There are 12 ways to get from London to Karlovy Vary by plane, bus, train, car, car train or car ferry
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Recommended option
Fly London Heathrow to Prague, bus • 6h 42m
Cheapest option
Bus, train • 34h 26m
10 alternative options
Train • 13h 4m
Train via Regensburg • 15h 20m
Bus • 20h 51m
Drive, Eurotunnel • 10h 46m
Drive, car ferry • 11h 53m
London to Karlovy Vary by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from London to Karlovy Vary is to bus and train which costs £35 - £60 and takes 34h 26m.
The fastest way to get from London to Karlovy Vary is to fly and bus which takes 6h 42m and costs £80 - £310.
No, there is no direct bus from London to Karlovy Vary. However, there are services departing from London Victoria and arriving at Karlovy Vary via Praha, ÚAN Florenc. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 51m.
No, there is no direct train from London to Karlovy Vary. However, there are services departing from London St Pancras Intl and arriving at Karlovy Vary via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Frankfurt, Nürnberg Hbf and Cheb. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 4m.
The distance between London and Karlovy Vary is 1189 km.
The best way to get from London to Karlovy Vary without a car is to train which takes 13h 4m and costs £210 - £420.
It takes approximately 6h 42m to get from London to Karlovy Vary, including transfers.
London to Karlovy Vary bus services, operated by RegioJet, depart from London Victoria station.
London to Karlovy Vary train services, operated by Eurostar, depart from London St Pancras Intl station.
The best way to get from London to Karlovy Vary is to train which takes 13h 4m and costs £210 - £420. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £60 - £95 and takes 20h 51m.
- Distance: 1189.2 km
- Duration: 6h 42m
What companies run services between London, England and Karlovy Vary, Czechia?
You can take a train from London King's Cross to Karlovy Vary via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Frankfurt, Nürnberg Hbf, and Cheb in around 13h 4m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from London Victoria to Karlovy Vary via Praha, ÚAN Florenc in around 20h 51m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted to Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 850 Kč - 9 000 Kč
Flights from London Stansted to Nuremberg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 1 000 Kč - 9 500 Kč
Flights from London Stansted to Leipzig
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- 1 000 Kč - 8 000 Kč
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow to Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 2 900 Kč - 14 000 Kč
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick to Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 2 100 Kč - 8 500 Kč
Flights from London Gatwick to Prague via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- 2 100 Kč - 8 500 Kč
Flights from London Luton to Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- 1 900 Kč - 9 500 Kč
Flights from London Luton to Prague via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- 1 900 Kč - 9 500 Kč
Flights from London Luton to Prague via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- 1 900 Kč - 9 500 Kč
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London Heathrow to Prague via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 4 100 Kč - 11 000 Kč
Flights from London Heathrow to Prague via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 4 100 Kč - 11 000 Kč
Flights from London Gatwick to Prague via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- 4 700 Kč - 14 000 Kč
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from London Gatwick to Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- 700 Kč - 7 000 Kč
Flights from London Luton to Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 1 400 Kč - 8 500 Kč
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London Heathrow to Prague via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 4 300 Kč - 16 000 Kč
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow to Prague via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- 4 300 Kč - 15 000 Kč
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from London Stansted to Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- 1 300 Kč - 6 000 Kč
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- 290 Kč - 410 Kč
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- 290 Kč - 410 Kč
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- 450 Kč - 650 Kč
- Schedules at
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/travel-information/plan-your-journey/timetables
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
- Anytime Standard
- 450 Kč - 650 Kč
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- 440 Kč - 900 Kč
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- 440 Kč - 650 Kč
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- 650 Kč - 900 Kč
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- 280 Kč - 650 Kč
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Schedules at
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/timetables
- 1st Class
- 450 Kč - 650 Kč
- Standard
- 280 Kč - 420 Kč
Deutsche Bahn’s regional network is made up of IRE (Interregio-Express), RE (Regional-Express), RB (Regionalbahn) and S-Bahn trains. Ticket prices are fixed and there’s no seat reservations – just turn up, buy a ticket and jump on the next train. All regional trains depart regularly and connect to local and long-distance services.
