There are 5 ways to get from Thuringia to Pilsen by train, bus, or car
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf29 / ...
- Take the bus from Nürnberg Hbf to Pilsen
5h 27mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from Erfurt central train station to Dresden central stationN69 / ...
- Take the bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florenc060 / ...
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Plzeň084 / ...
7h 18mKč 599–1,689Train via Nuremberg
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf29 / ...
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Schwandorf
- Take the train from Schwandorf to Plzen Hlavni NadraziRe
5h 48mKč 2,081–3,524Drive 269.3 km
- Drive from Erfurt to Pilsen269.3 km
3h 39mKč 992–1,433Train
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Gera HbfRe3 / ...
- Take the train from Gera Hbf to Hof HbfRe
- Take the train from Hof Hbf to ChebRe
- Take the train from Cheb to Plzen-Jizni PredmestiIc
7h 22m
Thuringia to Pilsen by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Thuringia to Pilsen is to bus which costs 600 Kč - 1 700 Kč and takes 7h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Thuringia to Pilsen is to drive which takes 3h 39m and costs 950 Kč - 1 500 Kč.
No, there is no direct bus from Thuringia station to Pilsen. However, there are services departing from Erfurt central train station and arriving at Plzeň via Dresden central station and Praha, ÚAN Florenc. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 18m.
No, there is no direct train from Thuringia to Pilsen. However, there are services departing from Erfurt Hbf and arriving at Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi via Nürnberg Hbf and Schwandorf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 48m.
The distance between Thuringia and Pilsen is 388 km. The road distance is 269.3 km.
The best way to get from Thuringia to Pilsen without a car is to train and bus which takes 5h 27m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 27m to get from Thuringia to Pilsen, including transfers.
Thuringia to Pilsen bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Erfurt central train station.
Thuringia to Pilsen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Erfurt Hbf station.
The best way to get from Thuringia to Pilsen is to train via Nuremberg which takes 5h 48m and costs 2 000 Kč - 3 600 Kč. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 600 Kč - 1 700 Kč and takes 7h 18m.
What companies run services between Thuringia, Germany and Pilsen, Czechia?
You can take a train from Erfurt Hbf to Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi via Nürnberg Hbf and Schwandorf in around 5h 48m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Erfurt central train station to Plzeň via Dresden central station and Praha, ÚAN Florenc in around 7h 18m.
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- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Kč 700–2,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Gera Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 650–800
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 650–1,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Schwandorf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 400–600
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Gera Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 380–550
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0 89 54 888 97 - 25
- info@laenderbahn.com
- Website
- laenderbahn.com
Train from Schwandorf to Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 993
- Schedules at
- laenderbahn.com
- Phone
- +49 37343 808037
- verein@pressnitztalbahn.de
- Website
- pressnitztalbahn.de
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Gera Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- pressnitztalbahn.de
Train from Gera Hbf to Hof Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- pressnitztalbahn.de
- Phone
- +49 800 589 28 40
- Website
- agilis.de
Train from Hof Hbf to Cheb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 440–600
- Schedules at
- agilis.de
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Cheb to Plzen-Jizni Predmesti
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 150–320
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- 2nd Class
- Kč 150–220
- 1st Class
- Kč 240–320
- Business
- Kč 274–276
- helpline.svs@gmail.com
- Website
- svs.md
Bus from Nürnberg Hbf to Pilsen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://svs.md/en/bus/route/number-19167
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Erfurt central train station to Dresden central station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 340–600
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 320–800
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Plzeň
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- Kč 150–310
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 200–300
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Plzeň
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Kč 102
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +359-887-208-506
- racic_bg@yahoo.com
- Website
- racicbg.com
Bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- Kč 600–800
- Website
- https://www.racicbg.com/bg/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- Kč 150–220
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Plzeň
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- Kč 110–130
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
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More Questions & Answers
Thuringia to Pilsen bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Dresden central station.
Thuringia to Pilsen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Nürnberg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Thuringia to Pilsen is 269 km. It takes approximately 3h 39m to drive from Thuringia to Pilsen.
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