In this guide
💡 The Short Version: The Terezín Memorial is a direct bus 413 from Praha-Letňany (metro C), 56 to 62 minutes, hourly. One 310 CZK ticket covers the Small Fortress, the Gestapo prison of 1940 to 1945, and the sites of the former Terezín ghetto, each once, for 4 days. Guided tours are included but must be booked in advance. The crematorium and columbarium are closed on Saturdays. On your own the day is about £19 to £21 by train and entry. Or book a tour: the Get Prague Guide tour with audioad (£46.95 to £51.04, 4.6 stars from 2,509 reviews, 4½ hours) includes the bus from Prague, entry to the Small Fortress and a guide (GetYourGuide).
Going on your own
Prices, hours and guide bookings are the memorial’s own (pamatnik-terezin.cz).
- By bus: direct bus 413 from Praha-Letňany (platform L, metro C) to Terezín, U památníku for the Small Fortress, or Terezín, Autobusové nádraží for the Ghetto Museum. It takes 56 to 62 minutes and runs hourly, with departures at 8:37, 9:37 and 10:37 from Letňany (IDOS).
- By train: there is no direct train. Praha hlavní nádraží to Bohušovice nad Ohří takes 1 hour 4 minutes and costs 125 to 145 CZK each way (trains at 8:47 and 10:47), then about 40 minutes on by bus or on foot. The nearest other stop is Litoměřice (the memorial’s directions).
| Admission | CZK |
|---|---|
| Adult | 310 |
| Child 10 to 18, student to 26, teacher, over 65 | 240 |
| Family, 2 adults and up to 3 children | 630 |
| Child under 10 | Free |
The ticket is valid for 4 days, and each site can be visited once. Entry is free on 27 January, Holocaust Remembrance Day, and on the third Sunday of May, the Terezín Commemoration.
By train and entry the day costs 560 to 600 CZK (£19 to £21), plus the leg from Bohušovice.
Tours from Prague
A tour saves the transfer, the search for the right stop and the booking of a guide. Against £19 to £21 on your own, it costs about £47. Prices are GetYourGuide’s lowest “from” price for one adult.
Guided tour with audio
£46.95 to £51.04 · 4.6 stars from 2,509 reviews · 4½ hours
Terezín guided tour with audioad is run by Get Prague Guide, with the bus from the Rudolfinum in Prague. It includes entry to the Small Fortress, a 1-hour guided tour of it, time in the Large Fortress and the cemetery, and an online audio guide. It is a GetYourGuide bestseller.
Which to choose
- On your own if you want the ghetto sites as well as the Small Fortress, at your own pace, and will book a memorial guide ahead.
- The tour if you want one booking, the transfer from central Prague and a guide for the Small Fortress.
What to see
The memorial’s sites are separate, and the ticket covers each once. Prices and hours are the memorial’s (opening hours).
A courtyard of the Small Fortress at Terezín. Photo: Txllxt TxllxT, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- The Small Fortress. Included in the 310 CZK ticket · daily, 9:00 to 17:00 April to October and 9:00 to 16:00 November to March. From 1940 to 1945 it was the Prague Gestapo’s prison for opponents of the Nazi regime. The route runs through the guards’ offices and the prisoners’ cells, with the showers, the sick bay, the hospital and the execution ground, and a 500 m corridor of the original fortifications. A film about its history starts at 9:00 and then every 30 minutes.
- The Ghetto Museum. Included · daily, 9:00 to 17:00 all year. From November 1941 the Nazis held Jewish people deported from the Protectorate, and later from Germany, Austria, the Netherlands and Denmark, in the town of Terezín. In under four years more than 140,000 Jewish prisoners passed through. About 35,000 died there of hunger, stress and the conditions. More than 87,000 were sent on in 63 transports, almost all to Auschwitz-Birkenau after October 1942, and fewer than 3,800 of them survived (pamatnik-terezin.cz).
- The Museum of Art and the Prayer Room. Included · daily, 9:00 to 17:00 all year. The Museum of Art is in the former Magdeburg Barracks. The Prayer Room dates from the ghetto.
- The crematorium, columbarium, mortuary and ceremonial halls. Included · closed Saturdays · 10:00 to 17:00 April to October, 10:00 to 16:00 November to March, with a 30-minute lunch break. They are not open on a Saturday.
The hospital building in the Small Fortress at Terezín. Photo: Cherubino, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Practical information
- Guides: guided tours are included in the entrance fee but must be booked in advance, on +420 416 724 535 or +420 604 241 179 (8:00 to 16:30). A guide on the day is not guaranteed. If none is free, a printed guidebook costs 5 CZK and audio guides can be downloaded for the Small Fortress and for the ghetto.
- Closed: 24, 25 and 26 December and 1 January. On 23 and 31 December the sites close at 15:00.
- Allow: a morning or an afternoon; the tour from Prague takes 4½ hours.
Terezín is one of the day trips from Prague. It can be combined with Bohemian Switzerland in a longer day, and Dresden is the other trip north of Prague. The city’s own Jewish history is at the Jewish Quarter, whose museum is closed on Saturdays. Prague public transport has the metro C link to Letňany, 3 days in Prague shows where a day out fits, and What to book before you go to Prague has the city tickets.
Common questions
How do I get from Prague to Terezín?
Direct bus 413 runs from Praha-Letňany (metro C, platform L) to Terezín in 56 to 62 minutes, hourly. It stops at Terezín, U památníku, for the Small Fortress, and Terezín, Autobusové nádraží, for the Ghetto Museum. There is no direct train: take a train to Bohušovice nad Ohří (1 hour 4 minutes, 125 to 145 CZK each way), then about 40 minutes on.
How much does the Terezín Memorial cost?
One ticket is 310 CZK for adults and covers the Small Fortress and the sites of the former ghetto, each once, for 4 days. It is 240 CZK for children aged 10 to 18, students to 26, teachers and over-65s, and under-10s are free.
Do I need to book a guide at Terezín?
Guided tours are included in the entrance fee but must be booked in advance; a guide on the day is not guaranteed. Without one, a printed guidebook costs 5 CZK and audio guides can be downloaded for the Small Fortress and the ghetto.
Is the Terezín crematorium open on Saturdays?
No. The crematorium, columbarium, mortuary and ceremonial halls are closed on Saturdays. The Small Fortress, the Ghetto Museum, the Museum of Art and the Prayer Room are open daily.
