Is Karlovy Vary safe? Czechia travel risk
Is Karlovy Vary safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Karlovy Vary scores 22/100 on our travel risk index (Low). The US State Department rates Czechia Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions, updated 8 Jan 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Karlovy Vary scores 22/100 (Low). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Czechia (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Karlovy Vary: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: health and medical access (43/100) and security (17/100).
A score of 22 is higher than the scores of 10% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Czechia travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Coordinates 50.2306° N, 12.8725° E place Karlovy Vary within Karlovarský Kraj at an elevation of 374 meters. Heading to Prague: 111.5 km E.
Karlovarský Kraj
50.2306° N, 12.8725° E
374 m
Europe/Prague
49,353
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Czechia
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Czechia travel advice & laws.
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