There are 6 ways to get from Budapest to Charles Bridge by train, bus, car, plane, or subway
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Train
best- Take the train from Budapest-Nyugati to Praha Hlavni Nadrazitrain Rj
7h 17mKč 650–750Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Praguebus FlixBus 260 / ...
7h 44mKč 550–950Drive 526.8 km
- Drive from Budapest to Charles Bridgecar 526.8 km
4h 45mKč 1,918–2,771Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, subway
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane BUD - PRG
- Take the subway from Nádraží Veleslavín to Staroměstskásubway
4h 22mKč 1,162–3,722Bus via Budapest
- Take the bus from Budapest to Praha Florenc Bus Stationbus
9h 8mTrain to Vienna International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbftrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane VIE - PRG
5h 16mKč 1,722–5,960
Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Budapest to Charles Bridge is to train which costs 650 Kč - 750 Kč and takes 7h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Budapest to Charles Bridge is to fly and subway which takes 4h 22m and costs 1 100 Kč - 3 800 Kč.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar and arriving at Prague. Services depart hourly, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 7h 20m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Budapest-Nyugati and arriving at Praha Hlavni Nadrazi. Services depart every four hours, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 6h 53m.
The distance between Budapest and Charles Bridge is 608 km. The road distance is 526.8 km.
The best way to get from Budapest to Charles Bridge without a car is to train which takes 7h 17m and costs 650 Kč - 750 Kč.
The train from Budapest-Nyugati to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi takes 6h 53m including transfers and departs every four hours.
Budapest to Charles Bridge bus services, operated by FlixBus-eu, depart from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar station.
Budapest to Charles Bridge train services, operated by Railjet, depart from Budapest-Nyugati station.
The best way to get from Budapest to Charles Bridge is to train which takes 7h 17m and costs 650 Kč - 750 Kč. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 550 Kč - 950 Kč and takes 7h 44m.
What companies run services between Budapest, Hungary and Charles Bridge, Czechia?
Railjet operates a train from Budapest-Nyugati to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi 4 times a day. Tickets cost Kč 2,000–3,000 and the journey takes 6h 53m. Hungarian Railways (MÁV) also services this route twice daily. Alternatively, FlixBus-eu operates a bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Prague every 3 hours, and the journey takes 7h 20m. FlixBus also services this route every 3 hours.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,300–5,500
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,800–5,500
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 900–3,100
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,500–6,000
Train from Budapest-Nyugati to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,000–3,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- Kč 2,000–3,000
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Budapest-Nyugati to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 650–750
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 260–310
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +420 234 704 560
- info@pid.cz
- Website
- pid.cz
Subway from Nádraží Veleslavín to Staroměstská
- Ave. Duration
- 8 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- Kč 29–40
- Website
- https://pid.cz/en/
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Kč 210–650
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 550–950
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- helpline.svs@gmail.com
- Website
- svs.md
Bus from Budapest to Praha Florenc Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://svs.md/en/bus/route/number-19167
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More Questions & Answers
Budapest to Charles Bridge bus services, operated by FlixBus-eu, arrive at Prague station.
Budapest to Charles Bridge train services, operated by Railjet, arrive at Praha Hlavni Nadrazi station.
Yes, the driving distance between Budapest to Charles Bridge is 527 km. It takes approximately 4h 45m to drive from Budapest to Charles Bridge.
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