna Hora and the Sedlec Ossuary
Morning: Trains from Hlavni nadrazi run roughly every hour and take 40 to 50 minutes; a return ticket costs CZK 100 to 140 (verify current fare). Book the Sedlec Ossuary’s timed entry ticket through sedlec.info before you leave Prague, since it no longer sells casual walk-up entry. Adult admission is CZK 220 and includes the neighboring Cathedral of Our Lady at Sedlec; the separate St Barbara’s Cathedral back in town needs its own ticket. Visits inside the ossuary chapel are capped at 30 minutes, and photography is not permitted.
Afternoon: Walk or take a short local bus into the main town for St Barbara’s Cathedral, a late Gothic church that rivals anything in Prague for ambition, and lunch in the market square. Kutna Hora is small enough that half a day genuinely covers it; don’t over-plan a full day here unless you’re pairing it with something else.
Evening: Trains back to Prague run through the early evening. Skip a big dinner plan and let the last train’s timing set your schedule instead.
Is one day trip enough with only 2 days in Prague?
Yes, for a first visit. Kutna Hora and the Sedlec Ossuary is the one day trip that fits comfortably into 2 days without cutting into city time, 40 to 50 minutes each way by train, easily done as a half-day, and you’re back in Prague by mid-afternoon with time to spare.
Do I need to book the Sedlec Ossuary ticket before I arrive?
Yes. The ossuary now sells only timed entry slots online, no walk-up option, so book through sedlec.info before you leave Prague rather than assuming you can turn up and buy one at the door, especially in summer when slots fill fastest and last-minute visitors get turned away.
Back in the city, this two-day version is done; add a third day and the 3 day version folds in Karlstejn Castle next.