Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic, is a timeless city known for its architectural splendour, fascinating history, and lively atmosphere. Prague river cruises offer a unique and captivating way to explore this enchanting city from the Vltava River. Visitors can enjoy panoramic views of its iconic historic landmarks like Charles Bridge and Prague Castle, learn about its rich history and heritage through informative commentary, and experience its delicious cuisine and vibrant nightlife through onboard meals and entertainment.
Read on to discover your best Prague river cruise options, ticket prices, what to expect, and other information to plan a hassle-free boat tour of the city.
Approximately 430 kilometers (267 miles) long, the Vltava River is the longest in the Czech Republic. It weaves its way through scenic landscapes, charming towns, and historic sites before reaching the capital city of Prague.
This river holds a special place in the city's history and culture. Its tranquil waters have witnessed the city's triumphs, tragedies, and enduring spirit. Over the decades, many of the city's most prominent buildings and architectural gems have been built along the river banks, such as Prague Castle, National Theatre, Rudolfinum, Vyšehrad Castle, Straka Academy, and many more.
There are 18 bridges in Prague city across the Vltava River, the most famous of which is the iconic 14th-century Charles, which is also Europe's oldest stone bridge.
So, step aboard a Vltava river cruise in Prague and let the Vltava weave its magic, taking you on an unforgettable journey through time and beauty.
The cruises are conducted on eco-friendly and sustainable boats to ensure minimal environmental impact. These vessels are powered by hybrid or electric engines, and employ sustainable practices onboard such as waste reduction and no plastic usage.
The 2-Hour Sightseeing Cruise on Vltava River includes a leisurely sail covering all the best Prague landmarks. You have the option of upgrading your tickets to include a buffet lunch, making it ideal for families.
A Prague river cruise dinner is perfect for couples. A sumptuous meal accompanied by live music, set against the backdrop of the beautifully illuminated city, makes for a romantic evening and an unforgettable experience.
A combo sightseeing cruise is a cost-effective way to explore Prague. It includes tickets to one of the city’s prominent attractions, such as Prague Castle or the Astronomical Clock, followed by a boat tour.
Most cruises depart from one of the piers at the Dvořák embankment in the Old Town area. However, some cruises may depart from other places in the city. Make sure to check your ticket for the correct boarding point.
Prague sightseeing cruises typically operate between 10am and 10pm. Lunch cruises usually start at 12 noon, while dinner cruises run from 7pm to 10pm. The Prague evening cruise is available between 8pm and 10pm.
Most Prague sightseeing cruises and evening cruises last for about an hour, offering a quick yet comprehensive tour of the city. Lunch cruises and dinner cruises tend to be longer, around 2 to 3 hours, allowing you to savour your meal.
Yes, the cruises are available throughout the year. However, there might be changes in start timings or schedules depending on the season.
The best time to go on a Prague cruise is during the off-peak season months of April to May and September to October. These months offer the optimal combination of pleasant weather and lower tourist numbers.
You can spot many of Prague’s most prominent landmarks and attractions on a Vltava River cruise including the Charles Bridge, Prague Castle, Vysehrad Castle, the National Theatre, and the Dancing House, among others.
Yes, Prague lunch and dinner cruises typically have vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free options on their menu.
Most sightseeing cruises include audio guides or recorded commentary, while lunch, evening, and dinner cruises generally do not have audio guides.
The bigger cruise boats have onboard restrooms for passengers, however, the smaller boats do not.
Pets are generally not permitted on the vessels except for service dogs. However, dogs with muzzles are allowed on some sightseeing cruises.
Most cruise boats are accessible for wheelchair users and those with mobility issues. However, a cruise boat might be able to accommodate only a limited number of wheelchair users at a time. So, it is best to inform the cruise operator of your requirements when you book your tickets.
My favorite part was the view of the cathedral from the river.
The cruise lasted 45 minutes, and in the end it was more expensive to take the prosecco option than to order directly from the boat. The tour did not allow us to take full advantage of the banks of the Mala Strana.
