Cerveny Kamen Castle, or Hrad Cerveny Kamen, is a wonderfully preserved and displayed castle that’s one of the easiest and best day trips from Bratislava.
Cerveny Kamen Tour
You must take a tour to enter the castle. The standard tour is 60 minutes. Only a couple sections of the castle and the gardens may be visited without the tour. There are two tours offered in English – 11:30 am and 3:30 pm. There are also tours offered in Slovakian every hour. If you’re not lucky to catch the English tour and you’re taking the Slovakian tour, make sure you get the free pamphlet from the ticket office that has
an explanation of each room in English.
Cerveny Kamen Entrance Fee
The tours cost from 6 – 8 Euros depending on what language the tour is presented and if you purchase the “long” version which also includes an extra 15-minute tour to the cellars. I recommend paying the extra Euro to see the cellar. It includes the deepest well in Slovakia. If you have the Bratislava Card, which I highly recommend if you are in Bratislava for 2 or more days, the entrance to the castle is included.
Cervany Kamen Restaurant
If you find yourself having to wait for a tour, there’s a snack bar in the center of the castle that serves hot dogs, ice cream bars, coffee, beer, and Kofola (the Slovakian cola from communist times, very spicy!)
Getting From Bratislava to Cerveny Kamen
Going to Cerverny Kamen by car is best as it’s the quickest way. But if you don’t have a car, it’s easy to catch a single bus there. The bus leaves from the main Bratislava bus station. There didn’t seem to be a bus number, but the ultimate destination is Trnava. At the time I visited, this left from bus bay #20 at 9:56 am. There are other buses, but they only leave every 1, 2, or 3 hours for this particular destination. Catching the 9:56 should get you to the castle at exactly 11:30 for the 11:30 tour in English. Then you can catch the 1:45 bus back to Bratislava. The next bus back isn’t until 3:45. The cost for the bus is 2.30 Euro each way, or included free if you have the Bratislava card. You buy your ticket from the bus driver.
Insider tip: Don’t make the same mistake I did, and get off the bus too far from the castle. I saw a brown sign that pointed to the castle and could see the castle on the hill and I got off the bus. Well… I was then a 4 km uphill hike from the castle, as the only road to the castle went thru a village and around the backside to the castle. The upside is that the village is super cute and there was a nice view of the Cerveny Kamen castle from the village. After I got off the bus, the bus then turned and went the same direction I was going and I discovered the bus had a stop just outside the castle! So don’t get off the bus until you’ve climbed the hill and are directly in front of the castle.
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Cerveny Kamen Castle – Where to Stay
Hrad Cerveny Kamen is an easy day trip from Bratislava, you should just spend the night in Bratislava. My recommended hostel is the Hostel Folks, just outside the city walls in the city center and one of the cleanest, roomiest hostels I’ve ever stayed. Only caveat is that the trams run outside the hostel, so I recommend earplugs which they provide if needed. Check Rates and Availability.
If you enjoy castles, you will also want to check out the Devin Castle which is also an easy half day trip from Bratislava and accessible by public transportation from the city. You can visit both castles under the awesome Bratislava Card.
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