There are 6 ways to get from Altenburg to Prague by 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.
Train, bus
best- Take the train from Altenburg to Leipzig Hbftrain S5x / ...
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain 55 / ...
- Take the bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus N60 / ...
4h 16mKč 925–3,360Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Altenburg to Zwickau, Hauptbahnhofbus S5
- Take the bus from Zwickau central train station to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus 321 / ...
5h 54mKč 653–992Bus, train
- Take the bus from Altenburg to Zwickau, Hauptbahnhofbus S5
- Take the train from Zwickau(Sachs)Hbf to Dresden Hbftrain Re
- Take the bus from Dresden Bayrische Strasse to Prague Florenc Central Bus Stationbus
5h 53mKč 913–1,442Drive 200.7 km
- Drive from Altenburg to Praguecar 200.7 km
2h 36mKč 773–1,116Train via Dresden
- Take the train from Altenburg to Leipzig Hbftrain S5x / ...
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain 55 / ...
- Take the train from Dresden-Neustadt to Praha-Holesovicetrain Rj
5h 10mKč 997–3,192Train
- Take the train from Altenburg to Zwickau, Hauptbahnhoftrain S5x / ...
- Take the train from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof to Johanngeorgenstadt, Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Karlovy Vary to Praha Hlavni Nadrazitrain Re / ...
8h 47mKč 913–2,325
Altenburg to Prague by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Altenburg to Prague is to bus which costs 650 Kč - 1 000 Kč and takes 5h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Altenburg to Prague is to drive which takes 2h 36m and costs 750 Kč - 1 200 Kč.
No, there is no direct bus from Altenburg to Prague. However, there are services departing from Altenburg and arriving at Praha, ÚAN Florenc via Zwickau central train station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 54m.
No, there is no direct train from Altenburg to Prague. However, there are services departing from Altenburg and arriving at Praha-Holesovice via Leipzig Hbf and Dresden-Neustadt. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 10m.
The distance between Altenburg and Prague is 302 km. The road distance is 200.7 km.
The best way to get from Altenburg to Prague without a car is to train and bus which takes 4h 16m and costs 900 Kč - 3 400 Kč.
It takes approximately 4h 16m to get from Altenburg to Prague, including transfers.
Altenburg to Prague bus services, operated by DB Bus, depart from Altenburg station.
Altenburg to Prague train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), depart from Altenburg station.
The best way to get from Altenburg to Prague is to train via Dresden which takes 5h 10m and costs 950 Kč - 3 200 Kč. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 650 Kč - 1 000 Kč and takes 5h 54m.
What companies run services between Altenburg, Thuringia, Germany and Prague, Czechia?
You can take a train from Altenburg to Praha-Holesovice via Leipzig Hbf, Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt, and Dresden-Neustadt in around 5h 10m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Altenburg to Praha, ÚAN Florenc via Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof and Zwickau central train station in around 5h 54m.
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Altenburg to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 160–750
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 480–2,200
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Altenburg to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 160–750
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 470–2,100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Altenburg to Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 180–850
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof to Johanngeorgenstadt, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 210–1,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- 0 89 54 888 97 - 25
- [email protected]
- Website
- Die Länderbahn
Train from Altenburg to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 210–360
- Schedules at
- Die Länderbahn
Train from Altenburg to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 210–360
- Schedules at
- Die Länderbahn
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 500–1,100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 500–1,100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
- Phone
- +49 30 200 73-0
- [email protected]
- Website
- Transdev GmbH
Train from Zwickau(Sachs)Hbf to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 550–800
- Schedules at
- Transdev GmbH
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- [email protected]
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Dresden-Neustadt to Praha-Holesovice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- Kč 362
- Website
- Danish Railways
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- [email protected]
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Karlovy Vary to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 446
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 280–430
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zwickau central train station to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- Kč 500–800
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +49 30 311682904
- Website
- DB Bus
Bus from Altenburg to Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 150–200
- Website
- DB Bus
Bus from Altenburg to Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 150–200
- Website
- DB Bus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Dresden Bayrische Strasse to Prague Florenc Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 210–340
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- Arda Tur
Bus from Dresden Bayrische Strasse to Prague Florenc Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 451
- Website
- Arda Tur
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Booking & Getting There
Altenburg to Prague bus services, operated by DB Bus, arrive at Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof station.
Altenburg to Prague train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), arrive at Leipzig Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Altenburg to Prague is 201 km. It takes approximately 2h 36m to drive from Altenburg to Prague.
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