Yes, you can smoke at Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) — after security on the outdoor terrace at the ERSTE Premier Lounge in Terminal 1, open to lounge guests, and before security at the 14 designated outdoor areas in front of the terminal entrances. The terminal interiors are entirely non-smoking.
Prague Airport is the main gateway to the Czech Republic. The two passenger buildings sit side by side and share one landside forecourt: Terminal 1 handles non-Schengen flights (destinations outside the Schengen area, such as the UK, USA, UAE and other long-haul routes) and Terminal 2 handles Schengen flights (destinations within the Schengen zone). All 14 outdoor smoking areas are spread across the frontages of both terminals, before any security or check-in barrier, so the terminal you fly from decides which cluster is closest.
Terminal 1 (Non-Schengen)
Terminal 1 holds the airport’s only smoking area after security: the ERSTE Premier Lounge, renamed from the Mastercard Lounge on 1 July 2026, has an outdoor terrace with runway views where smoking is permitted. Access is by lounge admission, which any Terminal 1 passenger can buy: a single entry is sold at the lounge reception (around CZK 1,030 for a two-hour visit), and it is included with lounge-membership programmes, including those offered with bank cards, as well as with some business-class fares. The lounge sits past passport control on the first floor: follow the “Airport Lounges” signs towards Pier B. It admits passengers holding a Terminal 1 boarding pass, so Schengen departures from Terminal 2 cannot reach it.
The landside outdoor smoking areas at Terminal 1 are directly in front of the departures entrances and along the forecourt outside the building. They are marked with signage and sit before security, so you can reach them ahead of check-in or after baggage reclaim on arrival. Once you have passed passport control and security, the lounge terrace is the remaining option in Terminal 1.
Terminal 2 (Schengen)
Terminal 2 has the same setup on the landside: signposted outdoor smoking areas directly in front of the entrances and along the forecourt, before security. There is no lounge smoking terrace and no general-access smoking area anywhere after security in Terminal 2 — the outdoor spots at the front of the building are the only option here. Because the two terminals adjoin, passengers can also walk between the T1 and T2 frontages landside to reach the nearest cluster.
Smoking in Transit (After Security)
The ERSTE Premier Lounge terrace in Terminal 1 is the one place to smoke after security, and a connecting passenger on a non-Schengen departure can buy entry at the door. PRG closed all of its indoor and transit-zone smoking corners on 1 May 2018 and has been fully non-smoking inside ever since, so there are no enclosed smoking rooms anywhere in the departure halls or transit area today. For a Terminal 2 connection, or for anyone not using the lounge, smoking during a layover means leaving the secure zone: exit through arrivals, use one of the outdoor areas in front of the terminals, then re-clear passport control and security to return to your gate. On a short connection it is often quicker to wait until your destination than to exit and re-screen.
Vaping
E-cigarettes and heated tobacco products such as IQOS are treated the same as smoking under the Czech Anti-Smoking Act (2017). Vaping is banned in all indoor public spaces, including the entire airport interior. Use the same 14 designated outdoor areas in front of the terminals, or the ERSTE Premier Lounge terrace after security.
Summary
| Area | Smoking | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Indoor (terminals) | No | All indoor smoking corners closed 2018 |
| After security / airside | Yes | ERSTE Premier Lounge outdoor terrace, Terminal 1 (lounge guests) |
| Outdoor landside | Yes | 14 designated areas in front of the terminals |
For the Czech Republic’s airport smoking rules and vaping law, see our Czech Republic airport guide.