There are 6 ways to get from București 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
5h 6mKč 1,481–4,803Bus
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
16h 43mTrain
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keletitrain Ir
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Wien Hbftrain Rjx / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazitrain Rj / ...
24h 5mKč 2,899–5,192Night train, train
- Take the nighttrain from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbfnighttrain Night Train
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazitrain Rj / ...
24h 28mKč 2,383–4,223Bus via Valea Cascadelor
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Praguebus 1926
23h 52mKč 3,023–4,623Drive 1,342.9 km
- Drive from Bucharest to Praguecar 1,342.9 km
13h 9mKč 5,569–8,043
București to Prague by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from București to Prague is to fly which costs 1 400 Kč - 4 800 Kč and takes 5h 6m.
The fastest way to get from București to Prague is to fly which takes 5h 6m and costs 1 400 Kč - 4 800 Kč.
No, there is no direct bus from București to Prague. However, there are services departing from Universitate and arriving at Praha, ÚAN Florenc via Bucharest. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 43m.
No, there is no direct train from București to Prague. However, there are services departing from Universitate and arriving at Praha Hlavni Nadrazi via Bucuresti Nord, Budapest-Keleti and Wien Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 5m.
The distance between București and Prague is 1118 km. The road distance is 1342.9 km.
The best way to get from București to Prague without a car is to bus which takes 16h 43m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 6m to get from București to Prague, including transfers.
București to Prague bus services, operated by Maxibus Travel, depart from Bucharest station.
București to Prague train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), depart from Bucuresti Nord station.
The best way to get from București to Prague is to fly which takes 5h 6m and costs 1 400 Kč - 4 800 Kč. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 16h 43m, you could also train, which costs 2 900 Kč - 5 500 Kč and takes 24h 5m.
What companies run services between București, 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, Maxibus Travel operates a bus from Bucharest to Praha, ÚAN Florenc twice a week, and the journey takes 15h 32m.
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,800–6,000
- 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
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,500–3,700
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,000–4,100
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,200–3,700
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,800–4,900
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 51m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,400–1,600
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,900–2,100
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 290–340
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Wien Hbf
- *
- Kč 950–1,400
Train from Wien Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- *
- Kč 1,400–2,100
Train from Wien Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- *
- Kč 1,400–2,100
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Wien Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 460–800
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Wien Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 460–800
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- [email protected]
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from Bucharest to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 3,000–4,600
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
București to Prague bus services, operated by Maxibus Travel, arrive at Praha, ÚAN Florenc station.
Prague is 1h behind București. It is currently 8:39 PM in București and 7:39 PM in Prague.
București to Prague train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), arrive at Budapest-Keleti station.
Yes, the driving distance between București to Prague is 1343 km. It takes approximately 13h 9m to drive from București to Prague.
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