# Day trip to Plzeň from Prague: Pilsner Urquell brewery, tunnels and St Bartholomew's tower

An hour and a half by train from Prague, the Pilsner Urquell brewery with a tasting in the cellars, lunch in the brewery's own restaurant, tunnels beneath the old town and the tallest church tower in the country.

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/czechia/pilsen/itineraries/pilsner-urquell-and-tunnels-from-prague · Revisado: 2026-11-12

## El día
- 08:30 · Salida: 1 h 30 by train (from Prague main station · you arrive in Plzeň around 10:00)
- 10:30 · Tour of the Pilsner Urquell brewery with unfiltered beer in the cellars (Plzeňský Prazdroj · 430 CZK · time slot bought at prazdrojvisit.cz · bring a jacket) · Plzeňský Prazdroj (Pilsner Urquell), From €430 adult
  - 3 min on foot
- 12:30 · Hospoda Na Spilce (inside the brewery · open daily from 11:00) · Hospoda Na Spilce, €€
  - 15 min on foot
- 14:30 · Plzeň historical underground, the tunnels beneath the old town (250 CZK · book on the same website)
  - 5 min on foot
- 15:45 · Cathedral of St Bartholomew and the tallest church tower in Czechia (almost 300 steps)
  - 5 min on foot
- 16:45 · Great Synagogue of Plzeň, the third largest in Europe (Sunday to Thursday until 17:00)
- 17:30 · Vuelta: 1 h 30 by train (from Plzeň hlavní nádraží)
  - 15 min by metro
- 19:30 · Pivovar U Fleků, en Prague (back in Prague, dinner with the house 13° dark beer · open until 23:00) · Pivovar U Fleků, €€

Plzeň is the beer day trip from Prague, but not only that. This plan starts at the brewery where pilsner was born in 1842, with an unfiltered glass in the cellars, eats at the brewery's own restaurant and spends the afternoon in the centre: the tunnels beneath the old town, the tallest church tower in the Czech Republic and one of the largest synagogues in the world.

## The day, hour by hour

8:30 · Train from Prague. About an hour and a half from the main station to Plzeň hlavní nádraží.

10:30 · Pilsner Urquell brewery. Ten minutes' walk from the station. About 100 minutes: the brewing, the brew house and the cellars at 5 °C, with unfiltered, unpasteurised beer for over-18s. If there is no tour in Spanish, use the SmartGuide app.

12:30 · Lunch at Na Spilce. The brewery's own restaurant, with modern Czech cooking. Book at weekends.

14:30 · Historic underground. An hour through the cellars and passages beneath the old town, at a cool temperature.

15:45 · St Bartholomew's tower. Almost 300 steps up to the gallery of the 102-metre tower, on Republic Square.

16:45 · Great Synagogue. Five minutes from the square; open Sunday to Thursday.

17:30 · Return. Train to Prague; you arrive around seven.

19:30 · Dinner at U Fleků. Back in Prague, the Nové Město brewery that has been making its 13° dark beer for more than five hundred years. Open until 23:00.

## With children

Swap the brewery for Techmania, the science centre in the former Škoda halls, where they can spend the morning. Almost everyone likes the underground. The tower is best from about age 8.

## Cómo llegar

### Car-free
Train from Praha hlavní nádraží, about an hour and a half. In Plzeň, on foot and by tram.

### By car
About 90 km along the D5 motorway, around an hour. Park outside the historic centre. You can stop at Karlštejn on the way.

## Consejos

### Buy the brewery with a time slot
The tours fill up in season.

### Bring a jacket
The cellars are at about 5 °C.

### If you drink, do not drive
In the Czech Republic the drink-driving limit is zero: go by train.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### How long does it take from Prague to Plzeň?
About an hour and a half by train; an hour by car.

### Is there a tour in Spanish?
If there is no tour in Spanish, the SmartGuide app gives the tour in Spanish.

### How much does the day cost?
About 840 CZK in tickets (brewery, underground and tower), plus the train and lunch.

### Can children go to the brewery?
Yes, with an adult and without the tasting; with small children, Techmania is better.