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Pražský hrad · Hradčany · Prague 1
Prague Castle Tour
The castle's own ticket for St Vitus Cathedral, the Old Royal Palace, St George's Basilica and Golden Lane: one entry each, valid two days, no guide. Want the stories told? A guided tour with the ticket is the other way in.
The first choice
Ticket or Tour?
The courtyards of Prague Castle are free to walk from 6:00 to 22:00; the buildings are not. The castle’s Main circuit ticket opens St Vitus Cathedral, the Old Royal Palace, St George’s Basilica and Golden Lane, one entry each over two days, for 450 CZK an adult (hrad.cz, November 2026), with no guide. For buying online, Prague Castle’s own site points to GetYourGuide, where Prague Castle Administration sells it as Prague: Official Entry Ticket to Prague Castle, from US$21 (checked November 2026). A guided tour puts someone beside you to explain what you see, for about two and a half hours, with the same ticket included.
Prague: Official Entry Ticket to Prague Castle
The four buildings at your own pace, over two days. No guide or audio guide; you read the rooms yourself.
Check dates →Prague: Castle Tour with Local Guide and Entry Ticket
Fun in Prague meets you at Malostranská metro, rides the tram up and takes you into all four buildings, ticket included. Small-group or private.
See the tour →Prague Castle 2.5-Hour Tour Including Admission Ticket
Get Prague Guide starts on Charles Bridge, takes the tram from Lesser Town Square, then the cathedral, palace, basilica and Golden Lane with entry.
See the tour →Prices, ratings and review counts from the listings (GetYourGuide checked November 2026). Operators price by date and season, so treat the figures as the shape of the market, not a quote. The ticket alone has no guide; the two tours include it.
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- Valid 2 consecutive days Duration
- 450 CZK The castle's Main circuit ticket for adults, November 2026
- 2 days How long a castle ticket stays valid: one entry per building
- Free Cancellation
The Experience
What the Castle Ticket Opens
The Main circuit: four buildings, one entry each, on two consecutive days. The courtyards round them are free to walk; the guide and the audio guide are not in the ticket.
Highlights
- Sold by Prague Castle Administration
- St Vitus, Old Royal Palace, St George's, Golden Lane
- Valid on 2 consecutive days
- No guide or audio guide
What's Included
- Prague Castle entry ticket (valid for 2 consecutive days)
- 1-time entry to St. Vitus Cathedral
- 1-time entry to St. George's Basilica
- 1-time entry to Golden Lane
- Photographing is permitted (without flash & tripod)
Good to know: Random security checks at the entrances; leave bulky luggage at your hotel. · Certain buildings can close for state or church events. · Students show a valid student card. · Not Included: Guide or audioguide
How a Visit with the Ticket Works
From the tram stop or the Old Castle Steps to the cathedral, the palace, the basilica and Golden Lane, at your own pace.
Up the Hill
Tram 22 or 23 to Pražský hrad, then 393 m on foot to the castle information centre; or the Old Castle Steps from Malostranská metro to the east gate.
Show the Ticket at Each Door
The online ticket is scanned at the entrance of each building. Start at any of the four, any time in opening hours; each takes one entry.
Cathedral, Palace, Basilica
St Vitus Cathedral through its west portal, the Old Royal Palace with Vladislav Hall, then St George's Basilica on the square behind the cathedral.
Golden Lane and Down
Golden Lane with the Daliborka tower at the east end, then out through the east gate and down the Old Castle Steps to Malostranská.
Photo Gallery
Prague Castle, Inside and Out
St Vitus Cathedral, the Old Royal Palace, St George's Basilica, Golden Lane and the courtyards of Prague Castle.
Book Your Experience
Check Availability & Prices
The castle's Main circuit ticket, sold on GetYourGuide by Prague Castle Administration: St Vitus Cathedral, the Old Royal Palace, St George's Basilica and Golden Lane, valid on two consecutive days. Free cancellation up to 24 hours before.
Plan the Castle
Prague Castle, One Question per Page
Which ticket to buy, what is free, St Vitus Cathedral, Golden Lane, the opening hours and the guard, and how to get up the hill.
Prices are each page's featured tour: GetYourGuide checked November 2026. Each tour price is per person, in US dollars; the castle's own prices are in Czech crowns.
The Ticket or a Guided Tour?
