There are 7 ways to get from Prague to Ełk by train, bus, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Wroclaw Glownytrain Ec
- Take the train from Wroclaw Glowny to Elktrain Ic
11h 48mzł 672–962Bus via Warsaw
cheapest- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Warszawa, Dworzec Zachodnibus 848104
- Take the bus from Warszawa, Dworzec Zachodni to Ełk Dworzec PKPbus
15h 1mzł 271–473Drive 852.9 km
- Drive from Prague to Ełkcar 852.9 km
8h 45mzł 604–872Fly to Warsaw Chopin Airport, train
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)plane PRG - WAW
- Take the train from Warszawa Centralna to Bialystok Zielone Wzgorzatrain
- Take the train from Bialystok Zielone Wzgorza to Elktrain
8h 14mzł 429–1,067Bus
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Dresden central stationbus 060 / ...
- Take the bus from Dresden central station to Elk, Dabrowskiego - Bus station 01 and Railway station 02bus N1230
16h 12mzł 387–583Fly to Vilnius Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Vilnius Airport (VNO)plane PRG - VNO
- Take the train from Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis to Suwalkitrain
- Take the bus from Suwałki DA to Ełk Dworzec PKPbus
11h 58mzł 319–1,025Fly to Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport (GDN)plane PRG - GDN
- Take the bus from Gdansk Airport to Elblągbus
- Take the train from Elblag to Elktrain
10h 17mzł 336–1,118
Prague to Ełk by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Prague to Ełk is to bus via Warsaw which costs 270 zł - 480 zł and takes 15h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Prague to Ełk is to fly and train which takes 8h 14m and costs 420 zł - 1 100 zł.
No, there is no direct bus from Prague to Ełk. However, there are services departing from Praha, ÚAN Florenc and arriving at Ełk Dworzec PKP via Warszawa, Dworzec Zachodni. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 1m.
No, there is no direct train from Prague to Ełk. However, there are services departing from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi and arriving at Elk via Wroclaw Glowny. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 48m.
The distance between Prague and Ełk is 957 km. The road distance is 852.9 km.
The best way to get from Prague to Ełk without a car is to train which takes 11h 48m and costs 650 zł - 1 000 zł.
It takes approximately 11h 48m to get from Prague to Ełk, including transfers.
Prague to Ełk bus services, operated by Ecolines, depart from Praha, ÚAN Florenc station.
Prague to Ełk train services, operated by ÖBB EuroCity, depart from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi station.
The best way to get from Prague to Ełk is to train which takes 11h 48m and costs 650 zł - 1 000 zł. Alternatively, you can bus via Warsaw, which costs 270 zł - 480 zł and takes 15h 1m.
What companies run services between Prague, Czechia and Ełk, Poland?
You can take a train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Elk via Wroclaw Glowny in around 11h 48m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Ełk Dworzec PKP via Warszawa, Dworzec Zachodni in around 15h 1m.
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 300–950
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Vilnius Airport via Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 430–1,700
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Warsaw Chopin Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 300–1,000
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Vilnius Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 360–1,500
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Vilnius Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 180–650
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Vilnius Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 410–1,100
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- zł 180–700
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Wroclaw Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 363
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Wroclaw Glowny to Elk
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 310–600
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Warszawa Centralna to Bialystok Zielone Wzgorza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 85–160
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Bialystok Zielone Wzgorza to Elk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 50–90
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Elblag to Elk
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 130–230
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Phone
- +48 22 474 00 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Polregio
Train from Bialystok Zielone Wzgorza to Elk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 21–29
- Website
- Polregio
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- [email protected]
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis to Suwalki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 50–70
- Website
- LTG Link
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- [email protected]
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Warszawa, Dworzec Zachodni
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 200–360
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Phone
- +48 87 300 02 16
- [email protected]
- Website
- zakexpress.pl
Bus from Warszawa, Dworzec Zachodni to Ełk Dworzec PKP
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 70–120
- Book at
- Żak Express
Bus from Suwałki DA to Ełk Dworzec PKP
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 23
- Book at
- Żak Express
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Dresden central station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 55–85
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Dresden central station to Elk, Dabrowskiego - Bus station 01 and Railway station 02
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 330–500
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Suwałki DA to Ełk Dworzec PKP
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 30–50
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 703 302 505
- Website
- pksnova.pl
Bus from Suwałki DA to Ełk Dworzec PKP
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 11–29
- Schedules at
- pksnova.pl
- Phone
- 89 766 09 14
- [email protected]
- Website
- transwal.pl
Bus from Gdansk Airport to Elbląg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 16–23
- Schedules at
- transwal.pl
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Booking & Getting There
Prague to Ełk bus services, operated by Ecolines, arrive at Warszawa, Dworzec Zachodni station.
Prague to Ełk train services, operated by ÖBB EuroCity, arrive at Wroclaw Glowny station.
Yes, the driving distance between Prague to Ełk is 853 km. It takes approximately 8h 45m to drive from Prague to Ełk.
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