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Practical information for a Christmas visit to Prague
The things that are not obvious from a photo: how transport works, which days everything closes, what a mug of mulled wine costs and where visitors most often lose money.
Getting around Prague at Christmas
Prague's trams, metro and buses are cheap and go everywhere the markets are, but the ticket system catches visitors out. Here is what a ticket costs, how to buy one, and how services change over the holidays.
When to go, and what is closed at Christmas
Prague in December is busiest exactly when most people plan to come. This page sets out what is open on 24, 25 and 26 December, when the squares are least crowded, and what the weather actually does.
Czech Christmas food and drink, explained
What is actually sold at a Prague Christmas market, what it cost in the 2025 season, and which of it is a genuine Czech tradition and which is a tourist product.
Money, taxis and the traps in the centre
Most of the ways a visitor loses money in Prague are the same three every year: the exchange window, the ATM screen and the taxi. All three are avoidable, and the law is on your side in one of them.
Everything on this page was checked on 21 September 2026. Found a mistake? One line to [email protected] is enough.