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.com
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Marktredwitz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- 500 Kč - 750 Kč
- Website
- https://www.bahn.com/en
Train from Leipzig/Halle Flughafen to Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- 450 Kč - 650 Kč
- Website
- https://www.bahn.com/en
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Cheb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- 550 Kč - 850 Kč
- Website
- https://www.bahn.com/en
Train from Regensburg Hbf to Marktredwitz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- 550 Kč - 800 Kč
- Website
- https://www.bahn.com/en
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Cheb to Karlovy Vary
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- 85 Kč - 180 Kč
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- 2nd Class
- 85 Kč - 130 Kč
- Business
- 129 Kč - 132 Kč
- 1st Class
- 110 Kč - 180 Kč
Train from Plzen-Jizni Predmesti to Karlovy Vary
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- 250 Kč - 550 Kč
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- 2nd Class
- 250 Kč - 380 Kč
- Business
- 368 Kč - 373 Kč
- 1st Class
- 360 Kč - 550 Kč
- Phone
- 0 89 54 888 97 - 25
- info@laenderbahn.com
- Website
- laenderbahn.com
Train from Zwickau(Sachs)Hbf to Karlovy Vary
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Website
- Die Länderbahn
Train from Regensburg Hbf to Marktredwitz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Die Länderbahn
Rome2Rio's guide to Eurostar
Contact Details
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- 2 900 Kč - 8 000 Kč
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Business Premier
- 7 800 Kč - 8 000 Kč
- Standard
- 2 900 Kč - 3 100 Kč
- Standard Premier
- 3 800 Kč - 4 800 Kč
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German rail company Deutsche Bahn is known for its efficient and comfortable service. It offers many different types of rail transportation, including ICE or Intercity-Express for high-speed services between major cities and regions, IC (InterCity) for long-distance trains, RE (Regional Express) trains that connect regions and cities, and the S-Bahn rapid transit service. There are two main tickets on offer: the Flexpreis that has full flexibility, and the Sparpreis which is the cheaper, advanced fare (bookings usually open 6 months in advance for domestic tickets).
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 0180 6 99 66 33
- Website
- bahn.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- 1 600 Kč - 1 900 Kč
- Website
- https://www.bahn.com/en
Train from Frankfurt to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- 1 100 Kč - 1 300 Kč
- Website
- https://www.bahn.com/en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- 1 600 Kč - 1 900 Kč
- Website
- https://www.bahn.com/en
Train from Frankfurt(Main)Hbf to Regensburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- 1 400 Kč - 1 600 Kč
- Website
- https://www.bahn.com/en
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- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- eurotunnel.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.eurotunnel.com/uk/
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Prague Airport Terminal 1/2 to Karlovy Vary Trznice Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- 150 Kč - 220 Kč
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Bus from London Victoria to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- 1 600 Kč - 2 400 Kč
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Karlovy Vary Trznice Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- 160 Kč - 230 Kč
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
One of Europe’s leading bus companies, Flixbus serves 2000+ destinations in 29 countries, including Germany, France, Italy, Austria, the Netherlands and Croatia and into Scandinavia and eastern Europe, as well as some US cities. Coaches have toilets, free WiFi and power outlets, plus snacks and drinks for purchase on board. Flixbus is a good choice for the budget-conscious traveller; purchase tickets in advance for the cheapest fares (note: there is no option to reserve a seat in advance).
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.de
Bus from Prague to Karlovy Vary
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- 290 Kč - 410 Kč
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Karlovy Vary
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- 310 Kč - 430 Kč
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Frequently asked questions
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Upminster to Plzeň CAN
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- 750 Kč - 950 Kč
- Schedules at
- eurobus.sk
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- 900 Kč - 1 100 Kč
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- 1 900 Kč - 4 700 Kč
- On Foot
- 900 Kč - 1 100 Kč
- Phone
- 01304 448866.
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- 1 300 Kč - 1 800 Kč
- Website
- P&O Ferries
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London to Karlovy Vary bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Karlovy Vary station.
Karlovy Vary is 1h ahead of London. It is currently 10:46 AM in London and 11:46 AM in Karlovy Vary.
London to Karlovy Vary train services, operated by Czech Railways (ČD), arrive at Karlovy Vary station.
There are 1152+ hotels available in Karlovy Vary. Prices start at 933 Kč per night.