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 1,568–3,630Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Gießen to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus 020
8h 50mKč 1,200–1,900Train via Schwandorf
- Take the train from Gießen Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Nürnberg Hbftrain 41 / ...
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Schwandorftrain
- Take the train from Schwandorf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazitrain Re
9h 26mKč 2,480–4,860Train, 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 3,071–5,135Train, fly to Dresden Airport, bus
- Take the train from Gießen Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane FRA - DRS
- Take the bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
6h 6mKč 3,460–8,270Train
- 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 2,228–3,219
Gießen to Prague by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Gießen to Prague is to bus which costs 1 200 Kč - 1 900 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 1 500 Kč - 3 700 Kč.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Gießen and arriving at Praha, ÚAN Florenc. Services depart once daily, and operate Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. 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 Hlavni Nadrazi via Frankfurt, Nürnberg Hbf and Schwandorf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 26m.
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 1 200 Kč - 1 900 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 1 200 Kč - 1 900 Kč. Alternatively, you can train via Schwandorf, which costs 2 400 Kč - 4 900 Kč and takes 9h 26m.
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 1,200–1,900 and the journey takes 8h 50m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Gießen Bahnhof to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi via Frankfurt, Nürnberg Hbf, and Schwandorf in around 9h 26m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,400–11,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- 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 1,400–9,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,600–11,000
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,300–2,800
- 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 3,400–11,000
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Dresden Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,400–9,500
- 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 180–250
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Gießen Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 180–250
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Schwandorf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 250–360
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Gießen Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 170–240
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Gießen Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 180–250
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Gießen Bahnhof to Hanau Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Kč 190–270
- 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 260–500
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Gießen Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 260–500
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 850–1,800
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Gießen Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 260–500
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- 0 89 54 888 97 - 25
- [email protected]
- Website
- Die Länderbahn
Train from Schwandorf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,200–2,200
- Schedules at
- Die Länderbahn
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Night train from Frankfurt(Main)West to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,900–4,900
- 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 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 1,200–1,900
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 310–460
- 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 Frankfurt 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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