There are 7 ways to get from Gießen to Prague by train, plane, bus, night train, or car
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Train, fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague
best- Take the train from Gießen Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane FRA - PRG
4h 46mKč 1,651–4,032Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Gießen to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus 020
8h 50mKč 1,100–1,800Train via Dresden
- Take the train from Gießen Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain 51
- Take the train from Dresden Hbf to Praha-Holesovicetrain Rj
8h 54mKč 2,554–5,836Train, night train
- Take the train from Gießen Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain Re30 / ...
- Take the nighttrain from Frankfurt(Main)West to Praha Hlavni Nadrazinighttrain En
10h 33mKč 3,740–6,950Train, fly to Dresden Airport
- Take the train from Gießen Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane FRA - DRS
- Take the train from Dresden-Neustadt to Praha-Holesovicetrain
6h 59mKč 3,694–8,783Train
- Take the train from Gießen Bahnhof to Hanau Hauptbahnhoftrain Re30
- Take the train from Hanau Hauptbahnhof to Praha Hlavní nádražítrain Drf
11h 11mDrive 496.3 km
- Drive from Gießen to Praguecar 496.3 km
4h 53mKč 1,903–2,749
Gießen to Prague by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Gießen to Prague is to bus which costs 1 100 Kč - 1 800 Kč and takes 8h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Gießen to Prague is to train and fly which takes 4h 46m and costs 1 600 Kč - 4 100 Kč.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Gießen and arriving at Praha, ÚAN Florenc. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 8h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Gießen to Prague. However, there are services departing from Gießen Bahnhof and arriving at Praha-Holesovice via Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe and Dresden Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 54m.
The distance between Gießen and Prague is 499 km. The road distance is 496.3 km.
The best way to get from Gießen to Prague without a car is to bus which takes 8h 50m and costs 1 100 Kč - 1 800 Kč.
It takes approximately 4h 46m to get from Gießen to Prague, including transfers.
Gießen to Prague bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Gießen station.
Gießen to Prague train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), depart from Gießen Bahnhof station.
The best way to get from Gießen to Prague is to bus which takes 8h 50m and costs 1 100 Kč - 1 800 Kč. Alternatively, you can train via Dresden, which costs 2 500 Kč - 6 000 Kč and takes 8h 54m.
What companies run services between Gießen, Germany and Prague, Czechia?
FlixBus operates a bus from Gießen to Praha, ÚAN Florenc once daily. Tickets cost Kč 1,100–1,800 and the journey takes 8h 50m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Gießen Bahnhof to Praha-Holesovice via Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe and Dresden Hbf in around 8h 54m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,400–9,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,400–3,300
Flights from Frankfurt to Dresden Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,300–9,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,900–7,000
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,300–2,700
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 3,200–9,500
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Dresden Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,300–9,500
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Gießen Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 250–1,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Gießen Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 500–2,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Gießen Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 240–950
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Gießen Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 250–1,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Gießen Bahnhof to Hanau Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Kč 260–1,100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Gießen Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 280–600
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Gießen Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Kč 550–1,200
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,700–3,500
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Gießen Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 280–600
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- [email protected]
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Dresden Hbf to Praha-Holesovice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 354
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Dresden-Neustadt to Praha-Holesovice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 361
- Website
- Danish Railways
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Night train from Frankfurt(Main)West to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 3,500–6,000
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Hanau Hauptbahnhof to Praha Hlavní nádraží
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 26m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Gießen to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,100–1,800
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Gießen to Prague bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Praha, ÚAN Florenc station.
Gießen to Prague train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), arrive at Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe station.
Yes, the driving distance between Gießen to Prague is 496 km. It takes approximately 4h 53m to drive from Gießen to Prague.
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