Hradec Králové
Prague Hradec Králové
Train
Prague → Hradec Králove
Prague → Pardubice → Hradec Králove
Bus
Prague → Hradec Králove
Prague → Pardubice → Hradec Králove
Car
Bus line
There are buses and trolleys available for transit around the town – the regular cost of a ticket is 20 crowns or 25 crowns if purchased from a bus driver, or there is also available an all-day ticket. Tickets can also be purchased by sending an SMS message or by calling. You can exit at the following bus stops: Adalbertinum located near the Big Square (Velké náměstí), the Town Municipality (Magistrát) or the Medical School (Zdravotní škola) located near the Small Square (Malé náměstí). These bus stops are available for the majority of public transportation connections that are coming from the direction of the railway station or from the public transportation main terminal.
A walk from the railway station or from the public transportation main terminal to the Big Square (Velké náměstí) and Small Square (Malé náměstí) takes approximately 20–25 minutes.Bicycle
Recommended accommodation
Hotel U Královny Elišky
- Adresa:
- Malé náměstí 117, 500 03 Hradec Králové
- Telefon:
- +420 495 518 052, +420 739 324 611
- Web:
- http://www.hotelukralovnyelisky.cz/
- Email:
- reception@hotelukralovnyelisky.cz
The Hotel of Queen Elisabeth (Hotel U královny Elišky) offers comfortable accommodation in the historical center of the city. The hotel, which was Karel Čapek’s place of residency during his studies, has a commemorative plaque at the entrance.
It’s the city with the attribute ”The Saloon of the Republic” and is holder of the award ”The Best City for Living.“ It is the city where Karel Čapek spent his study years and experienced his first loves. That is why Hradec will forever be connected to his first work – love ”Epistles for Anielka.”
Hradec directly invites everyone for walks – either in the city center or along the river.
In the historical city center in the Big Square, you will find the building of the former grammar school where Karel attended, and in the streets around the square you can think about which house it is where Karel used to meet his peers from his studies. Also, take a walk to Klicper’s Theater where his theatrical play ”R.U.R“ debuted for the first time – at that time still in the hands of the amateur group known as Klicpera. You can walk along Dlouhá Street to the Small Square to the Hotel of Queen Elizabeth (Hotel U Královny Elišky), where Čapek used to live with his grandma Helena and later on with his sister, who attended dance lessons in Hradec, as well.
The renaissance White Tower (Bílá věž) offers a view of the city.
The city offers splendidly prepared walking trails around architectural points of interest – in particular, it is necessary to mention the amazing buildings of the architects Gočár and Kotěra, whose work is undeniably bound to the urban development of the town at the beginning of the 20th Century.
With your children you should certainly visit the magical Dragon Theater Labyrinth, where even little visitors will surely have fun at the interactive exhibition or who can experience themselves how the theater works.
From that period of time, there is also the Museum of Eastern Bohemia which invites its visitors to a beautiful brick building presenting permanent exhibitions about the city and also to numerous other exhibitions around the entire museum grounds.
Those who travel by car can visit the 1866 War Museum on Chlum located approximately 12 kilometers from Hradec Králové. Besides the museum exhibition, there is also the possibility to surmount the 35-meter-high viewpoint.
