From Mauritius to Mexico: The new places you can travel to from Prague this winter

With winter around the corner, people living in Prague will be casting their eye to new destinations—in Europe as across the world—for a well-earned break to enjoy the holiday season after a busy 2024. 

If you’re still deciding where to go, here’s some good news: Prague Airport has recently expanded its list of travel destinations, announcing that operating airlines will fly to tens of new destinations—from the Americas to Asia.

For those seeking a milder European winter, several new direct flight options are available in 2024. Travelers can now jet off to the British cultural cities of Edinburgh, Liverpool, Belfast, Birmingham, and Glasgow.

Further south on the continent, Prague Airport now offers flights to the French city of Nice, Naples in Italy, and the Greek capital of Athens. Further east, you can also catch a flight to Kayseri, a scenic city in the center of Turkey. 

If you want to travel somewhere hot and escape the bitterly cold Czech winters, Prague Airport now offers flights to various Asian countries, and has expanded its connections to others.

Direct flights from Prague now connect the Czech capital with the island of Phu Quoc in Vietnam, the city of Krabi in Thailand (in fact, the airport has now launched more direct flights to Thai regions), and Oman, in the Middle East.

You can also fly to Bahrain (Manama) this winter, where visitors can see the Persian Gulf.

For an exotic retreat, Prague Airport now lets airlines fly to Kenya, Zanzibar, and Mauritius. The airport has also ramped up the frequency of its connections to Madagascar, which is the continent’s largest island. 

South America also beckons for people living in Czechia. You can now catch a flight to the Mexican resort of Puerto Vallarta (on the country’s west coast) or Holguín in Cuba.

This winter, according to chairman of Prague Airport’s board of directors Jiří Pos, this winter's trend is to travel to the mountains by plane. “Sofia and Tbilisi [Georgia] are popular destinations,” he said.

Pos also added: “This year we can see an increase in demand for holidays in exotic destinations.” 

Čedok travel agency spokeswoman Klára Divíšková told Expats.cz: "Most of our clients fly with us to Zanzibar in the winter, followed closely by the Dominican Republic, Thailand, and Madagascar. Other frequent destinations are resorts in Egypt, the Canary Islands, or Kenya."