With the Christmas holidays fast approaching, shopping fever is at its peak. This year the shops will be closed for three days as part of the national holidays and will not open again until Tuesday, December 27.
The opening hours of shops on public holidays are governed by the law on sales hours in retail and wholesale trade.
It has been in effect in the Czech Republic since October 2016. According to this law, shops over 200 square meters must be closed on certain public holidays.
Shops for Christmas 2022
- December 24 – shops over 200 meters must close by 12:00
- December 25 – all shops are closed
- December 26 – all shops are closed
Only a limited number of restaurants are open, but even these have limited opening hours. Most restaurants book out in advance, so we advise making reservations.
Public transport on December 24
Daytime: Metro trains run in 6-8 minute intervals. There are regular trams.
16:00-18:00: Metro trains run in 6-8 minute intervals. There are limited trams.
18:00-24:00: Metro trains run in 20 minute intervals. Night trams run in 30 minute intervals.
24:00-07:00: Night trams run in 30 minute intervals.
Public transport on December 25 and 26
Daytime: Metro trains run in 6-8 minute intervals. There are regular trams.
21:00-24:00 Metro trains run in 10 minute intervals. There are regular trams.
24:00-07:00: Night trams run in 30 minute intervals.
Christmas holidays
Schoolchildren are on Christmas vacation during this time. These holidays start on Friday, December 23 and end on Monday, January 2, 2023
Public holidays, trade and holidays in 2023
There are 13 national holidays celebrated in the Czech Republic. In 2023, 10 of them will be on weekdays.
Do you want to enjoy as many free days as possible without having to take a vacation? See when the long weekends are coming up in 2023. In addition to Easter, there are longer holidays in May, November and during Christmas.
- 1/1/2023 (Sunday) New Year/Day of the Restoration of the Independent Czech State
- 4/7/2023 (Friday) Good Friday
- 10/04/2023 (Monday) Easter Monday
- 1/5/, 2023 (Monday) Labor Day
- 8/5/ 2023 (Monday) Victory Day
- 5/7/2023 (Wednesday) Cyril and Methodius Slavic Annunciation Day
- 6/7/2023 (Thursday) The day of the burning of master Jan Hus
- 28/9/2023 (Thursday) Czech Statehood Day
- 28/10/2023 (Saturday) Day of the establishment of the independent Czechoslovak state
- 17/11/2023 (Friday) Day of the fight for freedom and democracy
- 24/12/2023 (Sunday) Christmas Eve
- 25/12/2023 (Monday) 1st Christmas holiday
- 26/12/2023 (Tuesday) 2nd Christmas holiday
Public holidays when shops are open
- 4/7/2023 (Friday) Good Friday
- 1/5/, 2023 (Monday) Labor Day
- 5/7/2023 (Wednesday) Cyril and Methodius Slavic Annunciation Day
- 6/7/2023 (Thursday) The day of the burning of master Jan Hus
- 17/11/2023 (Friday) Day of the fight for freedom and democracy
- 24/12/2023 (Sunday) Christmas Eve – open until 12.00
