Prague in 3 days: itinerary with walking times
Spending 3 days in Prague? This plan fits 16 sights into 3 relaxed days, ordered so you walk as little as possible. Highlights include Old Town Square, Astronomical Clock & Old Town Hall and Jewish Museum (synagogues & Old Jewish Cemetery). Every stop lists opening hours, prices, the walk to the next one and good places to eat nearby.
Last updated: 14 October 2026
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Day 1 Old Town · Jewish Quarter
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Old Town Square
Prague's medieval heart, ringed by the Old Town Hall, the Týn Church spires and pastel Baroque façades.
Opening hours: Always open
Price: FreeEat nearby: Restaurace Mlejnice (Czech · $$ · Old Town) · 🚶 3 min walk
Maitrea (Vegetarian & vegan · $$ · Old Town) · 🚶 3 min walk- 🚶 0.2 km · 2 min walk → Astronomical Clock & Old Town Hall
Photo: Steve Collis from Melbourne, Australia · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia
Astronomical Clock & Old Town Hall
The 1410 astronomical clock with its hourly parade of apostles, plus the town hall tower and Gothic vaults.
Opening hours: Daily 09:00–20:00 (tower and interiors); the clock's apostles appear every hour
Price: CZK 350Eat nearby: Restaurace Mlejnice (Czech · $$ · Old Town) · 🚶 3 min walk
Country Life (Vegetarian & vegan · $ · Old Town) · 🚶 3 min walk- 🚶 0.6 km · 7 min walk → Jewish Museum (synagogues & Old Jewish Cemetery)
Photo: Martina Kemrová · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia
Jewish Museum (synagogues & Old Jewish Cemetery)
One ticket for the Maisel, Pinkas and Spanish synagogues, the Old-New Synagogue and the crowded Old Jewish Cemetery.
Opening hours: Sun–Fri 09:00–16:30 (from 18 Oct); closed Sat and Jewish holidays
Price: CZK 600Eat nearby: U Parlamentu (Pub & beer hall · $ · Old Town) · 🚶 4 min walk
U Pivrnce (Maiselova) (Pub & beer hall · $$ · Jewish Quarter) · 🚶 4 min walk- 🚶 0.2 km · 3 min walk → Pařížská Street
- Lunch suggestion U Parlamentu (Pub & beer hall · $ · Old Town)
near Jewish Museum (synagogues & Old Jewish Cemetery) · 🚶 0.3 km · 4 min walk Photo: I would appreciate being notified if you use my work outside Wikimedia. More of my work can be found in my personal gallery. · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia
Pařížská Street
Prague’s luxury boulevard from Old Town Square to the river, lined with Art Nouveau houses and designer boutiques.
Opening hours: Always open (boutiques about 10:00–19:00)
Price: FreeEat nearby: U Pivrnce (Maiselova) (Pub & beer hall · $$ · Jewish Quarter) · 🚶 4 min walk
U Parlamentu (Pub & beer hall · $ · Old Town) · 🚶 5 min walk- 🚶 0.9 km · 11 min walk → Municipal House
Photo: Thomas Ledl · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia
Municipal House
Prague's Art Nouveau showpiece: a guided tour of Smetana Hall and salons decorated by Alfons Mucha and others.
Opening hours: Guided tours daily, about 11:00–18:00 (times vary); box office 10:00–19:00
Price: CZK 320Eat nearby: Pivnice Obecní dům (Pub & beer hall · $$ · Old Town) · 🚶 1 min walk
Indian Jewel (Asian & Indian · $$ · Old Town) · 🚶 4 min walk- 🚶 0.1 km · 2 min walk → Powder Tower
Photo: Hans Peter Schaefer, http://www.reserv-a-rt.de · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia
Powder Tower
The Gothic gate where the coronation route began, with a small exhibition and a gallery view at the top.
Opening hours: Daily 10:00–18:00 (Oct–Nov)
Price: CZK 200Eat nearby: Pivnice Obecní dům (Pub & beer hall · $$ · Old Town) · 🚶 2 min walk
Grand Café Orient (Café · $$ · Old Town) · 🚶 4 min walk- Dinner suggestion Pivnice Obecní dům (Pub & beer hall · $$ · Old Town)
near Powder Tower · 🚶 0.1 km · 2 min walk
Day 2 Castle District · Lesser Town · Old Town
Photo: Tilman2007 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia
Prague Castle
The world's largest castle complex: the main circuit takes in the Old Royal Palace, St George's, Golden Lane and St Vitus.
Opening hours: Historical buildings daily 09:00–17:00 (Nov–Mar 09:00–16:00); grounds 06:00–22:00
Price: CZK 450Eat nearby: Kuchyň (Czech · $$ · Lesser Town) · 🚶 5 min walk
Lví dvůr (Czech · $$ · Castle District) · 🚶 5 min walk- 🚶 0.1 km · 1 min walk → St Vitus Cathedral
- Lunch suggestion Kuchyň (Czech · $$ · Lesser Town)
near Prague Castle · 🚶 0.4 km · 5 min walk Photo: MathKnight and Zachi Evenor · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia
St Vitus Cathedral
The Gothic cathedral of the castle, with St Wenceslas Chapel, royal tombs and a Mucha stained-glass window.
