{"id":1303140,"date":"2026-09-26T21:10:29","date_gmt":"2026-09-26T21:10:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/?page_id=1303140"},"modified":"2026-10-01T16:36:56","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T16:36:56","slug":"kosice","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/europe\/slovakia\/kosice\/","title":{"rendered":"Kosice"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":200,"featured_media":0,"parent":1302727,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"hw-hub-city","meta":{"footnotes":"","hw_hub_hero_eyebrow":"","hw_hub_hero_h1":"","hw_hub_hero_intro":"","hw_hub_hero_image":"","hw_hub_hero_overlay":"","hw_hub_hero_cta":"","hw_hub_why_title":"","hw_hub_why_body":"","hw_hub_why_link_label":"","hw_hub_why_link_url":"","hw_hub_why_cards":"","hw_hub_stats":"","hw_hub_countries_title":"","hw_hub_countries_intro":"","hw_hub_featured":"","hw_hub_regions":"","hw_hub_hostels_title":"","hw_hub_hostels_intro":"","hw_hub_hostels_cta_label":"","hw_hub_hostels_cta_url":"","hw_hub_hostels_source":"","hw_hub_hostels_location_type":"","hw_hub_hostels_location_id":"","hw_hub_hostels_currency":"","hw_hub_hostels_count":"","hw_hub_hostels_cache":"","hw_hub_hostels":"","hw_hub_when_title":"","hw_hub_when_intro":"","hw_hub_seasons":"","hw_hub_costs_title":"","hw_hub_costs_body":"","hw_hub_cost_rows":"","hw_hub_cost_note":"","hw_hub_money_reads":"","hw_hub_rail_title":"","hw_hub_rail_body":"","hw_hub_rail_link_label":"","hw_hub_rail_link_url":"","hw_hub_rail_image":"","hw_hub_routes":"","hw_hub_events_title":"","hw_hub_events_intro":"","hw_hub_events_source":"","hw_hub_events_continent":"","hw_hub_events_count":"","hw_hub_events_cache":"","hw_hub_events_cta_label":"","hw_hub_events_cta_url":"","hw_hub_events":"","hw_hub_events_pills":"","hw_hub_reads_intro":"","hw_hub_article_rows":"","hw_hub_show_read_time":"","hw_hub_all_title":"","hw_hub_all_body":"","hw_hub_all_cta":"","hw_hub_trips_title":"","hw_hub_trips_note":"","hw_hub_trips":"","hw_hub_faq_title":"","hw_hub_faq_note":"","hw_hub_faqs":"","hw_hub_cta_title":"","hw_hub_cta_body":"","hw_hub_cta_buttons":"","hw_hub_newsletter_title":"","hw_hub_newsletter_body":"","hw_hub_newsletter_shortcode":"","hw_hub_hub_term":"","hw_hub_scope_rows":"","hw_hub_country_hero_eyebrow":"","hw_hub_country_hero_h1":"","hw_hub_country_hero_intro":"","hw_hub_country_hero_image":"","hw_hub_country_hero_overlay":"","hw_hub_country_hero_cta":"","hw_hub_country_stats":"","hw_hub_country_intro_title":"","hw_hub_country_intro_body":"","hw_hub_country_facts":"","hw_hub_country_cities_title":"","hw_hub_country_cities_intro":"","hw_hub_country_cities_live":"","hw_hub_country_cities":"","hw_hub_country_trips_title":"","hw_hub_country_trips_intro":"","hw_hub_country_trip_types":"","hw_hub_country_do_title":"","hw_hub_country_do_body":"","hw_hub_country_do_points":"","hw_hub_country_do_tag":"","hw_hub_country_do_more":"","hw_hub_country_food_title":"","hw_hub_country_food_body":"","hw_hub_country_food_points":"","hw_hub_country_food_tag":"","hw_hub_country_food_more":"","hw_hub_country_nightlife_title":"","hw_hub_country_nightlife_body":"","hw_hub_country_nightlife_points":"","hw_hub_country_nightlife_tag":"","hw_hub_country_nightlife_more":"","hw_hub_country_transport_title":"","hw_hub_country_transport_body":"","hw_hub_country_transport_points":"","hw_hub_country_transport_tag":"","hw_hub_country_transport_more":"","hw_hub_country_money_title":"","hw_hub_country_money_body":"","hw_hub_country_money_points":"","hw_hub_country_money_tag":"","hw_hub_country_money_more":"","hw_hub_country_safety_title":"","hw_hub_country_safety_body":"","hw_hub_country_safety_points":"","hw_hub_country_safety_tag":"","hw_hub_country_safety_more":"","hw_hub_country_entry_title":"","hw_hub_country_entry_body":"","hw_hub_country_entry_points":"","hw_hub_country_entry_tag":"","hw_hub_country_entry_more":"","hw_hub_country_season_title":"","hw_hub_country_season_intro":"","hw_hub_country_season_note":"","hw_hub_country_season_rows":"","hw_hub_country_budget_title":"","hw_hub_country_budget_intro":"","hw_hub_country_budget_note":"","hw_hub