Just right amount of time! Able to travel up and down the river and see beautiful Prague at night. We got some great pictures!
I neither received nor was I aware that it existed, I don't think so. There was a loudspeaker for the whole ship with some small description but the voice could not be heard and the description was very brief.
It's advertised as an hour - it's just under. Additionally when we went at night due to there being a lot of other party boats on the river with loud music it was hard to hear some of the information about the buildings. But it was a nice experience. Staff were friendly and helpful.
Service was great. Boat ride was great itself as well, audio commentary could be a bit louder, but that might bother some people
A really great route, easy booking and very friendly staff on board. Everything was perfect. The seats on board were also great - seats, standing room, covered and even open air - as required! Highly recommended!
Easy getting on board. We loved this relaxed activity and it was nice to unwind after a busy day of walking around the city.
There was a goid music, view abd drinks)
The waiter pushed me to pay a tip while paying my bill which I found it inappropriate
The experience was okay, it's not very long, but it was still pleasant.
Very nice and relaxing atmosphere on the first floor with bar and good views
The boat trip on the Vltava gave us a different view of beautiful Prague. Absolutely recommendable!
Quiet and comfortable electric boat, good bar service
Good service However, the duration of the cruise is a little short as it is actually 45 minutes.
The food was exceptionally good & the service was top notch ! This was our first trip to Prague & we will definitely be back again & use the Headout out app again. It was very user friendly & so easy to get our tickets. Thank-you, Christine West
This is the second time we have done the dinner boat trip and we are still amazed by the view of Prague from the Vltava River
the location given on the confirmation email is incorrect. We had to run half a mile to get there on time. Sorry but that's insane and so easily avoidable. The mixed drinks were ridiculously weak. We paid 2000 for drinks and not even a slight buzz. The dinner was good but the desserts were terrible- cheesecake and chocolate cake. The live music was really nice but there should have been a speaker on the upper area to enjoy it up there as well.
It was a lovely few hours, good buffet food, good service, I would thoroughly recommend doing this cruise for anybody visiting Prague.
Nice boat trip, fantastic concert. The meal was an all-you-can-eat buffet, very good but with very human behavior. You have to go there to enjoy yourself, consume the drinks without thinking and not get stuck in a narrow mindset, and as a result it's a very nice evening.
The cruise itself was nice either with good food and lovely staff. The most annoying thing is that the directions in the app are not corect!!! It takes you almost 1 km away from the Pier 3 where is the actual meeting point! We almost miss the trip because of that.
Ambience, service, route of the trip
Staff very likeable and overall great experience. Good food and salads to choose from. Weather was nice and good to relax on top of ship after dinner. Nice music and experienced band. Can recommend.
Great staff, very good food and nice atmosphere
The river and monuments, the ambiance
This was the best way to finish an unforgettable day. Food was delicious, the people in the boat were amazing and the views were incredible. Amazing experience!
The route was so nice, but could be cheaper
The guide who gave us the tickets was very kind. In addition, the short introduction was given in Italian.
Well organized, very nice staff, delicious food.
Food was quite average. Too many chairs on table? You can't enter at your place. Questionnaire is carry out badly.
Views of Prague castle during the night time. The table inside the boat was too crowded.
The boat ride back to Prague when the lights are on is a real treat!
A rather mediocre experience. The welcome drink ended up being a shot of Czech alcohol, with no alternative for non-alcohol drinkers. The audio guide was online via a QR code, so there wasn't really a logical sequence of steps to listen to. The buffet was decent, but the tables were rather small and the space cramped. Desserts were of poor quality. An expensive experience for the quality on offer.
Normally the first drink is free but they don't accept ..........................
We only managed to go on the boat trip because it wasn't clear to us how the Prague Castle tour worked (there was no clear information). We went straight to the Castle, believing that the vouchers would be enough to get in - and they weren't.
Prague is very beautiful and rich is history and culture, lots to do, to see, to go. People are friendly and helpful. Me and my girlfriend loved doing the Prague castle, it was amazing, and then the 1 hour boat tour really good too. Easy to use, to book to find. Headout app is very cool, easy to use. 😎
Everything was fine. Very nice staff. Nobody can do anything for the rain ☔️.
