There are 11 ways to get from Cologne to Prague by plane, train, bus, car, or subway
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Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
best- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane CGN - PRG
3h 55mKč 1,824–5,838Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Cologne / Bonn Airport Busterminal to Prague Wilsonova Bus Stationbus : Amsterdam Central Sloterdijk Train Station - Prague Central Bus Station / ...
10h 24mKč 1,176–1,836Train via Nuremberg
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Nürnberg Hbftrain 41
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Schwandorftrain
- Take the train from Schwandorf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazitrain Re
9h 15mKč 3,862–11,202Drive 657.1 km
- Drive from Cologne to Praguecar 657.1 km
6h 16mKč 2,470–3,567Line 41 train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague, subway
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Düsseldorf Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane DUS - PRG
- Take the subway from Nádraží Veleslavín to Staroměstskásubway
4h 31mKč 1,972–5,018Train to Frankfurt, fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane FRA - PRG
4h 25mKč 2,089–5,544Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nordtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane BRU - PRG
5h 57mKč 2,955–9,891Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Dresden Airport, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane DUS - DRS
- Take the train from Dresden-Neustadt to Praha-Holesovicetrain
6h 35mKč 4,219–11,028Bus via Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus N870 / ...
10h 36mKč 1,276–2,136Train
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain Ice / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Praha Hlavní nádražítrain Drf
12h 23mBus #2
- Take the bus from Köln to Praha Hlavní nádražíbus Ivano-Frankivsk
18h 59mKč 3,300–3,600
Cologne to Prague by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Prague is to bus which costs 1 100 Kč - 1 900 Kč and takes 10h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Prague is to fly which takes 3h 55m and costs 1 800 Kč - 6 000 Kč.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Köln and arriving at Praha Hlavní nádraží. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 18h 59m.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Prague. However, there are services departing from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf and arriving at Praha Hlavni Nadrazi via Nürnberg Hbf and Schwandorf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 15m.
The distance between Cologne and Prague is 543 km. The road distance is 657.1 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Prague without a car is to train via Nuremberg which takes 9h 15m and costs 3 800 Kč - 12 000 Kč.
It takes approximately 3h 55m to get from Cologne to Prague, including transfers.
Cologne to Prague bus services, operated by RegioJet, depart from Cologne / Bonn Airport Busterminal station.
Cologne to Prague train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf station.
The best way to get from Cologne to Prague is to fly which takes 3h 55m and costs 1 800 Kč - 6 000 Kč. Alternatively, you can train via Nuremberg, which costs 3 800 Kč - 12 000 Kč and takes 9h 15m, you could also bus, which costs 1 100 Kč - 1 900 Kč and takes 10h 24m.
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 Messe/Deutz Bf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi via Nürnberg Hbf and Schwandorf in around 9h 15m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,300–6,500
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,100–7,500
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,100–7,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,400–11,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,400–5,500
Flights from Brussels Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,000–12,000
Flights from Brussels Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,900–7,500
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 3,400–10,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,900–11,000
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,700–7,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Kč 160–700
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Kč 700–2,900
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 900–3,800
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Kč 700–2,900
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
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- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Cologne / Bonn Airport Busterminal to Prague Wilsonova Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,100–1,700
- Website
- RegioJet
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More Questions & Answers
Cologne to Prague bus services, operated by RegioJet, arrive at Prague Wilsonova Bus Station.
Cologne to Prague train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Nürnberg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Prague is 657 km. It takes approximately 6h 16m to drive from Cologne to Prague.
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