_country_budget_rows":"","hw_hub_country_budget_currency":"","hw_hub_country_events_title":"","hw_hub_country_events_intro":"","hw_hub_country_events_source":"","hw_hub_country_events_country":"","hw_hub_country_events_count":"","hw_hub_country_events_cache":"","hw_hub_country_events_cta_label":"","hw_hub_country_events_cta_url":"","hw_hub_country_events":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_title":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_intro":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_cta_label":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_cta_url":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_source":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_location_type":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_location_id":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_currency":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_count":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_cache":"","hw_hub_country_hostels":"","hw_hub_country_faq_title":"",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city guide","hw_hub_city_hero_h1":"Things To Do In Ko\u0161ice","hw_hub_city_hero_intro":"The eastern capital: Slovakia's largest cathedral, a long pedestrian main street with a singing fountain, and one of central Europe's biggest castles an hour away.","hw_hub_city_hero_image":"1303142","hw_hub_city_hero_overlay":"light","hw_hub_city_hero_cta":"Where to stay | #areas\r\nWhat it costs | #money","hw_hub_city_live_stats":"1","hw_hub_city_stats":"2013 | European Capital of Culture\r\n~60 m | The north tower of St Elisabeth Cathedral\r\n4 ha | The area covered by Spi\u0161 Castle, nearby","hw_hub_city_intro_title":"Slovakia's second city, and the gateway to the east","hw_hub_city_intro_body":"Ko\u0161ice is Slovakia's second city and its eastern capital, six hours by train from Bratislava and a very different place \u2014 closer to Hungary, Poland and Ukraine than to Vienna.\r\n\r\nThe historic centre is built along Hlavn\u00e1, a long pedestrian main street rather than a square, lined with baroque and neoclassical buildings and running past the city's great Gothic cathedral.\r\n\r\nSt Elisabeth Cathedral is the largest church in Slovakia and among the easternmost Gothic cathedrals in Europe. Its crypt holds the remains of Francis II R\u00e1k\u00f3czi, who led a Hungarian uprising against the Habsburgs in the early eighteenth century.\r\n\r\nKo\u0161ice was European Capital of Culture in 2013, and that year left it with new venues, a converted barracks arts centre and a noticeably livelier cultural life than its size suggests.\r\n\r\nThe region around it holds Spi\u0161 Castle, one of the largest castle complexes in central Europe, and the Slovak Paradise national park, with its gorges crossed by ladders.\r\n\r\nTwo days, more with the surroundings.","hw_hub_city_facts":"Getting in | Train from Bratislava 5\u20136 hours. Ko\u0161ice airport has limited direct routes\r\nGetting around | The centre is walkable. Trams around \u20ac1\r\nCurrency | Euro\r\nSpi\u0161 Castle | About an hour away. One of the largest castle complexes in central Europe\r\nSlovak Paradise | Gorges with ladders and chains. Proper shoes needed\r\nLanguage | Slovak, with Hungarian widely spoken in the region","hw_hub_city_areas_title":"Where to stay","hw_hub_city_areas_intro":"A long historic main street at the centre of everything.","hw_hub_city_areas_map":"1","hw_hub_city_areas_zoom":"14","hw_hub_city_hostels_pins":"1","hw_hub_city_areas_live":"","hw_hub_city_areas":"Star\u00e9 Mesto and Hlavn\u00e1 | First-timers | Along the main street: the cathedral, caf\u00e9s, bars and most of the beds. | 48.7200 | 21.2580 |  | \nNear the station | Value and transport | Just east of the old town: cheaper rooms and a five-minute walk to Hlavn\u00e1. | 48.7210 | 21.2680 |  | ","hw_hub_city_itin_title":"How long have you got?","hw_hub_city_itin_intro":"The routes we would walk, in the order we would walk them.","hw_hub_city_itin":"","hw_hub_city_do_title":"Things to do in Ko\u0161ice","hw_hub_city_do_body":"St Elisabeth Cathedral is the centrepiece, the largest church in Slovakia. Entry to the main church is free or nearly so; the tower, the crypt with R\u00e1k\u00f3czi's tomb and the royal staircase are a few euros each and worth it for the tower view over Hlavn\u00e1.