Liberec

Liberec (German: Reichenberg) is nestled in the Jizera Mountains, at the foot of Ještěd mountain in the Bohemia region of the northern Czech Republic.

Get in
From Prague (Černý Most) to the centre (Fügnerova) by bus it takes 1 hr 5 minutes; the buses (Regiojet, Flixbus) are running every hour or even more often. Railway is slower with a minimum of 2 hr 30 min: trains run every two hours towards Železný Brod and you change at Turnov.

From Dresden there are four direct trains taking 2 hr. Look for split-ticket deals on this route.

From Wrocław by train takes 5 hr, with a change at Szklarska Poręba Górna on the Polish border.

Liberec is 1 km southwest of town centre, with the bus station on its east flank. All the trams in the right direction run to the centre.

Get around
Liberec city transport consists of trams, buses and an inter-city narrow gauge tram line to Jablonec nad Nisou. The central terminal is Fügnerova stop. Single ticket valid for 40 minutes costs 24 Kč (30 Kč if bought from the driver), one-day pass costs 80 Kč. See city line map and online timetable.

If you travel outside Liberec, a good solution is the Euro-Nisa network ticket, available at train stations. It's valid for one day in all trains and most of buses in Liberec region, Upper Lusatia and Zgorzelec region (see map). Price is 260 Kč for one person or 390 Kč two people, with two children included.

See

 * Bus stop - sculpture Feast of Giants by David Černý. A table set with, among others, a carnivorous plant, knocked over menorah, German and Czech beer mugs and head of Konrad Henlein on a plate (all allusions to Liberec complex history).
 * Bus stop - sculpture Feast of Giants by David Černý. A table set with, among others, a carnivorous plant, knocked over menorah, German and Czech beer mugs and head of Konrad Henlein on a plate (all allusions to Liberec complex history).
 * Bus stop - sculpture Feast of Giants by David Černý. A table set with, among others, a carnivorous plant, knocked over menorah, German and Czech beer mugs and head of Konrad Henlein on a plate (all allusions to Liberec complex history).
 * Bus stop - sculpture Feast of Giants by David Černý. A table set with, among others, a carnivorous plant, knocked over menorah, German and Czech beer mugs and head of Konrad Henlein on a plate (all allusions to Liberec complex history).

Do



 * Cross-country skiing The city is famous for winter sporting events like FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 or the Jizerské Mountains, where you can enjoy the majestic beauty of the Nordic nature on 115 km of cross-country paths.
 * Golf at two golf resorts with an unforgettable atmosphere.
 * Watch football: FK Jablonec play soccer in First League, the Czech top tier. Their home ground is Stadion Střelnice (capacity 6100) in the town of Jablonec nad Lisou, linked by tram to Liberec.
 * Golf at two golf resorts with an unforgettable atmosphere.
 * Watch football: FK Jablonec play soccer in First League, the Czech top tier. Their home ground is Stadion Střelnice (capacity 6100) in the town of Jablonec nad Lisou, linked by tram to Liberec.

Go next



 * Jizera Mountains  (Jizerské hory) are a true island of Scandinavian nature in central Europe. The central plateau with endless forests is ideal for hiking and cycling in summer or cross-country skiing in winter. Crowds of tourists head there and the nature park authority issues too many car entry permits, but you can find a lot of quiet, deserted places where only spruces, beeches and long grass whisper between rocks and boulders. Good start points to Jizera mountains are:
 * Bedřichov, easily reached by bus from Liberec, but also full of tourists
 * Josefův Důl and Kořenov train stations
 * Harrachov train station, ideal for exploring the Polish part of Jizera mountains
 * Lusatian Mountains (Lužické hory) are lower than Jizera mountains but also less touristy and surely worth to visit. Military enthusiasts will be interested in remnants of interwar Czechoslovak fortification system with a lot of deserted concrete bunkers. Good start points are Rynoltice, Lvová and Jablonné v Podještědí (train stops) or Jitrava (bus stop).
 * Ralsko is a center of former military area, formed by vast plains with pine forests, quiet ponds, sandstone rocks and mysterious dilapidated military structures. Take a bus to Stráž pod Ralskem and get off in Osečná or Hamr na Jezeře.