There are 7 ways to get from Basel to Prague 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)BSL - PRG
4h 8mKč 1,605–4,435Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Basel SBB to PragueFlixBus N872
9h 40mKč 900–2,300Train
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt20 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Nürnberg Hbf41 / ...
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Schwandorf
- Take the train from Schwandorf to Praha Hlavni NadraziRe
11h 22mKč 3,326–5,933Night train
- Take the night train from Basel Sbb to Praha Hlavni NadraziEn
12h 10mKč 4,600–6,500Train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)ZRH - PRG
5h 19mKč 2,128–5,145Train, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBIr36 / ...
- Take the bus from Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquai to Praha, Hlavní NádražíRegioJet 95 / ...
11h 47mKč 1,168–2,295Drive 712 km
- Drive from Basel to Prague712 km
5h 56mKč 2,957–4,272
Basel to Prague by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Prague is to bus which costs 900 Kč - 2 300 Kč and takes 9h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Prague is to fly which takes 4h 8m and costs 1 600 Kč - 4 500 Kč.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Prague. Services depart once 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 10m.
The distance between Basel and Prague is 587 km. The road distance is 712 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Prague without a car is to bus which takes 9h 40m and costs 900 Kč - 2 300 Kč.
It takes approximately 4h 8m to get from Basel to Prague, including transfers.
Basel to Prague bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Basel SBB station.
Basel to Prague train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Basel Bad Bf station.
The best way to get from Basel to Prague is to fly which takes 4h 8m and costs 1 600 Kč - 4 500 Kč. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 900 Kč - 2 300 Kč and takes 9h 40m, you could also train, which costs 3 300 Kč - 6 000 Kč and takes 11h 22m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Prague, Czechia?
easyJet, Lufthansa, and Air Dolomiti fly from Basel (BSL) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) 4 times a day. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Basel SBB to Prague once daily. Tickets cost Kč 900–2,300 and the journey takes 9h 40m.
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 750–2,200
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 600–1,500
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Schwandorf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 400–600
- 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 1,550–1,650
- Schedules at
- laenderbahn.com
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/
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- Kč 500–1,000
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/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
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquai to Praha, Hlavní Nádraží
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- Kč 650–1,300
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
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More Questions & Answers
Basel to Prague bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Prague station.
Basel to Prague train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Frankfurt station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Prague is 712 km. It takes approximately 5h 56m to drive from Basel to Prague.
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