\r\n\r\nWalk Hlavn\u00e1, the long pedestrian main street. In the middle, outside the State Theatre, the Singing Fountain plays music-synchronised water displays through the summer evenings.\r\n\r\nUrban's Tower, the bell tower beside the cathedral, and the Chapel of St Michael are next to it.\r\n\r\nThe V\u00fdchodoslovensk\u00e9 Museum and the Slovak Technical Museum are both good and cheap.\r\n\r\nKas\u00e1rne Kulturpark, a former military barracks turned into an arts and cultural centre for the 2013 Capital of Culture, holds exhibitions and events.\r\n\r\nThen use the city as a base: Spi\u0161 Castle, Levo\u010da and the Slovak Paradise national park are all within about an hour and a half.","hw_hub_city_do_points":"St Elisabeth Cathedral | Slovakia's largest church. The tower and crypt are a few euros\r\nHlavn\u00e1 | The long pedestrian main street\r\nThe Singing Fountain | Summer evenings outside the theatre\r\nKas\u00e1rne Kulturpark | Barracks turned arts centre","hw_hub_city_do_tag":"things-to-do","hw_hub_city_do_more":"All things to do in Ko\u0161ice","hw_hub_city_free_title":"Free things to do in Ko\u0161ice","hw_hub_city_free_body":"Hlavn\u00e1 and the historic centre are free, and the main body of the cathedral is free to enter or close to it.\r\n\r\nThe Singing Fountain is free and plays through summer evenings.\r\n\r\nThe city park, Mestsk\u00fd park, is free and pleasant.\r\n\r\nKas\u00e1rne Kulturpark often has free exhibitions and events.\r\n\r\nThe Jesuit and Franciscan churches along Hlavn\u00e1 are free and each worth a look.","hw_hub_city_free_points":"Hlavn\u00e1 | Free, and the heart of the city\r\nThe Singing Fountain | Free on summer evenings\r\nThe churches on Hlavn\u00e1 | Free to enter\r\nKas\u00e1rne Kulturpark | Often free exhibitions","hw_hub_city_free_tag":"free-things-to-do","hw_hub_city_free_more":"All free things to do in Ko\u0161ice","hw_hub_city_food_title":"Eating and drinking in Ko\u0161ice","hw_hub_city_food_body":"Cheaper than Bratislava. A main is \u20ac7 to \u20ac13 and lunch menus \u20ac5 to \u20ac8.\r\n\r\nBryndzov\u00e9 halu\u0161ky is the national dish here as everywhere in Slovakia.\r\n\r\nThe Hungarian influence is strong in the east \u2014 goulash and paprika dishes are common.\r\n\r\nSlovak Tokaj comes from vineyards south-east of the city, across the border from the famous Hungarian region, and is worth trying.\r\n\r\nA beer is \u20ac2 to \u20ac3.50, and Kofola is on tap.","hw_hub_city_food_points":"Lunch menus | \u20ac5\u20138, cheaper than Bratislava\r\nBryndzov\u00e9 halu\u0161ky | The national dish\r\nSlovak Tokaj | Sweet wine from just south-east of the city\r\nA beer | \u20ac2\u20133.50","hw_hub_city_food_tag":"food","hw_hub_city_food_more":"All food guides for Ko\u0161ice","hw_hub_city_nightlife_title":"Going out in Ko\u0161ice","hw_hub_city_nightlife_body":"Livelier than you might expect. The bars and caf\u00e9s run along Hlavn\u00e1 and in the courtyards and streets off it.\r\n\r\nA beer is \u20ac2 to \u20ac3.50 and cocktails \u20ac5 to \u20ac9, cheaper than the capital.\r\n\r\nThe universities bring a student crowd in term.\r\n\r\nThe 2013 Capital of Culture year left the city with more venues and a better events calendar than a city of its size would usually have.\r\n\r\nIt is a place for relaxed evenings rather than big nights.","hw_hub_city_nightlife_points":"Hlavn\u00e1 and its courtyards | Where the bars are\r\nCheap | Beer \u20ac2\u20133.50\r\nTerm time | When the students are in\r\nA good events calendar | A legacy of 2013","hw_hub_city_nightlife_tag":"nightlife","hw_hub_city_nightlife_more":"All nightlife guides for Ko\u0161ice","hw_hub_city_transport_title":"Getting around Ko\u0161ice","hw_hub_city_transport_body":"The historic centre is walkable, and trams cover the rest of the city for around \u20ac1.\r\n\r\nTrains from Bratislava take five to six hours, and the route through the Tatras is scenic.