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There are 9 ways to get from Essen to Prague by train, plane, subway, bus, or car

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  1. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague, subway

    best
    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain 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 18m
    Kč 1,964–4,941

  2. Bus via Düsseldorf

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Dusseldorf Central Bus Station to Prague Wilsonova Bus Stationbus bus : Amsterdam Central Sloterdijk Train Station - Prague Central Bus Station / ...
    11h 29m
    Kč 1,261–2,323

  3. Train via Reinickendorf

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain train 10 / ...
    2. Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to S Spandau Bhftrain train 19 / ...
    3. Take the train from Berlin-Spandau to Praha-Holešovicetrain train
    8h 46m
    Kč 1,268–9,115

  4. Drive 637 km

    1. Drive from Essen to Praguecar car 637 km
    6h 24m
    Kč 2,396–3,461

  5. Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain train
    2. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane plane CGN - PRG
    4h 48m
    Kč 2,189–7,115

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

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane plane FRA - PRG
    5h 17m
    Kč 2,445–6,939

  7. Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Dresden Airport, train

    1. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane plane DUS - DRS
    2. Take the train from Dresden-Neustadt to Praha-Holesovicetrain train
    6h 21m
    Kč 4,211–10,951

  8. Train

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Hanau Hauptbahnhoftrain train 41 / ...
    2. Take the train from Hanau Hauptbahnhof to Praha Hlavní nádražítrain train Drf
    12h 43m

  9. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Essen central train station to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus bus 084 / ...
    13h 15m
    Kč 1,400–2,400

Essen to Prague by train

Calendar6Weekly Trains
Duration8h 46mAverage Duration
TicketKč 1,268Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 596 km
  • Duration: 4h 18m

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

You can take a train from Essen Hbf to Praha-Holešovice via Hannover Hauptbahnhof, S Spandau Bhf, and Berlin-Spandau in around 8h 46m. Alternatively, RegioJet operates a bus from Dusseldorf Central Bus Station to Prague Wilsonova Bus Station once daily. Tickets cost Kč 1,200–1,900 and the journey takes 9h 55m.

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