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There are 7 ways to get from Basel to Prague by plane, train, bus, night train, or car

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  1. Fly from Basel

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    1. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane plane BSL - PRG
    4h 5m
    Kč 1,540–5,683

  2. Train

    1. Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurttrain train 20 / ...
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain train 50
    3. Take the train from Dresden-Neustadt to Praha-Holešovicetrain train Rj
    11h 11m
    Kč 3,743–7,851

  3. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Plzeň,Terminál Hlavní nádražíbus bus Ivano-Frankivsk
    2. Take the train from Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi to Praha Hlavni Nadrazitrain train Re / ...
    11h 34m
    Kč 2,033–2,837

  4. Night train

    1. Take the nighttrain from Basel Sbb to Praha Hlavni Nadrazinighttrain night train En
    12h 9m
    Kč 4,800–8,000

  5. Train to Zurich Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane plane ZRH - PRG
    5h 18m
    Kč 2,851–6,485

  6. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Basel SBB to Praguebus bus FlixBus N199
    12h 5m
    Kč 1,600–2,500

  7. Drive  712.4 km

    1. Drive from Basel to Praguecar car 712.4 km
    6h 1m
    Kč 3,130–4,521

Basel to Prague by train

Calendar42Weekly Trains
Duration11h 11mAverage Duration
TicketKč 3,743Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 587.7 km
  • Duration: 4h 5m

What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Prague, Czechia?

easyJet, Air Dolomiti, and Lufthansa fly from Basel (BSL) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Basel Bad Bf to Praha-Holešovice via Frankfurt and Dresden-Neustadt in around 11h 11m.

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