solo Female travel to prague: your Ultimate Guide

Prague is without a doubt the most eclectic city I’ve ever visited. It is a place where tumbling Medieval walls are splashed with modern political graffiti, where a futuristic TV tower presides over streets teeming with centuries of shabby grandeur, and where on the same day you can sip tea in a luxurious art nouveau salon or toss back shots of absinthe in a bar that used to be a concrete bunker. It is both a baroque fairy tale and a cubist fever dream. Is Prague safe for solo female travelers? What are the best things to do alone in Prague? From the best hotels in Prague for a solo female traveler, to sightseeing, to Prague’s best vegan and gluten-free restaurants, here’s my ultimate guide to solo female travel to Prague!

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HOW TO USE THIS guide to solo female travel to Prague

I’ve organized this solo female travel guide to Prague into sections. Read it all or skip straight to the parts you need most! 

STAY: The best hotels to stay in as a solo female traveler in Prague.

DAY: The best things to do alone in Prague during the day, including day trips!

NIGHT: The best things to do alone in Prague at night as a solo female traveler.

BITE: The best restaurants and cafes to visit as a solo female traveler in Prague, including the best vegan and gluten-free restaurants in Prague .

FAQ ABOUT SOLO FEMALE TRAVEL TO PRAGUE

IS PRAGUE SAFE FOR SOLO FEMALE TRAVELLERS?

Prague is considered a generally safe destination for solo female travellers, with very low to moderate crime rates in most areas. People who live in Prague report feeling 91% safe walking alone in daylight and 73% safe walking alone after dark. According to the experiences of over 100 solo female travellers, Prague rates a 4.6 out of 5 for safety.

I felt very safe during my solo female travel to Prague, however just like all cities, Prague can have its shadier areas and anywhere can be hazardous after dark if you don’t know your way around! If you are going out by yourself after dark I recommend sticking to well-lit areas and always having a clear plan about how you’ll get back to your accommodation at the end of the evening.

IS PRAGUE WORTH VISITING SOLO?

Absolutely! Prague is an ideal destination for solo female travel because there are many things to do alone in Prague such as museums, castles and walking tours. Prague is also a very casual city where you won’t get looked at funny for dining alone as a solo female traveller. Easy to get around on foot and boasting excellent public transit and low crime, solo female travel to Prague is always a good idea!

WHAT TO DO IN PRAGUE IN ONE DAY

There are so many things to do alone in Prague that I highly recommend you budget at least a long weekend for your solo female travel to Prague. However, if you only have one day in Prague I suggest starting your day with a visit to Prague Castle, taking a walking tour of Old Town, having lunch or dinner at Prague’s gluten-free Italian restaurant and ending the day with a pint at a brewery that also happens to be a working monastery!

QUICK FACTS ABOUT PRAGUE

getting around Prague

walking in prague

Bring your trainers! Prague is a very compact city and taking in it’s architectural wonders is best done on foot!

public transit in prague

Prague has an extensive public transit system including busses, trams, metro, funiculars and ferries.

You can buy tickets to Prague’s public transit system for anywhere from 30 minutes to 72 Hours!

solo female travel to prague safety protip!

If you can buy your public transit tickets ahead as a solo female traveler to Prague (or anywhere else for that matter!) you should! This means you always know how you’re getting back to your hotel at the end of the night, you never have to fuss with cash, and if you miss your stop and need to backtrack, it’s no big deal.

getting to Central Prague from the airport

The airport express buses in Prague are super convenient!

INTERACTIVE SOLO FEMALE TRAVEL TO PRAGUE MAP

I made you a little interactive map with all of the places listed in this guide. Click on the pins to learn more about each destination including directions, opening times, phone number, web address, contact info, reviews, and more. Enjoy!

stay: the best hotels in prague for solo female travellers

I’m a sucker for hotels that hit that sweet spot between stylish, safe, packed with character and budget-friendly. Here are my top picks for hotels for solo female travel to Prague!

Miss Sophie’s New Town & Wellness

Clean, cute and boasting a convenient New Town location and a Spa, Miss Sophie’s packs some serious value for solo female travelers to Prague!

Address: Melounova 3, Prague

Nyx Hotel Prague

A sophisticated looking design hotel with a wallet friendly price! NYX Hotel features contemporary artwork by up and coming artists.

