Restaurace U Jelena
What to order: whatever game is in season or the Czech dishes of the day, and wine from its small cellar.
Wednesday to Sunday · Sunday until 20:00
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Day itinerary · 50.04° N · 13.87° E
Křivoklát in a day from Prague, a royal castle in the forest and the train that follows the Berounka.
Train to Beroun and along the Berounka valley, the castle's long tour with the chapel, dungeons and library, and Czech lunch at the foot of the castle.
Leaving from
Direct flight to Praga fromBarcelona 2 h 30Bilbao 2 h 45Palma de Mallorca 2 h 45Alicante 3 hMadrid 3 hMálaga 3 h 30Sevilla 3 h 30Lanzarote 5 hFuerteventura 5 h 15Gran Canaria 5 h 15
Part of Křivoklát
Add to my trip
Total time8 h
By car1 h each way
TrainPrague – Beroun – Křivoklát, about 2 h
Tour 2300 CZK · 80 min
LunchU Jelena, Wednesday to Sunday
DifficultyEasy
The plan
The day at a glance
Any part can be swapped for another without spoiling the day.
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Leave Prague 45 min by train
from the main station to Beroun
- 45 min by train · regional train towards Rakovník along the Berounka valley
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Křivoklát Castle tour 2, with the library and the Fürstenberg museum
300 CZK · buy the time slot on the castle website
- 5 min on foot
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Restaurace U Jelena
Czech cooking · closed Monday and Tuesday
Hradní 53, 270 23 Křivoklát · +420 313 033 108
Restaurant €€Book - 5 min on foot
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Křivoklát Castle tour 1, the Gothic palaces
if that is not enough: the chapel and the halls again, or the village
- 10 min on foot
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The Berounka valley train, from Beroun to Křivoklát
to the station; sit on the left facing Beroun
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Back home 45 min by train
to Beroun
- 45 min by train · in Prague by about 17:30
Approximate cost
About €20–35 per person
Adds up the activities and meals in the plan at their published prices; travel and accommodation not included.
The route
Křivoklát Castle tour 2, with the library and the Fürstenberg museum
Křivoklát is a Gothic royal castle hidden in the forests of the Berounka, and getting there is already part of the trip: the regional train from Beroun to Rakovník follows the river between crags and iron bridges. This plan brings together the castle's long tour, with the chapel, dungeons and the Fürstenberg library, a Czech lunch at the foot and the return on the same train.
The day, hour by hour
7:50 · Train to Beroun. From the main station, about 45 minutes.
8:40 · The Berounka regional train. Towards Rakovník; you get off at Křivoklát. The village and the castle are ten minutes' walk from the station.
10:00 · Castle tour 2. Eighty minutes with a guide: the silver room, Jan Augusta's prisons, the dungeon, the Gothic chapel, the knights' halls, the library of 50,000 volumes and the Fürstenberg museum.
12:30 · Lunch at U Jelena. Homestyle Czech cooking at the foot of the castle, with a terrace in summer. Closed Monday and Tuesday.
14:15 · More castle or the village. If you want more, tour 1 is shorter; if not, stroll through the village and along the Rakovnický stream.
15:30 · The Berounka train. To the station and back along the valley; in Prague by about 17:30.
With children or in the low season
With children, tour 1 lasts only an hour and has the dungeons; under-6s do not pay. In summer, a canoe trip on the Berounka with Dronte can replace the afternoon. From November to March the castle opens only at weekends: tour 2, from 11:00 to 14:00. Check the website before you leave.
Time1 h 20
Change the route
June to August: paddle down the Berounka by canoe with Dronte instead of the afternoon in the village:
Canoeing on the Berounka between Skryje and Roztoky u Křivoklátu
May to September, to climb the Great Tower:
Křivoklát Castle grand tour, with the walls and the Great Tower
Monday or Tuesday, or with small children:
Hotel Sýkora restaurant
Where to eat
Where to eat?
Lunch is half the plan: book before you set off.
Czech cooking, pizza and burgers, with a children's menu
Hotel Sýkora restaurant
What to order: the menu of the day if you go at midday, or pizza if you are with children.
Lunch and dinner · takeaway orders until 21:30
Map
The stops, in order
With where to park at each one.
What to do
Eat
88 €Stay
Services
Getting there
By car or without one?
When to go
When to go to Křivoklát
May to September, Tuesday to Sunday, with all three tours open. In winter the castle opens only on Saturdays and Sundays, tour 2 from 11:00 to 14:00. U Jelena closes Monday and Tuesday.
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Tips
Worth knowing first
- 1Buy the tour time slot
Groups are of 40 and at weekends they fill up.
- 2Check the day
U Jelena closes Monday and Tuesday and the castle closes on Mondays.
- 3Look out for steam trains
On holidays some special ones leave from Prague.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
How long does it take from Prague to Křivoklát?
About two hours by train, with a change at Beroun; an hour by car.
Which tour should I do?
Tour 2, with the library and the museum.
How much does it cost?
The tour, 300 CZK; lunch, about 300–500 CZK; the train, little.
Is it open in winter?
Yes, on Saturdays and Sundays.
More plans like this
Other days of walking and good food
geocalia.com/en/czechia/krivoklat/itineraries/royal-castle-and-berounka-train
Prices, opening hours and times are approximate: check them before you go. Each place has its own page on Geocalia.