There are 6 ways to get from Budapest to Charles Bridge by plane, subway, train, bus, or car
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Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, subway
best- 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 21mKč 1,161–3,922Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Praguebus 260 / ...
7h 44mKč 550–1,200Train
- Take the train from Budapest-Nyugati to Praha Hlavni Nadrazitrain Rj
7h 17mKč 600–750Drive 526.8 km
- Drive from Budapest to Charles Bridgecar 526.8 km
4h 45mKč 1,929–2,786Train 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 23mKč 2,106–6,758Bus via Budapest
- Take the bus from Budapest to Praha Florenc Bus Stationbus
9h 8m
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 600 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 21m and costs 1 100 Kč - 4 000 Kč.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar and arriving at Prague. Services depart every three hours, 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 503 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 600 Kč - 750 Kč.
It takes approximately 4h 21m to get from Budapest to Charles Bridge, including transfers.
Budapest to Charles Bridge bus services, operated by FlixBus, 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 600 Kč - 750 Kč. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 550 Kč - 1 200 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 operates a bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Prague every 3 hours. Tickets cost Kč 550–1,200 and the journey takes 7h 20m.
- 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 1,300–6,000
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,700–6,000
- 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 950–3,300
- 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 1,600–6,500
- Phone
- +420 234 704 560
- info@pid.cz
- Website
- pid.cz
Subway from Nádraží Veleslavín to Staroměstská
- Ave. Duration
- 8 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- Kč 29–40
- Website
- https://pid.cz/en/
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 600–750
- 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
- +420 222 222 221
- 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/
- 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 550–1,200
- 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, 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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