Tourism in the Czech Republic

In 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic, residents made up 50.5% of guests who spent at least one night in accommodation facilities (a total of 11,107,866 visitors). In 2024, the share of domestic guests was 54.0% (in absolute numbers 12,330,012 visitors, which was the second most in history).^[1] In 2022, the share of tourists from Asian countries decreased significantly due to long-term anti-pandemic measures in these countries, canceled direct flights and the political situation in the world.^[2] Most non-residents arriving to the Czech Republic and staying overnight are from the following countries (countries with at least 200,000 visitors per year):^[3]

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Number of visitors^[a] by country

Rank	Country	2024	2019
	Total	10,488,342	10,890,500
1	Germany	2,377,682	2,075,460
2	Slovakia	899,174	749,631
3	Poland	841,541	671,857
4	United States	562,578	584,627
5	United Kingdom	530,442	495,728
6	Italy	435,446	409,731
7	Austria	347,152	285,457
8	Ukraine	340,750	272,082
9	France	276,867	306,875
10	Spain	271,014	261,910
11	Netherlands	256,789	248,898
12	South Korea	255,424	387,563
	Mainland China	173,814	609,727
	Russia	40,764	564,083

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Yearly foreign tourist arrivals in millions^[4][5]

Petřín funicular was the second most visited tourist destination in 2024 with more than 1,505 thousand visitors.^[7] However, it was closed for renovation in 2025.

In 2025, the thirty most visited tourist destinations in the country (plus the most visited tourist destinations by remaining regions) were:^[8]

The Czech Republic has 17 UNESCO World Heritage Sites, including two transnational. One of them is natural, the rest is cultural.

For the needs of tourism, the Czech Republic is divided into 17 tourist regions, further divided into 40 subregions. The regions partly overlap with the administrative regions, but natural areas of tourist importance are set aside. The subregions further distinguish natural and cultural areas.^[9]