--- title: "Cesky Krumlov Travel Guide | Weather, Tips and Tours | Tourpublish" description: "Cesky Krumlov travel guide with live conditions, transport tips, local knowledge and bookable castle, old town and Vltava rafting experiences." canonical: https://tourpublish.com/destinations/czechia/cesky-krumlov last_updated: 2026-10-16 content_type: page publisher: Tourpublish SIA --- > Cesky Krumlov travel guide with live conditions, transport tips, local knowledge and bookable castle, old town and Vltava rafting experiences. Tourpublish is the publishing layer above your reservation system, not a reservation platform. Every tour operator should be able to publish everywhere from one place. [Image: Cesky Krumlov old town and river bend] # Cesky Krumlov A medieval town wrapped inside a bend of the Vltava, under a painted castle tower. Photo: [Pudelek (Marcin Szala)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%C4%8Cesk%C3%BD_Krumlov_(Krummau)_-_panorama_-_old_city.JPG) (CC BY-SA 3.0) Currency Czech koruna (CZK) 1 USD = 22 CZK Emergency number 150 112 / 155 / 156 / 158 also works Advisory level Normal precautions U.S. Department of State and 2 other governments Language Czech, Slovak Local transport Walking Old town is car free Yellow Wind Warning issued for Czechia - Kraj Vysočina Moderate Wind Related Impact · Area: Kraj Vysočina · From 2026-10-08T18:00:00+00:00 · until 2026-10-08T23:59:59+00:00 [MeteoAlarm (EUMETNET)](https://meteoalarm.org/en/live/region/CZ) Yellow Wind Warning issued for Czechia - Liberecký kraj (Frýdlant) Moderate Wind Related Impact · Area: Liberecký kraj (Frýdlant) · From 2026-10-01T07:55:31+00:00 · until 2026-10-01T09:59:59+00:00 [MeteoAlarm (EUMETNET)](https://meteoalarm.org/en/live/region/CZ) Yellow Wind Warning issued for Czechia - Liberecký kraj (Frýdlant) Moderate Wind Related Impact · Area: Liberecký kraj (Frýdlant) · From 2026-09-30T07:46:47+00:00 · until 2026-10-01T09:59:59+00:00 [MeteoAlarm (EUMETNET)](https://meteoalarm.org/en/live/region/CZ) ## Good to know You can travel without a visa to the Schengen area, which includes Czechia, for up to 90 days in any 180-day period… [UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/czechia/entry-requirements) Czechia follows Schengen area rules. Your passport must: have a ‘date of issue’ less than 10 years before the date you arrive – if you renewed your passport before 1 October 2018, it might have a date of issue that is more than 10 years ag… [UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/czechia/entry-requirements) The European Union’s (EU) new Entry/Exit System (EES) is now being implemented across the Schengen area… [UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/czechia/entry-requirements) There are strict rules about goods that can be brought into and taken out of Czechia. You must declare anything that may be prohibited or subject to tax or duty… [UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/czechia/entry-requirements) Exercise normal security precautions. Latest change: The Health section was updated - travel health information (Public Health Agency of Canada). [Government of Canada - Travel Advice](https://travel.gc.ca/destinations/czechia) Tschechische Republik: Reise- und Sicherheitshinweise [German Federal Foreign Office](https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/de/ReiseUndSicherheit/210456) Direct buses from Prague take about three hours, and from Ceske Budejovice around 45 minutes. Day trippers arrive from 10am to 4pm. Staying one night gives you the town almost to yourself. Castle interiors are guided tours only, on fixed timings. The tower and grounds can be visited independently. Canoe and raft trips run the river through town from spring to early autumn and are the local summer activity. Cars are kept out of the old town. Use the paid lots on the edge and walk in. ## Local knowledge Contributed by guides, operators and creators on the ground. Community advice, kept separate from official sources. Stay the night in Krumlov The coaches leave around four. After that the old town is quiet, the restaurants have tables and the castle is floodlit. Tour operator Vltava River Tours ## Frequently asked questions It can be at three hours each way, but an overnight stay is far better because the crowds leave at teatime. One full day and one night covers the castle, old town and a river trip. In summer yes. English language tours have limited slots and sell out by midday. Yes, and it is very quiet. Some attractions close from November to March, so check opening dates. There are strict rules about goods that can be brought into and taken out of Czechia. You must declare anything that may be prohibited or subject to tax or duty. Source: UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office. U.S. Department of State currently advises normal precautions (level 1 of 4). Advice differs slightly between governments, so check your own country's advisory before you travel. For tour operators ## Run tours in Cesky Krumlov? Publish them everywhere from one place. Tourpublish takes the tours already in your reservation system and publishes them to your website, social channels, messaging apps, AI assistants and marketplaces. - [Best tour operator software compared](https://tourpublish.com/best-tour-operator-software) - [How Tourpublish works](https://tourpublish.com/product) Sources and freshness Travel information last reviewed 16 October 2026. Compiled from [European Commission Newsroom](https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/api/rss?language=en) , [IATA Timatic](https://api.iata.org/timatic/v2) , [Open-Meteo](https://api.open-meteo.com/v1/forecast) and Tourpublish Travel Intelligence . Always confirm entry rules and safety guidance with official government sources before you travel. Advisories, entry rules and alerts apply to Czechia as a whole. Aggregated from official sources. Content is never rewritten - always display the publisher, publication time and original source link. Photography: [Pudelek (Marcin Szala)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%C4%8Cesk%C3%BD_Krumlov_(Krummau)_-_panorama_-_old_city.JPG) (CC BY-SA 3.0) ; [Jakub Hałun](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Castle_tower_in_%C4%8Cesk%C3%BD_Krumlov,_20250504_1311_8882.jpg) (CC BY 4.0) ; [Tadeáš Gregor](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vltava_river_below_%C4%8Cesk%C3%BD_Krumlov,_spring_morning.jpg) (CC BY-SA 4.0) . ## Structured data ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Organization","name":"Tourpublish","url":"https://tourpublish.com","logo":"https://tourpublish.com/icon-512.png","sameAs":["https://www.linkedin.com/company/tourpublish","https://www.klnk.tv","https://klnk.to"]} ``` ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"WebSite","name":"Tourpublish","url":"https://tourpublish.com"} ``` ```json 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