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There are 12 ways to get from Cologne to Prague by plane, train, bus, car, or subway

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  1. Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague

    best
    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane plane CGN - PRG
    3h 55m
    Kč 1,920–6,352

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Cologne / Bonn Airport Busterminal to Prague Wilsonova Bus Stationbus bus : Amsterdam Central Sloterdijk Train Station - Prague Central Bus Station / ...
    10h 24m
    Kč 1,057–1,850

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hagen Hbftrain train 19 / ...
    2. Take the train from Hagen Hbf to Praha hl.n.train train European Sleeper
    8h 18m
    Kč 2,123–4,421

  4. Drive  655.4 km

    1. Drive from Cologne to Praguecar car 655.4 km
    6h 16m
    Kč 2,535–3,661

  5. Line 41 train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague, subway

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Düsseldorf Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane plane DUS - PRG
    3. Take the subway from Nádraží Veleslavín to Staroměstskásubway subway
    4h 32m
    Kč 1,967–5,274

  6. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane plane FRA - PRG
    4h 25m
    Kč 2,208–4,222

  7. Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Dresden Airport, bus

    1. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane plane DUS - DRS
    2. Take the bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus bus
    5h 41m
    Kč 3,649–10,194

  8. Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nordtrain train
    2. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane plane BRU - PRG
    5h 54m
    Kč 2,962–8,034

  9. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Dresden Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane plane FRA - DRS
    3. Take the bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus bus
    5h 44m
    Kč 4,490–9,642

  10. Bus via Cologne Hbf

    1. Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus bus N870 / ...
    10h 39m
    Kč 1,362–2,372

  11. Train via Frankfurt Airport (FRA)

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain train Ice / ...
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Praha Hlavní nádražítrain train Drf
    12h 23m

  12. Bus #2

    1. Take the bus from Köln to Praha Hlavní nádražíbus bus Ivano-Frankivsk
    18h 59m
    Kč 3,300–3,700

Cologne to Prague by train

Calendar1Weekly Trains
Duration8h 18mAverage Duration
TicketKč 2,123Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 543 km
  • Duration: 3h 55m

What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Prague, Czechia?

Eurowings and Lufthansa fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Köln Hbf to Praha hl.n. via Hagen Hbf in around 8h 18m.

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