Cost of Travel in Prague

A realistic daily ground budget for Prague, Czech Republic - what food, local transport and attractions actually cost, with totals for a weekend, a week and two weeks. Stays and flights are excluded (compare those separately below).

Full Prague travel guide: hotels, flights, food and a 3-day plan

Your ground budget

€630–€1,190

for 2 travelers · 7 nights (€45–€85 per person per day)

Covers food + local transport + attractions for Prague. Not included: accommodation, flights between cities, travel insurance and shopping.

Typical ground budgets by trip length

Trip length	Solo traveler	Couple / two friends
3 days	€135–€255	€270–€510
7 days	€315–€595	€630–€1,190
14 days	€630–€1,190	€1,260–€2,380

When to go to Prague

Most pleasant months: Jun–Aug (averaging 18–20°C). Coldest month January (-2°C), warmest July (20°C). The daily budget above is a single editorial range, not a seasonal one; hotels and flights are priced separately, so check your dates on the Prague guide. Monthly mean air temperature for Prague, Czechia, NASA POWER climatology (T2M), fetched 2026-09-22.

Money tips for Prague

Restaurants: 10%. Tell the server the total including tip when paying.

What our own data says about Prague

Getting there: the cheapest fare we last saw from London to Prague was €53 for 11 Nov 2026 on FR - a cached price, not a live quote. See the Prague route page or all flight routes.

By bus: Berlin Prague from €15 · Prague Vienna from €12 · Prague Dresden from €10 - editorial starting fares from the bus fare index.

Cost of Prague - FAQ

How much do you need per day in Prague?

Plan on €45–€85 per adult per day for food, local transport and attractions. Accommodation and intercity flights are extra.

What does a week in Prague cost without hotels?

A 7-day trip comes to about €315–€595 per person for food, transport and sightseeing, or roughly €630–€1,190 for two travellers sharing costs like taxis and museum passes differently.

Are hotels and flights included in these figures?

No - deliberately. Stays vary hugely by season and booking window, so they are compared separately on the hotel search, and flights on the flight search. Everything else you will swipe or tap for is counted here.

What is the tipping etiquette in Czech Republic?

Restaurants: 10%. Tell the server the total including tip when paying.

Plan the rest of the Prague trip

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Flights to Prague (PRG)

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Tours, eSIMs & transfers

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Packing list for Prague

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