There are 6 ways to get from Bucharest to Prague by plane, bus, train, night train, or car
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Fly
best- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane OTP - PRG
4h 47mKč 1,476–4,785Bus via Praha Peco Shell
cheapest- Take the bus from București Băneasa to Praha Peco Shellbus
29h 2mKč 931–3,803Bus
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Praguebus 1926
22h 10mKč 3,000–4,500Train
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keletitrain Ir
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Wien Hbftrain Rjx / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazitrain Rj / ...
22h 50mKč 2,898–5,192Night train, train
- Take the nighttrain from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbfnighttrain Night Train
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazitrain Rj / ...
23h 9mKč 2,423–4,199Drive 1,342.9 km
- Drive from Bucharest to Praguecar 1,342.9 km
13h 9mKč 5,531–7,988
Bucharest to Prague by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Prague is to fly which costs 1 400 Kč - 4 800 Kč and takes 4h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Prague is to fly which takes 4h 47m and costs 1 400 Kč - 4 800 Kč.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from București, Autogara Militari and arriving at Prague. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 22h 10m.
No, there is no direct train from Bucharest to Prague. However, there are services departing from Bucuresti Nord and arriving at Praha Hlavni Nadrazi via Budapest-Keleti and Wien Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 50m.
The distance between Bucharest and Prague is 1115 km. The road distance is 1342.9 km.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Prague without a car is to bus which takes 22h 10m and costs 3 000 Kč - 4 500 Kč.
It takes approximately 4h 47m to get from Bucharest to Prague, including transfers.
Bucharest to Prague bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from București, Autogara Militari station.
Bucharest to Prague train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), depart from Bucuresti Nord station.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Prague is to fly which takes 4h 47m and costs 1 400 Kč - 4 800 Kč. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 3 000 Kč - 4 500 Kč and takes 22h 10m, you could also train, which costs 2 900 Kč - 5 500 Kč and takes 22h 50m.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Prague, Czechia?
Smartwings, Ulendo Airlink, and six other airlines fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) every 4 hours. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from București, Autogara Militari to Prague once daily. Tickets cost Kč 3,000–4,500 and the journey takes 22h 10m. Maxibus Travel also services this route twice a week.
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,800–6,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,900–8,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,600–8,500
- Website
- smartwings.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,500–3,700
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,000–4,100
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,200–3,700
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,800–4,900
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 51m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,400–1,600
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,900–2,100
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- informacio@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 290–350
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Wien Hbf
- *
- Kč 950–1,400
Train from Wien Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- *
- Kč 1,400–2,100
Train from Wien Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- *
- Kč 1,400–2,100
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Wien Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 460–800
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Wien Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 460–800
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 3,000–4,500
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +40-745.499.985
- Website
- bepstravel.autogari.ro
Bus from București Băneasa to Praha Peco Shell
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 9m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Kč 850–3,700
- Schedules at
- bepstravel.autogari.ro
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Booking & Getting There
Bucharest to Prague bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Prague station.
Prague is 1h behind Bucharest. It is currently 3:50 PM in Bucharest and 2:50 PM in Prague.
Bucharest to Prague train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), arrive at Budapest-Keleti station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bucharest to Prague is 1343 km. It takes approximately 13h 9m to drive from Bucharest to Prague.
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