There are 9 ways to get from Olten to Prague by train, plane, bus, or car
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Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague
best- Take the train from Olten to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane ZRH - PRG
4h 37mKč 2,545–5,689Train to Basel, fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague
cheapest- Take the train from Olten to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane BSL - PRG
4h 57mKč 1,603–7,004Train, bus
- Take the train from Olten to Zürich HBtrain Ic5 / ...
- Take the bus from Zurich to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
10h 21mKč 3,046–3,288Train via Frankfurt am Main
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Frankfurttrain 12 / ...
- 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
12h 48mKč 4,110–10,200Drive 697.1 km
- Drive from Olten to Praguecar 697.1 km
6h 50mKč 3,055–4,413Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Take the train from Olten to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane GVA - PRG
6h 47mKč 3,419–8,028Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Dresden Airport, bus
- Take the train from Olten to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane ZRH - DRS
- Take the bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
6h 56mKč 4,427–10,409Train, bus via Prague
- Take the train from Olten to Zürich HBtrain Ic5 / ...
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Praguebus FlixBus 183 / ...
12h 16mKč 1,946–2,338Train
- Take the train from Olten to Zürich HBtrain Ic5 / ...
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Praha hl. n.train Ec
15h 2mKč 5,546–8,788
Olten to Prague by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Olten to Prague is to train and bus via Prague which costs 1 900 Kč - 2 400 Kč and takes 12h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Olten to Prague is to train and fly which takes 4h 37m and costs 2 500 Kč - 6 000 Kč.
No, there is no direct train from Olten to Prague. However, there are services departing from Olten and arriving at Praha Hlavni Nadrazi via Basel SBB, Frankfurt, Nürnberg Hbf and Schwandorf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 48m.
The distance between Olten and Prague is 592 km. The road distance is 697.1 km.
The best way to get from Olten to Prague without a car is to train and bus which takes 10h 21m and costs 3 000 Kč - 3 300 Kč.
It takes approximately 4h 37m to get from Olten to Prague, including transfers.
Olten to Prague train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Basel SBB station.
Olten to Prague train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Frankfurt station.
Yes, the driving distance between Olten to Prague is 697 km. It takes approximately 6h 50m to drive from Olten to Prague.
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What companies run services between Olten, Switzerland and Prague, Czechia?
You can take a train from Olten to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi via Basel SBB, Frankfurt, Nürnberg Hbf, and Schwandorf in around 12h 48m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,000–7,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,100–7,500
Flights from Basel to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,100–6,000
Flights from Basel to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,100–14,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,400–6,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,300–6,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 3,700–9,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 3,700–9,000
Train from Olten to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 480–750
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Olten to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- Kč 410–600
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Olten to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- Kč 290–430
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Olten to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,200–1,800
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- Kč 460–700
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Olten to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 480–750
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Olten to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- Kč 410–600
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Olten to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- Kč 410–600
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Praha hl. n.
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 5,000–8,000
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +420 602 333 369
- [email protected]
- Website
- noblessline.cz
Bus from Zurich to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,500
- Schedules at
- noblessline.cz
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