Is Prachatice safe? Czechia travel risk
Is Prachatice safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Prachatice 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.
Prachatice 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 Prachatice: 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
Prachatice belongs to Jihočeský Kraj (Czechia), centered at coordinates 49.0131° N, 13.9975° E (561 m above sea level). Distance to Prague is 123.3 km towards the NNE.
Jihočeský Kraj
49.0131° N, 13.9975° E
561 m
Europe/Prague
11,250
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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