There are 6 ways to get from Prague to București by plane, bus, train, 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 to Bucharest Otopeni
best- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane PRG - OTP
5h 1m$68–225Bus
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Bucharestbus
15h 56mTrain
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien Hbftrain Rj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
23h 6m$241–439Drive 1,341.4 km
- Drive from Prague to Bucharestcar 1,341.4 km
13h 9m$255–368Fly to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU)plane PRG - BBU
7h 29m$69–316Bus via București, Autogara Militari
- Take the bus from Praha, Hlavní Nádraží to București, Autogara Militaribus 1926
23h 4m$142–208
Prague to București by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Prague to București is to fly which costs $65 - $230 and takes 5h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Prague to București is to fly which takes 5h 1m and costs $65 - $230.
No, there is no direct bus from Prague to București. However, there are services departing from Praha, ÚAN Florenc and arriving at Bucharest via . The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 56m.
No, there is no direct train from Prague to București. However, there are services departing from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi and arriving at Universitate via Wien Hbf and Gara de Nord. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 6m.
The distance between Prague and București is 1115 km. The road distance is 1341.4 km.
The best way to get from Prague to București without a car is to bus which takes 15h 56m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 1m to get from Prague to București, including transfers.
Prague to București bus services, operated by Maxibus Travel, depart from Praha, ÚAN Florenc station.
Prague to București train services, operated by České dráhy (ČD), depart from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi station.
The best way to get from Prague to București is to fly which takes 5h 1m and costs $65 - $230. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 15h 56m, you could also train, which costs $240 - $440 and takes 23h 6m.
What companies run services between Prague, Czechia and București, Romania?
Smartwings, Ulendo Airlink, and five other airlines fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) 3 times a day. Alternatively, Maxibus Travel operates a bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Bucharest twice a week, and the journey takes 15h 33m.
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–240
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $45–240
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $50–250
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–350
- Website
- smartwings.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $70–170
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–190
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $100–170
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–230
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–330
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $50–240
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- [email protected]
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–40
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $220–380
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- [email protected]
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Praha, Hlavní Nádraží to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–210
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Prague to București bus services, operated by Maxibus Travel, arrive at Bucharest station.
București is 1h ahead of Prague. It is currently 5:22 PM in Prague and 6:22 PM in București.
Prague to București train services, operated by České dráhy (ČD), arrive at Wien Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Prague to București is 1341 km. It takes approximately 13h 9m to drive from Prague to București.
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