There are 6 ways to get from Bucharest to Žatec by plane, bus, train, night train, or car
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Fly, bus
best- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)OTP - PRG
- Take the bus from Zličín to Žatec,aut.nádr.
7h 29mKč 2,683–5,748Bus via București, Autogara Militari
cheapest- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Praha, ÚAN Florenc1926
- Take the bus from Zličín to Žatec,aut.nádr.415
27h 57mKč 1,276–2,403Bus
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Take the bus from Zličín to Žatec,aut.nádr.415
18h 53mTrain
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-KeletiIr
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Wien HbfEc / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Praha Hlavni NadraziRj / ...
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Most606 / ...
28h 50mKč 3,220–5,854Night train, train, bus
- Take the night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbf
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Praha Hlavni NadraziRj / ...
- Take the bus from Zličín to Žatec,aut.nádr.415
26h 17mKč 2,555–4,390Drive 1,426.6 km
- Drive from Bucharest to Žatec1,426.6 km
13h 51mKč 5,256–7,592
Bucharest to Žatec by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Žatec is to bus via București, Autogara Militari which costs 1 200 Kč - 2 400 Kč and takes 27h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Žatec is to fly and bus which takes 7h 29m and costs 2 600 Kč - 6 000 Kč.
No, there is no direct train from Bucharest to Žatec. However, there are services departing from Bucuresti Nord and arriving at Zatec via Budapest-Keleti, Wien Hbf, Praha Hlavni Nadrazi and Most. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 50m.
The distance between Bucharest and Žatec is 1230 km. The road distance is 1426.6 km.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Žatec without a car is to bus which takes 18h 53m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 29m to get from Bucharest to Žatec, including transfers.
Bucharest to Žatec train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), depart from Bucuresti Nord station.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Žatec is to bus which takes 18h 53m and costs . Alternatively, you can train, which costs 3 200 Kč - 6 000 Kč and takes 28h 50m.
Žatec is 1h behind Bucharest. It is currently 3:46 PM in Bucharest and 2:46 PM in Žatec.
Bucharest to Žatec train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), arrive at Budapest-Keleti station.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Žatec, Ústecký kraj, Czechia?
You can take a bus from Bucharest to Žatec,aut.nádr. via Praha, ÚAN Florenc, Náměstí Republiky, Zličín, and Zličín in around 18h 53m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Bucuresti Nord to Zatec via Budapest-Keleti, Wien Hbf, Praha Hlavni Nadrazi, and Most in around 28h 50m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,400–7,000
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,800–4,600
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,600–7,000
- Website
- smartwings.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,100–2,700
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 750–3,000
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,000–5,500
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,400–4,100
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,500–1,700
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,000–2,300
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 270–320
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 950–1,500
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- Kč 950–1,400
Train from Wien Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,400–2,100
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- Kč 1,400–2,100
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Wien Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Kč 430–900
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Most
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 220–460
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- 2nd Class
- Kč 220–320
- 1st Class
- Kč 350–460
- Business
- Kč 390–410
- Phone
- +420 234 704 560
- info@pid.cz
- Website
- pid.cz
Bus from Zličín to Žatec,aut.nádr.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 30–40
- Website
- https://pid.cz/en/
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.ro
Bus from Bucharest to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,200–2,400
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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