There are 7 ways to get from Prague to Vác by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to VacEc
6h 24mFt 37,000–49,000Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Praha, Hlavní Nádraží to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar260 / ...
9h 38mFt 10,127–19,362Drive 506.8 km
- Drive from Prague to Vác506.8 km
5h 56mFt 29,705–42,907Fly Václav Havel Airport Prague to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, train
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)PRG - BUD
- Take the train from Budapest-Nyugati to Vac
5h 18mFt 25,485–70,314Train via Kúty
- Take the train from Praha Hlavní nádraží to Kuty
- Take the train from Kuty to VacEc
7h 19mFt 27,814–40,899Train 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
8h 5mFt 41,498–111,218Fly Václav Havel Airport Prague to Vienna International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)PRG - VIE
- Take the bus from Flughafen Wien to Bratislava Main Train Station
- Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Vac
7h 8mFt 33,675–95,834
Prague to Vác by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Prague to Vác is to bus which costs 10 000 Ft - 20 000 Ft and takes 9h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Prague to Vác is to fly and train which takes 5h 18m and costs 25 000 Ft - 75 000 Ft.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi and arriving at Vac. Services depart five times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 6h 24m.
The distance between Prague and Vác is 573 km. The road distance is 506.8 km.
The best way to get from Prague to Vác without a car is to train which takes 6h 24m and costs 37 000 Ft - 49 000 Ft.
The train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Vac takes 6h 24m including transfers and departs five times a day.
Prague to Vác train services, operated by ÖBB EuroCity, depart from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi station.
The best way to get from Prague to Vác is to train which takes 6h 24m and costs 37 000 Ft - 49 000 Ft. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 10 000 Ft - 20 000 Ft and takes 9h 38m.
Prague to Vác train services, operated by ÖBB EuroCity, arrive at Vac station.
Yes, the driving distance between Prague to Vác is 507 km. It takes approximately 5h 56m to drive from Prague to Vác.
What companies run services between Prague, Czechia and Vác, Hungary?
ÖBB EuroCity operates a train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Vac 5 times a day. Tickets cost Ft 37,000–49,000 and the journey takes 6h 24m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Praha, Hlavní Nádraží to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar every 3 hours. Tickets cost Ft 9,000–19,000 and the journey takes 7h 15m.
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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 Vienna International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 33,000–170,000
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 40,000–95,000
- 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 Vac
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 37,000–49,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Praha Hlavní nádraží to Kuty
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 23,000–34,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Kuty to Vac
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 18,000–24,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Vac
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 14,000–19,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Budapest-Nyugati to Vac
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 650–800
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Budapest-Nyugati to Vac
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 4,400–7,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- Ft 4,400–6,500
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- info@slovakrail.sk
- Website
- zssk.sk
Train from Kuty to Vac
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 4,500–8,500
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Vac
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,300–6,000
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Kuty to Vac
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 5,500–12,000
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- 2nd Class
- Ft 5,500–8,000
- 1st Class
- Ft 8,500–12,000
- Business
- Ft 9,500–10,500
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
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Vac
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 4,200–8,500
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- 2nd Class
- Ft 4,200–6,000
- 1st Class
- Ft 6,500–8,500
- Business
- Ft 7,200–7,600
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Kuty to Vac
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 4,300–7,500
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- Ft 4,300–6,000
- 1st Class
- Ft 6,000–7,500
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Vac
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,600–6,500
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- Ft 3,600–5,500
- 1st Class
- Ft 5,000–6,500
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- 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/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Praha, Hlavní Nádraží to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,000–19,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +421 2 55 422 734
- staznosti@slovaklines.sk
- Website
- slovaklines.sk
Bus from Flughafen Wien to Bratislava Main Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,600–3,700
- Website
- https://www.slovaklines.sk/en/
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