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There are 10 ways to get from Prague to Zakopane by train, bus, car, plane, or shuttle

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  1. Train

    best
    1. Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Krakow Glownytrain train 411 / ...
    2. Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopanetrain train Eip / ...
    8h 29m
    zł 213–1,126

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Prague to Krakow, MDA Bus Stationbus bus N1310 / ...
    2. Take the bus from MDA dworzec autobusowy to Zakopane ZDAbus bus K1
    9h 35m
    zł 195–316

  3. Drive 492 km

    1. Drive from Prague to Zakopanecar car 492 km
    6h 10m
    zł 324–468

  4. Fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, train

    1. Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane plane PRG - KRK
    2. Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopanetrain train
    7h 26m
    zł 240–1,093

  5. Train via Ostrava

    1. Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Bohumintrain train Sc / ...
    2. Take the train from Bohumin to Krakow Glownytrain train Ec
    3. Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopanetrain train Eip / ...
    8h 32m
    zł 222–1,169

  6. Fly to Košice International Airport, train, bus

    1. Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Košice International Airport (KSC)plane plane PRG - KSC
    2. Take the train from Kosice to Poprad-Tatrytrain train
    3. Take the bus from Poprad AS to Zakopane Aleja 3 Maja Dolnebus bus
    9h 14m
    zł 299–1,185

  7. Fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, shuttle

    1. Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane plane PRG - BUD
    2. Take a shuttle bus from Budapest to Zakopaneshuttle bus
    10h 17m
    zł 460–974

  8. Fly to Katowice International Airport, shuttle, train

    1. Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Katowice International Airport (KTW)plane plane PRG - KTW
    2. Take a shuttle bus from Katowice Airport to Kraków Główny Stationshuttle bus
    3. Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopanetrain train
    10h 7m
    zł 450–1,414

  9. Fly to Warsaw Chopin Airport, train

    1. Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)plane plane PRG - WAW
    2. Take the train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Zakopanetrain train
    9h 14m
    zł 553–1,827

  10. Shuttle, bus

    1. Take a shuttle bus from Praha ÚAN Florenc to MDA dworzec autobusowyshuttle bus Eurobusways
    2. Take the bus from MDA dworzec autobusowy to Zakopane ZDAbus bus K1
    8h 25m
    zł 322–524

Prague to Zakopane by train

Calendar63Weekly Trains
Duration8h 29mAverage Duration
Ticketzł 213Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 632.9 km
  • Duration: 8h 29m

What companies run services between Prague, Czechia and Zakopane, Poland?

You can take a train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Zakopane via Krakow Glowny in around 8h 29m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Prague to Zakopane ZDA via MDA dworzec autobusowy in around 9h 35m.

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