There are 8 ways to get from Prague to Aarau by plane, train, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Václav Havel Airport Prague to Basel, train
best- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Basel (BSL)plane PRG - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Oltentrain
5h 11mCHF 60–240Bus, train
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Zurichbus
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Aarautrain Ic5 / ...
9h 12mCHF 109–118Train via Munich
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Muenchen Hbftrain Ec
- Take the train from München Hbf to St. Margrethen SGtrain 88
- Take the train from St. Gallen to Aarautrain Ic5
11h 46mCHF 167–268Drive 683.8 km
- Drive from Prague to Aaraucar 683.8 km
6h 36mCHF 115–165Fly Václav Havel Airport Prague to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane PRG - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Aarautrain
5h 14mCHF 89–221Train to Dresden Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbftrain
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane DRS - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Aarautrain
7h 34mCHF 162–444Bus, train via Prague
- Take the bus from Prague to Zurich Bus Stationbus FlixBus 183 / ...
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Aarautrain Ic5 / ...
11h 17mCHF 68–81Train
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Zuerich Hbtrain Ec
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Aarautrain S11 / ...
16h 35mCHF 255–291
Prague to Aarau by bus and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Prague to Aarau is to bus and train via Prague which costs SFr 65 - SFr 85 and takes 11h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Prague to Aarau is to fly and train which takes 5h 11m and costs SFr 60 - SFr 240.
No, there is no direct train from Prague to Aarau. However, there are services departing from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi and arriving at Aarau via München Hbf, St. Margrethen SG and St. Gallen. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 46m.
The distance between Prague and Aarau is 640 km. The road distance is 683.8 km.
The best way to get from Prague to Aarau without a car is to bus and train which takes 9h 12m and costs SFr 105 - SFr 120.
It takes approximately 5h 11m to get from Prague to Aarau, including transfers.
Prague to Aarau train services, operated by ÖBB EuroCity, depart from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi station.
Prague to Aarau train services, operated by ÖBB EuroCity, arrive at Muenchen Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Prague to Aarau is 684 km. It takes approximately 6h 36m to drive from Prague to Aarau.
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What companies run services between Prague, Czechia and Aarau, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Aarau via Muenchen Hbf, München Hbf, St. Margrethen SG, and St. Gallen in around 11h 46m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–450
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–460
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–280
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–280
Flights from Dresden Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–380
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–280
Flights from Dresden Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–380
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–210
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–160
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Zurich Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–290
Train from Basel SBB to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–21
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Aarau
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–23
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from St. Gallen to Aarau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–70
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Aarau
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–28
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Aarau
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–28
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Aarau
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–23
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Aarau
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–23
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- Website
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Basel SBB to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–25
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- [email protected]
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Basel SBB to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–7
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–110
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–45
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 34m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–270
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to St. Margrethen SG
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- [email protected]
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–23
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- [email protected]
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 14
- Website
- Danish Railways
- Phone
- +420 602 333 369
- [email protected]
- Website
- noblessline.cz
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 95
- Schedules at
- noblessline.cz
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Prague to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–80
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Prague to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 53–58
- Website
- Grand Bus
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