There are 8 ways to get from Žilina to Prague by train, bus, night train, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Zilina to Praha Hlavni Nadrazitrain Ic / ...
5hKč 500–1,100Bus
- Take the bus from Žilina to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus 915
6h 20mKč 900–1,500Night train
- Take the night train from Zilina to Praha Hlavni Nadrazinighttrain En
5h 55mKč 500–1,000Drive 389.5 km
- Drive from Žilina to Praguecar 389.5 km
4h 48mKč 1,446–2,088Train via Ostrava
- Take the train from Zilina to Ostrava-Svinovtrain Ec / ...
- Take the train from Ostrava-Svinov to Praha Hlavni Nadrazitrain Ic
5h 20mKč 535–5,060Train via Nádraží Zahradní Město
- Take the train from Žilina to Praha-Zahradní Městotrain Rj 1012 / ...
5h 59mKč 721–1,100Train, bus to Vienna International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Zilina to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain
- Take the bus from Bratislava Main Train Station to Vienna Airportbus
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane VIE - PRG
6h 18mKč 2,085–5,000Train to Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava, fly
- Take the train from Zilina to Ostrava-Svinovtrain
- Fly from Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava (OSR) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane OSR - PRG
8h 50mKč 4,568–8,460
Žilina to Prague by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Žilina to Prague is to night train which costs 500 Kč - 1 000 Kč and takes 5h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Žilina to Prague is to drive which takes 4h 48m and costs 1 400 Kč - 2 100 Kč.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Žilina and arriving at Praha, ÚAN Florenc. Services depart five times a week, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 6h 20m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Zilina and arriving at Praha Hlavni Nadrazi. Services depart every three hours, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 5h.
The distance between Žilina and Prague is 457 km. The road distance is 389.5 km.
The best way to get from Žilina to Prague without a car is to train which takes 5h and costs 500 Kč - 1 100 Kč.
The train from Zilina to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi takes 5h including transfers and departs every three hours.
Žilina to Prague bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Žilina station.
Žilina to Prague train services, operated by RegioJet, depart from Zilina station.
The best way to get from Žilina to Prague is to train which takes 5h and costs 500 Kč - 1 100 Kč. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 900 Kč - 1 500 Kč and takes 6h 20m.
What companies run services between Žilina, Slovakia and Prague, Czechia?
RegioJet operates a train from Zilina to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi 5 times a day. Tickets cost Kč 650–1,100 and the journey takes 5h. Two other operators also service this route. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Žilina to Praha, ÚAN Florenc 5 times a week. Tickets cost Kč 900–1,500 and the journey takes 6h 20m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,300–26,000
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 4,400–7,500
- Website
- smartwings.com
Flights from Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Burgas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Kč 5,500–8,000
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Zilina to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- Kč 650–1,100
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Train from Zilina to Ostrava-Svinov
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 160–260
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Train from Ostrava-Svinov to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 500–800
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Train from Žilina to Praha-Zahradní Město
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Kč 650–1,100
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Train from Zilina to Ostrava-Svinov
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 160–260
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- [email protected]
- Website
- zssk.sk
Train from Zilina to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 500–1,000
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
Night train from Zilina to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 500–1,000
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
Train from Zilina to Ostrava-Svinov
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 130–240
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
Train from Ostrava-Svinov to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 400–750
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
Train from Zilina to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Kč 230–420
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
Train from Zilina to Ostrava-Svinov
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 130–240
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
- Phone
- +420 220 311 700
- [email protected]
- Website
- leoexpress.com
Train from Zilina to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Kč 700–1,100
- Website
- https://www.leoexpress.com/en
Train from Zilina to Ostrava-Svinov
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Kč 170–260
- Website
- https://www.leoexpress.com/en
Train from Ostrava-Svinov to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 500–800
- Website
- https://www.leoexpress.com/en
Train from Zilina to Ostrava-Svinov
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Kč 170–260
- Website
- https://www.leoexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- [email protected]
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Ostrava-Svinov to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,000–1,500
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Ostrava-Svinov to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,200–4,800
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Žilina to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- Kč 900–1,500
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +421 2 55 422 734
- [email protected]
- Website
- slovaklines.sk
Bus from Bratislava Main Train Station to Vienna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 190–300
- Website
- https://www.slovaklines.sk/en/
- [email protected]
- Website
- levitour.sk
Bus from Bratislava Main Train Station to Vienna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- levitour.sk
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More Questions & Answers
Žilina to Prague bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Praha, ÚAN Florenc station.
Žilina to Prague train services, operated by RegioJet, arrive at Praha Hlavni Nadrazi station.
Yes, the driving distance between Žilina to Prague is 390 km. It takes approximately 4h 48m to drive from Žilina to Prague.
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