Is Plzeň safe? Czechia travel risk
Is Plzeň safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Plzeň scores 23/100 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.
Plzeň scores 23/100 (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 Plzeň: 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 23 is higher than the scores of 12% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Czechia travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
In the Plzeňský Kraj territory, Plzeň is established at 49.7475° N, 13.3775° E. It lies 83.8 km ENE relative to Prague. Time zone observed: UTC.
Plzeňský Kraj
49.7475° N, 13.3775° E
Lowland
UTC
185,599
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Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Plzeň happened in August (2 of 4 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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