Beautiful night. Unbeatable atmosphere and amazing views.
The meet-up was easy, the tickets were just what we needed, and the introduction provided was helpful. Having the tickets purchased ahead of time saved us time standing in line.
Easy to find meeting point , initial explanation effective and very engaging. A bit too much of a queue for entry into the cathedral.
It's very interesting, the only drawback being that the guides don't accompany you. Only a general presentation of the sites in English, which is a shame.
Easy to book at meet guide for tickets. Introduction was brilliant but the audio guides were not detailed enough. They need to align with the numbers in the map provided. Castle grounds are stunning! Better with a guide
A top tip for future visitors . A must-see. No queue. We were there early, if you come later it gets very crowded and is probably less fun. The cathedral is huge inside and out. There's not much inside the other buildings. Everything has been cleared out. So it's more about the architecture of the Gesant complex than the historical furnishings. The Goldgässchen is actually just a shopping street with tourist knick-knacks to buy. To put a pay barrier (turnstile) at the entrance is frankly outrageous. If it's included in the paid ticket, it's ok.
I found the atmosphere here pleasant. Despite the many tourists, the sights were very beautiful. Picking up the ticket worked really well. I think it's a shame that you need the audio guide for information. There are very few signs with information.
Very impressive all things. Good explication for story of Praga, castle and basilical
Very easy and straightforward process and an enthusiastic and knowledgeable guide. Great experience!
A very nice experience, but you should be a good walker. The story is easy to follow and well explained.
The delivery of the tickets was very well organized. The Spanish-speaking guide gave a fantastic historical and cultural introduction with great communication skills. Despite being Portuguese, we understood all the information very well. The guide also gave us very useful information to help us find our way around the Castle. Congratulations, you must continue!
St. Vitus Cathedral was the most impressive, but in general everything in the combined ticket (St. Vitus Cathedral, St. George's Basilica, Golden Lane, Old Royal Palace) was well worth seeing. Although it is a two-day ticket, the Golden Lane, for example, is only accessible once and is not available as a single ticket. However, this is probably due to the fact that admission is free from 17:00, but you have to bear this in mind.
I loved the castle and everything was good organised for the tickets. But the River Cruise was a big disappointment, really not to do
At the initial meeting we were divided into language groups. The guide of our group spoke Spanish and told us quite well all the history and the most relevant things to see. This introduction lasted about 30 minutes.
It was great! The skip-the-line scheme helped. Overall, the tour is long and has its ups and downs, but it's worth it! If you're in Prague, it's a mix of.
Very hard to find support team with tickets as the castle is large and busy. Suggest their umbrellas have Headout printed on them as well as the meeting point being made more specific.
Getting a guide who shared my native language was invaluable. The 15-20 minute explanation of the castle had little tidbits of history and flavor, some great tips (changing of the guard at noon, where to stand, etc) on little must-see spots and some tips for navigating around the castle complex. It was well worth it to have a "professional" explane the whole castle tour process in a way that simply buying the ticket would not have provided. Would highly recommend.
Everything went smoothly. We had the introduction initially planned in English with another French guide. La ruéle d'or is a nugget despite some negative reviews... We were unable to visit the gardens as it was raining heavily.
It was a great experience and it even became better with having a complementary explanation of the tour guides in different languages... Thank you headput ;)
Prague Castle was a highlight of our trip and a rare success in pleasing all five of our kids, ages 12 to 18. With such a wide age range, it’s not easy to find something that keeps everyone engaged, but this place delivered. The older kids appreciated the history and grandeur, while the younger ones enjoyed the changing of the guard and exploring the castle’s hidden corners. The stained glass in St. Vitus Cathedral was absolutely stunning, well worth the visit on its own. Even our teens stopped to admire it and lived the dungeon. It was easy to navigate, family-friendly, and one of the most memorable parts of our time in Prague.