Address: Panska 9, Prague

Motel One Prague

Long time readers of this blog know how I feel about this European hotel chain offering snazzy, comfortable rooms at incredibly reasonable prices. I rate Motel One highly for solo female travelers to Prague! 

Address: Na Poříčí 1048/30, Prague

day: the best things to do alone in prague

Charles bridge

A great place to get perspective on Central Prague’s skyline is by the Charles Bridge, which is every inch as charming and tourist-clogged as everybody told me it would be. Worth it.

astronomical clock

Prague’s breathtaking astronomical clock is a UNESCO-listed world heritage site. A great way to get your bearings on your solo female travel to Prague is with a good guided tour. I suggest one that includes the Astronomical Clock, Charles Bridge, Jewish Quater, Old Town and Underground.

Prague Castle

Prague Castle is an extensive complex overlooking Prague’s Old Town. Featuring several cathedrals and some of the most ornate stained glass I’ve ever seen, a visit to Prague Castle is an unmissable thing to do alone in Prague. However, it can be daunting to navigate the castle complex solo. If you don’t want to do a self-guided tour of Prague Castle, there are some amazing tours to choose from!

You can even tour the castle with a Prague local!

st george’s basilica

An older church on site at Prague Castle is, St. George’s Basilica, is also worth a visit. Marvelous frescoes and I just happened to catch the tail end of a choral performance when I walked in!

Valdsejnska Zahrada

I had my first, “Wander round a corner and end up somewhere gobsmackingly weird and beautiful”, moment in Prague when I wandered around a corner and into Valdsejnska Zahrada, a gorgeous royal garden with these cool faux volcanic rock walls. Also, there just happens to be an aviary with live owls in it built into the walls. Because Prague.

prague municipal house

From there, it was time to get my art nouveau on, so I headed straight to the Mucha- designed Prague Municipal House, aka my official palace when I am crowned Princess of Prague. Spending an afternoon here bathing in opulence is well worth the price of admission and an amazing thing to do alone on your solo female travel to Prague.

There’s a great exhibit on art nouveau design and fashion at the Prague municipal house too. My only regret is that I did not get to make it inside the theater itself, which was closed at the moment. I did get to peep into it through the gallery and hear the pipe organist warming up though! If you love classical music, they do concerts there pretty regularly too.

mucha museum

If you’re a hardcore Mucha fan you should stop by the Mucha Museum, which is small and a little disappointing, although there is a pretty great film about his life and work there too. If you want a full frontal Mucha experience though, go to the Veletrizni Palac. More on that later.

museum of czech cubism

The House of the Black Madonna is Prague’s famous Cubist house. An awesome piece of architecture with a cool cafe that’s worth visiting if you want to pretend you’re hanging with Picasso’s crowd in the 1930s (and who doesn’t!) The building is also home to the Museum of Czech Cubism.

ventrizi Palac

Velentrizi Palac is Prague’s national art gallery. Housed in what looks like just a big ugly office building, Velentrizi Palac is home to the largest and most eclectic collection of late 19th-20th century art I’ve ever seen. In addition to works by great Czech artists, there were works by Picasso, Munch and Gustav Klimt that I’d never gotten to see outside of art history textbooks before. They also had a lot of film, poster and print design, dioramas, sculpture, and even some interactive exhibits.

the slav epic

The most mind-blowing thing I saw there though, was Alphonse Mucha’s breathtaking masterpiece, the Slav Epic. If you simply think of Mucha as a print artist, this will completely reinvent your notion of him. He’s an artistic genius, a champion of the Czech people and a true lover of humanity.

The Slav epic is a cycle of 19 larger-than-life paintings that depict the history of the Slavic people. They have their own enormous gallery space, creating an effect very similar to walking into a Cathedral. I felt dwarfed by the power of these immensely detailed and theatrical paintings. The only thing I can compare the scope, detail and sheer passion of the artwork is to Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel.

Viewing the Slav Epic felt as reverent and humbling to me as walking into the Sistine Chapel did. Just imagine being in the Sistine Chapel and being able to take in the art without being pushed around by throngs of tourists, and you’ll get how powerful seeing the Slav Epic was to me.

I am so glad I made time to visit the Slav Epic on my solo female travel to Prague.

john lennon wall

If you love street art, it’s worth taking wander past Prague’s John Lennon wall.

