There are 9 ways to get from Cologne to Czechia by plane, train, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
best- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane CGN - PRG
3h 55mKč 1,916–6,310Bus via Frankfurt am Main
cheapest- Take the bus from Köln to Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOBbus Ivano-Frankivsk
- Take the bus from Frankfurt Central Train Station to Prague Wilsonova Bus Stationbus : Amsterdam Central Sloterdijk Train Station - Prague Central Bus Station / ...
9h 18mKč 1,334–1,924Train via Nuremberg
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Nürnberg Hbftrain 41
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Schwandorftrain
- Take the train from Schwandorf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazitrain Re
9h 15mKč 3,329–7,309Drive 655.4 km
- Drive from Cologne to Praguecar 655.4 km
6h 16mKč 2,513–3,630Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane DUS - PRG
4h 44mKč 2,053–5,340Train to Frankfurt, fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane FRA - PRG
4h 25mKč 1,806–4,278Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Vienna International Airport, train
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane CGN - VIE
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Brno Hlavni Nadrazitrain
6h 23mKč 1,683–6,430Bus
- Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus N84 / ...
11h 7mKč 1,461–2,442Train
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Praha Hlavní nádražítrain Drf
12h 23m
Cologne to Czechia by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Czechia is to bus via Frankfurt am Main which costs 1 300 Kč - 2 000 Kč and takes 9h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Czechia is to fly which takes 3h 55m and costs 1 900 Kč - 6 500 Kč.
No, there is no direct bus from Cologne to Czechia station. However, there are services departing from Köln and arriving at Prague Wilsonova Bus Station via Frankfurt Central Train Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 18m.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Czechia. However, there are services departing from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf and arriving at Praha Hlavni Nadrazi via Nürnberg Hbf and Schwandorf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 15m.
The distance between Cologne and Czechia is 543 km. The road distance is 655.4 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Czechia without a car is to train via Nuremberg which takes 9h 15m and costs 3 300 Kč - 7 500 Kč.
It takes approximately 3h 55m to get from Cologne to Czechia, including transfers.
Cologne to Czechia bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Cologne Airport CGN station.
Cologne to Czechia train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf station.
The best way to get from Cologne to Czechia is to fly which takes 3h 55m and costs 1 900 Kč - 6 500 Kč. Alternatively, you can train via Nuremberg, which costs 3 300 Kč - 7 500 Kč and takes 9h 15m, you could also bus via Frankfurt am Main, which costs 1 300 Kč - 2 000 Kč and takes 9h 18m.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Czechia?
Eurowings, Lufthansa, and Swiss fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi via Nürnberg Hbf and Schwandorf in around 9h 15m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,300–7,500
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,500–6,500
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,500–6,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,400–9,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,400–3,300
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Vienna International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,100–7,000
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,800–5,500
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,700–4,200
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,800–4,800
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,500–4,800
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,300–2,700
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,200–4,900
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,900–7,500
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 3,200–9,500
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,700–3,700
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 240–490
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Kč 700–1,500
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 700–1,600
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Schwandorf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 360–1,500
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- 0 89 54 888 97 - 25
- info@laenderbahn.com
- Website
- Die Länderbahn
Train from Schwandorf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,200–2,200
- Schedules at
- Die Länderbahn
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- fahrgaeste@train-rental.com
- Website
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
Train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 440–900
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 450–900
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Wien Hbf to Brno Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 180–290
- Website
- RegioJet
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Frankfurt to Praha Hlavní nádraží
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 28m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Köln to Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 580–630
- Website
- Grand Bus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Frankfurt Central Train Station to Prague Wilsonova Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 750–1,300
- Website
- RegioJet
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,400–2,200
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Cologne to Czechia bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Praha, ÚAN Florenc station.
Cologne to Czechia train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Nürnberg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Czechia is 655 km. It takes approximately 6h 16m to drive from Cologne to Czechia.
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