Skate into winter: The ultimate guide to ice skating in Prague (2024–25)

Almost all rinks in the capital will be open until February next year: we show you all rinks on offer and everything to look out for—from music to food.

Thomas Smith

Written by Thomas Smith Published on 29.11.2024 16:00:00 (updated on 04.12.2024) Reading time: 8 minutes

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With Christmas markets opening around the capital, Prague has truly embraced winter and the festive spirit. Aside from decorated trees, svařák, and Santa (or Baby Jesus!) ice skating is another beloved local activity this time of year.

With over 20 ice rinks scattered throughout the city, you’re truly spoiled for choice when it comes to finding a place to glide across the ice. Almost all rinks offer hot drinks and snacks to enjoy during or after your skating session. Here’s what to look out for this year and where to go based on what you’re looking for.

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Most scenic spots

A standout ice rink for views, the Rašínovo nábřeží rink on Náplavka in Prague 2, lets you glide away against the scenic backdrop of the Vltava River and its surrounding majesty. The Letná Plain ice rink offers panoramic views of the city, and the Žižkov TV Tower ice rink in Prague 3 is nicely illuminated in the evenings. Additionally, the Havlíčkovy Sady ice rink in Prague's leafy Vinohrady is surrounded by beautiful greenery and close to the elegant Villa Grébovka. The rink on Wenceslas Square has views of the National Museum (it can get crowded though).

Best for live music, performances, and atmosphere

If you want to get in the party mood while donning your skates, try out River Rink Karlín in Prague 8, which recently opened to the public. The venue has live DJs, music, and performances most days of the week. The ice rink in Terasa Smíchov, over in Prague 5, also offers live music amid a scenic view of the city. Notably, the Westfield Chodov ice rink, will also offer a special "Winter Village," complete with stalls.

Best for size

If you want a large space to roam on your skates, try out the ice rink on Letná Plain in Prague 7. It is the city's largest outdoor ice rink, with proportions of 43 x 20 meters. Other large rinks include the Na Františku rink in the city center, which comes in at a very similar 40 x 20 meters, and Ice rink Vypich, which is noted for its spaciousness, given its family-friendly theme.

After rooftop views?

As well as Terasa Smíchov, the Galerie Harfa rink (at the top of the shopping center) in Prague 9 offers pleasant views of the surroundings that are certainly worth seeing.

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Good for your wallet

If you want to save some cash during the pricey Christmas period, head over to Ice Rink Vypich in Prague 6, which is the only rink city-wide to offer completely free entry to both children and adults. If you're going with kids, be sure to check out Sady Svatopluka Čecha and Ice rink Jammertal (Folimanka Park), both in Prague 2, which offer kids free entry and affordable prices for adults, at CZK 80 and CZK 50 respectively.

Avoid the cold chill

Perhaps you'd prefer an indoor skating rink if the cold and wind get too much for you? You're in luck: this year, Prague 7's Výstaviště will have an indoor rink until end-March 2025, and the Ice Arena Kateřinky over in Prague 11 gives you a chance to glide in a large indoor space. Bear in mind that there are many indoor ice rinks open in Prague all-year round (like Ice Arena Letňany and Škoda Ice Rink) where you can skate not only at Christmas!

Find below a comprehensive list of all ice rinks open to the public in Prague this year, including opening dates, hours, entry fees, rental prices, and websites.

NOTE: The end dates of the ice rinks are heavily dependent on weather conditions; warm weather in January or February may see the rinks close sooner, as was the case last season.

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prague 1

  • Wenceslas Square

    Dates: Dec. 1 to Feb. 16, 2025 

    Hours: Daily, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. 

    Address: Lower part of Václavské náměstí, Prague 1

    Entry fee: 0-15 years: CZK 100, 16+ years: CZK 200

    Skate rental: CZK 150

    Website

  • Na Františku 

    Dates: Nov. 15 to Feb. 28, 2025

    Hours: Mon-Fri, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., Sat-Sun 9 a.m. to 8:45 p.m.

    Location: Kozí 847, Old Town, Prague 1

    Entry fee: 0-15 years: CZK 80, 16-64 years: CZK 140, 65+ years: CZK 80 (free off-peak).

    Skate rental: 0-15 years: CZK 70, 16-64 years: CZK 120, 65+ years: CZK 120

    Website

Prague 2

  • Petra Ice Rink

    Dates: Nov. 29 to March 1, 2025

    Hours: Mon-Fri, 2 p.m. to 9 p.m., Sat-Sun, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.

