Is Prague worth a day trip?

Yes: 7.5 hours in Prague, £207 for the whole day, 35 min into town each way. Enough for the main sights and a proper lunch without rushing.

How long do you actually get in Prague?

About 7.5 hours in Prague. Landing to take-off is 10.8 hours; the trip into town and back, passport checks and the time at the airport come off that.

How do you get from Prague airport into town?

Bus + metro 35 min, €2. A day ticket on local transport is 24h ticket CZK 150 paper / CZK 140 app (about €6.20), not valid on the Airport Express. Cheaper option: Trolleybus 59 from the airport to Nádraží Veleslavín then Metro A into the centre on a standard 90-minute PID ticket, 46 CZK in the PID Lítačka app or 50 CZK paper, versus 200 CZK on the Airport.

What does a day in Prague cost, not counting the flight?

About £28 a person for the day: local transport, lunch, dinner and a drink. Paid attractions are listed separately because most people do one or none, and an average that includes them is a number nobody actually pays.

Is the flight price on this page the one I will pay?

The fare shown is the cheapest recently seen on this route, not a live quote for these exact flights. Check the airline or the booking link for the price you will actually pay.

How early do I need to be back at the airport?

Leave the city by 19:25. That allows 35 min to get back to the airport and 100 min there, including 10 min for passport checks on the way out, before the 21:40 flight home.

Will passport checks eat my day?

We allow 30 min on landing for the EU Entry/Exit System (fingerprints and a photo on your first trip) and 10 min extra on the way out. That is already taken off the 7.5 hours shown. These are estimates; queues run longer on busy days.

Day trip to Prague.
From Birmingham, back by 22:55.

Czechia·Thu 26 Nov · 7.5 hours in the city

£207

the whole day

7.5 hours

in the city

22:55

back in Birmingham

Day Trip Flight Details

Time in the city

7.5 hours

after transfersAfter transfers and airport time

Airport distance

17km

to the centreFrom Prague centre (PRG)

Daylight

8.6 hours

07:31 to 16:09Sunrise 07:31, sunset 16:09

11:5519:25time in the city

FlightAirport, immigration and transportIn the city

07:40
Leave Birmingham
Jet2, direct
11:55
In the city
Lands 10:50, 30min immigration, 35min from the airport
19:25
Leave the city
35min back, 100min at the airport incl. immigration
22:55
Back in Birmingham
Flies 21:40 with easyJet

Leave BirminghamJet2, direct07:40
Land in Prague2h 10min10:50
In the city30min immigration, 35min from the airport11:55
Leave the city35min back, 100min at the airport incl. immigration19:25
Fly homeeasyJet, 2h 10min21:40
Back in Birmingham22:55

Typical weather for this date

5°C

average high

0°C

average low

3 in 10

years it rained

This date is too far out to forecast. These are Prague's actual figures for the same date across the last 10 years.

Christmas markets in Prague

Náměstí Míru Christmas Market20 Nov - 24 Dec 2026
Open on Thu 26 Nov, 10:00 to 20:00.
Works as a day trip
You're in Prague 11:55 to 19:25 and the market is open all of it. About 3.5 hours of that is after dark.
Open: Every day, 10:00-20:00 daily
Where: Náměstí Míru
Photo: Anaj7, CC BY-SA 4.0

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What a day in Prague costs

Flights and on-the-ground spend, per person.

£207/ all in, per person

Bus to city centre and back£4

Local transport£5

Lunch£7

Dinner£12

Beer calculator× 0£0

Entry fees, on top (optional)

Prague Castle£16 (450 Kč)

Old Town Hall tower and Astronomical Clock£12 (350 Kč)

Jewish Museum in Prague£21 (600 Kč)

Charles Bridge and its statues, Old Town Square and the Astronomical Clock hourly show, Prague Castle courtyards and Royal Garden, Petřín Hill gardens and the walk up from Malá Strana for views, Letná Park viewpoint over the Vltava bridgesFree

On the ground£28

Prices checked 3 Oct 2026

Return flight from£179

Google Flights price. Checked 1 hour ago.

Getting to Birminghamfrom free

All in, per person£207

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Getting to the airportShow

Getting to Birmingham

Per person. Not in the total above. Prices checked 25 Sept 2026.

Free

Free drop-offFree
Free for the first 0-10 minutes at the Drop Off car park. Source

Train

From Birmingham (New Street, via the free AirRail Link monorail from Birmingham International station)Price not published10-15 min
Source

Coach

National Express and FlixBus from BirminghamPrice not published
Source

Taxi

From Birmingham city centre£20-£30 one way~10 miles
Estimate, not a quote.

Parking at the airport

Paid drop-offfrom £7
Drop Off car park: free 0-10 min, then £7 (10-15 min) rising to £56 at the 1-hour mark; no-return-within-1hr policy. Source
Car Park 1 (1 min walk)£67
Same-day rate. Source
Car Park 2 & 3 (1 min walk)£67
Same-day rate. Source
Car Park 4 (3-5 min walk)£67
Same-day rate. Source
Car Park 5 (5-10 min walk, free shuttle)£67
Same-day rate. Source
Car Park 7 (meet & greet, bus 10-15 min)£51
Same-day rate. Source
Elmdon Short Stay£51
Same-day rate. Source

More parking

Valet Parking (meet & greet, 1 min walk)No same-day price
Source

Parking nearby

No same-day price published. See multi-day prices

Airparks Self Park (2.1 mi)£7.31
Multi-day price, not a same-day quote. Shuttle 14 min. Source
Airparks Drop & Go (staff park it)£8.12
Multi-day price, not a same-day quote. Shuttle 14 min. Source
Maple Parking Meet & Greet (~2 min walk, on-airport)£9.85
Multi-day price, not a same-day quote. Shuttle 2 min. Source

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Costs people forget

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Phone data. EE, Vodafone and Three charge about £2.75 a day to use your allowance in Europe. O2, Tesco Mobile and giffgaff include it free.
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Day trip to Prague.
From Birmingham, back by 22:55.