There are 6 ways to get from Bucharest to Prague by plane, train, bus, night train, or car
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Fly
best- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)OTP - PRG
4h 47mKč 2,642–6,292Bus via Praha Peco Shell
cheapest- Take the bus from București Băneasa to Praha Peco Shell
28h 56mKč 979–3,804Train
- Take the train from Bucharest to Lokoshaza
- Take the train from Loekoeshaza to Budapest-KeletiIc / ...
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Wien HbfEc / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Praha Hlavni NadraziRj / ...
23h 13mKč 3,019–5,261Bus
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Praha, ÚAN Florenc1926
24h 45mKč 1,100–3,800Night train, train
- Take the night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien HbfNight Train
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Praha Hlavni NadraziRj / ...
23h 13mKč 2,490–4,304Drive 1,342.9 km
- Drive from Bucharest to Prague1,342.9 km
13h 11mKč 4,972–7,182
Bucharest to Prague by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Prague is to bus which costs 1 100 Kč - 3 800 Kč and takes 24h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Prague is to fly which takes 4h 47m and costs 2 600 Kč - 6 500 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 Bucharest and arriving at Praha Hlavni Nadrazi via Loekoeshaza, Budapest-Keleti and Wien Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 13m.
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 train which takes 23h 13m and costs 3 000 Kč - 5 500 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 Bucharest station.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Prague is to fly which takes 4h 47m and costs 2 600 Kč - 6 500 Kč. Alternatively, you can train, which costs 3 000 Kč - 5 500 Kč and takes 23h 13m, you could also bus, which costs 1 100 Kč - 3 800 Kč and takes 24h 45m.
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 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Bucharest to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi via Lokoshaza, Loekoeshaza, Budapest-Keleti, and Wien Hbf in around 23h 13m.
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- 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
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,700–7,000
- Website
- smartwings.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,100–2,400
- 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 850–3,500
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,400–3,800
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,100–6,500
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucharest to Lokoshaza
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,150–1,300
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Loekoeshaza to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Kč 460–500
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 13m
- 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 Loekoeshaza to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 240–280
- Website
- https://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 950–1,400
- 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 1,300–2,100
- 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
- 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 1,100–2,200
- 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 1,700–3,400
- 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 3,000–3,800
- Website
- Comati PSG
- 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 8:29 PM in Bucharest and 7:29 PM in Prague.
Bucharest to Prague train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), arrive at Lokoshaza station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bucharest to Prague is 1343 km. It takes approximately 13h 11m to drive from Bucharest to Prague.
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