During the height of communism, Lennon was seen as a pacifist hero to young Czechs, who graffittied his image on a wall in Prague as an act of defiance against the government. Years later the wall has continued to evolve as a piece of public art. It is constantly being painted over, added to, etc. At the moment it has, quite appropriately, become the host to a message of solidarity with the citizens of Hong Kong.

vinohrady

A local suggested that I check out Vinohrady, Prague’s hip, laid back and off-the-beaten-path neighbourhood. I had a lovely day hanging out in the park, hitting up a farmer’s market, and checking out the fascinating futurist church.

If your travel never feels complete without wandering around neighborhoods to get a feel for the local flavor, then an afternoon in Vinohrady is the perfect off the beaten path thing to do alone in Prague.

Of course, there was lots of incredible architecture to ogle!

prague tv tower

And what trip to Prague would be complete without a trip up the weird, wacky and utterly amazing Prague TV tower? It’s bizarre, it’s covered in crawling baby sculptures, and has the most kick ass view in town. Which you can view from a pod chair dangling from the ceiling while you are serenaded by piped-in ambient sounds. I can’t make this shit up.

brevnov

The neighbourhood of Brevnov with it’s family-owned shops and bakeries was a nice laid-back haven from the tourist hustle in Old Town. This is where I stayed as a solo female traveller to Prague. This quiet area may offer you more of a glimpse of the ‘real Prague’ and is well connected to the city center by tram, but it’s not the place for you if you want to be close to all the action on your solo female travel to Prague.

Stradhovske nadvori

This Brevnov monastery boasts a breathtaking view of the entire city. It’s a great place to go when you first arrive so you can look out at everything and say to yourself, “Yep, I’m in Prague.”

bite: the best places to eat alone on your solo female travel to prague

klasterni senk

If you get tired of stepping out in the city center, Brevnov is home to Klasterni Senk, a working monastery with it’s own brewery. The restaurant is hearty and refreshingly tourist free, and the grounds are great for exploring too.

night: the best things to do alone in prague at night

take a spooky ghost tour!

Did you know Prague is one of Europe’s most haunted cities? Discover all the lore with a ghost tour!

go on a river Cruise

Prague really sparkles from the river, so if spooky stuff isn’t your thing you should treat yourself to an evening river cruise.

try potato dumplings

Local, which serves a vast variety of home-brewed beer and hearty stick to your ribs food. (Try the potato dumplings!)

hang at the best jazz club in Prague

After dinner jazz was at U Maleho Glena, a well-regarded jazz and blues club that is literally, underground. An evening at a jazz club is. an ideal thing to do alone in Prague at night because jazz clubs are generally laid-back environments where you can choose to either chat up other patrons or enjoy the music solo. I check out a local jazz club in almost every city I solo travel to!

the best vegan restaurants in prague

Lehka Hlva

Lehka Hlva (Clear Head). The place has wonderfully arty decor that I did not fully get to appreciate because they were pretty booked up and could only offer me a table in the courtyard. But the food was stunning and the service was great. This is a must-visit if you’re looking for veg dining in Prague. I highly recommend you book in advance.

Address: Boršov 280/2, Praha 1 – Staré Město

lo veg

Lo Veg is a real hidden gem. Housed in a beautiful historic building, brimming with atmosphere, friendly staff, and the veggie goulash was to die for. (Side note, people will warn you that veggie food is hard to find in Prague, but I didn’t find that to be so!) Taking yourself on a solo date to Lo Veg is a fabulous thing to do alone in Prague as a solo female traveler.

My Raw Café

A vegan and gluten free paradise in Prague featuring gourmet raw foods and sweet treats.

Address: Na Struze 5 Praha 1 

Palo Verde Prague

One of Prague’s most celebrated vegan restaurants, serving a rotating daily menu of eclectic dishes, wines and cocktails.

Address: ŽITNÁ 45, 110 00 PRAGUE 1

the best gluten-free restaurants in prague

Alriso Risoteria Italiana

Gluten-free authentic Italian dining. Need I say more?

Address: Betlémské nám. 11/259, Praha 1

Babiccina Spitz

Craving a gluten-free sweet treat? This gluten free bakery has you covered!

Prague is a city you could explore for weeks, months, years or a lifetime and still keep discovering amazing things. A great writer once told me that a book should end on an inhale, and so does my adventure in Prague, with so much left to taste and feel and see and do.

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