\r\n\r\nKo\u0161ice airport has a limited number of direct routes. Budapest is about three and a half hours and Krak\u00f3w is reachable by bus.\r\n\r\nFor Spi\u0161 Castle and Levo\u010da, trains and buses run in about an hour to an hour and a half. For the Slovak Paradise, go via Spi\u0161sk\u00e1 Nov\u00e1 Ves.","hw_hub_city_transport_points":"Walk the centre | Trams for the rest\r\nBratislava | Five to six hours by train\r\nSpi\u0161 Castle | About an hour\r\nBudapest | About three and a half hours","hw_hub_city_transport_tag":"transport","hw_hub_city_transport_more":"All transport guides for Ko\u0161ice","hw_hub_city_money_title":"What Ko\u0161ice costs","hw_hub_city_money_body":"Cheaper than Bratislava. Dorms are \u20ac12 to \u20ac25, a main \u20ac7 to \u20ac13, and a beer \u20ac2 to \u20ac3.50.\r\n\r\nA day is \u20ac28 to \u20ac50.\r\n\r\nSlovakia uses the euro, so these are the prices you pay.\r\n\r\nHlavn\u00e1 and the cathedral are free, and the cathedral tower and crypt a few euros each.\r\n\r\nSpi\u0161 Castle is about \u20ac10 and the Slovak Paradise park fee is small.","hw_hub_city_money_points":"Dorm bed | \u20ac12\u201325\r\nA day, all in | \u20ac28\u201350\r\nCheaper than Bratislava | Across the board\r\nSpi\u0161 Castle | About \u20ac10","hw_hub_city_money_tag":"budget","hw_hub_city_money_more":"All budget guides for Ko\u0161ice","hw_hub_city_safety_title":"Staying safe in Ko\u0161ice","hw_hub_city_safety_body":"Ko\u0161ice is a safe city and crime against visitors is low.\r\n\r\nPetty theft happens around the station at ordinary levels.\r\n\r\nIn the Slovak Paradise national park, the gorge routes use ladders, chains, metal steps bolted to rock and walkways over water. They are one-way, often wet and slippery, and genuinely demanding \u2014 proper hiking shoes, dry conditions and a head for heights are needed.\r\n\r\nBrown bears live in the forests of central and eastern Slovakia, and encounters have increased in recent years. On trails, make noise, never approach or feed a bear, and follow any local warnings.\r\n\r\nEmergency number is 112, and mountain rescue is 18300.","hw_hub_city_safety_points":"Slovak Paradise gorges | Ladders and chains. Proper shoes, dry conditions\r\nBears | Encounters have increased. Make noise, never approach\r\nMountain rescue | 18300\r\nEmergency | 112","hw_hub_city_safety_tag":"safety","hw_hub_city_safety_more":"All safety guides for Ko\u0161ice","hw_hub_city_trips_title":"Day trips from Ko\u0161ice","hw_hub_city_trips_intro":"A vast castle, a walled town and gorges crossed by ladders.","hw_hub_city_trips":"Spi\u0161 Castle | 1 hour | Train or bus, then about \u20ac10 entry | A ruined castle complex on a hill covering about four hectares, one of the largest in central Europe and UNESCO-listed. |  | 1303143\nSlovak Paradise | 1.5 hours | Train via Spi\u0161sk\u00e1 Nov\u00e1 Ves | Gorges and waterfalls crossed by ladders and chains. Demanding, and spectacular. |  | 1303144\nBardejov | 1.5 hours | Bus, a few euros | A UNESCO-listed medieval town with an intact square and wooden churches nearby. |  | 1303145","hw_hub_city_trips_tag":"day-trips","hw_hub_city_trips_more":"All day trips from Ko\u0161ice","hw_hub_city_season_title":"When to go","hw_hub_city_season_intro":"May to September for the surroundings. Summer brings the Singing Fountain.","hw_hub_city_season_note":"Average highs. Eastern Slovakia is continental \u2014 colder in winter and warm in summer \u2014 and the Slovak Paradise gorges are best done in dry summer weather.","hw_hub_city_season_rows":"January | 0 | 2 | Cold and grey. Quiet\r\nFebruary | 3 | 2 | Cold\r\nMarch | 9 | 3 | Improving\r\nApril | 16 | 4 | Good\r\nMay | 21 | 5 | Excellent. The fountain starts\r\nJune | 24 | 5 | Very good\r\nJuly | 26 | 5 | Warm. Best for the gorges\r\nAugust | 26 | 5 | Warm\r\nSeptember | 21 | 5 | Superb. Harvest in the Tokaj region\r\nOctober | 14 | 4 | Autumn colour in the hills\r\nNovember | 7 | 2 | Grey\r\nDecember | 1 | 3 | Cold, with a Christmas market on Hlavn\u00e1","hw_hub_city_events_title":"What is on while you are there","hw_hub_city_events_intro":"A