There are 8 ways to get from Prague to Pest by train, bus, car, subway, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Budapest-NyugatiEc
6h 59mFt 48,009–49,355Train via Déli pályaudvar
cheapest- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Budapest-DeliIc / ...
7h 7mFt 9,646–20,574Bus via Budapest, Kelenföld Vasútállomás
- Take the bus from Praha, Hlavní Nádraží to Budapest-Kelenföld260 / ...
8h 13mFt 9,677–19,077Drive 527.6 km
- Drive from Prague to Pest527.6 km
4h 45mFt 30,925–44,669Subway to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Take the subway from Staroměstská to Nádraží Veleslavín
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)PRG - BUD
4h 20mBus
- Take the bus from Praha Florenc Bus Station to Budapest
8h 50mFly Václav Havel Airport Prague to Vienna International Airport, train
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)PRG - VIE
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
5h 49mFt 31,975–116,084Train to Vienna International Airport, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien Hbf
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)VIE - BUD
7h 7mFt 36,688–103,738
Prague to Pest by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Prague to Pest is to bus via Budapest, Kelenföld Vasútállomás which costs 9 500 Ft - 20 000 Ft and takes 8h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Prague to Pest is to drive which takes 4h 45m and costs 30 000 Ft - 45 000 Ft.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Praha Florenc Bus Station station and arriving at Budapest. Services depart once daily, and operate Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The journey takes approximately 8h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Prague to Pest. However, there are services departing from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi and arriving at Ferenciek tere via Nyugati pályaudvar. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 59m.
The distance between Prague and Pest is 608 km. The road distance is 527.6 km.
The best way to get from Prague to Pest without a car is to train which takes 6h 59m and costs 48 000 Ft - 50 000 Ft.
It takes approximately 6h 59m to get from Prague to Pest, including transfers.
Prague to Pest bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Praha, Hlavní Nádraží station.
Prague to Pest train services, operated by ÖBB EuroCity, depart from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi station.
The best way to get from Prague to Pest is to train which takes 6h 59m and costs 48 000 Ft - 50 000 Ft. Alternatively, you can bus via Budapest, Kelenföld Vasútállomás, which costs 9 500 Ft - 20 000 Ft and takes 8h 13m.
What companies run services between Prague, Czechia and Pest, Hungary?
ÖBB EuroCity operates a train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Budapest-Nyugati 5 times a day. Tickets cost Ft 47,000–49,000 and the journey takes 6h 51m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Praha, Hlavní Nádraží to Budapest-Kelenföld every 4 hours. Tickets cost Ft 9,000–19,000 and the journey takes 7h.
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- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 20,000–90,000
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 40,000–95,000
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 33,000–170,000
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 16,000–55,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 25,000–95,000
- Website
- airalgerie.dz
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- Ft 6,500–65,000
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 47,000–49,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,000–21,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +420 234 704 560
- info@pid.cz
- Website
- pid.cz
Subway from Staroměstská to Nádraží Veleslavín
- Ave. Duration
- 9 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Website
- https://pid.cz/en/
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Budapest-Deli
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,000–21,000
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,400–10,000
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 6,500–14,000
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 14,000–22,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- Ft 14,000–22,000
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,000–22,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,000–19,000
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- 2nd Class
- Ft 9,000–13,000
- 1st Class
- Ft 14,000–19,000
- Business
- Ft 15,000–17,000
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Praha, Hlavní Nádraží to Budapest-Kelenföld
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,000–19,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- helpline.svs@gmail.com
- Website
- svs.md
Bus from Praha Florenc Bus Station to Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://svs.md/en/bus/route/number-19167
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More Questions & Answers
Prague to Pest bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Budapest-Kelenföld station.
Prague to Pest train services, operated by ÖBB EuroCity, arrive at Budapest-Nyugati station.
Yes, the driving distance between Prague to Pest is 528 km. It takes approximately 4h 45m to drive from Prague to Pest.
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