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Christmas markets

Prague Christmas markets day trip.
Best day to go: any weekday.

2 markets in Prague, Czechia, with confirmed 2026 dates. Both markets open every day, and weekdays are quieter than weekends.

Day trips to Prague while the markets are on

Prague
PragueLondon Gatwick · Thu 31 Dec · Out with easyJet, back with Wizz Air, direct
7.5 hoursin the city
08:10·12:2519:55·23:45
FlightAirport, immigration and transportIn the city
Head back by 19:55 · Bus + metro 35 min, €2Dark by 16:09, so much of this trip is after sunset.First EU trip since 2025? Allow 35 min more.
from£89£61 flight + £28 groundChecked 17 hours agoSee the day
Prague
PragueLondon Gatwick, home to London Luton · Mon 23 Nov · Out with easyJet, back with Wizz Air
7.8 hoursin the city
07:50·12:0519:55·23:45
FlightAirport, immigration and transportIn the city
Head back by 19:55 · Bus + metro 35 min, €2First EU trip since 2025? Allow 35 min more.Flies home to London Luton, not London Gatwick.
from£91£63 flight + £28 groundChecked 23 hours agoSee the day
Prague
PragueLondon Luton, home to London Gatwick · Thu 31 Dec · Out with easyJet, back with Wizz Air
8.0 hoursin the city
07:40·11:5519:55·23:45
FlightAirport, immigration and transportIn the city
Head back by 19:55 · Bus + metro 35 min, €2First EU trip since 2025? Allow 35 min more.Flies home to London Gatwick, not London Luton.
from£93£65 flight + £28 groundChecked 17 hours agoSee the day
Prague
PragueLondon Stansted · Thu 31 Dec · Ryanair
6.2 hoursin the city
08:35·12:4518:55·22:40
FlightAirport, immigration and transportIn the city
Head back by 18:55 · Bus + metro 35 min, €2First EU trip since 2025? Allow 35 min more.
from£95£67 flight + £28 groundChecked 17 hours agoSee the day
Prague
PragueLondon Gatwick · Tue 24 Nov · Out with easyJet, back with Wizz Air
8.5 hoursin the city
07:10·11:2519:55·23:45
FlightAirport, immigration and transportIn the city
Head back by 19:55 · Bus + metro 35 min, €2First EU trip since 2025? Allow 35 min more.
from£96£68 flight + £28 groundChecked 3 hours agoSee the day
Prague
PragueLondon Gatwick, home to London Luton · Wed 16 Dec · easyJet
7.2 hoursin the city
06:50·11:0518:15·22:05
FlightAirport, immigration and transportIn the city
Head back by 18:15 · Bus + metro 35 min, €2First EU trip since 2025? Allow 35 min more.Flies home to London Luton, not London Gatwick.
from£98£70 flight + £28 groundChecked 3 days agoSee the day

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Markets in Prague

2 with 2026 dates
Prague
Christmas market20 Nov - 24 Dec 2026

Náměstí Míru Christmas Market

Prague, Czechia

Where: Náměstí Míru

Open: 10:00-20:00 daily

Costs: Entry price not published

Best day: Any weekday: it opens every day, and weekdays are quieter than weekends

Official page

Photo: Anaj7, CC BY-SA 4.0

Prague
Christmas market28 Nov 2026 - 6 Jan 2027

Wenceslas Square Christmas Market

Prague, Czechia

Where: Václavské náměstí

Open: 10:00-22:00 daily

Costs: Entry price not published

Best day: Any weekday: it opens every day, and weekdays are quieter than weekends

Official page

Photo: Anaj7, CC BY-SA 4.0

Dates checked 21 Sept 2026 against the official source on each card. Food and drink prices are not published by the organisers, so we do not show them.

What a day at the Prague market costs

2025 stall prices, checked 6 Oct 2026

The big one: the Gothic square, the Týn Church and the Astronomical Clock, open until 22:00.

Mulled wine: £3.46 (CZK 100)

Trdelník: about £3.46 (about CZK 100)

Langos: £7.62 (CZK 220)

At Old Town Square. Stalls set their own prices; 2026 prices come out when the market opens.

Size: 82 stalls.

December weather: average high 5°C, low 1°C.

Every Prague market in full

Náměstí Míru Christmas Market

Where
Náměstí Míru
Dates
20 Nov - 24 Dec 2026
Open
10:00-20:00 daily
24 Dec
24 Dec is its last day; hours for that day not published
Entry
Entry price not published
Day or night

Works as a day trip

On Fridays with the 21:50 home to London Stansted: you're in Prague 10:20 to 19:00 and the market is open all of it. About 3 hours of that is after dark.

Wenceslas Square Christmas Market

Where
Václavské náměstí
Dates
28 Nov 2026 - 6 Jan 2027
Open
10:00-22:00 daily
24 Dec
24 Dec hours not published
Entry
Entry price not published
Day or night

Works as a day trip

On Fridays with the 21:50 home to London Stansted: you're in Prague 10:20 to 19:00 and the market is open all of it. About 3 hours of that is after dark.

Getting to Prague and back in a day

6 UK airports
London Heathrow
Every day
Out from 06:35, home as late as 21:35 on Mon (local time)
Whole day from £129, checked 16 Oct
London Stansted
Every day
Out from 06:10, home as late as 21:50 on Fri (local time)
Whole day from £95, checked 17 Oct
London Gatwick
Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Out from 06:50, home as late as 22:45 on Tue (local time)
Whole day from £89, checked 17 Oct
Manchester
Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Out from 06:25, home as late as 21:40 on Tue (local time)
Whole day from £114, checked 17 Oct
Bristol
Mon
Out 07:30, home 21:45 (local time)
Whole day from £113, checked 16 Oct
London Luton
Thu
Out 07:40, home 17:00 (local time)
Whole day from £93, checked 17 Oct

Airport to the centre: Bus + metro 35 min, €2.

Getting around: 24h ticket CZK 150 paper / CZK 140 app (about €6.20), not valid on the Airport Express.

How the day-or-night answer works: the latest flight home, minus 35 minutes back to the airport, minus 90 minutes at the airport. The 90 minutes is our assumption. Flight times are the saved winter timetable, not a booking.

Cost of the day, per person
Bus to city centre and back
£4
Local transport
£5
Lunch
£7
Dinner
£12
Coffee or a pint, each
£2
On the ground
£28

Before flights, and without the optional drink. Rough guide prices from our destination data, not a quote.

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