    Location: Rašínovo nábřeží (along the Vltava embankment)

    Entry fee: Children under 120cm: free, Adults: CZK 150

    Skate rental: CZK 150

    Website

  • Grébovka (Havlíčkovy sady) 

    Dates: Nov. 22 to Feb. 16, 2025

    Hours: Mon-Fri, 2 p.m. to 8 p.m., Sat-Sun, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.

    Address: Havlíčkovy sady (behind the Rose Garden Pavilion), Prague 2

    Entry fee: 0-6 years: free, 7+ years: CZK 80.

    Skate rental: CZK 80

    Web

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  • Sady Svatopluka Čecha 

    Dates: Nov. 22 to Feb. 16, 2025

    Hours: Mon-Fri, 2 p.m. to 8 p.m., Sat-Sun, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.

    Address: Sady Svatopluka Čecha, Vinohrady, Prague 2

    Entry fee: 0-6 years: free, 7+ years: CZK 80.

    Skate rental: CZK 80

    Web 

  • Ice rink ‘Jammertal,’ Folimanka Park 

    Dates: Dec. 1 to Feb. 28, 2025

    Hours: Mon-Fri, 2 p.m. to 8 p.m., Sat-Sun, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.

    Address: Na Folimance 2, Prague 2

    Entry fee: 0-6 years: free, 7+ years: CZK 50.

    Skate rental: CZK 100

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Prague 3

  • Žižkov Tower 

    Dates: Nov. 29 to TBD

    Hours: Mon-Fri, 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Sat-Sun, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. (with intervals).

    Address: Mahlerovy Sady, Prague 3

    Entry fee: Children under 100cm: CZK 50 (or free with an adult), 0-14 years: CZK 100, 14+ years: CZK 150.

    Skate rental: CZK 100

    Web

Prague 4

  • Westfield Chodov (next to entrance ‘A’) 

    Dates: Nov. 30 to Feb. 9, 2025 

    Hours: Mon-Fri, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Sat-Sun, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. (limited times on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve).

    Address: Westfield Chodov, Roztylská 2321/19, Prague 4

    Entry fee: 0-6 years: CZK 90, 6+ years: CZK 150. 

    Skate rental: 0-6 years: CZK 90, 6+ years: CZK 130

    Web

Photo: Westfield Chodov (2024)
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  • Arkády Pankrác center 

    Dates: Nov. 22 to Feb. 16, 2025

    Hours: Daily, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.

    Address: Na Pankráci 86, Prague 4

    Entry fee: 0-6 years: free, 7+ years: CZK 100.

    Skate rental: CZK 80

    Web

  • Podolí ice rink 

    Dates: Nov. 30 to Feb. 28, 2025

    Hours: Mon-Fri, 2 p.m. to 7 p.m., Sat-Sun, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m

    Address: Podolská 74, Prague 4

    Entry fee: 0-6 years: free, 7+ years: CZK 80.

    Skate rental: CZK 80

    Web

Prague 5

  • Terasa Smíchov

    Dates: Nov. 7 to TBD

    Hours: Daily, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.

    Address: Plzeňská 233/8, Smíchov, Prague 5

    Entry fee: 0-15 years: CZK 60, 16+ years: CZK 120.

    Skate rental: 0-15 years: CZK 90, 16+ years: CZK 140

    Web

  • Zličín ice rink 

    Dates: Nov. 14 to Feb. 2, 2025

    Hours: Daily, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. (excluding Thursday; 12 p.m. to 9 p.m.)

    Address: Řevnická 1, Zličín, Prague 5

    Entry fee: 0-15 years: CZK 60, 16+ years: CZK 120.

    Skate rental: 0-15 years: CZK 90, 16+ years: CZK 140

    Web

prague 6

  • Ice rink Vypich (Hvězda Nature Reserve)

    Dates: Nov. 22 to Feb. 28, 2025

    Hours: Mon-Fri, 12 p.m. to 9 p.m., Sat-Sun 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.

    Address: Na Vypichu 1, Břevnov, Prague 6

    Entry fee: free for all. Skate rental: 0-15 years: CZK 100, 16+ years: CZK 130

    Web

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  • Kulaťák

    Dates: Nov. 22 to Feb. 28, 2025

    Hours: Mon-Fri, 1 p.m. to 9 p.m.; Sat-Sun, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.

    Entry fee: Children: CZK 90, Adults CZK 140; free for schools and kindergartens.

    Skate Rental: Children: CZK 100, Adults: CZK 130

    Web

Prague 7

  • Letná Plain

    Dates: Nov. 16 to Feb. 23, 2025

    Hours: Daily, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.

