There are 6 ways to get from Bucharest to Prague by plane, bus, train, night train, or car
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Fly
best- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane OTP - PRG
4h 48mKč 1,376–4,485Bus via Praha Peco Shell
cheapest- Take the bus from București Băneasa to Praha Peco Shellbus
29h 4mKč 931–3,803Bus
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Praguebus 962 / ...
22h 45mKč 1,700–3,500Train
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keletitrain Ir
- Take the train from Budapest-Nyugati pu to Praha hl.n.train rj 272 / ...
24h 39mKč 2,218–2,921Night train, train
- Take the nighttrain from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbfnighttrain Night Train
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazitrain Rj / ...
23h 37mKč 2,432–4,199Drive 1,342.9 km
- Drive from Bucharest to Praguecar 1,342.9 km
13h 9mKč 5,189–7,494
Bucharest to Prague by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Prague is to fly which costs 1 300 Kč - 4 500 Kč and takes 4h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Prague is to fly which takes 4h 48m and costs 1 300 Kč - 4 500 Kč.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from București, Autogara Militari and arriving at Prague. Services depart five times a week, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 22h 45m.
No, there is no direct train from Bucharest to Prague. However, there are services departing from Bucuresti Nord and arriving at Praha hl.n. via Keleti pályaudvar M and Budapest-Nyugati pu. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 39m.
The distance between Bucharest and Prague is 1115 km. The road distance is 1342.9 km.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Prague without a car is to bus which takes 22h 45m and costs 1 700 Kč - 3 500 Kč.
It takes approximately 4h 48m to get from Bucharest to Prague, including transfers.
Bucharest to Prague bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from București, Autogara Militari station.
Bucharest to Prague train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), depart from Bucuresti Nord station.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Prague is to fly which takes 4h 48m and costs 1 300 Kč - 4 500 Kč. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 1 700 Kč - 3 500 Kč and takes 22h 45m, you could also train, which costs 2 200 Kč - 3 000 Kč and takes 24h 39m.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Prague, Czechia?
Smartwings, Ulendo Airlink, and six other airlines fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) every 4 hours. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from București, Autogara Militari to Prague twice daily. Tickets cost Kč 3,000–4,500 and the journey takes 22h 45m. Two other operators also service this route.
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,800–5,500
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,900–8,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,600–8,500
- Website
- smartwings.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,500–4,100
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,000–3,800
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,200–3,700
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,500–4,200
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,400–1,600
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,900–2,100
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- [email protected]
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
Train from Budapest-Nyugati pu to Praha hl.n.
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 700–1,300
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Wien Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Kč 470–800
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 3,000–4,500
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- [email protected]
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +359 899199328
- [email protected]
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,700–3,500
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
- Phone
- +40-745.499.985
- Website
- bepstravel.autogari.ro
Bus from București Băneasa to Praha Peco Shell
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 9m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Kč 850–3,700
- Schedules at
- bepstravel.autogari.ro
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Booking & Getting There
Bucharest to Prague bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Prague station.
Prague is 1h behind Bucharest. It is currently 11:45 PM in Bucharest and 10:45 PM in Prague.
Bucharest to Prague train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), arrive at Budapest-Keleti station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bucharest to Prague is 1343 km. It takes approximately 13h 9m to drive from Bucharest to Prague.
Book your Bucharest to Prague bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
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