# Day trip to Křivoklát from Prague: the royal castle and the Berounka train

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.

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/czechia/krivoklat/itineraries/royal-castle-and-berounka-train · Revisado: 2026-11-12

## El día
- 07:50 · Salida: 45 min by train (from the main station to Beroun)
  - 45 min by train (regional train towards Rakovník along the Berounka valley)
- 10:00 · 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
- 12:30 · Restaurace U Jelena (Czech cooking · closed Monday and Tuesday) · Restaurace U Jelena, €€
  - 5 min on foot
- 14:15 · 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
- 15:30 · The Berounka valley train, from Beroun to Křivoklát (to the station; sit on the left facing Beroun)
- 15:45 · Vuelta: 45 min by train (to Beroun)
  - 45 min by train (in Prague by about 17:30)

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.

## Cómo llegar

### Car-free
Train to Beroun and regional train towards Rakovník, about 2 hours in all.

### By car
About 55 km along the D6 or along the D5 and Beroun, an hour. You park in the village.

## Consejos

### Buy the tour time slot
Groups are of 40 and at weekends they fill up.

### Check the day
U Jelena closes Monday and Tuesday and the castle closes on Mondays.

### Look out for steam trains
On holidays some special ones leave from Prague.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### 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.