I would like to know what's the best option to reach Terezin from Prague for a day trip. I plan on visiting the camp and the memorial.
I am not looking for a guide tour as it may not fit in my budget, but rather prefer to rely on public transportation to get there.
Any suggestions?
Thank you!
It is bus. For schedule look here: http://www.idos.cz . You can switch it to English.
Bus from Holesovice and they take about an hour, stop just outside the Small Fortess and the next stop is just outside the Museum, Give yourself a minimum of 4 hour at Terezin but 6 or more would be better,there is a lot of ground to cover. use the transport website Ilja has given you.
Please allow me to confirm the responses from llja and Unclegus , we did this in 2013 , precisely as they advise .
Sounds simple enough,
Thank you all!
We're planning to visit as well in September but waffling between doing a guided tour or on our own. I'm guessing on our own we can spend as much (or as little) time as we want but would we be missing much (info wise) versus a guided tour?
If you are possibly open to considering a guided tour, which I feel will add much more to the experience of visiting Terezin than self-guiding (unless you are very well read on the topic), I highly recommend Wittmann Tours from Prague. I have taken the Terezin tour twice with them, once in 2007 (alone) and again with my wife in 2015. The second time, our guide was "Helen", a long-time Wittmann tour guide who was extremely knowledgeable about the history of Terezin and, along with her husband, authored a book about one of the survivors whom they had gotten to know. From our 2015 email confirmation, the details were: "Place - Wittmann Tours Meeting Point (small plaza in front of the Intercontinental Hotel, Parizska street); Time - 10:00 AM; Duration - approx. 6 hours; the tour returns to the meeting point no later than 4:00PM; Price includes transportation, guiding services and entrance fees) The tour of Terezin includes a visit to the Terezin Museum, the Magdeburg Barracks, the Hidden Synagogue, and the Small Fortress (the former Gestapo prison). Payment: in cash Czech Crowns only." I just checked and the price is now 1700 CZK or 1500 CZK for students. Considering that for about $80 U.S./person they drive you there, spend 4-5 hours guiding you, cover entrance fees, and then drive you back to the meeting point in Prague, it is a pretty good deal and no worries with public transport and bus schedules. There is a little lunch room in the Museum where you can buy a sausage sandwich, snack, drink, etc. Very minimal but at least you can eat something and not have to look elsewhere.
We opted for a tour guide to Terezin and engaged the services of Pavel Batel. It was a small group tour and the total length of the trip including the drive there was approximately 7 hours. Pavel provided us with a lot of background knowledge on the ride to Terezin. He is an amazing guide with a wealth of information. During our time at the camp we were not rushed at all, and even provided with some "alone time" to explore the various areas. It appears that he is currently charging 59 EUR per person which in my opinion was worth every cent. http://terezin-private-tours.com/?page_type=article&page=1
