# Day trip to Konopiště from Prague: the archduke's castle, the armoury and the rose garden

Train to Benešov, a walk through the park to the castle, the armoury tour, a game lunch in the former gamekeeper's house, the bear in the moat and the rose garden.

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/czechia/konopiste/itineraries/archdukes-castle-and-rose-garden · Revisado: 2026-11-12

## El día
- 08:45 · Salida: 1 h by train (from the main station to Benešov u Prahy)
  - 30 min on foot (westwards and through the castle park)
- 10:00 · A walk through Konopiště park and its pond (the pond and the forest before going in)
  - 10 min on foot
- 10:45 · Konopiště Castle tour 2, the north wing and the armoury (300 CZK · ticket with a time slot on the website · English audio guide)
  - 5 min on foot
- 12:30 · Restaurace Stará Myslivna (game at the foot of the castle · book at the weekend) · Restaurace Stará Myslivna, €€€
  - 5 min on foot
- 14:15 · The archduke's shooting gallery and the bears in the moat (80 CZK the gallery · the bear, from the bridge)
  - 10 min on foot
- 15:00 · The Konopiště rose garden and greenhouses (greenhouses 100 CZK, from April to October)
- 16:15 · Vuelta: 30 min on foot (to Benešov station)
  - 1 h by train (in Prague by about 18:00)

Konopiště is the hunting lodge of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the heir assassinated in Sarajevo in 1914, and it can be reached from Prague without a car: train to Benešov and half an hour's walk, the last part through the park. This plan brings together the armoury tour, a game lunch in the former gamekeeper's house, the bear in the moat and the rose garden.

## The day, hour by hour

8:45 · Train to Benešov u Prahy. From 45 minutes to an hour from the main station.

9:40 · Walk to the castle. About 2–2.5 km to the west; the last part enters the park.

10:00 · The park. The pond, the forest and the sculptures, before the ticket office opens.

10:45 · Tour 2: the north wing and the armoury. 55 minutes with a guide and an English audio guide: the chapel, the archduke's lift and the richest armoury in the Czech Republic.

12:30 · Lunch at the Stará Myslivna. Game pâté and goulash, venison with rosehip sauce and Czech pancakes, among trophies and a century-old orchestrion.

14:15 · Shooting gallery and the bear. The archduke's mechanical targets and the Himalayan bear in the moat.

15:00 · Rose garden and greenhouses. From April to October, for 100 CZK.

16:15 · Return. On foot to the station and train to Prague; you arrive around 18:00.

## With children or in the low season

With children, tour 2, the shooting gallery and the bear are the best parts; small ones struggle with more than one tour. In November the castle is open only on Saturdays and Sundays, and from December to March on a limited number of days: check the website before you leave. The park can be walked all year.

## Cómo llegar

### Car-free
Train to Benešov u Prahy, 45–60 minutes, and 30–40 minutes on foot.

### By car
About 50 km along the D1, 50 minutes. Paid car park at the entrance to the park.

## Consejos

### Buy the tour time slot
Groups are of 25 and at weekends they fill up.

### Book the Stará Myslivna
At midday on Saturday and Sunday, always.

### Take a taxi if you have little ones
There are taxis at Benešov station.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### How long does it take from Prague to Konopiště?
From 45 minutes to an hour by train and half an hour on foot.

### Which tour should I do?
Tour 2, with the armoury.

### How much does it cost?
The tour, 300 CZK; the game lunch, about 500–800 CZK.

### Is it open in winter?
On reduced days; in November, Saturdays and Sundays.