There are 8 ways to get from Basel to Czechia by plane, bus, train, night train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Basel to Václav Havel Airport Prague
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane BSL - PRG
4h 4mKč 1,539–5,683Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Praguebus FlixBus N872 / ...
9h 40mKč 1,500–2,300Train via Frankfurt am Main
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurttrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Nürnberg Hbftrain 41 / ...
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Schwandorftrain
- Take the train from Schwandorf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazitrain Re
11h 12mKč 3,897–8,598Night train
- Take the nighttrain from Basel Sbb to Praha Hlavni Nadrazinighttrain En
12h 9mKč 4,800–8,500Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane ZRH - PRG
5h 13mKč 2,822–6,270Fly Basel to Vienna International Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane BSL - VIE
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Brno Hlavni Nadrazitrain
6h 17mKč 2,096–8,403Train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain Ir36 / ...
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Praha hl. n.train Ec
15h 39mKč 6,784–10,080Drive 712.4 km
- Drive from Basel to Praguecar 712.4 km
6h 1mKč 3,103–4,481
Basel to Czechia by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Czechia is to bus which costs 1 500 Kč - 2 300 Kč and takes 9h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Czechia is to fly which takes 4h 4m and costs 1 500 Kč - 6 000 Kč.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Prague. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 9h 40m.
Yes, there is an overnight train departing from Basel Sbb and arriving at Praha Hlavni Nadrazi. This train operates every day. The journey takes approximately 12h 9m.
The distance between Basel and Czechia is 588 km. The road distance is 712.4 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Czechia without a car is to bus which takes 9h 40m and costs 1 500 Kč - 2 300 Kč.
It takes approximately 4h 4m to get from Basel to Czechia, including transfers.
Basel to Czechia bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Basel SBB station.
Basel to Czechia train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Basel Bad Bf station.
The best way to get from Basel to Czechia is to fly which takes 4h 4m and costs 1 500 Kč - 6 000 Kč. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 1 500 Kč - 2 300 Kč and takes 9h 40m, you could also train via Frankfurt am Main, which costs 3 900 Kč - 9 000 Kč and takes 11h 12m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Czechia?
easyJet and Lufthansa fly from Basel (BSL) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) 3 times a day. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Basel SBB to Prague twice daily. Tickets cost Kč 1,500–2,300 and the journey takes 9h 40m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,100–6,000
Flights from Basel to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,100–6,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,800–7,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,900–7,000
Flights from Basel to Vienna International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,500–9,000
Flights from Basel to Vienna International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,500–9,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,300–7,500
Flights from Basel to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,500–9,000
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Sunday, Wednesday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,000–5,500
Flights from Basel to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,900–6,500
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Basel to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,500–9,000
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,600–4,100
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,300–2,900
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 950–2,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Schwandorf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 360–1,500
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- 0 89 54 888 97 - 25
- info@laenderbahn.com
- Website
- Die Länderbahn
Train from Schwandorf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,200–2,200
- Schedules at
- Die Länderbahn
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Night train from Basel Sbb to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 4,800–8,500
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- Kč 750–1,100
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- Kč 750–1,100
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Praha hl. n.
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 6,000–9,000
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Wien Hbf to Brno Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 170–290
- Website
- RegioJet
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Basel SBB to Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,500–2,300
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Basel to Czechia bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Prague station.
Basel to Czechia train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Frankfurt station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Czechia is 712 km. It takes approximately 6h 1m to drive from Basel to Czechia.
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