Kenilworth man spent £584 flying his family to Prague for 12 hours and loved 'every minute'

By SWNS 21st Oct 2024

A Kenilworth man spent £584 flying his whole family to Prague for just 12 hours - to go sight-seeing.

Johnathan Wright, 48, left his home at 2am with his wife, Anna, 45, and three children, Edward, 18, Oliver, 17 and Alexander, 14.

They caught a flight from Luton Airport to Václav Havel Airport, Prague arriving in the Czech capital at 9am.

The first places they headed to were Charles Bridge - where they walked the length of the bridge.

They then walked through the old town and up to the castle for a perfect view of the city.

It was so warm, the family had a doze for 30 minutes in a local park and from there they headed into the city centre to see the different squares.

They next visited the famous clock tower.

From there, they did the riverboat cruise, and had a lunch and went shopping.

Next, they did a tourist excursion where they then tried chimney cakes, ice creams and the dark beer.

Johnathan and his family got the 9.50pm flight home which arrived back in the UK at 11:30pm and said they "loved" every minute of it.

Johnathan, a lawyer, from Kenilworth, said: "We landed at 9am in the morning and got a very cheap bus and train from the airport to the centre.

"We basically tried to jam-pack everything in. We did a river cruise which had a bar on board and did a tour of the city.

"All the buildings look like they are from Disney, they were so beautiful.

"We had some of the local foods and beer like Staropramen and Budvar which was lovely."

On August 13, 2024, the family caught a 6am flight from Luton Airport to Václav Havel Airport, Prague arriving in the Czech capital at 9am.

Once they got there, the group headed to the city centre and walked across Charles Bridge.

However, the highlight of the trip for Johnathan was a riverboat cruise.

He said: "It took us away from the heat of the day and gave us an opportunity to properly look at the city."

Johnathon said they ran out of things to do at 7pm so headed back to the airport where they caught a 9.50pm flight back to the UK.

"You can go places like Amsterdam and Venice, but it does limit where you can go," he said.

"I personally would do it again but I'm not sure my family would.

"I think it is great way of seeing new cities and also you don't have to spend as much as you would do on a proper holiday."

Costs -

Air travel: £250

Parking: £11

Transport in Prague: £21

Meals: £168

Drinks and ice cream: £57

Boat trip: £77

Itinerary -

Related Articles