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)plane BSL - PRG
4h 6mKč 1,733–4,775Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Praguebus FlixBus N872
9h 40mKč 850–2,200Train
- 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 23mKč 3,109–5,833Night train
- Take the night train from Basel Sbb to Praha Hlavni Nadrazinighttrain En
12h 9mKč 4,600–6,500Train 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 17mKč 2,160–5,585Train, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain Ir36 / ...
- Take the bus from Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquai to Praha, Hlavní Nádražíbus RegioJet 95 / ...
11h 47mKč 1,172–2,495Drive 712.3 km
- Drive from Basel to Praguecar 712.3 km
5h 58mKč 2,992–4,322
Basel to Prague by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Prague is to bus which costs 850 Kč - 2 200 Kč and takes 9h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Prague is to fly which takes 4h 6m and costs 1 700 Kč - 4 800 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 9m.
The distance between Basel and Prague is 587 km. The road distance is 712.3 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Prague without a car is to bus which takes 9h 40m and costs 850 Kč - 2 200 Kč.
It takes approximately 4h 6m 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 6m and costs 1 700 Kč - 4 800 Kč. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 850 Kč - 2 200 Kč and takes 9h 40m, you could also train, which costs 3 100 Kč - 6 000 Kč and takes 11h 23m.
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 850–2,200 and the journey takes 9h 40m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,100–3,700
Flights from Basel to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,100–3,700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,600–6,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,600–7,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,700–4,800
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,500–6,500
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,300–4,500
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Zurich Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,200–7,000
- 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 1,400–3,800
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 650–2,200
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 480–1,400
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- 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 9m
- 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 850–2,200
- 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 650–1,500
- 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 58m to drive from Basel to Prague.
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