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Old Town Hall and Astronomical Clock

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Respuesta rápida

Horario: 10:00–19:00 and 09:00–20:00 and 08:00–23:00. Entrada: CZK 350. Calcula 1 hr. Mejor momento: 09:00 - 10:00.

Actualizado el 18 septiembre 2026 · Redactado por Traveliac, con ayuda de IA · 4 min de lectura

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Horario: 10:00–23:00; Visitor route open daily 10:00-19:00 from January to March and 09:00-20:00 from April to December. The clock's figures move on the hour from 08:00 to 23:00, as of 2026.
Precio de entrada: CZK 350; Entrada desde
Tiempo necesario: 1 hr
Mejor momento del día: 09:00 - 10:00
Mejores meses: Apr – Jun, Sep – Oct
Dirección: Staroměstské náměstí 1/3, 110 00 Praha 1 - Staré Město, Czech Republic

Sobre Old Town Hall and Astronomical Clock

The Prague Astronomical Clock on the Old Town Hall performs its figure show every hour from 08:00 to 23:00, and watching it from Old Town Square is free, as of 2026. The tower visitor route with the gallery costs CZK 350 for adults and offers a view over the red roofs of the Old Town. The clock's first version dates from 1410, which makes it among the oldest astronomical clocks still working, and its dial combines a zodiac ring, a sun and moon pointer and a calendar disc. On the hour, a skeleton tolls a bell, the twelve apostles pass through two small windows, and a rooster crows to end the show.

Mejor momento del día: 09:00 - 10:00. On the hour, when the square is calmer and the first hour of tower entry is half price.

Horario de Old Town Hall and Astronomical Clock

Horario: 10:00–23:00; Mon–Sun 10:00–19:00 and 09:00–20:00 and 08:00–23:00; Visitor route open daily 10:00-19:00 from January to March and 09:00-20:00 from April to December. The clock's figures move on the hour from 08:00 to 23:00, as of 2026.
Cierra los: Abierto todos los días

Mon–Sun	10:00–19:00 and 09:00–20:00 and 08:00–23:00

Bueno saber: Christmas-period hours (24 December to 4 January) differ; verify at the official site.

Horario recopilados de prague.eu y registros públicos, última actualización el 18 septiembre 2026. Pueden cambiar sin previo aviso — confírmalos antes de viajar. Cómo escribimos estas guías

Precio de entrada de Old Town Hall and Astronomical Clock

Entry fees for Old Town Hall and Astronomical Clock
Entrada	Precio
Entrada estándar	CZK 350
Tarifa reducida (estudiante / mayor)	CZK 230
Niños	CZK 230

The Old Town Hall visitor route with the tower costs CZK 350 adult, CZK 230 reduced (ages 6-15, seniors 65+), CZK 280 youth (16-26) and CZK 750 family, as of 2026; children under 5 enter free and the first hour after opening is half price. The glass lift to the tower gallery adds CZK 100 (CZK 50 for seniors). Online skip-the-line tickets are priced higher (CZK 450 adult). Watching the clock strike from the square is free. Verify prices at the official site prague.eu.

Precios recopilados de prague.eu y registros públicos, última actualización el 18 septiembre 2026. Pueden cambiar sin previo aviso — confírmalos antes de viajar. Cómo escribimos estas guías

Mejor época para visitar Old Town Hall and Astronomical Clock

Moderate
Busy
Very busy

08:00 - 09:30
Early ShowBest time to go
The 08:00 and 09:00 shows draw a small crowd; the tower opens at 09:00 in season with half-price entry in the first hour.
Moderate
10:00 - 13:00
Rising Crowd
Tour groups gather before each hour and hold the front of the crowd; the tower queue grows steadily.
Busy
13:00 - 18:00
Afternoon Peak
The square is packed for each show, pickpocket activity peaks, and tower ascents run in long waves.
Very busy
20:00 - 23:00
Evening Shows
The clock keeps striking until 23:00; the crowd thins but the last shows draw a steady group for photographs under floodlights.
Moderate

Historia de Old Town Hall and Astronomical Clock

Old Town Hall was founded in 1338 when the Old Town councillors bought a patrician house on the square, and the tower was completed in 1364. The first clock was completed in 1410 by the clockmaker Mikuláš of Kadaň and the astronomer Jan Šindel, and the clockmaker Jan Růže, called Hanuš, improved its mechanism around 1490. A well-known story says the town blinded Master Hanuš so he could never build a rival clock; this is a legend with no reliable historical support.