The castle's own ticket against three guided tours: who explains what you see, which buildings you enter, how long it takes and where it starts. Prices from the listings, with the month they were checked.
| Feature | THIS PAGE The castle's own ticket | Guided, ticket included | Guided from Charles Bridge | Guided round the outside |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| What You Pay | From US$21 per person (checked November 2026) | From US$58 per person (checked November 2026) | From US$56 per person (checked November 2026) | From US$28 per person (checked November 2026) |
| Who Explains It | Nobody: no guide or audio guide | A live guide, with headphones | A live guide | A live guide |
| Inside the Buildings | St Vitus, Old Royal Palace, St George's, Golden Lane: one entry each | The same four, ticket included | The same four, tickets included | Only if you pick the option with tickets |
| Time | Your own pace; valid on 2 consecutive days | About 2.5 hours | About 2.5 hours | About 2 hours |
| Where It Starts | Any of the four buildings | Malostranská metro station, then the tram up | Charles Bridge (standard option; meeting point varies by option), then the tram up | Near Charles Bridge, then the tram up |
| Best For | Visitors happy to explore on their own | First visit, wanting the stories told | Seeing Charles Bridge on the way up | The courtyards and views on a budget |
| Check dates | See the tour | See the tour | See the walk |
Other Ways to See the Castle
Three More Ways Round Prague Castle
Three hours inside with a small group, a walk from Old Town up to the castle, and the courtyards after dark. One card per tour.
3 HOURS INSIDEPrague Castle Interiors Tour: Small Group w/ Entry Tickets
Real Prague Guides' 3-hour interiors tour in English for at most 12 people, meeting on Hradčany Square: about 45 minutes in St Vitus Cathedral, then the Old Royal Palace, St George's Basilica and Golden Lane, with entry tickets and a 15-minute coffee break (coffee not included).
OLD TOWN TO THE CASTLEPrague: 3-Hour Walking Tour of Old Town & Prague Castle
Get Prague Guide's 3-hour walk from its office near the Astronomical Clock: Old Town Square, Charles Bridge, a tram up to Hradčany Square, then the castle courtyards. One tram ticket included; admission tickets to the castle buildings are not.
AFTER DARKPrague: VIP Prague Castle Night Walk with Panoramic Views
A 1.5-hour evening walk through the castle district after dark: a tram ride up, the Powder Bridge, the courtyards and Hradčany Square, with the cathedral and palaces floodlit and the city view. The buildings are seen from outside; the tram ticket is included.
Pražský hrad, Prague 1
How a Visit to Prague Castle Works
What the ticket opens, what the courtyards give you for free, when to go in winter, the guard at noon, and how to get up the hill.
What the ticket opens
| Building | What you see | Note |
|---|---|---|
| St Vitus Cathedral | The Gothic cathedral, its chapels and royal tombs | The free front part of the nave has been closed since 25 October 2023; inside needs the ticket |
| Old Royal Palace | Vladislav Hall and the old seat of the Czech kings | Shuts for a week every October for state events |
| St George’s Basilica | The Romanesque basilica on St George’s Square | |
| Golden Lane | The row of small houses under the castle wall, with the Daliborka tower |
The price list is the castle’s own: 450 CZK for adults, 300 CZK reduced (ages 6 to 16, students up to 26, people 65 and over), 950 CZK for a family of up to two adults and five children under 16; children under 6 go free (hrad.cz, November 2026). Each building takes one entry, the ticket lasts two days, and it cannot be refunded at the castle’s desks. The Great South Tower of the cathedral, 287 steps, is a separate 200 CZK ticket and is in no circuit. Prague Castle tickets sets out every ticket and where to buy it.
Ticket or tour, in short
The 450 CZK at the castle was about US$20.70 at the Czech National Bank’s rate of 2 November 2026, which is where the online ticket sits too: the difference is that you hold it before you arrive and can cancel up to 24 hours ahead. What neither gives you is an explanation. The castle hires out its own audio guide for 350 CZK (plus a 500 CZK deposit) at the information centre on the Third Courtyard, about three hours with 96 stops, and its own guides charge 250 CZK an hour a person in English for groups of four or more, ticket extra.
So the honest split is this. If you like to wander at your own speed, buy the ticket and spend the second day on whatever you missed. If this is your first visit and you want to know why the cathedral matters to the Czechs, a guided tour is worth its higher price: Prague: Castle Tour with Local Guide and Entry Ticket (Fun in Prague) from US$58, or Prague Castle: Small-Group Tour with a local guide (Inna Poljakova) for at most ten people, from US$52, both with entry (checked November 2026).
Check dates for the castle ticket
Before you go in winter
The winter season at the castle runs from 1 November to 31 March. The buildings open at 9:00; hrad.cz prints a 17:00 close on its Czech hours page and 16:00 on its English one (both read November 2026), so be inside by 15:30 and check the castle’s site on the day. St Vitus opens to visitors only at 12:00 on Sundays, after the services, and it closes at short notice for church and state events. The Royal Garden, the South Gardens and the Stag Moat are closed to the public from November to the end of February, and the Royal Summer Palace in the Royal Garden is under a reconstruction that began in May 2026 and is planned to take almost two years.