    Address: Letenská pláň, Prague 7

    Entry fee: 0-15 years: CZK 100, 16+ years: CZK 140.

    Skate rental: 0-15 years: CZK 100, 18+ years: CZK 130

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  • Výstaviště (indoor)

    Dates: Oct. 5 to March 31, 2025

    Hours: Saturdays and Sundays, 3:15 p.m. to 5:15 p.m.

    Address: Výstaviště Praha, Výstaviště 67

    Entry fee: Adults: CZK 150, Children under 10 years: CZK 80

    Skate rental: Adults: CZK 100, Children under 10 years: CZK 60 (CZK 500 deposit required)

    Web

prague 8

  • River Rink Karlín 

    Dates: Nov. 9 to Feb. 28, 2025

    Hours: Daily, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.

    Address: Karolinská 8, Karlín, Prague 8

    Entry fee: 0-15 years: CZK 110, 16+ years: CZK 170. Skate rental: 0-15 years: CZK 110, 16+ years: CZK 170

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  • Löwitův Mlýn 

    Dates: Nov. 20 to Feb. 16, 2025

    Hours: Mon-Fri, 2 p.m. to 7 p.m., Sat-Sun 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.

    Address: U České loděnice 40, Libeň, Prague 8 

    Entry fee: Children under 130 cm: CZK 50, Adults: CZK 90. Skate rental: CZK 80

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  • Krakov 

    Dates: Nov. 20 to Feb. 16, 2025

    Hours: Mon-Fri, 2 p.m. to 7 p.m., Sat-Sun, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.

    Address: Lodžská 850/6, Troja, Prague 8

    Entry fee: Children under 130 cm: CZK 50, Adults: CZK 90.

    Skate rental: CZK 80

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  • Ládví swimming pool Dates: Nov. 27 to Feb. 25, 2025

    Hours: Mon-Fri, 2 p.m. to 6.30 p.m., Sat-Sun, 9 a.m. to 6.30 p.m.

    Address: Štíbrova 1776, Kobylisy, Prague 8

    Entry fee: Children under 130 cm: CZK 55, Adults: CZK 100. Skate rental: CZK 100 (CZK 200 deposit)

    Web

Prague 9

  • Střížkov ice rink (Friendship Park) 

    Dates: Nov. 8 to Feb. 28, 2025

    Hours: Daily, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.

    Address: Střížkov, Prague 9 (next to Střížkov metro station)

    Entry fee: 0-15 years: CZK 90, 16+ years: CZK 140 (discounted by CZK 20 during off-peak times; see website)

    Skate rental: 0-15 years: CZK 90, 16+ years: CZK 140

    Web

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  • Center Černý Most (western entrance) 

    Dates: Nov. 9 to Feb. 25, 2025

    Hours: Mon-Thur, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., Fri-Sun, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.

    Address: Chlumecká 765/6, Černý Most, Prague 9 

    Entry fee: 0-5 years: free, 6+ years: CZK 120. Skate rental: CZK 100

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  • Zahrádky Park ice rink

    Dates: Nov. 16 to Feb. 15, 2025

    Hours: Daily, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m

    Address: Zahrádky Park, Prague 9

    Entry fee: 0-15 years: CZK 60, 16+ years: CZK 120. Skate rental: 0-15 years: CZK 90, 16+ years: CZK 130

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  • Galerie Harfa 

    Dates: Nov. 18 to Feb. 28, 2025

    Hours: Mon-Fri, 2 p.m. to 7 p.m., Sat, 1 p.m. to 9 p.m., Sun, 1 p.m. to 7 p.m.

    Address: Českomoravská 2420/15a, Prague 9

    Entry fee: 0-14 years: CZK 40, 15+ years: CZK 70. Skate rental: Available, prices unlisted

    Web

prague 11

  • Ice Arena Kateřinky (indoor)

    Dates: Fluid

    Hours: Daily, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. (booking online recommended to see availability)

    Address: Ke Kateřinkám 2423/2a, Chodov, Prague 11

    Entry fee: 0-18 years: CZK 130, 18+ years: CZK 150.

    Skate rental: CZK 100 (CZK 1,000 deposit)

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prague 12

  • Sofijské náměstí 

    Dates: Nov. 23 to Feb. 23, 2025

    Hours: Mon-Fri, 2 p.m. to 8 p.m., Sat-Sun, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

    Address: Sofijské náměstí 3400/6, Modřany, Prague 12

    Entry fee: 0-6 years: free, 7+ years: CZK 80. Skate rental: CZK 80.

    Web

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