There are 5 ways to get from Budapest to Prague by train, bus, car, plane or subway
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2rio's travel planner.
Recommended option
Train • 6 h 26 min
$50 - $80
Cheapest option
Bus RegioJet • 10 h 35 min
$23 - $31
3 alternative options
Bus FlixBus • 7 h 10 min
$30 - $50
Drive • 4 h 57 min
$55 - $85
Fly, subway • 4 h 23 min
$78 - $234
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Budapest to Prague is to bus which costs 6 000 Ft - 9 000 Ft and takes 10 h 35 min.
The quickest way to get from Budapest to Prague is to fly and subway which costs 21 000 Ft - 70 000 Ft and takes 4 h 23 min.
The distance between Budapest and Prague is 444 km. The road distance is 528.6 km.
The train from Budapest-Nyugati to Praha hl.n. takes 6 h 26 min including transfers and departs three times a day.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Budapest, Budapest Kelenföld and arriving at Prague, Prague Main station station. Services depart three times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 7 h 10 min.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Budapest-Nyugati and arriving at Praha hl.n.. Services depart three times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 6 h 26 min.
What companies run services between Budapest, Hungary and Prague, Czech Republic?
Deutsche Bahn operates a train from Budapest to Prague 3 times a day. Tickets cost $50 - $80 and the journey takes 6 h 26 min. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Budapest to Prague 3 times a day. Tickets cost $30 - $50 and the journey takes 7 h 10 min.
- Website
- csa.cz
Flights from Budapest to Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 25 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85 - $420
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Budapest to Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 10 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $19 - $150
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Budapest to Prague via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230 - $1,100
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Budapest to Prague via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170 - $850
- Phone
- +49 0180 6 99 66 33
- Website
- bahn.com
Train from Budapest-Nyugati to Praha hl.n.
- Ave. Duration
- 6 h 26 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50 - $80
- Website
- bahn.de
- Phone
- 296 19 18 17
- Website
- dpp.cz
Subway from Nádraží Veleslavín to Staroměstská
- Ave. Duration
- 9 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1 - $2
- Schedules at
- Prague Public Transit Co.
Rome2rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 1807 123 99 123
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixbus.de
Bus from Budapest, Budapest Kelenföld to Prague, Prague Main station
- Ave. Duration
- 7 h 10 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30 - $50
- Website
- flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 542 42 42 42
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.sk
Bus from Budapešť, Kelenföld vasútállomás M - Etele tér to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Nivy
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11 - $14
- Schedules at
- regiojet.sk
Bus from Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Nivy to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 15 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11 - $15
- Schedules at
- regiojet.sk
- info@eurolines.cz
- Website
- elines.cz
Bus from Bratislava to Praha ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 15 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15 - $30
- Schedules at
- elines.cz
- Phone
- +420 220 311 700
- info@le.cz
- Website
- leoexpress.com
Bus from Bratislava NAS Mlynské Nivy to Praha ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 15 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $12 - $16
- Schedules at
- leoexpress.com
- Economy
- $12 - $16
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