singing fountain in summer, and a marathon older than most.","hw_hub_city_events_source":"api","hw_hub_city_events_count":"8","hw_hub_city_events_cache":"24","hw_hub_city_events_cta_label":"All events in Ko\u0161ice","hw_hub_city_events_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/events\/europe\/slovakia\/kosice\/","hw_hub_city_events":"Ko\u0161ice Peace Marathon | October | Citywide | Running since 1924, it is among the oldest marathons in Europe. |  | \nSinging Fountain season | Summer | Hlavn\u00e1 | Water displays synchronised to music on summer evenings. |  | \nChristmas market | December | Hlavn\u00e1 | A market along the main street by the cathedral. |  | \nCity Days | May | Citywide | The city festival, with events along Hlavn\u00e1. |  | \nTerm time | September to June | Citywide | When students fill the bars. |  | ","hw_hub_city_budget_title":"What your trip will cost","hw_hub_city_budget_intro":"Pick how you travel. Per person per night, in euros \u2014 Slovakia uses them.","hw_hub_city_budget_note":"Slovakia is in the eurozone, so these are the prices you will pay. Spi\u0161 Castle and the Slovak Paradise sit in the doing line.","hw_hub_city_budget_rows":"Shoestring | 12 | 10 | 1 | 2\r\nMiddle of the road | 22 | 20 | 2 | 12\r\nComfortable | 40 | 34 | 5 | 24","hw_hub_city_budget_currency":"\u20ac","hw_hub_city_hostels_title":"Where to stay in Ko\u0161ice","hw_hub_city_hostels_intro":"A small scene around Hlavn\u00e1, cheaper than Bratislava. Live from Hostelworld.","hw_hub_city_hostels_cta_label":"All hostels in Ko\u0161ice","hw_hub_city_hostels_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/europe\/slovakia\/kosice\/","hw_hub_city_hostels_source":"api","hw_hub_city_hostels_count":"12","hw_hub_city_hostels_cache":"12","hw_hub_city_picks":"Best for solo travellers |  |  | \nBest for a party |  |  | \nQuietest |  |  | ","hw_hub_city_hostels":"","hw_hub_city_faq_title":"Ko\u0161ice travel questions","hw_hub_city_faq_note":"The ones we get asked most.","hw_hub_city_faqs":"Is Ko\u0161ice worth the long trip from Bratislava? | Yes, if you are seeing eastern Slovakia. It is five to six hours by train, but it is a handsome, cheap and lively city in its own right, and it is the base for Spi\u0161 Castle, Levo\u010da and the Slovak Paradise.\r\nWhat is Spi\u0161 Castle? | A ruined castle complex on a hill about an hour from Ko\u0161ice, covering roughly four hectares. It is one of the largest castle complexes in central Europe and is UNESCO-listed. Entry is about \u20ac10.\r\nHow hard are the Slovak Paradise gorges? | Genuinely demanding. The routes use ladders, chains, metal steps bolted to rock and walkways over rushing water, are one-way and are often wet. You need proper hiking shoes, dry conditions and a head for heights.\r\nAre there bears? | Yes, in the forests of central and eastern Slovakia, and encounters have increased in recent years. On trails, make noise, never approach or feed one, and follow any local warnings.\r\nWhat is the Singing Fountain? | A fountain on Hlavn\u00e1 outside the State Theatre that plays water displays synchronised to music on summer evenings. It is free.\r\nHow cheap is it? | Cheaper than Bratislava. Dorms \u20ac12 to \u20ac25, a main \u20ac7 to \u20ac13, and a day around \u20ac28 to \u20ac50.\r\nWho is buried in the cathedral crypt? | Francis II R\u00e1k\u00f3czi, who led a Hungarian uprising against the Habsburgs in the early eighteenth century. His remains were brought here in 1906.","hw_hub_city_cta_title":"Say yes to hostels, meet the world","hw_hub_city_cta_body":"Compare Ko\u0161ice hostels \u2014 live prices, real reviews and free cancellation on most bookings. Then meet the people already there in the app.","hw_hub_city_cta_buttons":"Find hostels in Ko\u0161ice | https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/europe\/slovakia\/kosice\/\r\nGet the app | https:\/\/hostelworld.onelink.me\/IdiK\/f5a50nhd","hw_hub_city_newsletter_title":"Get the good stuff monthly","hw_hub_city_newsletter_body":"New city guides, deals and route ideas. 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