Košíře
Košíře is a district of Prague, part of the municipal area Prague 5.
Košíře is a district of Prague, part of the municipal area Prague 5. It is situated in the valley of the Motol brook between the districts Smíchov and Motol. Košíře became a town in 1896 and was joined onto Prague in 1921.
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Worth seeing in and around Košíře
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Charles University
Charles University, also known historically as the University of Prague, is the largest university in the Czech Republic. It is one of the oldest universities in the world in continuous operation and the third oldest university north of the Alps.
3.6 km · oldest and largest university in the Czech Republic · Wikipedia - 02Prague Castle
Prague Castle is a castle complex in Prague, Czech Republic serving as the official residence and workplace of the president of the Czech Republic. Built in the 9th century, the castle has long served as the seat of power for kings of Bohemia, Holy Roman emperors, and presidents of Czechoslovakia.
3.5 km · castle complex in Prague, Czech Republic, dating from the 9th century · Wikipedia - 03Charles Bridge
Charles Bridge is a medieval stone arch bridge that crosses the Vltava river in Prague, Czech Republic. Its construction started in 1357 under the auspices of King Charles IV, and finished in the early 15th century.
3.9 km · bridge in Prague, Czech Republic · Wikipedia - 04St. Vitus Cathedral
The Metropolitan Cathedral of Saints Vitus, Wenceslaus and Adalbert is a Catholic metropolitan cathedral in Prague, and the seat of the Archbishop of Prague. Until 1997, the cathedral was dedicated only to Saint Vitus, and is still commonly named only as St.
3.6 km · Roman Catholic cathedral in Prague · Wikipedia - 05Dancing House
The Dancing House, or Ginger and Fred, is the nickname given to the Nationale-Nederlanden building on the Rašínovo nábřeží in Prague, Czech Republic. It was designed by the Croatian-Czech architect Vlado Milunić in cooperation with Canadian-American architect Frank Gehry on a vacant riverfront plot.
3.5 km · building in Prague, Czech Republic · Wikipedia - 06Vyšehrad
Vyšehrad is a historic fort in Prague, Czech Republic, just over 3 km southeast of Prague Castle, on the east bank of the Vltava River. It was likely founded in the 10th century.
3.5 km · historic fort in Prague · Wikipedia - 07National Theatre
The National Theatre is a historic opera house in Prague, Czech Republic. It is known as the alma mater of Czech opera, and as the national monument of Czech history and art.
3.7 km · Czech theatre institution in Prague · Wikipedia - 08Strahov Monastery
Strahov Monastery is a Premonstratensian abbey founded in 1143 by Jindřich Zdík, Bishop John of Prague, and Vladislaus II, Duke of Bohemia. It is located in Strahov, Prague, Czech Republic.
2.7 km · church complex in Prague · Wikipedia - 09Petřín
Petřín is a hill in the centre of Prague, Czech Republic. It rises 327 m above sea level and some 130 m above the left bank of the Vltava River.
2.6 km · mountain · Wikipedia - 10St. George's Basilica
St. George's Basilica (Czech: Bazilika sv.
3.7 km · church in Prague, Czech Republic · Wikipedia
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Getting to Košíře
- Airports
- Václav Havel Prague (PRG), 9 km · Pardubice (PED), 98 km · Karlovy Vary (KLV), 105 km
- Stations
- Nové Butovice, 2.1 km · Karlovo náměstí, 3.7 km · Radlická, 1.7 km · Jinonice, 1.3 km · Anděl, 2.6 km
- Pardubice → Košíře101 km · quickest by road, 2h 20m · Kč175–235
- Karlovy Vary → Košíře108 km · quickest by road, 2h 15m · Kč165–220
- České Budějovice → Košíře122 km · quickest by road, 2h 22m · Kč210–280
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Košíře
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Košíře. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get aroundThe historic center consists largely of cobblestone streets, so wearing comfortable walking shoes is highly recommended." (2024)]] around Prague consists of three metro lines (, , ), over twenty tram lines (numbered 1–31 & 91–99 for night trams), trolleybuses (numbered 51–59), buses (3-digit numbers), ferries, a few train lines (numbered S1, S2, S49,…), all using the same time tickets.
- Get aroundThese tickets may be of interest to visitors (new prices from Jan 2026): 39 (36 in app) Kč – full ticket: 30 minutes (transfers allowed), not valid on the Petřín funicular 50 (46) Kč – full ticket: 90 minutes (transfers allowed), not valid on the Petřín funicular 150 (140) Kč – 24-hour ticket, 350 (340) Kč – 3-day ticket (72 hours) 315 (288) Kč - 24-hour ticket for all zones of PID (Prague integrated transport system) - covering all urban and suburban transport in Prague and Central Bohemian Region All tickets are approx.
- Get aroundValidate your paper ticket by slipping it into one of the validators (ticket yellow boxes in the tram, bus, trolleybus, ferry or metro entrance), as soon as you board.
- Get aroundIn the metro, on the S-trains and on the funicular, the validators are in stations instead of the vehicles.
- Get aroundEvery 15 minutes a funicular runs to the top of Petřín Hill.
From Wikivoyage: Prague, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.
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Next door to Košíře
Košíře is 4 km from Prague, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Malá Strananeighborhood of Prague3.5 km
- Hradčanydistrict of Prague3.3 km
- Prague 1administrative district, municipal district and municipal part of Prague3.8 km
- Smíchovdistrict of Prague since 19222.9 km
- Prague 2administrative district, municipal district and municipal part of Prague3.5 km
- Petřín funicularfunicular railway in the Czech capital city of Prague2.9 km