Great booking experience as well as amazing self guided tour. I do recommend visiting here. Keep 3 to 4 hours time to enjoy it.
I booked this thinking I was booking the experience directly with the attraction (Prague Castle). The booking website is intentionally deceptive in order to make you think that - only once I received the email booking confirmation is there any mention of Headout. You end up paying more then if you book directly with the attraction, it's an unnecessary added cost. Audio guide was okay. An app where you can download the content in advance would be better, trying to stream the audio on the gi meant it kept stop starting.
My favorite part was the Golden Lane--loved the tiny houses and shops--and the armory. The kids liked trying to shoot a cross bow.
Great value for money. Excellent exhibitions - especially enjoyed golden row with the crossbow shooting that was unexpected.
Nice tour, but I wasn't equipped to use the audio guide properly. No earphones and poor internet connection. 👍
The signs to control crowd flow for example at the golden line was extremely unclear causing potential hazard going up and down the ramp stairs bidirectional. Noticed a lot of the places signs are either not available / unclear or only in Czech (not even English) that is not quite friendly.
Great food, reasonable prices for cocktails. The event was great is really recommendable for the money. 👍👍👍👍👍
Super singers who set the mood Great food Very friendly staff Beautiful scenery And you can dance ( if you want to)
It was supposed to be a dinner boat trip with a band, but unfortunately we didn't hear any music in the lower part of the ship, despite having an exclusive ticket. Nobody was able to put at least one speaker in our direction. That was disappointing. The food was good and so was the service. There wasn't really a guide, just a list of the sights via app.
For the price of the expensive event, very little was on offer. It was not announced at the beginning what the course of the evening would be. The buffet was opened just as we were driving past the sights. So I left the hot food to take photos. The music was barely audible on the upper front level of the boat and for us on the slightly lower level. The music was not as pleasing and a bit jazzy and there was no opportunity to dance. The glass roof of the boat was completely opened in two places on the upper level on the not-so-warm day and we were glad that we were sitting on the lower level. However, we wanted to listen to the music. We cannot recommend this event. Best regards Doris and Siggi
The event was a disaster. The buffet was placed in such a way, that literally all people on board passed our table multiple times to get their food. This made it impossible for us to talk. The Food buffet was poor and by the time we had our turn, there were only left-overs. Polite questions to the staff's supervisor were disregarded or responded arrogantly. We left the boat still hungy. There was live music on board, which we could not hear, because we had a big queue of people in front of our table. This was a massive tourist trap and completely ruined our night out.
Very well organised, staff were lovely, boat was lovely, music was great and the food was great too.
Absolutely amazing! Great views and fabulous food!
The setting was great, but the service and choice were not. We have no information on the details of the meal, only that it's a buffet and no drinks are included.
really beautiful and romantic, absolutely must do!!!!
Great experience, good food and wine
Beautiful boat, flawless organization, pleasant music for all.
I reality the food was mediocre and the visual experience was really poor as there was not much to see. Compared to a similar experience we had on the Siene there is no comparison. It was expensive for what was offered
We could not sit at the same table with our group, our group as split under the 2 parts of the boat, however when we picked up the tickets it had been said that we were 1 group and we want to sit at the same table.
We booked the Tout with a set menu on the glass-roofed boat. However, we got a small old boat with little view and buffet which would have been much cheaper. mfg Timo Horn
Good service, food and ambience. Live music, a hit.
I see a lot of things and buldings
Good food, very good service
Beautiful boat and nice and good atmosphere on board. Friendly staff who helped us finely.
Unfortunately, I can hardly report anything positive about this boat trip. The audio guide was disappointing: instead of a guided narration, it's just a normal website where you have to click on the sights yourself. The problem with this is that there are more places to choose from than you can actually see, which quickly leads to confusion and it's easy to click on the wrong one. In addition, the texts are often so long that you actually have to move on to the next point before the current one is finished. The information as to whether a point of interest is on the left or right side of the river is also unclear, as it is not clear whether the audio track was recorded upstream or downstream. The waiters on board were unfortunately very pushy and constantly urged us to buy drinks, which disturbed the atmosphere. Another minus point is that the trip is interrupted by a lock, which takes a lot of time and detracts from the enjoyment of the river. The river itself is of course beautiful, but for what is on offer, a relaxing walk along the Vltava would have been just as good. All in all, I had expected more from the boat trip.
