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There are 11 ways to get from Prague to Zakopane by plane, car, train, bus, or shuttle

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  1. Fly to Poprad-Tatry Airport, drive

    best
    1. Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Poprad-Tatry Airport (TAT)plane plane PRG - TAT
    2. Drive from Poprad-Tatry Airport (TAT) to Zakopanecar car
    4h 42m
    zł 190–1,890

  2. Train via Kraków

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Prague Main Train Station to Kraków Główny Train Stationtrain train RegioJet RJ 1023
    2. Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopanetrain train Eip / ...
    8h 46m
    zł 137–211

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Prague Main Train Station to Kraków Główny Train Stationtrain train RegioJet RJ 1023
    2. Take the bus from MDA dworzec autobusowy to Zakopane ZDAbus bus K1
    8h 14m
    zł 138–221

  4. Bus

    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 233–342

  5. Drive  492 km

    1. Drive from Prague to Zakopanecar car 492 km
    6h 11m
    zł 363–524

  6. Fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, bus

    1. Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane plane PRG - KRK
    2. Take the bus from MDA dworzec autobusowy to Zakopane ZDAbus bus
    7h 16m
    zł 208–918

  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 22m
    zł 463–1,118

  8. 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 30m
    zł 337–1,284

  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 31m
    zł 523–1,308

  10. Train

    1. Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Czechowice-Dziedzicetrain train 411 / ...
    2. Take the train from Czechowice-Dziedzice to Zakopanetrain train Ic
    9h 36m
    zł 156–614

  11. Train, bus via Kraków

    1. Take the train from Praha Hlavní nádraží to Kraków Głównytrain train Drf
    2. Take the bus from MDA dworzec autobusowy to Zakopane ZDAbus bus K1
    9h 44m

Prague to Zakopane by train

Calendar7Weekly Trains
Duration9h 36mAverage Duration
Ticketzł 156Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 528.5 km
  • Duration: 4h 42m

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

You can take a bus from Prague to Zakopane ZDA via MDA dworzec autobusowy in around 9h 35m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Prague Main Train Station to Zakopane via Kraków Główny Train Station and Krakow Glowny in around 8h 46m.

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