There are 6 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 from Basel
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane BSL - PRG
4h 10mKč 1,540–5,184Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Praguebus FlixBus N872 / ...
9h 40mKč 1,200–2,200Train
- 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 22mKč 4,751–16,691Night train
- Take the night train from Basel Sbb to Praha Hlavni Nadrazinighttrain En
12h 9mKč 5,000–9,000Train to Zurich Airport, fly
- 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 2,686–7,352Drive 712.3 km
- Drive from Basel to Praguecar 712.3 km
6hKč 2,987–4,314
Basel to Czechia by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Czechia is to bus which costs 1 200 Kč - 2 200 Kč and takes 9h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Czechia is to fly which takes 4h 10m and costs 1 500 Kč - 5 500 Kč.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Prague. Services depart three times a day, 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 712.3 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Czechia without a car is to bus which takes 9h 40m and costs 1 200 Kč - 2 200 Kč.
It takes approximately 4h 10m 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 10m and costs 1 500 Kč - 5 500 Kč. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 1 200 Kč - 2 200 Kč and takes 9h 40m, you could also train, which costs 4 700 Kč - 17 000 Kč and takes 11h 22m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Czechia?
easyJet, Lufthansa, and Air Dolomiti fly from Basel (BSL) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) twice daily. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Basel SBB to Prague 3 times a day. Tickets cost Kč 1,200–2,200 and the journey takes 9h 40m. GrandBus also services this route once daily.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,500–4,700
Flights from Basel to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 3,400–13,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,000–8,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,000–8,500
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,600–7,500
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,200–5,000
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Basel to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 3,400–13,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,900–8,000
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,500–3,500
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,000–2,400
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,700–8,000
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- Kč 750–2,200
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Schwandorf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 600–900
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0 89 54 888 97 - 25
- info@laenderbahn.com
- Website
- laenderbahn.com
Train from Schwandorf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,600–5,500
- Schedules at
- laenderbahn.com
Night train from Basel Sbb to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 5,000–9,000
- 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
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,200–2,200
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Basel SBB to Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
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More Questions & Answers
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 to drive from Basel to Czechia.
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