There are 4 ways to get from Kaiserslautern to Pilsen by bus, train (TGV), car, or train
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Kaiserslautern central train station to Heilbronn central train stationbus N36
- Take the bus from Heilbronn central train station to Plzeňbus N168 / ...
8h 10mKč 1,054–1,801Train via Frankfurt am Main
- Take the train from Kaiserslautern Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Nürnberg Hbftrain 41 / ...
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Schwandorftrain
- Take the train from Schwandorf to Plzen Hlavni Nadrazitrain Re
8h 42mKč 3,126–12,449Drive 479.8 km
- Drive from Kaiserslautern to Pilsencar 479.8 km
4h 2mKč 1,781–2,572Train
- Take the train from Kaiserslautern, Hbf to Osterburken, Bahnhoftrain S1
- Take the train from Osterburken to Wuerzburg Hbftrain Re
- Take the train from Würzburg Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain 25 / ...
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Schwandorftrain
- Take the train from Schwandorf to Plzen Hlavni Nadrazitrain Re
9h 46mKč 3,122–9,901
Kaiserslautern to Pilsen by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kaiserslautern to Pilsen is to bus which costs 1 000 Kč - 1 800 Kč and takes 8h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Kaiserslautern to Pilsen is to drive which takes 4h 2m and costs 1 700 Kč - 2 600 Kč.
No, there is no direct bus from Kaiserslautern station to Pilsen. However, there are services departing from Kaiserslautern central train station and arriving at Plzeň via Heilbronn central train station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 10m.
No, there is no direct train from Kaiserslautern to Pilsen. However, there are services departing from Kaiserslautern Hbf and arriving at Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi via Frankfurt, Nürnberg Hbf and Schwandorf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 42m.
The distance between Kaiserslautern and Pilsen is 494 km. The road distance is 479.8 km.
The best way to get from Kaiserslautern to Pilsen without a car is to bus which takes 8h 10m and costs 1 000 Kč - 1 800 Kč.
It takes approximately 8h 10m to get from Kaiserslautern to Pilsen, including transfers.
Kaiserslautern to Pilsen bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Kaiserslautern central train station.
Kaiserslautern to Pilsen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Kaiserslautern Hbf station.
The best way to get from Kaiserslautern to Pilsen is to bus which takes 8h 10m and costs 1 000 Kč - 1 800 Kč. Alternatively, you can train via Frankfurt am Main, which costs 3 100 Kč - 13 000 Kč and takes 8h 42m.
What companies run services between Kaiserslautern, Germany and Pilsen, Czechia?
You can take a bus from Kaiserslautern central train station to Plzeň via Heilbronn central train station in around 8h 10m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Kaiserslautern Hbf to Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi via Frankfurt(Main)Hbf, Frankfurt, Nürnberg Hbf, and Schwandorf in around 8h 42m.
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Kaiserslautern Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 600–2,700
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 950–4,300
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Würzburg Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Kč 450–2,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Kaiserslautern Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 700–1,200
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Schwandorf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 550–950
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kaiserslautern, Hbf to Osterburken, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 950–1,700
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Osterburken to Wuerzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 450–800
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Würzburg Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 600–1,100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Schwandorf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 550–950
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0 89 54 888 97 - 25
- [email protected]
- Website
- laenderbahn.com
Train from Schwandorf to Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,000–4,500
- Schedules at
- laenderbahn.com
Train from Schwandorf to Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,000–4,500
- Schedules at
- laenderbahn.com
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- arverio-bw.de
Train from Osterburken to Wuerzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 340–650
- Schedules at
- arverio-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- Kč 340–410
- 1st Class Ticket
- Kč 440–650
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- arverio-by.de
Train from Osterburken to Wuerzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 330–460
- Schedules at
- arverio-by.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Würzburg Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 270–600
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Kaiserslautern central train station to Heilbronn central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 300–500
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Heilbronn central train station to Plzeň
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 750–1,300
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Kaiserslautern to Pilsen bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Heilbronn central train station.
Kaiserslautern to Pilsen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Frankfurt(Main)Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kaiserslautern to Pilsen is 480 km. It takes approximately 4h 2m to drive from Kaiserslautern to Pilsen.
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