Super nice tour, relaxed exploration and getting to know Prague, great crew with super service. Clean boat, relaxed check-in.
Good service, clean boat with a glass roof that lets you enjoy the views and discover the city from another angle, quality and quantity of meals.
Too long queuing for the food. The musical accompaniment (accordion player) was so loud that it was impossible to have a conversation. We spent half the trip in the lock and saw nothing of the Vltava or Prague.
Waiter friendliness and supervision
The boat is magnificent Negative points We spend a lot of time waiting in the lock The waiters are very insistent in pushing consumption. When night falls, the lighting on the boat should be dimmed to take advantage of Prague's bright lights.
Staff was very nice. Everything was very clean and the food tasted good too. It was a shame that most of the time was spent in the lock, so the trip was quite short.
Ballads and visits! The Marriage of Figaro at the opera!
That was a big surprise to us having a boat where we were the only guest. The captin was a beautifull man.
Not worth it bad experience av
It is a nice experience to go through the canal
It was fun to see Prague from the water at sunset. Boat was comfortable, the captain informative and knowledgeable. We enjoyed our cruise.
I loved seeing Prague from the river. The Devil's Channel was really cool to navigate on.
The Devil's Channel was very nice!
Brilliant trip and very informative and friendly captain
You sold me tickets to a cancelled tour and haven't refunded me!
Very informative Good guide Saw a different side of Prague
Nice tour full of explanations
River cruising is very pleasant, especially with these silent electric boats... for the buses, the routes and stops on the internet and the maps are different... getting started was complicated.
Other than the starting location, the Hop on Hop off stops were unmarked and impossible to find, which ruined the experience.
Very convenient to embark and disembark wherever you want! I really liked it. And the translations are excellent in any language you want! Small problem: sometimes, the audio guide used another channel that I hadn't chosen. Apart from that, it was perfect and I totally recommend it!
Audio guide was sporadic and failed several times. I found the seating extremely uncomfortable on both the buses and the river cruise.
Easy to tour around the city using this bus. Rated 4 stars as the coordination between the red and blue routes was not as easy or frequent as I'd prefer.
The signs at the bus stop were not clear enough. It was also not easily possible to find info on bus departure time from this stop from the website, so we had to call the company. For this cost of tickets, we expected information on the audio guide to be much more detailed.
Bit too fast for me and my friend, but we did see all the major stuff. Staff was great, but I wish there were more bathroom breaks.
Did this with my parents—was worried they’d get bored but nope! Guide kept things lively and even cracked a few jokes. Only thing, there was a big school group that slowed us down a bit. Still, saw all the big Prague sights and learned a lot about the city’s crazy past.
Epic way to see Prague in a short time. Guide was a LEGEND, knew all the cool hidden spots. We laughed a lot, learned a ton. Would do again!
Booked for my first day in Prague—smart move! Tour is short but hits all the big stuff. Guide was funny and gave us tips for the rest of the week.
Buses and routes well organized. There is always a guide on board who can also answer questions.
It was all very good! Very nice!
Tour was GREAT, saw everything I wanted. Staff at kiosk helped me find a lost scarf afterwards—legends!
Fantastic! Guide was hilarious, staff was great. Saw all the highlights in just 90 mins.
Great tour! Guide was super knowledgeable, staff was really helpful. Saw all the best spots in Prague.
Loved every minute! Great guide, saw loads. Staff were so helpful.
Fun tour, quick and easy. Guide was engaging and made sure everyone was included.
Tour was nice, guide was friendly. Saw a lot in just 90 mins.
Joined the tour last minute, no probs. Guide was knowledgeable and made sure everyone could follow. Would recommend.
Just fab! Tour was well paced, guide had so much knowledge. Staff at the kiosk were lovely.