There are 8 ways to get from Prague to Samokov 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 from Václav Havel Airport Prague, train, bus
best- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane PRG - SOF
- Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Kostenetstrain
- Take the bus from Kostenets to Samokovbus
8h 24m$60–221Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Sofia to Kostenetstrain Ic / ...
- Take the bus from Kostenets to Samokovbus
22h 2m$57–97Drive 1,297.7 km
- Drive from Prague to Samokovcar 1,297.7 km
14h 8m$235–340Train to Dresden Airport, fly, train, bus
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Dresden Hbftrain
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane DRS - SOF
- Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Kostenetstrain
- Take the bus from Kostenets to Samokovbus
12h 50m$124–443Train to Vienna International Airport, fly, train, bus
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien Hbftrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane VIE - SOF
- Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Kostenetstrain
- Take the bus from Kostenets to Samokovbus
12h 9m$71–282Train, bus via Břeclav
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Breclavtrain Rj / ...
- Take the train from Breclav to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain Rj
- Take the bus from Bratislava to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Sofia to Kostenetstrain Ic / ...
- Take the bus from Kostenets to Samokovbus
22h 40m$61–179Bus, train via Sofia
- Take the bus from Prague Florenc Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Sofia to Kostenetstrain Ic / ...
- Take the bus from Kostenets to Samokovbus
23h 21m$84–194Train, bus
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien Hbftrain Rj
- Take the bus from Wien Hbf to Sofiabus
- Take the train from Sofia to Kostenetstrain Ic / ...
- Take the bus from Kostenets to Samokovbus
26h 9m$83–160
Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Prague to Samokov is to train and bus via Břeclav which costs $60 - $180 and takes 22h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Prague to Samokov is to fly and train and bus which takes 8h 24m and costs $60 - $230.
The distance between Prague and Samokov is 1207 km. The road distance is 1297.7 km.
The best way to get from Prague to Samokov without a car is to bus and train which takes 22h 2m and costs $55 - $100.
It takes approximately 8h 24m to get from Prague to Samokov, including transfers.
Samokov is 1h ahead of Prague. It is currently 1:01 AM in Prague and 2:01 AM in Samokov.
Yes, the driving distance between Prague to Samokov is 1298 km. It takes approximately 14h 8m to drive from Prague to Samokov.
There are 532+ hotels available in Samokov.
What companies run services between Prague, Czechia and Samokov, Bulgaria?
There is no direct connection from Prague to Samokov. However, you can take the subway to Nádraží Veleslavín, walk to Nádraží Veleslavín, take the line 59 train to Václav Havel Airport T1, walk to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) airport, fly to Sofia Airport (SOF), walk to Sofia Airport, take the subway to Sofia Iskarsko Shose, walk to Iskarsko Shose, take the train to Kostenets, walk to Kostenets, then take the bus to Samokov. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Samokov via Sofia Central Bus Station, Sofia, Kostenets, and Kostenets in around 22h 2m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–340
Flights from Dresden Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Dresden Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–340
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Sofia Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–320
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Friday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $35–160
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Dresden Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–200
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–170
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Train from Iskarsko Shose to Kostenets
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $1–2
- 1st Class
- $2–3
Train from Sofia to Kostenets
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $1–3
- 1st Class
- $2–3
Train from Iskarsko Shose to Kostenets
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $1–2
- 1st Class
- $2–3
Train from Iskarsko Shose to Kostenets
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $1–2
- 1st Class
- $2–3
Train from Sofia to Kostenets
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $1–3
- 1st Class
- $2–3
Train from Sofia to Kostenets
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $1–3
- 1st Class
- $2–3
Train from Sofia to Kostenets
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $1–3
- 1st Class
- $2–3
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–28
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Breclav
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Breclav to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–13
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $54
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Breclav
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $89
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Breclav to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $24
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–40
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Breclav
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–29
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Breclav to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–8
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–40
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +420 220 311 700
- info@le.cz
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Breclav
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–22
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Breclav to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- LEO Express
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- sekretariat@intercity.pl
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Breclav to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–19
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- samokov@samokov.bg
- Website
- samokov.bg
Bus from Kostenets to Samokov
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Schedules at
- samokov.bg
Bus from Kostenets to Samokov
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Schedules at
- samokov.bg
Bus from Kostenets to Samokov
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Schedules at
- samokov.bg
Bus from Kostenets to Samokov
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Schedules at
- samokov.bg
Bus from Kostenets to Samokov
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Schedules at
- samokov.bg
Bus from Kostenets to Samokov
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Schedules at
- samokov.bg
Bus from Kostenets to Samokov
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Schedules at
- samokov.bg
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- office@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 6m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $50–95
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
Bus from Bratislava to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 58m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- Arda Tur
Bus from Prague Florenc Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $188
- Website
- Arda Tur
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Prague Florenc Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $80–110
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Wien Hbf to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–80
- Website
- Citylines
- Phone
- +359 2 812 0 812
- operations@eurolines.bg
- Website
- karat-s.com
Bus from Wien Hbf to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–95
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
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