Turn the wasted travel day into the highlight of your trip with stops at the UNESCO listed Regensburg, Pilsen Old Town and Karlštejn Castle on your journey from Munich to Prague.
This is the best way to get from Munich to Prague. Sarka (pronounced “sharka”) is an excellent driver and tour guide. We got a solid introduction to the Czech Republic before we even crossed the border from Germany.
This tour offers hotel pick-up for private bookings. You will be picked up from your hotel, apartment, or any other pick-up point accessible by car. Please check the "Meeting Point" section for open group tour departures.
We learn about the legends of the gorgeous UNESCO World Heritage Old Town of Regensburg.
What we'll do
We will walk through Regensburg’s charming Old Town and take a look at its famous St Peter’s Cathedral . As you wander around the city you can sense the history surrounding you. We cross the Stone Bridge - medieval bridge that for a long time was the only way to cross the Danube here. Everywhere you turn you will find beautiful views of the Regensburg Old Town.
About Regensburg
Regensburg is in a very strategic location. Here three rivers meet - the Danube, Naab, and Regen. Before modern times crossing big rivers was a complicated matter. In the 12th century a stone bridge was built across the Danube in Regensburg. This made the city even more important bringing wealth through trade. Luckily the Old Town took little damage in the Second World War and is today under UNESCO World Heritage protection.
Welcome to the birthplace of world famous Pilsner beer. We take a walk on the historic streets of Pilsen Old Town and visit the Brewery Museum.
What we'll do
During the tour we visit the Brewery Museum to learn more about the making of beer and why it is so important for Czechs. Pilsen city also has a charming Old Town with the beautiful St Bartholomew Cathedral , Town Hall , and the stunning Great Synagogue that you will see as we walk around in Pilsen. You will have a chance to taste Pilsner Urquell , the world famous beer during lunch (not included).
About Pilsen
Pilsen is Czech Republic’s fourth largest city with a population of about 170 000 people. Growing around a castle, Pilsen becomes a city in the 13th century. The city grows in importance in the 19th century when many important industries are founded here during industrialization of the Austria-Hungarian Empire. Most famous of them is Škoda Works. Today Pilsen’s fame comes from its beer - Pilsner Urquell, its brewery was also founded in the 19th century.
We walk up to Karlštejn Castle, one of the most famous castles of Czech Republic.
What we'll do
During the tour we walk up the hill to Karlštejn Castle ’s courtyard. The castle is built on top of a steep hill and hidden from sight as you approach it until it suddenly towers high above you. There is also a little village that surrounds the hill, you’ll walk through it as you climb up towards the castle. The main road up to the castle is lined with little shops and cafes giving a great chance to make small stops on your way. From the top of the hill you’ll have great views to the surrounding area.
About Karlštejn Castle
Karlštejn Castle was built by the Czech king and Holy Roman emperor Charles IV as a place to store the royal treasures, collections of holy relics, and the crown jewels. Built in the 14th century Karlštejn Castle is one of the most important and famous castles in Czech Republic. Entering the castle’s courtyard is like stepping back in time.
This tour offers hotel drop-off for private bookings. Please provide your preferred drop-off location when making the booking.
If you book the open group tour then the drop-off is in front of EMA Espresso Bar in Prague center (Na Florenci street 1420/3, Prague).
Want to personalize this trip? When booking a private transfer, tell us your itinerary and start time preferences and we'll do everything we can to accomodate your request. Note: open group tours cannot be customized.
What a great way to get to Prague!! Martin was a fantastic driver and guide!
We were travelling from Munich and was looking for the most worthwhile way to go to Prague. The flights are not even a consideration given that the 50-minute Lufthansa flight was around 130+ GBP per person, and you only ever see the inside of an airport and an airplane. The Deutsch Bahn was around 32GBP per person but you stay 4hours in a train, you don't really get off it to sight-see. SideTrip Tours was the most reasonable way to go to Prague from Munich for our group. We were 4 adults and I booked the private tour which cost me 500euros. Hotel pickup and drop off is only available for Private bookings so be sure to read the website properly. The Munich-Prague trip stopped in Regensburg, Pilsen, and Karlštejn Castle which were all lovely. Veronika, our guide, she was late due to the Munich traffic but it was not the end of the world, she called me to inform me so it was all good. She was also a safe driver, I didn't get dizzy or anything, and I actually slept like a baby when we were in the motorways so good job. Unfortunately, we travelled on a Monday so we didn't really see the inside of Karlstejn Castle but the view was amazing and we had a coffee in the town near the castle. The lovely autumn colours were showing in the trees it was amazing. The support from Ulane and the sidetrip team were on point all throughout, they were easily contactable and very responsive to emails which I liked. My parents enjoyed this experience and they were comfortable too so I can only sing praises for this company / tour. Thank you.
We had a great time on this tour. Our Tour guide was amazing and flexible with us. It was a really fun way to get from one spot to another while seeing the sites along the way. I would definitely recommend this tour to anyone making the journey from Munich to Prague.
This tour offers hotel pick-up for private bookings only. You will be picked up from your hotel, apartment, or any other pick-up point accessible by car. Please provide your preferred pick-up location when making the booking.
If you have booked an open group tour, then hotel pickup is not available. The meeting point is in front of Maredo Steak House (Rindemarkt 5, Munich) near Marienplatz. Look out for a minivan with Sidetrip logo. Our guide will meet you at the marked meeting point.
This tour offers hotel drop-off for private bookings only. Please provide your preferred drop-off location when making the booking.
If you book the open group tour then the drop-off is in front of EMA Espresso Bar in Prague center (Na Florenci street 1420/3, Prague).
Yes, this is a one-way tour ending in Prague. Please note that the tour does not take you back to Munich.
Hotel pick-up and drop-off are only available when booking this tour as a private tour for a single group. Open group tours have a fixed meeting point and drop-off location.
Yes! We have plenty of space for luggage at the back of our minivans. One big suitcase and one smaller bag or suitcase per passenger is totally fine. There is no extra charge for luggage, as long as you don't plan to move to the other city with all of your belongings :)
Lunch is not included in the tour price but a lunch break is scheduled in Pilsen. Kindly let our tour leader know if you have any special dietary needs that we should take in account.
Yes! With a maximum of 8 people in each group, our guide can make sure that the pace of the tour is suitable for everyone. Just note that the tour does include some walking at the stops.
All our groups are limited to a maximum of 8 travellers for open group tours and in case of a private transfer it’ll be just your group in the van with our guide. Face masks are available in each vehicle upon request and hand sanitizers are placed in a hand’s reach from all passengers.
If you cancel more than 48 hours before the tour, your booking is fully refunded*. If you cancel less than 48 hours before the tour or in the case of a no-show, no refund is issued.
*Please note, that the credit card processing fee (1.5-3%) charged by the third party payment provider will not be refunded.
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