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Libeň

Libeň is a cadastral area and district of Prague, Czech Republic.

Libeň
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The place

Libeň is a cadastral area and district of Prague, Czech Republic. It was incorporated into Prague in 1901.

Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What is there

Worth seeing in and around Libeň

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.

  1. 01
    National Gallery Prague

    The National Gallery Prague, formerly the National Gallery in Prague, is a state-owned art gallery in Prague, which manages the largest collection of art in the Czech Republic and presents masterpieces of Czech and international fine art in permanent and temporary exhibitions. The collections of the gallery are not housed in a single building, but are presented in a number of historic structures within the city of Prague, as well as other places.

    2.9 km · art museum in Prague, Czechia · Wikipedia
  2. 02
    Faculty of Humanities, Charles University

    The Faculty of Humanities, Charles University is a faculty of Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic. Located in Libeň, Prague 8, the faculty has about 220 internal employers and 3250 students.

    2.1 km · Faculty of Charles University · Wikipedia
  3. 03
    O₂ arena

    O2 Arena is a multi-purpose arena, in Prague, Czech Republic. It is home to HC Sparta Prague of the Czech Extraliga and is the third-largest ice hockey arena in Europe.

    1.9 km · Multi-purpose arena in Prague, Czechia · Wikipedia
  4. 04
    Žižkov Television Tower

    The Žižkov Television Tower is a transmitter tower built in Prague between 1985 and 1992. Designed by the architect Václav Aulický and the structural engineer Jiří Kozák, it stands high above the city's traditional skyline from its position on top of a hill in the district of Žižkov, from which it takes its name.

    3.7 km · TV tower in Prague, Czech Republic · Wikipedia
  5. 05
    Prague University of Economics and Business

    The Prague University of Economics and Business is an economics and business-oriented public university located in Prague, Czech Republic. It is the largest university in the field of economics, business and information technology in the Czech Republic, with 14,000 students across its bachelor, master, doctoral and MBA programs.

    3.7 km · Public university in Prague · Wikipedia
  6. 06
    Academy of Fine Arts, Prague

    The Academy of Fine Arts in Prague is an art college in Prague, Czech Republic. Founded in 1799, it is the oldest art college in the country.

    3.4 km · Art college in Prague, Czech Republic · Wikipedia
  7. 07
    Church of the Most Sacred Heart of Our Lord

    The Church of the Most Sacred Heart of Our Lord is a Roman Catholic church at Jiřího z Poděbrad Square in Prague's Vinohrady district. It was built between 1929 and 1932 and designed by the Slovene architect Jože Plečnik.

    4 km · Roman Catholic church in Prague · Wikipedia
  8. 08
    National Technical Museum

    The National Technical Museum in Prague is the largest institution dedicated to preserving information and artifacts related to the history of technology in the Czech Republic. The museum has large exhibits representing approximately 15% of its total collection.

    3.6 km · Czech museum organization · Wikipedia
  9. 09
    Sportovní hala Fortuna

    Sportovní hala Fortuna is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Prague, Czech Republic, whose naming rights are currently leased to Czech betting company Fortuna. It opened in 1962 with a capacity of 18,500.

    2.7 km · multi-purpose indoor arena in Prague, Czech Republic · Wikipedia
  10. 10
    National Monument in Vitkov

    The National Monument at Vítkov on top of Vítkov Hill in Prague's Žižkov district is one of the most important buildings commemorating the Czech statehood. It includes the third-largest bronze rider statue in the world, of Jan Žižka, who defeated the Catholic forces led by King Sigismund in 1420 at the Battle of Vítkov Hill.

    3 km · War memorial in Prague · Wikipedia

Ranked by the number of language editions of Wikipedia with an article on each, from Wikidata; the sentences are the openings of those articles, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Go there

Getting to Libeň

Airports
Václav Havel Prague (PRG), 15 km · Pardubice (PED), 91 km · Karlovy Vary (KLV), 111 km
Stations
Ládví, 1.7 km · Florenc, 3.2 km · Želivského, 3.7 km · Flora, 3.8 km · Letňany, 3.5 km
  • Pardubice → Libeň
    93 km · quickest by road, 1h 59m · Kč155–205
  • Karlovy Vary → Libeň
    115 km · quickest by road, 2h 30m · Kč175–235
  • České Budějovice → Libeň
    126 km · quickest by road, 2h 22m · Kč205–270
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Not yet researched

No local-transport research exists yet for Libeň

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 Libeň. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

What Wikivoyage says about moving around
  • 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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Around it

Next door to Libeň

Libeň is 4 km from Prague, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.

  • Žižkovurban district of Prague2.8 km
  • Holešovicedistrict of Prague2.7 km
  • Prague 3administrative district, municipal district and municipal part of Prague3.2 km
  • Karlínneighborhood of Prague, Czech Republic, formerly an independent town2.8 km
  • Prague 9administrative district and municipal part of Prague2.2 km
  • Vysočanyneighborhood in Prague1.8 km