Old Town Hall was the centre of the Prague Uprising in May 1945, when fire destroyed its neo-Renaissance wings, and only the tower and the adjoining torso survive. The clock was repaired in 1948 and restored again in 2005. Old Town Square itself carries a memorial of 27 white crosses set in the paving for the Protestant leaders executed there on 21 June 1621 after the defeat at White Mountain.

Normas y etiqueta en Old Town Hall and Astronomical Clock

Old Town Hall runs its visitor route up the tower by ramp, with a glass lift as an option; the walk up is gentle, but the gallery is narrow and busy at midday. Tripods on the gallery are impractical because of the crowd.

Old Town Square is one of the main pickpocket zones of Prague, particularly in the crush during the hourly show. Restaurants on the square itself typically charge two to three times the price of a side street for a beer or a main course, and the trdelník stands charge tourist prices for a pastry commonly described as not a traditional Czech dish. Currency-exchange booths advertising zero commission often apply poor rates; use a bank ATM and decline dynamic currency conversion. Tipping is customary at about 10 percent in restaurants.

Consejos para visitar Old Town Hall and Astronomical Clock

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Old Town Hall's show is best watched from the front of the crowd at about 10 minutes before the hour, since the crowd deepens quickly; look at the sun pointer and the moving figures rather than filming the whole show. The show lasts less than a minute, so many visitors are surprised by how short it is.
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Old Town Hall's tower is best entered in the first hour after opening, when tickets are half price and the queue is short. Time the ascent so you are on the gallery just before the hour for a view over the square. The Church of Our Lady before Týn and the Jan Hus Memorial stand on the same square, so a loop of 45 minutes covers the main sights on foot without a ticket.

Cómo llegar a Old Town Hall and Astronomical Clock

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Staroměstské náměstí 1/3, 110 00 Praha 1 - Staré Město, Czech RepublicCómo llegar en Google Maps

Desde Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)
17 km · 45-55 min
CZK 50 paper / CZK 46 app (90-minute ticket, as of 2026)
Desde Prague Main Station (Hlavní nádraží)
3 km · 15-20 min
CZK 39 paper / CZK 36 app (30-minute ticket)
Desde Prague Castle
2.5 km · 25-30 min
CZK 50 paper / CZK 46 app (90-minute ticket) or free on foot

Aeropuerto más cercano

Desde Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)

approximately 17 km west of the centre; bus 119 to Nádraží Veleslavín then metro line A, about 40 minutes door to door.

Estación más cercana

Desde Staroměstská (metro A), about 6 minutes' walk; Můstek (metro A/B) about 7 minutes' walk.

Preguntas frecuentes sobre Old Town Hall and Astronomical Clock

How often does the Prague Astronomical Clock perform?

The Prague Astronomical Clock performs every hour on the hour from 08:00 to 23:00, as of 2026. The show lasts under a minute, with the skeleton, the twelve apostles and the rooster.

Is it free to watch the Astronomical Clock?

Yes, watching the Astronomical Clock from Old Town Square is free. Only the Old Town Hall visitor route and tower cost money, at CZK 350 for adults, as of 2026.

How old is the Prague Astronomical Clock?

The Prague Astronomical Clock dates to 1410, when Mikuláš of Kadaň and Jan Šindel completed the first version. Jan Růže (Hanuš) improved it around 1490, and it was repaired in 1948 after the 1945 uprising.

Is the story about the clockmaker being blinded true?

No reliable source supports it. The story that Master Hanuš was blinded to stop him building another clock is a legend, and historians attribute the mechanism to Mikuláš of Kadaň, Jan Šindel and later Jan Růže.

Redactado con ayuda de IA a partir de fuentes oficiales y registros públicos, y publicado solo tras las comprobaciones descritas en Cómo escribimos estas guías. Nadie de Traveliac ha visitado este lugar. Última actualización el 18 septiembre 2026. Cómo clasificamos y verificamos los lugares