Bus to Terezín from Prague

I can’t answer your exact question but found it much easier to book a guided Terezin tour bus from, and back to, Prague. I know that without the English guide, I would have missed a whole lot of understanding all of the places we visited while there.

We made this trip a year ago last summer. The bus was from Letnany. We had a little trouble finding the right platform for the bus but we asked a shop keeper and she set us straight. There are a number of hallways underneath the platforms and we missed the right one. I think you pay the bus driver, but I really don’t remember very well. There was no one else around, so it must have been the driver. It was easy enough to do on your own. The return trip was easy too. I don’t know about any changes in the last year.

I actually went to Terezin recently with Bat-El Tours (led by phenomenal Pavel Batel), and for us it made all the difference. www.batel-jewish-tours.com We had a convenient hotel pick-up, which saved a lot of stress with figuring out buses. It’s good to know the bus change you mentioned, but I’ll add that Terezín isn’t just one site. There are really two main parts — the Large Fortress (the former ghetto) and the Small Fortress (the Gestapo prison) — plus additional locations that we never would have been able to access without (1) a vehicle and (2) someone truly knowledgeable to guide us. For us, the visit was very important, and having an expert explain things and drive us around gave us a much deeper understanding. We ended up booking other tours with the same organization — WWII Prague, Golden Prague, and Jewish Prague. So yes, you can absolutely take the bus on your own, and walk around. But if this is a meaningful visit for you, a specialized tour really helps you experience Terezin more fully.

We just did this last week. We stayed in Old Town so we walked the 15 mins to the closest Metro C stop, Florenc, then rode that subway train to Letnany - I can’t recall the bus number, but it was a straight shot. We got off at the first Terezín stop (small fortress) .

At the small fortress we picked up the next English speaking free tour — I highly recommend! Our guide also made sure we knew when the return bus to Prague ran so we could time our trip back accordingly.

We walked to Large fortress and admittedly we didn’t have a lot of time so we went to a cafe (there is a lovely cafe) to get lunch -and visited the Ghetto Museum, and watched two films. I recommend this visit.

We found the size of the Large Fortress a bit overwhelming and the sites spread out. It’s important to visit both — they served different purposes.

Google Maps will tell you your options for how to get to Terezin (or anywhere) using public transportation with good reliability, including the bus number. We did that to find our bus, then checked the bus schedule online to confirm frequency. We did have a tough time finding the right bus pickup location - but once you figure out that each stop shows which busses stop there, then it’s much easier. Everyone pays upon boarding. Paying with card easy. We also got a RT ticket.

It’s very easy (and cheap) to do on your own using the bus!

I was part of a guided tour at this location and I found that the guide’s insights and family experiences in Terezin greatly added to my experience. Yes, you could do this independently and have a good experience, but I think you will have a better experience with a guided tour.