Karlštejn Castle

A really beautiful and lovely medieval castle with a rich history. It is quite a walk uphill from the train station or the car park, but it is definitely worth it: the castle is just amazing. You can visit the courtyard for free, but you can enter the castle only with the guided tour. I recommend to buy the tickets in advance, as it is likely they will sell out at least in peak season.

Very beautiful historical place, worth visiting even by train from Prague. We didn’t get inside, good experience to walk around and through the lovely city with souvenirs shops and restaurants.

Tour of CZK300 per person for Charles IV apartment, went on November weekend but wasn’t too crowded (was able to get tickets upon arrival for a tour starting in 10 min). Note chapel is closed in winter and that’s the main attraction here. The tour wasn’t very informative about the history and felt a little rushed - would be okay to skip. The view of castle is very nice on the walk up from village and castle grounds are quite nice too (even the free accessible parts). Took about 45 min-1 hour each way from Prague + 30 min walking between village and castle.

I loved Karlštejn. The castle has an amazing history. Yours are both in English and in Czech. All the staff at the castle was super friendly and we even made friends with the local blacksmith. We had a really lovely time and highly recommend the castle as just outside of Prague adventure.

Love this castle! Went with some family friends when visiting the Czech Republic to visit family. I’ve been in the past as a little kid also and I always love it. It’s beautiful and so fun to explore, really takes you back in time. I recommend if you’re visiting the Czech Republic or a resident! There are also nice walks nearby which I do recommend.

First time doing a level 3 tour (small group of 6, all family members) that allowed us to see the castle in its entirety and on much more personal level. It was about 3 hours long. We had tickets bought in advance, online, no wait to get in.

There is designated paid parking and transport at a cost up to the castle. Although steep at times you can walk through the town and shops up to the castle, we drove up and walked down. There are various guided tours with different sections of the castle. Book in advance to plan your trip if you want to do more than one tour. More shops operate during peak season in summer. A few shops where open, October. Would recommend the Snack Place for something to eat and drink, with a view of the castle and the Antique shop. We did the basic tour.

A beautiful castle (seat of Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV) kept in great condition. There are three excursions of various lengths and prices, we took the shortest, roughly one hour trip. The tour was nice with a lot of interesting historical info told by our kind tour guide Alžbeta.

This one of the nicest castles around Prague. I highly recommend going here to explore and learn about its history . All the tours are guided so you will be assigned a guide which will walk you into every corners in the castle . It's a 50 min drive from Prague but it's so worth it. You can take an Uber from Prague but you won't have much luck getting one back. ( I learned the hard way ) But don't worry there is a train station 15 min walk from there !

Best castle in middle of nowhere ever (for me at least). This is an easy 1 hour trip (40 km) from the prague central station for ~$3. The station is easily accessed by tram, bus or metro which are also cheap ($1). The train station in Karlstejn is about 2 km from the castle. First 0.75 km are flat. Then you hit town and its straight up. Lots of shops and places to eat along the way up and down. Of course pivo but also lots of gelato and pastry shops. Yay. I ate at two czech bistros reviewed separately. The castle itself is amazing! A 55 minute tour was $7.5 which is quite reasonable. English language tour is available as are german and czech ones. You get to tour most of the castle and our awesome tour guide Eva shared the extensive history of the castle and Charles IV. If you are in Prague I highly recommend this as a day trip and a way to escape the tourist crowds at old town. Not that old towns not cool- it is but this was amazing. Tip: use the WC on the train as all WCs in town are not free.

Beautiful castle! Great hike up the hill. There are only guided tours available, this castle would be much easier to go through self guided. The most expensive ticket cost 880, ridiculously expensive for a guided tour by a college student. We got the middle priced ticket. There are only timed options, loads of Czech options, not a lot of English. Despite this, the castle was beautiful and interesting.

I'm not sure what criteria a castle should be reviewed on, but this is a great building perched atop a highly touristed but still appealing little town, very easy to reach from Prague by rail. The inside has changed substantially since Charles's time -- "restored" puts it far too mildly. The guides were informative if heavily rehearsed. The price is a bit high at around 13 USD per person for the basic 45-minute tour in a large group.

The Karlstein Castle is the castle of King Charles. Obviously, due to this reason, it has historical significance. The castle took a long time to build, and the water source of the castle came from a deep well that had water redirected from the river. Due to this fact and to avoid having others poison the river to conquer the castle, legend has it that the king killed all that worked on the castle to keep their mouths shut forever. King Charles married 4 times and had 2 princes. Each time he remarried because his queen died either due to miscarriage or sickness. The Karlstein Castle tour is certainly worth it, but do note that the tour only runs at specific times each day, which means that you may wait a while either due to the group being already too large or you came at a wrong time. The nice walk and view are certain the wait, however!

Karlštejn Castle is located not far from Prague. It is always exciting to visit a grand castle of this magnitude. If you like history as I do, you will be very satisfied with this castle. During the tour, you'll walk on the same floor where a great Bohemian king once did. Tours are in various languages. You'll be taken through most of the interior of this magnificent structure. Highly recommended. I'm sure king Charles the fourth would too.