Opening hours: Mon–Sat 09:00–17:00, Sun 12:00–17:00, last entry 16:40 (Nov–Mar until 16:00)
Price: undefinedEat nearby: Lví dvůr (Czech · $$ · Castle District) · 🚶 5 min walk
Kuchyň (Czech · $$ · Lesser Town) · 🚶 5 min walk- 🚶 0.5 km · 7 min walk → St Nicholas Church (Lesser Town)
Photo: Bobby-John de Bot · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia
St Nicholas Church (Lesser Town)
Prague's grandest Baroque church, with a 20 m dome, ceiling frescoes and an organ Mozart played.
Opening hours: Sun–Thu 09:00–18:00, Fri–Sat 09:00–17:00 (Oct); daily 09:00–17:00 in Nov
Price: CZK 150Eat nearby: U Mecenáše (Czech · $$$ · Lesser Town) · 🚶 2 min walk
Malostranská beseda (Czech · $$ · Lesser Town) · 🚶 3 min walk- 🚶 0.5 km · 6 min walk → Lennon Wall
Photo: Spaul57 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia
Lennon Wall
A graffiti-covered wall that became a peace and freedom memorial after John Lennon's death in 1980.
Opening hours: Always open
Price: FreeEat nearby: Café de Paris (International · $$ · Lesser Town) · 🚶 1 min walk
Cukrkávalimonáda (Café · $$ · Lesser Town) · 🚶 2 min walk- 🚶 0.4 km · 5 min walk → Kampa Island
Photo: Chmee2 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia
Kampa Island
A leafy island park by the Devil's Stream, with an old mill wheel and views of Charles Bridge.
Opening hours: Always open
Price: FreeEat nearby: Altány Kampa (Czech · $$ · Lesser Town) · 🚶 2 min walk
Cantina (International · $$ · Lesser Town) · 🚶 5 min walk- 🚶 0.5 km · 7 min walk → Charles Bridge
Photo: DXR · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia
Charles Bridge
The 14th-century stone bridge with 30 Baroque statues, linking the Old Town to the Lesser Town under the castle.
Opening hours: Always open; quietest early morning
Price: FreeEat nearby: Kampa Park (International · $$$ · Lesser Town) · 🚶 4 min walk
Mlýnec (Czech · $$$ · Old Town) · 🚶 4 min walk- Dinner suggestion Kampa Park (International · $$$ · Lesser Town)
near Charles Bridge · 🚶 0.3 km · 4 min walk
Day 3 New Town · Vyšehrad & Vinohrady
Photo: Øyvind Holmstad · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia
Wenceslas Square
A long boulevard of shops and arcades under the National Museum, scene of the 1989 Velvet Revolution.
Opening hours: Always open
Price: FreeEat nearby: Výtopna (Czech · $$ · New Town) · 🚶 4 min walk
Las Adelitas (V Jámě) (International · $$ · New Town) · 🚶 4 min walk- 🚶 0.6 km · 7 min walk → National Museum
Photo: Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia
National Museum
The grand neo-Renaissance museum atop Wenceslas Square: natural history, Czech history and a dome with city views.
Opening hours: Daily 10:00–18:00
Price: CZK 360Eat nearby: Výtopna (Czech · $$ · New Town) · 🚶 4 min walk
Čestr (Steak & burgers · $$$ · New Town) · 🚶 4 min walk- 🚶 1.6 km · 20 min walk → Dancing House
- Lunch suggestion Výtopna (Czech · $$ · New Town)
near National Museum · 🚶 0.3 km · 4 min walk Photo: Danny Alexander Lettkemann, Architekt · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia
Dancing House
Frank Gehry and Vlado Milunić's 'Fred and Ginger' building from 1996, swaying on the Vltava embankment.
Opening hours: Outside view always; Glass Bar on the roof daily 10:00–22:00
Price: FreeEat nearby: Pizzeria Kmotra (Italian & pizza · $ · New Town) · 🚶 10 min walk
Café Neustadt (Café · $ · New Town) · 🚶 10 min walk- 🚇 15 min by metro (line Metro C Muzeum → Vyšehrad (2 stops); for Vinohrady metro A Muzeum → Jiřího z Poděbrad: Muzeum → Vyšehrad) · 1.7 km · 21 min walk → Vyšehrad
Photo: Stanislav Jelen · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia
Vyšehrad
A hilltop fortress of Czech legends with the twin-spired basilica, the cemetery of Dvořák and Mucha, and river views.
Opening hours: Grounds always open; info centre 10:00–18:00
Price: FreeEat nearby: Bystro cafe (Café · $ · Vyšehrad & Vinohrady) · 🚶 2 min walk
U Kroka (Czech · $$ · Vyšehrad & Vinohrady) · 🚶 5 min walk- Dinner suggestion Bystro cafe (Café · $ · Vyšehrad & Vinohrady)
near Vyšehrad · 🚶 0.1 km · 2 min walk
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