České Budějovice, Czech Republic: At Night
In 2018, I was visiting the Czech Republic and took a side trip to Ljubljana, Slovenia via bus. It was quite the adventure as I boarded the Flixbus just outside Prague a little bit after 8p and arrived in České Budějovice at 10:02p. I then departed about 12:30a as the outbound bus was later in arriving.

České Budějovice – Flixbus in Prague, Czech Republic
This was going to be quite the journey as my next stop would be in České Budějovice, where I’d have to wait a few hours at night for my next bus then overnighting it to Ljubljana. The bus would continues on to Cesky Krumlov. I’d not been here before, had no idea where it was, but connecting here was the cheapest way to get to Ljubljana and my wait was about 2 hours.
Once I arrived, I checked the boards to ensure my departing bus was on there and sure it was at 00:10.

České Budějovice, Czech Republic Bus Schedule
So, in the sense of adventure, I decided to go see the city at night! Here’s what I saw.
First, a photo of the bus station; it’s actually a huge shopping mall on the lower floors and the bus station is on the top floor.

České Budějovice, Czech Republic Bus Station
Where is České Budějovice?
České Budějovice is located in the south of the Czech Republic directly south of Prague and southwest of Ostrava and Brno. It’s also about 30 minutes away from Cesky Krumlov where my friend Patti visited.

České Budějovice, Czech Republic – Main Square
How To Get Here
Fly into Prague, Czech Republic (PRG) and take a bus or train down. I took Flixbus as the schedule worked and I was on my way elsewhere. You may also take Regiojet, which despite its name is not an airline, but a bus and train company. I did take Regiojet, but from Vienna to Bratislava, Slovakia.
By Train

České Budějovice – Czech, Republic – Odjeza Station

České Budějovice – Czech, Republic – Odjeza Station

České Budějovice – Czech, Republic – Odjeza Station – No Smoking
By Bus
Regiojet and Flixbus serve the city.

České Budějovice, Czech Republic Regiojet bus

České Budějovice, Czech Republic – Flixbus at the bus station
Things To Do
I don’t really know what to do here, so I really just looked for the city center on my Google Maps App and plotted a course towards it. These photos depicted what I saw along the way, and to my pleasant surprise, I saw an aviation monument!

České Budějovice, Czech Republic – Walking Path

České Budějovice, Czech Republic – Humanoid
Memorial to Czech RAF pilots (1939 – 1945), which was being repaired at the time as there is no propellers on the plane.

České Budějovice, Czech Republic – Memorial to Czech RAF pilots (1939 – 1945)

České Budějovice, Czech Republic – Memorial to Czech RAF pilots (1939 – 1945)

České Budějovice, Czech Republic Monument of the Bohemian industrialist and railway engineer Vojtech Lanna

České Budějovice, Czech Republic The Samson Fountain in the The Old Town Square
Where To Stay
I was only here at night so I did not stay anywhere. I did past a few hotels though and you can use the search box below to find a place to stay.
The best of them seemed to be the Grand Hotel Zvon on the main square.

České Budějovice, Czech Republic – Grand Hotel Zvon

České Budějovice, Czech Republic – Grand Hotel Zvon

České Budějovice, Czech Republic – Hotel U Nádraží

České Budějovice, Czech Republic – Hotel Malý Pivovar
Where To Eat
As I walked around the city, I could see that there were many places to eat that were still open. Surprisingly there were people still walking around the town.

České Budějovice Food on Kanovnická

České Budějovice, Czech Republic Pizzeria Bar Polo
I didn’t really stop to eat anywhere as I had limited time and currency; the only thing I did get was some Lemon ice tea from the machine at the train station; lame I know :-), but that was all I really wanted.

České Budějovice, Czech Republic Odjeza Station – Juice machine
Ever made it to České Budějovice? Please leave a comment below if you have or if you have any comments.
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Great pictures. It looks like a beautiful city.
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Thank you. It really is and now Inhave to go back 🙂
Great pictures. It looks like a beautiful city.
Thank you. It really is and now Inhave to go back 🙂