Prague Castle: Tickets, Tips, and How to Skip the Line

Prague Castle sells three different circuit tickets, each covering a different combination of interiors. Circuit B covers the highlights (cathedral, palace, basilica, Golden Lane) and is the right choice for most first visits.

Tickets are sold at the info centers inside the second and third courtyards — buy them as early in the day as possible, since the queue grows fast after 10am.

A guided skip-the-line tour bypasses this entirely and adds context you won't get from a ticket alone — worth the difference in cost if your time in Prague is limited.

Security screening at the entrance is airport-style — arrive with bags empty of anything you wouldn't take on a flight.