There are 10 ways to get from Cologne to Czechia by plane, train, bus, car, or subway
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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 1,724–5,863Bus 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 1,382–1,937Train 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 21mKč 4,013–15,029Drive 657.1 km
- Drive from Cologne to Praguecar 657.1 km
6h 16mKč 2,408–3,478Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague, subway
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane DUS - PRG
- Take the subway from Nádraží Veleslavín to Staroměstskásubway
4h 35mKč 1,883–5,021Train 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 2,090–6,525Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Dresden Airport, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane DUS - DRS
- Take the train from Dresden-Neustadt to Usti Nad Labem Hlavni Nadrazitrain
5h 34mKč 3,385–10,601Fly 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 7mKč 1,826–5,883Train
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain Ice / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Praha Hlavní nádražítrain Drf
12h 23mBus
- Take the bus from Köln to Praha Hlavní nádražíbus Ivano-Frankivsk
18h 59m
Cologne to Czechia by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Czechia is to bus via Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf which costs 1 300 Kč - 2 000 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 - 6 000 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 21m.
The distance between Cologne and Czechia is 543 km. The road distance is 657.1 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Czechia without a car is to train via Nuremberg which takes 9h 21m and costs 4 000 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 - 6 000 Kč. Alternatively, you can train via Nuremberg, which costs 4 000 Kč - 15 000 Kč and takes 9h 21m, you could also bus via Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf, which costs 1 300 Kč - 2 000 Kč and takes 10h 21m.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Czechia?
Eurowings, Lufthansa, and Lufthansa City 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 21m.
- 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 1,000–6,500
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,100–8,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,100–7,500
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
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 3,300–11,000
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Vienna International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,100–6,500
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,700–5,000
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 1,600–3,600
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Dresden Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,600–7,500
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,600–4,400
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,600–8,000
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,600–4,400
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,300–3,300
- 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 1,200–7,000
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,900–11,000
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,300–4,200
- 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 1,700–8,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 170–750
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 700–3,200
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Kč 700–3,200
- 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 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 550–950
- 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 1,700–6,500
- Schedules at
- Die Länderbahn
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Köln Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Köln Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Kč 280–490
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +420 234 704 560
- info@pid.cz
- Website
- pid
Subway from Nádraží Veleslavín to Staroměstská
- Ave. Duration
- 8 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- Kč 29–40
- Website
- pid
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- kundehenv@dsb.dk
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Dresden-Neustadt to Usti Nad Labem Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- Kč 420–650
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Dresden-Neustadt to Usti Nad Labem Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 100–190
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Dresden-Neustadt to Usti Nad Labem Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
Train from Frankfurt to Praha Hlavní nádraží
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 28m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
- 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 210–340
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 450–950
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Cologne / Bonn Airport Busterminal to Prague Wilsonova Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,300–1,800
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Köln to Praha Hlavní nádraží
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Grand Bus
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Booking & Getting There
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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