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Prague Astronomical Clock: Skip The Line Ticket

Take the time to visit this magnificent 15th-century clock

Astronomical Clock
Open today: 09:00 - 22:00
Provider:
Get Prague Guide Michal Vesely
Registered address: Get Prague Guide Michal Veselý, 120 00, Prague, CZ
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Duration: 20mins
Skip the line
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Smartphone tickets accepted

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What's included

Skip-the-line access to the clock tower
Short intro in English on the history of the venue
Audioguide (if selected)

What's not included

Guided tour

Important information

* Make sure to be at the meeting point 10 minutes before the start of your visit * This ticket does not include a full guided tour, only an introductory presentation before you enter the venue

Meeting point

Get Prague Office, Maiselova 5, 110 00, Prague

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The online guide is available in English, German, Italian, French, Spanish, and Czech language.

  • Get a short introduction in English to the history, significance, and meaning of this remarkable piece of medieval engineering
  • See the famous 600-year-old astronomical clock on your own and skip the long lines to get into its tower
  • Get spectacular views of the City of a Thousand Spires from the top

Waiting in line to visit a clock is a paradox of wasted time folding in upon itself. This skip-the-line ticket gets you right in, so you can visit the Gothic clock tower and see the insides of the world's oldest operational astronomical clock.

Meet your assistant at the Get Prague Guide office to pick up your tickets. While picking up the tickets you'll have a 20-minute introduction about the history and main information on the tower, so once you get there it will feel like you know the place.

Then, visit the clock on your own. Every hour two small trapdoors open and the twelve apostles march out to tell their stories. The Grim Reaper also rings a bell, checking to see whose time has come (unsurprisingly, everyone shakes their heads 'no').

There are also planetary motion, the zodiac and more on the clock - and 75% of its parts are original, like 'from-the-15th-century' original.

You'll get to skip the lines and take the stairs or an elevator up the tower. From there you'll have amazing views over the Old Town Square and the rest of Prague's Old Town.

On your way back down, you can think on the staying power of this clock. It's an appropriate occasion to call to mind the words of English essayist Henry Austin Dobson:

Time goes, you say? Ah no! Alas, Time stays, we go.

That ought to encourage you to make the most of your time in Prague.

Insider tip

  • Go to the office of GET PRAGUE GUIDE at Maiselova 5, 110 00, Prague 1
  • You can recognize the ticketing office by the blue-white umbrella logo
  • Show your smartphone voucher to the staff at the meeting point
  • Please be on time, the representative will hold the ticket for max. of 15 minutes after the starting time
Astronomical Clock
Saturday 09:00 - 22:00
Sunday 09:00 - 22:00
Monday Closed
Tuesday 09:00 - 22:00
Wednesday 09:00 - 22:00
Thursday 09:00 - 22:00
Friday 09:00 - 22:00
  • Cancellation is possible until 3 hours before your visit date.
  • Rescheduling is possible until 3 hours before your visit date.

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Rebecca,  United Kingdom United Kingdom
29 Nov 2023
Excellent
English speaking tour guide, very informative and easy to understand
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Rita,  France France
18 Aug 2023
Good
Our guide told us some stories and info about Prague and the center of town, the astronomical clock, gave us our ticket to enter the town hall without queuing and told us where to enter and how to...
Our guide told us some stories and info about Prague and the center of town, the astronomical clock, gave us our ticket to enter the town hall without queuing and told us where to enter and how to make the most of our visit. It was fun!
However, keep this in mind: This "skip the line" experience here could be worth it or not, depending on several factors that you can / can't anticipate: - If the front desk queue at the town hall building isn't too long, then it's not worth adding 8eur or so per person to get the ticket beforehand and get a bit more explanation before entering. But if the queue is gigantic, it's worth it. Unfortunately, you can't know this beforehand. - If you want to go in, explore on ur own, climb the stairs to the tower, then yes, this is worth it. But if you want to book a spot for a guided tour inside the building (included in the price of the ticket) or buy extra tickets for the tower elevator, then you still have to queue, because those can't be done online. Only at the front desk, with the rest of the people who don't have an entry ticket.
When we did this tour, the queue wasn't too long, and we entered the building with tickets, so we were able to skip most of the line. But when we asked about the guided tour and elevator tickets, we were told we had to wait in line, so we kind of joined the queue in the middle. So we saved a bit of time, but still had to wait a bit.
Other than that, I definitely recommend taking the guided tour inside the town hall. It takes you through the undergrounds too (which you can't access on your own), you learn a lot, and it gives you a different perspective on what you're seeing.
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Anonymous
20 Aug 2023
Excellent
Guide was very informative. We enjoyed the experience.
Prague Astronomical Clock: Skip The Line

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