There are 8 ways to get from Balsthal to Prague by train, plane, bus, night train, or car
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Train to Basel, fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague
best- Take the train from Olten to Basel SBB
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)BSL - PRG
5h 45mKč 2,007–5,313Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Basel SBB to PragueFlixBus N872
12h 33mKč 1,081–2,547Train
- Take the train from Oensingen to Zürich HBIc5
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Praha hl. n.Ec
15h 43mKč 7,032–12,793Night train
- Take the night train from Basel Sbb to Praha Hlavni NadraziEn
14h 31mKč 4,866–8,047Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Take the train from Oensingen to Zürich HB
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)ZRH - PRG
5h 37mKč 2,142–4,943Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Take the train from Oensingen to Renens VD
- Take the train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroport
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)GVA - PRG
7h 39mKč 2,452–6,583Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Dresden Airport, bus
- Take the train from Oensingen to Zürich HB
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Dresden Airport (DRS)ZRH - DRS
- Take the bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
8h 39mKč 3,542–10,343Drive 718.8 km
- Drive from Balsthal to Prague718.8 km
6h 47mKč 2,986–4,313
Balsthal to Prague by bus, tram, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Balsthal to Prague is to bus which costs 1 000 Kč - 2 600 Kč and takes 12h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Balsthal to Prague is to train and fly which takes 5h 37m and costs 2 100 Kč - 5 000 Kč.
No, there is no direct train from Balsthal to Prague. However, there are services departing from Balsthal and arriving at Praha hl. n. via Oensingen and Zürich HB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 43m.
The distance between Balsthal and Prague is 650 km. The road distance is 718.8 km.
The best way to get from Balsthal to Prague without a car is to bus which takes 12h 33m and costs 1 000 Kč - 2 600 Kč.
It takes approximately 5h 45m to get from Balsthal to Prague, including transfers.
Balsthal to Prague train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Oensingen station.
The best way to get from Balsthal to Prague is to bus which takes 12h 33m and costs 1 000 Kč - 2 600 Kč. Alternatively, you can train, which costs 7 000 Kč - 13 000 Kč and takes 15h 43m.
Balsthal to Prague train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Zürich HB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Balsthal to Prague is 719 km. It takes approximately 6h 47m to drive from Balsthal to Prague.
What companies run services between Balsthal, Switzerland and Prague, Czechia?
FlixBus operates a bus from Basel SBB to Prague once daily. Tickets cost Kč 900–2,300 and the journey takes 9h 40m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Balsthal to Praha hl. n. via Oensingen and Zürich HB in around 15h 43m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,800–3,100
Flights from Basel to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,800–3,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,700–6,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,700–8,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,800–2,700
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,700–8,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 3,600–14,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 3,600–14,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,700–4,600
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,700–4,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dresden Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,900–7,000
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,300–4,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 800–3,200
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,600–7,000
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Zurich Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,300–8,000
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,400–3,000
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 950–3,200
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Olten to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- Kč 250–480
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Oensingen to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 440–700
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Praha hl. n.
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 6,500–12,000
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Oensingen to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,000–1,900
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Kč 380–750
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- info@sob.ch
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Olten to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Olten to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Kč 140–240
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- Kč 140–210
- 2nd Class
- Kč 180–240
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Olten to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- Kč 65–85
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
Night train from Basel Sbb to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 4,600–6,500
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Basel SBB to Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 900–2,300
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 350–1,100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 220–330
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- Kč 160–240
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
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