There are 9 ways to get from Cologne to Czechia by plane, train, bus, or car
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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 56mKč 1,725–5,039Bus via Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf
cheapest- Take the bus from Cologne / Bonn Airport Busterminal to Prague Wilsonova Bus Stationbus : Amsterdam Central Sloterdijk Train Station - Prague Central Bus Station / ...
10h 21mKč 1,365–2,035Train 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 34mKč 3,927–14,575Drive 657 km
- Drive from Cologne to Praguecar 657 km
6h 16mKč 2,446–3,533Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane DUS - PRG
4h 24mKč 2,028–5,176Train 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 26mKč 2,204–6,553Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Dresden Airport, train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane DUS - DRS
- Take the train from Dresden Hbf to Usti nad Labemtrain
5h 23mKč 3,530–10,606Train
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain Ice / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazitrain 235
12h 22mBus
- Take the bus from Köln to Praha Hlavní nádražíbus Ivano-Frankivsk
18h 59m
Cologne to Czechia by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Czechia is to bus via Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf which costs 1 300 Kč - 2 100 Kč and takes 10h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Czechia is to fly which takes 3h 56m and costs 1 700 Kč - 5 500 Kč.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Köln and arriving at Praha Hlavní nádraží. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 18h 59m.
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 34m.
The distance between Cologne and Czechia is 543 km. The road distance is 657 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Czechia without a car is to train via Nuremberg which takes 9h 34m and costs 3 900 Kč - 15 000 Kč.
It takes approximately 3h 56m to get from Cologne to Czechia, including transfers.
Cologne to Czechia bus services, operated by RegioJet, depart from Cologne / Bonn Airport Busterminal 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 56m and costs 1 700 Kč - 5 500 Kč. Alternatively, you can train via Nuremberg, which costs 3 900 Kč - 15 000 Kč and takes 9h 34m, you could also bus via Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf, which costs 1 300 Kč - 2 100 Kč and takes 10h 21m.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Czechia?
Eurowings, Lufthansa City, and Lufthansa fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi via Nürnberg Hbf and Schwandorf in around 9h 34m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,100–8,500
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,100–8,500
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,100–8,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,400–11,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,400–7,500
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Kč 3,100–14,000
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,700–4,800
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,700–3,900
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Dresden Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,900–7,500
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,300–3,400
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,700–8,500
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,300–7,000
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,700–11,000
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,800–7,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 210–850
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 700–2,900
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 210–850
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Kč 750–2,900
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Schwandorf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 430–650
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0 89 54 888 97 - 25
- info@laenderbahn.com
- Website
- laenderbahn.com
Train from Schwandorf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,700–7,000
- Schedules at
- laenderbahn.com
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- kundehenv@dsb.dk
- Website
- dsb.dk
Train from Dresden Hbf to Usti nad Labem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Kč 390–600
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- info@slovakrail.sk
- Website
- zssk.sk
Train from Dresden Hbf to Usti nad Labem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 95–180
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
- Website
- leoexpress.com
Train from Dresden Hbf to Usti nad Labem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- leoexpress.com
Train from Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 28m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- leoexpress.com
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 450–950
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Cologne / Bonn Airport Busterminal to Prague Wilsonova Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,300–1,900
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Köln to Praha Hlavní nádraží
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
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More Questions & Answers
Cologne to Czechia bus services, operated by RegioJet, arrive at Prague Wilsonova Bus 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 657 km. It takes approximately 6h 16m to drive from Cologne to Czechia.
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