One date is worth knowing: on Saturday 28 November 2026 the castle holds an open day, with free entry to the visitor buildings from 9:00 to 17:00 (last entry 16:30) and the state rooms opened through the Matthias Gate. Expect it to be busy. Is Prague Castle free? has the rest of what costs nothing, and Prague Castle opening hours the full table.
Where it is and how to get there
Prague Castle sits on the hill of Hradčany above the Lesser Town, at Hrad I. nádvoří 1, 119 08 Prague 1. Its own directions start with tram 22 or 23 to the stop Pražský hrad, then left over the Powder Bridge: 393 m on foot to the castle information centre by the cathedral, about five minutes. From Malostranská metro (line A) it is 472 m up the Old Castle Steps to the east gate by the Black Tower; most people come up by tram and walk down the steps. Expect random bag checks at the entrances and leave bulky luggage at your hotel: the castle asks visitors not to bring it. How to get to Prague Castle has every way up, from Charles Bridge too.
The guard at noon
Every day at noon the Castle Guard changes ceremonially in the First Courtyard, the Courtyard of Honour in front of the Matthias Gate, where the President greets state visitors (hrad.cz). It is outdoors and free, and the courtyard fills before noon, so come early for a view from the front. Since 10 September 2026 the guards have worn their dark blue uniforms, which they keep for the rest of the year. A visit planned round it works well: the ceremony at noon, then the cathedral, which on a Sunday opens to visitors at the same hour.
The buildings, one page each
St Vitus Cathedral explains what you see inside, the tower climb and the service closures. Golden Lane covers the little houses and the Daliborka tower. Both are on the one ticket, which is why most visitors take the four in a single walk: cathedral, palace, basilica, lane, then down the Old Castle Steps.
Four Buildings, One Ticket
St Vitus Cathedral, the Old Royal Palace, St George's Basilica and Golden Lane, valid on two consecutive days, sold online by Prague Castle Administration. Starting from US$21 per person.
See datesMore Ways into the Castle
Prague Castle Tickets and Tours with Open Dates
Castle tickets and guided tours with live availability. Whether entry is included, the meeting point and the cancellation terms are on each listing.
Prague Castle: Questions
Which ticket to buy, what is free, how long a visit takes, what happens at noon, where the castle is and how to get up the hill.
The Main circuit (Pražský hrad - hlavní okruh): 450 CZK for adults, 300 CZK reduced, 950 CZK for a family (hrad.cz, November 2026). It opens St Vitus Cathedral, the Old Royal Palace, St George's Basilica and Golden Lane, one entry each, valid two days. The Permanent exhibitions ticket (300 CZK) covers the Story of Prague Castle, the Powder Tower, the Picture Gallery and the Rosenberg Palace; the cathedral's Great South Tower is a separate 200 CZK. See Prague Castle tickets.
At the information centres on the Second and Third Courtyards, or online. For online sales of the Main circuit, Prague Castle's own site names the GetYourGuide network, where Prague Castle Administration sells it as the official entry ticket. Tickets bought at the castle cannot be refunded; the online one has free cancellation up to 24 hours before.
The grounds are; the buildings are not. The courtyards, St George's Square and Hradčany Square are open free from 6:00 to 22:00 every day. Inside St Vitus Cathedral, the Old Royal Palace, St George's Basilica and Golden Lane you need a ticket: the free front part of the cathedral has been closed since 25 October 2023 until further notice. The gardens are free but closed from November to February. See Is Prague Castle free?
About two and a half to three hours for the four buildings on the ticket. The guided tours with entry run about 2.5 hours, the small-group interiors tour 3 hours, and the castle's own audio guide about 3 hours with 96 stops. The ticket is valid on two consecutive days, so you can split it.
The ceremonial changing of the Castle Guard, every day at noon in the First Courtyard in front of the Matthias Gate (hrad.cz). It is outdoors and free to watch; the courtyard fills before noon. See opening hours and the guard.
On a first visit, usually yes: the ticket alone has no guide or audio guide. A guided tour with the ticket included runs about 2.5 hours and costs two and a half to three times the ticket on GetYourGuide (November 2026). If you prefer your own pace, the ticket plus the castle's audio guide (350 CZK and a 500 CZK deposit) is the cheaper way to have it explained.
On the hill of Hradčany above the Lesser Town, at Hrad I. nádvoří 1, 119 08 Prague 1 (hrad.cz). Trams 22 and 23 stop at Pražský hrad, 393 m on foot from the castle information centre by the cathedral; Malostranská metro (line A) is at the foot of the Old Castle Steps. See how to get to Prague Castle.
The grounds 6:00 to 22:00; the buildings from 9:00. For the winter season (1 November to 31 March) hrad.cz prints a closing time of 17:00 on its Czech hours page and 16:00 on its English one, so plan to be inside by 15:30. St Vitus opens at 12:00 on Sundays, and the buildings are closed on 24 December.
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