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 48mKč 2,645–5,397Bus via Praha Peco Shell
cheapest- Take the bus from București Băneasa to Praha Peco Shellbus
29h 4mKč 979–3,804Bus
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus 1926
24h 45mKč 1,200–3,700Train
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keletitrain Ir
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Wien Hbftrain Ec / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazitrain Rj / ...
25h 4mKč 2,253–4,081Night train, train
- Take the night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbfnighttrain Night Train
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazitrain Rj / ...
23h 6mKč 2,480–4,293Drive 1,342.9 km
- Drive from Bucharest to Praguecar 1,342.9 km
13h 1mKč 4,916–7,100
Bucharest to Prague by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Prague is to bus which costs 1 200 Kč - 3 700 Kč and takes 24h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Prague is to fly which takes 4h 48m and costs 2 600 Kč - 5 500 Kč.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from București, Autogara Militari and arriving at Praha, ÚAN Florenc. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 24h 45m.
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 25h 4m.
The distance between Bucharest and Prague is 1114 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 24h 45m and costs 1 200 Kč - 3 700 Kč.
It takes approximately 4h 48m 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 48m and costs 2 600 Kč - 5 500 Kč. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 1 200 Kč - 3 700 Kč and takes 24h 45m, you could also train, which costs 2 200 Kč - 4 100 Kč and takes 25h 4m.
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 Praha, ÚAN Florenc 3 times a week. Tickets cost Kč 1,200–2,500 and the journey takes 24h 45m. Three other operators also service this route.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,400–7,500
- 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
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- 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 1,100–2,900
- 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 700–2,400
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,000–3,600
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,800–4,900
- 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
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,000–2,200
- 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 Wien Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,300–2,100
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- Kč 1,300–2,100
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Wien Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Kč 430–900
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- 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
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,200–2,500
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +359 899199328
- omega_group@abv.bg
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,700–3,500
- Website
- https://bgrazpisanie.com/en/transport_company/omega+group+84
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.ro
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.ro
- Phone
- 0040 723 450 475
- info@comati-psg.ro
- Website
- comati-psg.ro
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Kč 3,000–3,700
- Schedules at
- comati-psg.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 900–3,700
- Schedules at
- Bep's Travel
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More Questions & Answers
Bucharest to Prague bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Praha, ÚAN Florenc station.
Prague is 1h behind Bucharest. It is currently 1:08 AM in Bucharest and 12:08 AM 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 1m to drive from Bucharest to Prague.
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