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There are 10 ways to get from Karlsruhe to Prague by train, plane, bus, night train, or car

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  1. Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague

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    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    3. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane plane FRA - PRG
    4h 46m
    Kč 1,801–5,002

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Praguebus bus N168
    8h 5m
    Kč 1,100–1,800

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Nürnberg Hbftrain train 61
    2. Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Schwandorftrain train
    3. Take the train from Schwandorf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazitrain train Re
    9h 26m
    Kč 3,248–8,961

  4. Night train

    1. Take the nighttrain from Karlsruhe Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazinighttrain night train En
    10h 16m
    Kč 4,100–7,500

  5. Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane plane STR - PRG
    6h 47m
    Kč 2,978–7,585

  6. Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Pasingtrain train
    2. Take the train from Pasing to Flughafen Münchentrain train
    3. Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane plane MUC - PRG
    5h 58m
    Kč 4,030–10,667

  7. Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Dresden Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    3. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane plane FRA - DRS
    4. Take the bus from Dresden to Praha Hlavní nádražíbus bus
    6h 26m
    Kč 4,303–9,962

  8. Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain train
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    3. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane plane ZRH - PRG
    7h 13m
    Kč 3,514–10,640

  9. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Wilferdingen-Singen Bahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain train Re1
    2. Take the bus from Stuttgart to Praha Hlavní nádražíbus bus Ivano-Frankivsk
    12h 35m
    Kč 2,069–2,546

  10. Drive  522.2 km

    1. Drive from Karlsruhe to Praguecar car 522.2 km
    4h 29m
    Kč 1,962–2,834

Karlsruhe to Prague by bus

Calendar4Weekly Buses
Duration8h 5mAverage Duration
TicketKč 1,100Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 553.5 km
  • Duration: 4h 46m

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

FlixBus operates a bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Prague 4 times a week. Tickets cost Kč 1,100–1,800 and the journey takes 8h 5m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi via Nürnberg Hbf, Nürnberg Hbf, and Schwandorf in around 9h 26m.

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