There are 8 ways to get from Prague to Olten 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 Václav Havel Airport Prague to Basel, train
best- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Basel (BSL)plane PRG - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Oltentrain
4h 57mCHF 62–233Bus, train
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Zurichbus
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Oltentrain Ic5 / ...
9h 24mCHF 115–125Train via Frankfurt am Main
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Schwandorftrain Ec
- Take the train from Schwandorf to Nürnberg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Frankfurttrain 41 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel SBBtrain 12 / ...
12h 53mCHF 153–334Drive 697.2 km
- Drive from Prague to Oltencar 697.2 km
6h 51mCHF 116–167Fly Václav Havel Airport Prague to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane PRG - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Oltentrain
5h 13mCHF 98–223Train to Dresden Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbftrain
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane DRS - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Oltentrain
7h 38mCHF 166–433Bus, train via Prague
- Take the bus from Prague to Zurich Bus Stationbus FlixBus N199 / ...
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Oltentrain Ic5 / ...
10h 54mCHF 75–89Train
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Zuerich Hbtrain Ec
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Oltentrain Ic5 / ...
15h 18mCHF 246–293
Prague to Olten by bus and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Prague to Olten is to bus and train via Prague which costs SFr 75 - SFr 90 and takes 10h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Prague to Olten is to fly and train which takes 4h 57m and costs SFr 60 - SFr 240.
No, there is no direct train from Prague to Olten. However, there are services departing from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi and arriving at Olten via Schwandorf, Nürnberg Hbf, Frankfurt and Basel SBB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 53m.
The distance between Prague and Olten is 627 km. The road distance is 697.2 km.
The best way to get from Prague to Olten without a car is to bus and train which takes 9h 24m and costs SFr 110 - SFr 130.
It takes approximately 4h 57m to get from Prague to Olten, including transfers.
Prague to Olten train services, operated by ÖBB EuroCity, depart from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi station.
Prague to Olten train services, operated by ÖBB EuroCity, arrive at Schwandorf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Prague to Olten is 697 km. It takes approximately 6h 51m to drive from Prague to Olten.
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What companies run services between Prague, Czechia and Olten, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Olten via Schwandorf, Nürnberg Hbf, Frankfurt, and Basel SBB in around 12h 53m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–220
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–220
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–270
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–280
Flights from Dresden Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–370
Flights from Dresden Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–350
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–280
Flights from Dresden Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–360
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Sunday, Wednesday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–200
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Zurich Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–280
Train from Basel SBB to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–19
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–26
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–30
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–30
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–26
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–26
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- Website
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Basel SBB to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–25
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Zürich HB to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–30
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Zürich HB to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–30
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Zürich HB to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–30
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Basel SBB to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–7
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Schwandorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–60
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–45
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 34m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–270
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Schwandorf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–24
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- kundehenv@dsb.dk
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 14
- Website
- Danish Railways
- Phone
- +420 602 333 369
- noblessline@noblessline.cz
- Website
- noblessline.cz
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 95
- Schedules at
- noblessline.cz
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Prague to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–80
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Prague to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–60
- Website
- Grand Bus
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