Old Town to Prague Castle: free self-guided walking tour
Quick answer. A free self-guided walking tour from the Old Town to Prague Castle: 3 stops, about 2.0 km, about 25 minutes of walking plus about 20 minutes of listening. Start in Old Town Square, where the Astronomical Clock has kept time since 1410 and 27 white crosses in the paving mark the executions of 1621. Cross the Vltava on Charles Bridge, commissioned by Charles IV in 1357 and lined with 30 statues. Climb to Prague Castle, the largest ancient castle complex in the world according to Guinness, where St Vitus Cathedral took from 1344 to 1929 to complete.
- Stops:
- 3
- Distance:
- about 2.0 km
- Walking:
- about 25 min
- Listening:
- about 20 min
Old Town to Prague Castle: how long does the walk take?
About 45 minutes in all: about 25 minutes on foot over about 2.0 km, plus about 20 minutes of audio at the 3 stops. Time inside the sites is extra.
Old Town to Prague Castle: in what order should you visit the stops?
Follow the stops in this order: Old Town, Charles Bridge, and Prague Castle. The longest stretch between two stops is about 1.5 km, about 20 min on foot.
Route and map
Navigate with Google Maps, listen with Mappu: the stories keep playing while you follow the route.
Opens Google Maps with walking directions through every stop.
Stop 1
The two 80-metre Gothic towers of the Týn Church are not identical: the sturdier one on the right is Adam, the one on the left Eve.
about 7 min of audio
Next stop: Charles Bridge · about 0.5 km, about 7 min on foot
Stop 2
For centuries it was simply the Stone Bridge or the Prague Bridge; it only received the name Charles Bridge in 1870.
about 6 min of audio
Next stop: Prague Castle · about 1.5 km, about 20 min on foot
Stop 3
In 1618 Bohemian noblemen threw two imperial governors out of a window of the Old Royal Palace, sparking the Thirty Years’ War.
about 7 min of audio
The stop stories are AI-generated audio guides and can contain mistakes. Check opening hours and tickets on the official sites.
How does this self-guided walking tour work?
The audio guides on this page stay free: open any stop to listen in your browser.
Walk Mode uses your location to narrate places as you walk. It opens in the Mappu app at the first stop, Old Town. Your first walk is free for three stops with a free Mappu account.
Walk Mode: 2 hours for 50 credits (€4.99 Starter pack)
Self-guided audio walk. No guide accompanies you. Not affiliated with the sites.
Before you go
- Check opening hours, tickets and access on each site’s official page before you go.
- Distances and times are estimates: the walking route between stops, from OpenStreetMap, at 4.5 km/h. Your route on the street may differ.
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Route checked by Mappu on October 21, 2026. Stop descriptions come from each place’s published Mappu audio guide. Mappu is a Fenutech product.